Television Production –
Grade Seven
The learner will be able to identify the primary operational
features of the studio camera and function as a camera operator as part of a
production crew. The necessary knowledge will include, but not be limited to:
cable placement; height adjustment mechanism; operation of the viewfinder,
including screen alignment lines; zoom mechanism; focus control; panning and
tilting locks; trucking with the dolly; preview monitor option; proper framing;
and light reflection.
In addition, the learner will be able to utilize the intercom
headset, including channel selection, headset microphone, and volume
control.
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The learner will be able to serve as a floor director. The
necessary knowledge will include, but not be limited to: sequencing visuals,
adjusting the visual holder, signaling the camera person, following the
production on the program monitor, and maintaining attention to task.
There is a potential for headset employment.
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The learner will be able to identify the most basic features
of the video switcher and function as the switcher for a studio production. The
necessary knowledge will include, but not be limited to: understanding of all
monitors in the control room; recognizing and differentiating between the
program buss and the preview buss; understanding, identifying, and utilizing the
buttons on each buss; understanding
the purpose and function of the slide switch; understanding and operating the
“cut” button; understanding and operating the “dsk – black” button;
understanding the concept of “take,” “dissolve,” and “fade,” and being able to
create them on the video switcher; and being able to respond to a director’s
command in a timely manner.
Use of the headset is likely.
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The learner will be able to identify the fundamental features
of the audio board and function as an audio engineer for a studio production.
The necessary knowledge will include, but not be limited to: recognition,
setting, and operation of master control; recognition and knowledge of incoming
audio lines and their connections to the audio board; understanding of proper
settings for “line in” and “trim” buttons; understanding and operation of the
sound meter for each incoming audio line; understanding of how and when to use
“mute” feature on each line; understanding and use of slide-switch volume
controls for each line; recognition and operation of control room audio monitor
volume control; knowledge and operation of all aspects of board-mounted CD
player and tape cassette deck; understanding of microphone operation; and being
able to respond to a director’s commands in a timely manner
Use of the headset is likely.
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The learner will be able to identify basic features of the
tape deck remote control system and character generator and function as the
“Film C/G” person in a studio production. The necessary knowledge will include,
but not be limited to: capability to differentiate between analog and digital
tape formats and decks; recognition and understanding of the “Player A” and
“Player B” buttons; ability to find a video source on a tape, as well as queing,
starting, stopping, forwarding, and rewinding tape; understanding and use of the
“jog shuttle;” capability to locate pages on the character generator and bring
them to “title preview;” knowledge of how to play and remove character generator
pages from the program monitor; and
being able to respond to a director’s commands in a timely
manner.
Use of the headset is possible.
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The learner will be able to deliver copy into a microphone
and function as a “Booth Announcer” in a studio production. The necessary
knowledge will include, but not be limited to: delivery of material into a
microphone in a technically proper manner; ability to follow program sequencing
on a monitor; ability to deliver copy from a storyboard; and being able to
respond to a director’s commands in a timely manner.
Use of the headset is necessary.
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Selected students will be given an opportunity to learn
directing skills. In these cases, the learners will co-ordinate the work of all
members of the studio crew and function as directors in studio productions. The
necessary knowledge will include, but not be limited to: understanding of
concepts and equipment operations for all other production positions;
understanding and delivery of “ready commands” and “commands of execution;”
accepting responsibility for the coordination of all crew members on the
production staff; understanding and direction from a storyboard; capability to
maintain the tempo and flow of a production from beginning to
end.
Use of a headset is necessary.
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The learners will demonstrate the capability to work
cooperatively to present a studio production. The necessary knowledge will
include, but not be limited to: the ability to operate knowledgeably each piece
of equipment in the production system; the ability to take direction and operate
the equipment in a timely fashion in concert with other members of the crew; the
ability to subordinate the individual to the good of the production; the ability
to maintain studio silence at all appropriate times; the ability to understand
and maintain proper organization of materials for studio productions; and
respecting the work of others when not actively involved in a studio
production.
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