TV Production Texbook - Multiple Chapter Review

What is the correct spelling for the plural form of “dolly” when the term refers to a cart?

• Dollies.

• Dollys.

• Dolly’s.

• Doilies.

Seeing zebra stripes on the viewfinder indicates that the image ____.

• A. is not lit well enough

• has too much light on it

• Is out of focus

• is not color balanced

Which of the following is not true of the focal point of a zoom lens?

• The focal point is the optical center of the lens.

• The focal point is the place where the image inverts inside of the lens.

• The focal point moves forward and backward.

• The focal point determines the amount of light entering the camera.

What are the three parts of a camera?

• Camera head, camera body, and lens.

• Camera head, viewfinder, and shutter.

• Camera head, viewfinder, and lens.

• Gain control, shutter, and CCD.

To increase the clarity of the image when playing back video in slow motion, you should increase ____.

• shutter speed

• gain level

• aperture size

• f-stop

Which of the following should be used to clean a dirty lens?

• Household glass cleaner.

• Lens cleaning paper.

• Saliva.

• Blow on the lens with your breath.

A camera is “hot” when ____.

• it is being raised or lowered on a pedestal

• the lens is zoomed in on a particular object

• the image captured by the camera is being recorded

• zebra stripes appear on the viewfinder

The process of changing focus while a camera is hot is called ____.

• hit focus

• curl focus

• rack focus

• return focus

The ____ indicates the size of the ____, which creates the size of the ____.

• f-stop, iris, aperture

• aperture, f-stop, iris

• iris, aperture, f-stop

• aperture, aperture, iris

A profile shot is a bad shot because ____.

• it is difficult to focus properly

• the talent appears to be ignoring the audience

• it is difficult to light properly

• the talent’s face appears flat on the screen