Ch.16

Question 1

blocking

Answer 1

carefully worked-out positioning, movement, and actions by the talent and all mobile video equipment used in a scene

Question 2

cue card

Answer 2

large hand-lettered card that contains copy, usually held next to the camera lens by floor personnel

Question 3

foundation

Answer 3

makeup base, usually cake foundation; reduces unwanted light reflection

Question 4

IFB

Answer 4

interruptible foldback (feedback); prompting system allowing communication with talent while on air

Question 5

moiré effect

Answer 5

color vibrations that occur when narrow, contrasting stripes of a design interfere with the scanning lines of the video system

Question 6

performer

Answer 6

person appearing on-camera in nondramatic roles; does not assume someone else’s character

Question 7

talent

Answer 7

any performer and actor who appears regularly in video

Question 8

actor

Answer 8

person in dramatic roles; always portraying someone else