Cybercollege

process by which the human eye automatically adjusts to color temperature changes

approximate color consistency

amplifies light going through a lens

night vision module

when you add red light to green light you get the color

yellow

distance between optical center of lens and target

focal length

primary unit of light intensity used in the U.S.

foot-candle

results in ghost images in analog TV

multi-path reception

written summary of story in dramatic production

treatment

most-used type of camera mount, especially for news and documentary work

fluid head

a camera's pedestal control adjusts the

Black Level

the device that controls or is used to set up such things as the camera's video levels and color balance is the

CCU or DSP

book about censorship that has been censored

Fahrenheit 451

most censored U.S. book in 2002

Harry Potter

The famous Canadian media philosopher who said that television was making the whole world into a "global village" is

Marshall McLuhan

similar to the hue control on a TV set

SC control

the most famous body mount for cameras, allowing the camera operator to walk, run, and even go up and down stairs

Steadicam

computer literacy

The ability to use computers for basic tasks, such as developing documents, sending emails and searching the internet for information.

in the "case of the wandering billboard" the photographer who wanted to make the signs look far apart used

a wide angle lens and positioned himself close to the first sign

exceeding the brightness range of the video system typically results in

a compressed grey scale

in the "case of the wandering billboard" the photographer who wanted to make the signs look close together chose

a telephoto lens used at a great distance

colors created in color television are based on the concept of ____ color theory

additive

a device in a camera that separates the full-color picture into its red, green and blue components is a

beam splitter

when the primary pigments are added together you get something resembling

black

sometimes called pedestal or setup

blanking signal

a long focal length lens tends to

compress distances and reduce apparent along the lens axis

video that's dark, without any detail in the shadow areas evidences this

compressed blacks

the area along the lens axis that's acceptably sharp is referred to as

depth of field

another name for e-cinematography

digital cinema

a short focal length tends to

exaggerate distances and increase apparent speed

the numerical points on a lens relating to the amount of light the lens transmits are called

f-stops

if an iris is set at f/22 and you want to double the amount of light coming through the lens you should shift the iris setting to

f/16

if at f/11 an image is too dark and you want to open the iris three f-stops the resulting f-stop will be

f/4.0

an exposure of 1/1,000 sec at f/8 is the same as 1/2,000 sec. at

f/5.6

a long, highly maneuverable boom or crane-like device with a mounted camera at the end

jib

aspect ratio conversion method that results in black or unused areas at the top and bottom of the screen

letterbox

measure of light intensity that's used on most countries

lux

enables the lens to attain sharp focus on an object only a few inches or even a few millimeters from the front of the lens

macro setting

when red light is added to blue light you get

magenta

secondary colors in color TV

magenta, cyan, and yellow

if you wanted to slow down subject movement you would ____ the camera

overcrank

the left-to-right movement of the camera on its mount

pan

another name for a studio camera mount

pedestal

copying and selling illegal copies of videos

pirating

a high quality, fixed focal length lens used in HDTV and film is called ______ lens

prime

initial written summary of non-dramatic production

program proposal

primary colors in color TV

red, green and blue

moving an iris setting from f:8 to f:16

reduces the amount of light going through the lens

the up and down movement of the camera on the pan head

robotic

first versions of filmed scenes for initial review

rushes

the purity of a color

saturation

term for the process of using limited depth of field to intentionally throw areas of the picture out of focus

selective focus

approach to shooting HDTV video that takes into consideration the smaller SDTV aspect ratio

shoot and protect

simulates what a moving subject is seeing

subjective camera shot

colors resulting from the use of paints and pigments are based on the concept of ____________ color

subtractive

supplies a common timing pulse for all equipment that must work in unity within a production facility.

sync generator

lens that has a narrow angle of acceptance

telephoto

shows lines of resolution; used to align video cameras

test pattern

the up and down movement of the camera on the pan head

tilt

if you wanted to speed up subject movement you would ____ the camera

undercrank

insufficient light on the camera target is caused by

underexposure

measures color (chroma) information

vectorscope

snow-like pattern in picture

video-noise

graphically displays and measures the brightness or luminance level of vide

waveform monitor

selective exposure

where individuals try to minimize exposure to ideas that run contrary to their own beliefs

the iris control primarily affects the

white level

when all of the primary colors of light are added together the result is

white light

lens that has a great angle of acceptance

wide-angle

variable focal length lens is called a _________ lens

zoom

focal range of variable of vocal length lens

zoom ratio