NOCTI Exam Television production Actual Questions and Answers | RATED A+

NOCTI Exam Television production Actual Questions and Answers | RATED A+ Production Assistant - an entry-level position. For many it is their first industry job. Talent - the name for anything performing or appearing in front of the camera Floor Manager - personnel in charge of making sure everybody is in place and all equipment is ready during a LIVE show. They will also cue talent Sound Engineers - operate the audio console during the show. Also called mixer Switcher - (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 - a row of buttons with each button representing a video source. Pressing a button will select a video to play live Executive Producer - provides the financial backing for a production Camera Control Unit - CCU, regulates all the elements of the camera signal. (such as focus, white balance, and color balance) Broadcasting - depends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding (donations and grants) Subscription TV - depends on monthly fees from the audience to fund programming Arbitron - survey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and at what time Ratings - info of who, what, and when are watching Shares - a tally of how many people are watching a given program Demographics - measure of what type of people are watching (race, age, gender, etc.) Primetime - (between 8-11pm) is the time mot people are at home and watching Commercials - generate income for the broadcaster to pay for the cost of producing or acquiring the program Focus Groups - screen a show and meet to discuss likes and dislikes Concept - the initial idea for a show Treatment - a brief narrative description of what a program will be Storyboard - a comic book styled sequence of drawings that will help the crew understand the director's vision Outline - the scene by scene development of the events in your teleplay Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - an 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) - two organizations (full name and letters) that license music rights to show producers Release Form - 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 Copyrighted Material - intellectual property belonging to the copyright holder. Permission must be obtained before using their work Synchronization Rights - permission by the music copyright holder for you to use that music un