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Introduction to TV Studio Production
Orientation and Crew Positions
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 2
06/01/2011

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control room
Definition
the place where the director and crew operate
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matching cameras
Definition
making the cameras produce pictures that match each other in luminance, chrominance, and saturation levels
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producer
Definition
responsible for the overall concept of the shoe as well as logistical and financial concerns
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director
Definition
sits in the control room and calls the shots for the live or live-to-tape show
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assistant director
Definition
sits next to the DIR in the control room and provides general support
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floor manager
Definition
start cues to begin speaking or to start action
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camera operator
Definition
wears a headset to hear the director's instruction for framing, panning, tilting, trucking, dollying, and breaking to different shots
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pan
Definition
side to side move
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tilt
Definition
up and down move
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zoom
Definition
enables the operator to quickly prepare a change of framing from wide angle to telephoto by simply pushing a motor control button on the lens
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dolly
Definition
a physical move of the camera toward the subject or away from the subject
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depth of field
Definition
the distance in front of and behind the focal point that is also sharp focus
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audio engineer
Definition
controls the recording volume of all microphones and tape machines with the Mixer
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Audio 2 (A2)
Definition
assistant to the audio engineer
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technical director (switcher)
Definition
responsible for the technical operation in the studio and control room
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cut
Definition
immediate transition between shots
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dissolve
Definition
cross-fade between scenes that involves more than one frame of transistion time
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fade
Definition
a dissolve up from black
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wipe
Definition
transition between shots that employs the use of a geometric psttern moving on the screen to reveal the new source
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key
Definition
an electronic cut-out of part of one image imposed over part of another
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mix/effects bank
Definition
the key is set up using two rows of buttons together
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downstream keyer
Definition
another way for a switcher to generate a kay
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character generator operator
Definition
types a name ID to be keyed over the camera shot
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announcer
Definition
may deliver a "live" announce or may prerecord an announcement
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floor assistant
Definition
offers general help in the studio
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lighting director
Definition
designs the lighting plot for the studio
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set designer
Definition
plans and constructs the set
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talent
Definition
anyone who is seen or heard in the production
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videotape operator
Definition
responsible for recording and playing back videotapes during the show
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