Vocabulary Quiz 9

A lens used for videography when the camera-to-object distance is less than 2 feet. It is usually installed within the zoom lens of the video camera or camcorder.

The property of a microphone that describes the area from which the microphone collects sound.

The curved glass on a video camera or camcorder that collects light.

An operational feature on higher-quality audiocassette players and recorders in which the tape functions (play, fast-forward, rewind, etc.) are achieved electronically rather than mechanically. This feature eliminates the “clunk” sound associated with operation of an audiocassette player or recorder and reduces the wear and tear on the equipment.

A brief, repeatable audio segment (usually one or two measures long) used as a building block of a song created using music-creation software. Such a song might include drum segments, bass segments, keyboard segments, and guitar segments, all of which are combined and repeated to create a song.

A video shot consisting of the entire subject you are shooting.

A measurement of light. It is used in television production to determine the minimum amount of light needed for camera operation.

Equipment that is connected to a recording device to show how the finished product will appear or sound. It may be a video device (video product), an audio speaker (audio product), or a television (both audio and video).

An audio component that converts sound waves into electrical energy.

A video shot of a person that includes the body from the knee area up.