TV Terminology
The term for angling a camera up or down from a fixed position, such as a tripod.
What is tilt?
This person is in charge of the technical side of the show, and literally calls the shots
Who is the director?
A single second of video is made up of 24, 30, or 60 fps, these per second
What are frames?
The big three TV networks were originally ABC, NBC, and CBS. This fourth major broadcast network launched in 1986
What is Fox?
This "psychedelic variety show," which ran from 2017-2018, featured a cult-like host in a fur coat.
What is Taste Tickler?
This is a self-contained video element - a clip that plays without any live elements
What is a package?
This person is in charge of the content, builds the rundown, and communicates with talent
Who is the producer?
To change how long the camera sensor is exposed to light, you need to adjust this
What is the shutter?
In 2007, Netflix began streaming video. In 2013, this first Netflix original show premiered
What is House of Cards?
"Unabandoned" a documentary produced in 2018, focused on these types of isolated settlements in Oregon
What are ghost towns?
Industry-standard term for recording video. Don't use that f-word!
What is shoot?
This crew members gets to push buttons on the switcher ... "Ready 1 ... take it!"
Who is the technical director?
Changing the aperture will affect this, how much distance in the background is in focus
What is depth of field?
YouTube launched in 2005. This 2017 music video is the platform's most watched video, with more than 6.7 billion views
What is Despacito?
The very first episode posted to KBVR's YouTube page was this show
What is Locals Live?
Term for a video story that uses no reporter narration. All we hear are interviews and natural sound
What is a Natpak?
This person is in charge in the studio, giving time cues and communicating instructions from the booth
Who is the floor director?
If a microphone is set to "+48v" it's set to be running on this type of power
What is phantom power?
CBS' Edward R. Murrow, one of the pioneers of TV, used this phrase as a sign off, also the name of a 2005 movie about him
What is Good Night and Good Luck?
Former station manager Jeff Curtin is now the director of broadcasting for this organization
What is the Portland Trail Blazers?
TV term meaning a soundbite, or clip of an interview.
What is a SOT?
The graphics operator at KBVR typically builds lower thirds, fullscreens and over-the-shoulders using this graphics software
What is Ross Xpression?
A candle flame might be measured at 1850k, daylight might be 6500k. We're changing this
What is color temperature?
In 2006, she became the first woman to be a permanent solo anchor of a network evening news show
Who is Katie Couric?
The first Locals Live performance in the Student Experience Center in 2015 featured this Corvallis rock band
What is Black Market Bargain?