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TV production 14.1
TV production
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
12/09/2010

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Term
scanning area
Definition
picture you see in the camera viewfinder and on preview monitors in the control room; area scanned by CCD (camera pickup device); zooming> panning
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essential area
Definition
safe title area, centered within scanning area; seen regardless of misalignment, transmission loss, or masking of set
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size of essential area
Definition
70% of total area
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out of aspect ratio graphics
Definition
when show entirety, then graphic is so small its not readable, but when enlarged cant show all important info
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letterbox
Definition
when movie shown on standard tv in full width, ____ with black stripes at top and bottom of screen; makes 16x9 fit into 4x3
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pillarbox
Definition
makes 4x3 fit into 16x9
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information density
Definition
avoid screen clutter
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readability
Definition
be able to read words on screen without scanning
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optimal readability
Definition
keep in essential area; bold clean fonts, limit amount of info- word short, letters bold; blocks for easily perceivable graphical units;
Term
high energy colors are __ and used for the ___
Definition
bright, foreground
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low energy colors are ___ and should be used for the___
Definition
desaturated/pastels, background
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compatible color
Definition
equally readable in b and white and color
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grayscale
Definition
tv white: 70% (%60 for color); tv black: 3%; middle (grey 5) 18% reflectance (1 -9)
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synthetic images
Definition
created by computer
Term
weathercast is a good example of a _____
Definition
graphics generator
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