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Broadcast Video/Prod
a list of input industry terms
Term | Definition |
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director | the person who is in charge of the guidance of the whole production |
producer | the person who is in charge in launching the entire production |
preproduction | the plan where a production's basic concepts and ideas are laid out, and when scripting takes place. |
table reading | when actors gather at a table to read their script. |
treatment | a summary on what your production is about. Used for a dramatic production. |
A/V script | a script that has two columns, video information on the left, and audio information on the right. |
wardrobe person | the person who is in charge of the costumes |
set designer | the person who designs sets and oversee its completion |
strikes | a production term for disassembling or to remove something |
target audience | a specific group of people that you are appealing to your production |
editing | the process of removing and selecting scenes to form a logical sequence. |
Cue | sends selected sound to the headphone jack for monitoring. |
bus | row of buttons that correspond to video sources |
dissolve | transition where one source is gradually replaced by another. |
VU Meter | meter that measures the main audio level. |
storyboard | a series of drawings and captions that shows the shot divisions and camera movements of the film. |
technical director | the person who controls the video switcher |
chroma key | replacing the a background color with a video or still image. |
potentiometer | knob that controls the amount of signal input to a channel or effect. |
key light | main light source |
background lighting | lights for the set and background. |
back light | light behind the talent that highlights hair and brings subject away from blending into the background. |
talent | the people who are heard or seenon camera. These include the actors, reporters, guests, etc. |
mute | option that instantly turns off the sound input. |
post-production | everything that happens after the production, usually including video editing |
dolly | to physically move the camera and tripod towards or away from the talent. |
tilt | to move the camera up or down |
crab | to physically move the camera left or right |