TELEVISION PRODUCTION NOCTI
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(RATED A+)
Production Assistant - ANSWERan entry-level position. For many it is their first
industry job.
Talent - ANSWERthe name for anything performing or appearing in front of the
camera
Keyframe - ANSWERpoint of which something changes (speed, direction, scale,
color, exposure)
ALPHA Channels - ANSWERdetermines transparency. Looks just like RGB color
channels except it's value doesn't represent color value, but rather transparency
RGB Color Space - ANSWERany additive color space based on the RGB color
model defined by three chromaticities of the red, green, and blue additive primaries
Camera Control Unit - ANSWERCCU, regulates all the elements of the camera
signal. (such as focus, white balance, and color balance)
Broadcasting - ANSWERdepends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding
(donations and grants)
Subscription TV - ANSWERdepends on monthly fees from the audience to fund
programming
Arbitron - ANSWERsurvey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and
at what time
Ratings - ANSWERinfo of who, what, and when are watching
Shares - ANSWERa tally of how many people are watching a given program
Demographics - ANSWERmeasure of what type of people are watching (race, age,
gender, etc.)
Primetime - ANSWER(between 8-11pm) is the time mot people are at home and
watching
Commercials - ANSWERgenerate income for the broadcaster to pay for the cost of
producing or acquiring the program
, Focus Groups - ANSWERscreen a show and meet to discuss likes and dislikes
Concept - ANSWERthe initial idea for a show
Treatment - ANSWERa brief narrative description of what a program will be
Storyboard - ANSWERa comic book styled sequence of drawings that will help the
crew understand the director's vision
Outline - ANSWERthe scene by scene development of the events in your teleplay
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - ANSWERan organization to license
Radio and Television stations. They determine the standards and practices
American Society of Composer and Performers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc.
(BMI) - ANSWERtwo organizations (full name and letters) that license music rights to
show producers
Release Form - ANSWERall 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
Copyrighted Material - ANSWERintellectual property belonging to the copyright
holder. Permission must be obtained before using their work
Synchronization Rights - ANSWERpermission by the music copyright holder for you
to use that music under a scene in your film
Lower Third - ANSWERgraphic used to identify an on-camera speaker (his name
appearing under him)
Crawl - ANSWERa title moving along the bottom of the screen left to right (Cali term)
Roll - ANSWERstack of titles that run up the screen (Cali term)
Spotlight - ANSWERcreates sharp directional beam of light onto a controlled specific
area of the subject
Floodlight - ANSWERcreates even washes of light over whole set
Fill light - ANSWERreduces shadows
Contrast Ratio - ANSWERthe difference between the brightest and darkest area of
the frame
Three Point Lighting - ANSWERaccomplished with the use of three lights; key, fill,
and rim (also called back or hair light)
Barn Doors - ANSWERmechanical flaps on the sides of lighting instruments that
open and close on hinges to control shape of the light and where it falls
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(RATED A+)
Production Assistant - ANSWERan entry-level position. For many it is their first
industry job.
Talent - ANSWERthe name for anything performing or appearing in front of the
camera
Keyframe - ANSWERpoint of which something changes (speed, direction, scale,
color, exposure)
ALPHA Channels - ANSWERdetermines transparency. Looks just like RGB color
channels except it's value doesn't represent color value, but rather transparency
RGB Color Space - ANSWERany additive color space based on the RGB color
model defined by three chromaticities of the red, green, and blue additive primaries
Camera Control Unit - ANSWERCCU, regulates all the elements of the camera
signal. (such as focus, white balance, and color balance)
Broadcasting - ANSWERdepends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding
(donations and grants)
Subscription TV - ANSWERdepends on monthly fees from the audience to fund
programming
Arbitron - ANSWERsurvey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and
at what time
Ratings - ANSWERinfo of who, what, and when are watching
Shares - ANSWERa tally of how many people are watching a given program
Demographics - ANSWERmeasure of what type of people are watching (race, age,
gender, etc.)
Primetime - ANSWER(between 8-11pm) is the time mot people are at home and
watching
Commercials - ANSWERgenerate income for the broadcaster to pay for the cost of
producing or acquiring the program
, Focus Groups - ANSWERscreen a show and meet to discuss likes and dislikes
Concept - ANSWERthe initial idea for a show
Treatment - ANSWERa brief narrative description of what a program will be
Storyboard - ANSWERa comic book styled sequence of drawings that will help the
crew understand the director's vision
Outline - ANSWERthe scene by scene development of the events in your teleplay
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - ANSWERan organization to license
Radio and Television stations. They determine the standards and practices
American Society of Composer and Performers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc.
(BMI) - ANSWERtwo organizations (full name and letters) that license music rights to
show producers
Release Form - ANSWERall 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
Copyrighted Material - ANSWERintellectual property belonging to the copyright
holder. Permission must be obtained before using their work
Synchronization Rights - ANSWERpermission by the music copyright holder for you
to use that music under a scene in your film
Lower Third - ANSWERgraphic used to identify an on-camera speaker (his name
appearing under him)
Crawl - ANSWERa title moving along the bottom of the screen left to right (Cali term)
Roll - ANSWERstack of titles that run up the screen (Cali term)
Spotlight - ANSWERcreates sharp directional beam of light onto a controlled specific
area of the subject
Floodlight - ANSWERcreates even washes of light over whole set
Fill light - ANSWERreduces shadows
Contrast Ratio - ANSWERthe difference between the brightest and darkest area of
the frame
Three Point Lighting - ANSWERaccomplished with the use of three lights; key, fill,
and rim (also called back or hair light)
Barn Doors - ANSWERmechanical flaps on the sides of lighting instruments that
open and close on hinges to control shape of the light and where it falls
