The Basics To Broadcasting

Haley JaworskiEDCI 270

Belen Garicia

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Objective:• Upon completion of this program, students will be able

to recognize the 2 major pieces of equipment used as well as demonstrate their use with an 85% accuracy

Audience:• 9th-12th grade students with varying IQs and

backgrounds

Learning Environment:• A broadcasting studio with adjacent MCR, soundroom,

and office

HELLO!In this program, you will learn…

• The basic terms and parts of 2 major pieces of equipment used in broadcasting. Click next to continue.

• To skip to the quizzes, click on the camera below.

Here are the 2 major pieces of equipment you will be learning about. Click one to continue or skip to the

quizzes.

Camera

Switcher

TermsParts

Camera PartsClick next to begin!

Zoom/Focus Control• Allows the camera person to make loose or

wide shots and focus them.

Lens• Sees the image, focuses it and transmits the

image in its entirety thru the camera.

Electronic View Finder (EVF)• Indicates what will appear in the field of view

of the lens. Should be adjusted to eye level.

Tripod• Adjustable 3-legged stand that allows the

camera to stand upright and be fixed to an appropriate height.

Dolly• Wheeled apparatus that allows the camera to

move freely.

That’s it for camera parts!Click next to learn more or

click the quiz button to continue.

Camera TermsYou will now learn some of the terms

used when operating a camera.Click next to begin!

Focus• How clear or blurry the shot appears to be. Click

the link below.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKs2XOupzlk

Truck• Moving the entire camera by means of the

dolly.

Zoom• How open or closed you can make a camera

shot by allowing more objects into the viewing area.– tight shot = zoomed in– Loose shot = zoomed out

Pan• Sweeping the lens form left to right or right to

left. Click the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGYQBE0G0A

Tilt• Sweeping the camera in an up and down

motion. Click the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUDsoVrP_jk

That’s it for camera terms!Click next to learn more or

click the quiz button to continue.

Switcher PartsClick next to begin!

Inputs• Allow the director to switch between different

views.

Director• Although not an actual part of the switcher, the director is

the operator and sees that the camera people are doing their job.

Router• Allows the director control of what the viewer

sees.

Transition Buttons• Allows the director to control how one input

is switched to the next.

Chroma• Used for green screen action by having people

or objects appear in front of a computer generated screen.

That’s it for switcher parts!Click next to learn more or

click the quiz button to continue.

Switcher TermsYou will now learn the different applications

of some of the parts of a camera.Click next to begin!

Fade• The transition of going to and from a black

screen to any other shot.

Wipe• Switching between any other two inputs other

than a black screen.

Black• A black screen that signals the beginning or

ending of a production

Shot• The current image that is displayed on a camera

screen as seen through the corresponding input.

Color Bars• A television test pattern set as a standard to

compare other signals.

That’s it for switcher terms!Click next to learn more or

click the quiz button to continue.

Click one to take the practice quiz, or click on the camera icon below for the assessment.

Camera

Switcher

TermsParts

Camera Parts Quiz

This part sees the image, focuses it, and transmits the image in its entirety through the

camera.

Tilt

Focus

Lens

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Allow camera person to make close or wide shots and then focus them.

Tripod

Zoom/Focus Control

Dolly

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A wheeled apparatus that allows the camera to move freely.

Truck

Dolly

Pan

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An adjustable 3-legged stand.

Tripod

Truck

Tilt

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This piece of equipment indicates what will appear in the field of view of the lens.

Lens

Electronic View Finder (EVF)

Zoom/Focus Control

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Great Job!You have completed the Camera Parts

Quiz.

Camera Terms Quiz

How clear or blurry the shot appears to be.

Focus

Zoom

Pan

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Moving the entire camera by means of the dolly.

Zoom

Tilt

Truck

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

How open or closed you can make a shot.

Focus

Pan

Zoom

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Sweeping the camera in an up and down motion.

Tilt

Dolly

Pan

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Sweeping the lens from left to right or right to left.

Dolly

Pan

Focus

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Great Job!You have completed the Camera Terms

quiz.

Switcher Parts Quiz

Allows for green screen action by having people or objects appear in front of a computer

generated screen.

Chroma

Inputs

Transition Buttons

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Although not a part of the actual switcher, the ____ is the operator and sees that the camera

people are doing their job.

Inputs

Router

Director

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Allows the director to control how one input is switched to the rest.

Router

Transition Buttons

Chroma

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Allows the director to switch between different views.

Fade

Shot

Inputs

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Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Allows the director to control what the viewer sees.

Router

Wipe

Transition Buttons

Oops! Try again.

Switcher Terms Quiz

A television test pattern set as a standard to compare other signals.

Color Bars

Black

Shot

Oops! Try again.

Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

The current image that is displayed on a camera as seen through the corresponding input.

Wipe

Fade

Shot

Oops! Try again.

Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

A screen that signals the beginning or the ending of a production.

Inputs

Color Bars

Black

Oops! Try again.

Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

The transition of going to and from a black screen to any other shot.

Wipe

Fade

Chroma

Oops! Try again.

Great Job!Let’s move on to the next question.

Switching between any two inputs that are not a black screen.

Shot

Wipe

Black

Oops! Try again.

Great Job!You have completed the Switcher Terms

Quiz.