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100
People who work below the line jobs (camera men, audio people). Is able to shutdown stations and go on strike. Crew people who run the show, paid an hourly wage.
What is NABET
100
A legal instrument that acts to terminate any legal liability between the releasor and the releasee(s), signed by the releasor. These are routinely used by photographers, in film production, by documentary filmmakers, or by radio and music producers when they photograph, film, video or record the voice or performance of individuals to be sure that the person consents or will not later object to the material being used for whatever purpose the releasee.
What is a Release Form
100
Performance union for people who are on television. TV and Radio artists
What is AFTRA
100
Standard American television format, before HD. 525 forms of information.
What is NTSC
100
Is a hole or an opening through which light travels. This determines how collimated the admitted rays are, which is of great importance for the appearance at the image plane
What is Aperture.
200
Writing union for those who publish songs, create music
What is ASCAP
200
Is a television industry term referring to a video production which takes place in the field, outside of a formal television studio, in a practical location or special venue. Typical applications of this include awards shows, concerts, major newsmaker interviews, political conventions and sporting events.
What is EFP (Electronic Field Production)
200
Union for movie actors
What is SAG
200
French standard television format. Provides 810 lines of information.
What is SECAM
200
Helps guide timing of show and layout of show. Can be considered a template.
What is a Routine Sheet
300
Stage employees alliance
What is IATSE
300
A special effects / post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on color hues.
What is Chroma Key
300
Fights for minimum for anyone who has "director" in their title
What is DGA
300
German standard television format. Provides 625 lines of information.
What is PAL
300
Every one thirtieth of a second, it scans (pulses) how a television shot is created.
What is TBC (Time Base Corrector)
400
Electrical workers
What is IBEW
400
Is a room serving as a central space where a large physical facility or physically dispersed service can be monitored and controlled.
What is MCR (Main Control Room)
400
American Federation of Musicians. Gets paid no matter what.
What is AFM
400
Provides a resolution that is substantially higher than that of standard-definition television.
What is HDTV
400
International standard code known by major professionals around the world.
What is SMPTE Edit Time Code
500
Writers Guild of America. Writes the script for all things. Associated with copyrights for scripts. Go on strike with this union minimum which ensures payment for a script sold.
What is WGA
500
Is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
What is Depth of Field
500
Keeps track of use of musical pieces. The producer of the music gets a cut of the money.
What is BMI
500
Television and movie engineers. Determines technical signals for all TV, movie and radio. Able to send projects internationally to edit. Establishes technical standards when new technology comes out.
What is SMPTE
500
Measures color
What is a Vectorscope
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