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Professional video camera
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Production truck
A television production truck or OB van is a small mobile production control room to allow filming of events and video production at locations outside a regular television studio. They are used for remote broadcasts, outside broadcasting (OB), and electronic field production (EFP). Some require a crew of as many as 30 people, with additional trucks for additional equipment as well as a satellite truck, which transmits video back to the studio by sending it up through a communications satellite using a satellite dish, which then transmits it back down to the studio.
Camera pedestal
A camera pedestal is an item upon which television cameras are mounted, typically seen in television studios. Unlike tripods, pedestals give camera operators the ability to move the camera in any direction (left, right, forward, back, up, down). They are commonly used on shiny-floor shows, sitcoms and soap operas. Whilst pedestals are most commonly seen in self-contained television studios, they are also seen on outside broadcasts. A pedestal typically consists of three main parts: a base (with wheels), the column (with steering ring), and the platform.
Video camera
A video camera is an optical instrument that captures videos (as opposed to a movie camera, which records images on film). Video cameras were initially developed for the television industry but have since become widely used for a variety of other purposes. Video cameras are used primarily in two modes. The first, characteristic of much early broadcasting, is live television, where the camera feeds real time images directly to a screen for immediate observation.
Ampex
Ampex est une entreprise d'électronique américaine créée en 1944 par . Le nom AMPEX est un acronyme, imaginé par le fondateur, signifiant Alexander M. Poniatoff Excellence. Il a donné le verbe « ampexer », utilisé par les professionnels pour dire « enregistrer sur support magnétique ». La société n'est plus cotée en bourse depuis la cession des actifs à Sprague Magnetics. établit l'entreprise à San Carlos, Californie en 1944, sous le nom de « Ampex Electric and Manufacturing Company ».
Television crew
Television crew positions are derived from those of film crew, but with several differences. Pre-production Work before shooting begins is called the pre-production stage. The crew in this stage include the casting director, costume designer, director, location manager, make-up artist, researcher, screenwriter, set designer, and television producer. Casting director The casting director casts actors, and so is usually one of the first crew members on the project.
Film stock
Film stock is an analog medium that is used for recording motion pictures or animation. It is recorded on by a movie camera, developed, edited, and projected onto a screen using a movie projector. It is a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light-sensitive silver halide crystals. The sizes and other characteristics of the crystals determine the sensitivity, contrast and of the film.