AV TECH EOPA REVIEW GUIDE
Executive Producer - Answers - - provides the financial backing for a production
- Never on the set
Producer - Answers - - Person in charge of production (movie/Television show)
- From beginning to end
- Deals with marketing the project as well
Director - Answers - - Creative head of production
- Coordinating technical and non-technical elements
talent - Answers - People in front of the camera
auditions - Answers - help determine skills/capabilities of a performer
Proper Z Blocking - Answers - arranging people and props along the z-axis in close
proximity and toward/away from the camera.
Production Assistant (PA) - Answers - Entry-level job that usually performs lower-level
tasks
Stages of film - Answers - 1) Pre-Production - Planning and getting crew together
2) Production - Filming
3) Post-Production - Editing
Concept - Answers - The initial idea for a show
treatment - Answers - A brief narrative description of what a program will be
Storyboard - Answers - A comic book styled sequence of drawings that will help the
crew understand the director's vision
outline - Answers - The scene-by-scene development of the events in your teleplay
Body, Lens, and Viewfinder - Answers - the three major parts to studio cameras
aperture - Answers - hole in the iris of a lens
F-stop - Answers - calibrated ring on the lens indicating the aperture setting
Charged Coupled Device (CCD) - Answers - most common light-sensitive imaging
surface on a video camera. Splits the white light into its red, green, and blue
components
, Camera Movement - Answers - Dolly, truck, tilt, pedestrial, pan, roll
3D Axis - Answers - XYZ
Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR) - Answers - re-recording sound in a studio
that is not usable due to noise or distortion on location.
Safety Stuff - Answers - - Gloves used when handling lights because they get hot
- When lifting keep the back straight, spread the feet comfortably apart, and lift with the
Leg muscles.
Type A fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for ordinary combustible substances like
wood, paper, or cloth
Type B fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for flammable substances such as grease,
oil, or gas fires.
Type C fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for electrical equipment because the
extinguishing agent is non-conductive
Type D fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for chemical fires and are mostly found in
chemical laboratories.
Jump Cut - Answers - When a subject appears to move for no apparent reason from
one shot to the next
Copyright - Answers - A creator's exclusive rights to an original work
Release Forms - Answers - all persons appearing in a film must sign this which gives
the film maker the right to use the face and likeness of the performer in the finished film
Station Manager - Answers - Responsible for day-to-day operations of a station
Floor Manager - Answers - - Makes sure equipment and crew are ready
- Cues up the talent
- Talks to the director in the control room through headset
Sound Engineer - Answers - Operates the audio console during the show. Also called
sound mixer
Switcher - Answers - (also called vision mixer) device used to select between several
different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create
special effects
Bus - Answers - A row of buttons with each button representing a video source.
Pressing a button will select a video to play live
Executive Producer - Answers - - provides the financial backing for a production
- Never on the set
Producer - Answers - - Person in charge of production (movie/Television show)
- From beginning to end
- Deals with marketing the project as well
Director - Answers - - Creative head of production
- Coordinating technical and non-technical elements
talent - Answers - People in front of the camera
auditions - Answers - help determine skills/capabilities of a performer
Proper Z Blocking - Answers - arranging people and props along the z-axis in close
proximity and toward/away from the camera.
Production Assistant (PA) - Answers - Entry-level job that usually performs lower-level
tasks
Stages of film - Answers - 1) Pre-Production - Planning and getting crew together
2) Production - Filming
3) Post-Production - Editing
Concept - Answers - The initial idea for a show
treatment - Answers - A brief narrative description of what a program will be
Storyboard - Answers - A comic book styled sequence of drawings that will help the
crew understand the director's vision
outline - Answers - The scene-by-scene development of the events in your teleplay
Body, Lens, and Viewfinder - Answers - the three major parts to studio cameras
aperture - Answers - hole in the iris of a lens
F-stop - Answers - calibrated ring on the lens indicating the aperture setting
Charged Coupled Device (CCD) - Answers - most common light-sensitive imaging
surface on a video camera. Splits the white light into its red, green, and blue
components
, Camera Movement - Answers - Dolly, truck, tilt, pedestrial, pan, roll
3D Axis - Answers - XYZ
Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR) - Answers - re-recording sound in a studio
that is not usable due to noise or distortion on location.
Safety Stuff - Answers - - Gloves used when handling lights because they get hot
- When lifting keep the back straight, spread the feet comfortably apart, and lift with the
Leg muscles.
Type A fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for ordinary combustible substances like
wood, paper, or cloth
Type B fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for flammable substances such as grease,
oil, or gas fires.
Type C fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for electrical equipment because the
extinguishing agent is non-conductive
Type D fire extinguisher - Answers - Used for chemical fires and are mostly found in
chemical laboratories.
Jump Cut - Answers - When a subject appears to move for no apparent reason from
one shot to the next
Copyright - Answers - A creator's exclusive rights to an original work
Release Forms - Answers - all persons appearing in a film must sign this which gives
the film maker the right to use the face and likeness of the performer in the finished film
Station Manager - Answers - Responsible for day-to-day operations of a station
Floor Manager - Answers - - Makes sure equipment and crew are ready
- Cues up the talent
- Talks to the director in the control room through headset
Sound Engineer - Answers - Operates the audio console during the show. Also called
sound mixer
Switcher - Answers - (also called vision mixer) device used to select between several
different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create
special effects
Bus - Answers - A row of buttons with each button representing a video source.
Pressing a button will select a video to play live
