Television Production NOCTI Exam Part
1
Production Assistant - Answer- an entry-level position. For many it is their first industry
job.
Talent - Answer- the name for anything performing or appearing in front of the camera
Floor Manager - Answer- personnel in charge of making sure everybody is in place and
all equipment is ready during a LIVE show. They will also cue talent
Sound Engineers - Answer- operate the audio console during the show. Also called
mixer
Switcher - Answer- (also called vision mixer) device used to select between several
different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create
special effects
Bus - Answer- a row of buttons with each button representing a video source. Pressing
a button will select a video to play live
Executive Producer - Answer- provides the financial backing for a production
Camera Control Unit - Answer- CCU, regulates all the elements of the camera signal.
(such as focus, white balance, and color balance)
Broadcasting - Answer- depends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding (donations
and grants)
Subscription TV - Answer- depends on monthly fees from the audience to fund
programming
Arbitron - Answer- survey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and at
what time
Ratings - Answer- info of who, what, and when are watching
Shares - Answer- a tally of how many people are watching a given program
Demographics - Answer- measure of what type of people are watching (race, age,
gender, etc.)
1
Production Assistant - Answer- an entry-level position. For many it is their first industry
job.
Talent - Answer- the name for anything performing or appearing in front of the camera
Floor Manager - Answer- personnel in charge of making sure everybody is in place and
all equipment is ready during a LIVE show. They will also cue talent
Sound Engineers - Answer- operate the audio console during the show. Also called
mixer
Switcher - Answer- (also called vision mixer) device used to select between several
different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create
special effects
Bus - Answer- a row of buttons with each button representing a video source. Pressing
a button will select a video to play live
Executive Producer - Answer- provides the financial backing for a production
Camera Control Unit - Answer- CCU, regulates all the elements of the camera signal.
(such as focus, white balance, and color balance)
Broadcasting - Answer- depends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding (donations
and grants)
Subscription TV - Answer- depends on monthly fees from the audience to fund
programming
Arbitron - Answer- survey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and at
what time
Ratings - Answer- info of who, what, and when are watching
Shares - Answer- a tally of how many people are watching a given program
Demographics - Answer- measure of what type of people are watching (race, age,
gender, etc.)
