TELEVISION (VIDEO)

PRODUCTION STANDARDS
By: William

Apply General Video Production

Knowledge

Define HD standards

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Knowledge

Describe fields and frames

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Knowledge

Define interlaced and progressive

scanning

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Knowledge

Describe digital signals

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Knowledge

Describe component and composite

video signals

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Knowledge

Describe principals of color

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Knowledge

Define video resolution

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Knowledge

Describe safe area

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Knowledge

Describe aspect ratio

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Knowledge

Describe artifacts as applies to digital

video

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Knowledge

Describe media acquisition

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Knowledge

Describe disk-based camcorders

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Knowledge

Define solid state memory storage

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Knowledge

Describe video servers

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Knowledge

Describe professional tape formats

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Knowledge

Define digital compression

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Knowledge

Calculate on-location power needs

voltage and wattage

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Knowledge

Define contrast ratio

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Knowledge

Identify audio connectors

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Knowledge

Identify video connectors

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Knowledge

Define a waveform monitor

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Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of copyright and

licensing issues

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to Describe Pre-production

Complete program proposal and

treatment for a production

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to Describe Pre-production

Complete storyboards for a production

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to Describe Pre-production

Define scriptwriting guidelines

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Explain costing out a production

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Define crew positions

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Complete a location survey

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Define single-camera production

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Define production methods

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Illustrate microphone placement for onlocation audio

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Demonstrate on-location lighting

techniques

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Demonstrate drawing of a light plot

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe type of lens

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Define angle of view

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Describe zoom ratio

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Demonstrate f-stops iris

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Demonstrate control of depth of field

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Illustrate focusing/follow focus/rack

focus/macro focus

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Explain the application of filters

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Explain image stabilization

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate control of exposure through

the use of f-stops

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe and demonstrate camera

mounts and tripod use

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Operate camera pan heads

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate basic camera moves (i.e.

pan/tilt/dolly/truck/pedestal

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Illustrate black balancing and white

balancing

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe shutter speed

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Explain frame rate

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe static composition

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe dynamic compostion

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Define single center of interest

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe shifting the center of interest

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe basic camera shots i.e. long

shot, medium shot, close-up shot,
extreme close-up shot, two shot

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate leading the subject, head

room

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe the rule of thirds

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Define crossing the line

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Describe hard and soft lighting

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Define color temperature of light sources

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Demonstrate intensity control through

varying distance

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Identify lighting instruments

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate three point lighting (i.e. key/

Fill/ Backlight)

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe lighting ratios

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe subject-to-background distance

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe area lighting

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Apply the uses of existing (natural) light

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Apply control of existing (natural) light

i.e. reflectors, diffusion screens

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Position microphones

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate positioning of microphones

cables

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe types and uses of microphones

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe the use of microphone support

and shield systems i.e. microphone
stands, booms, shock mounts, windsocks,
windscreens

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Demonstrate operation of audio mixer

controls

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and Demonstrate Production Skills

Describe issues of interfacing with audio

from a PA system

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Describe production communication

systems

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate continual editing techniques

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate cutaways

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Skills

Define relational and thematic editing

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate bridging jumps in action

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate bridging interview edits

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate the use of background

music and sound effects

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate maintaining consistency in

action and detail

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Demonstrate operation of software-based

editors

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Explain time code

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Define on-line and off-line editing

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Describe titling

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Describe character generator

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Describe motion graphics

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Describe sports graphics

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Skills

Describe placement of graphics

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Skills

Describe types and uses of transitions

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Describe and Demonstrate Post-Production
Skills

Describe downstream and upstream

keying