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studio and control roomsclick to hear

A television studio is made up of a set and three control rooms housing a variety of facilities for controlling broadcasting and recording.
studio and control rooms connection box audio monitor equipment rack musical advisers bass trap audio technician audio console production adviser script assistant producer monitor wall video switcher technician technical producer lighting board lighting board operator lighting control room lighting technician camera control technician camera control unit auxiliary facilities room microphone boom camera additional production personnel lighting grid access audio control room production control room lighting/camera control area studio floor

connection box click to hear

Panel containing all the jacks that connect control room equipment such as cameras, microphones and intercoms.

audio monitor click to hear

Device that reproduces the audio portion of an on-air program to monitor its sound quality.

equipment rack click to hear

Cabinet used to store control room technical equipment.

musical advisers click to hear

Production assistants for the musical portion of a program.

bass trap click to hear

Device used to mute or eliminate certain low audio frequencies in a room.

audio technician click to hear

Person responsible for sound recording.

audio console click to hear

Console made up of all the devices used to control, adjust and mix sound.

production adviser click to hear

Production associate who is responsible mainly for overseeing the proper flow of a program.

script assistant click to hear

Assistant to the producer who is responsible mainly for the technical aspects of a program’s sequences.

producer click to hear

Person in charge of the technical and artistic direction while a movie or a television program is being shot.

monitor wall click to hear

Set of screens on which various camera shots are projected as requested by the producer; it allows the producer to switch from one shot to another during the program.

video switcher technician click to hear

Person responsible for switching from one camera to the other as requested by the producer.

technical producer click to hear

Person responsible for all technical elements of a production, including sound and picture quality.

lighting board click to hear

Console housing all the equipment used to control and adjust the spotlights.

lighting board operator click to hear

Person responsible for making lighting changes during production.

lighting control room click to hear

Room housing a set of devices used to vary the intensity of the spotlights.

lighting technician click to hear

Person responsible for drawing up lighting plans and supervising the installation and operation of the spotlights.

camera control technician click to hear

Person responsible for camera operations and the quality of the pictures.

camera control unit click to hear

Console housing all the equipment used to control and adjust the cameras.

auxiliary facilities room click to hear

Room in which various technical and administrative activities are carried out.

microphone boom click to hear

Arm from which a microphone is suspended and positioned above the performers’ heads and thus off-camera.

camera click to hear

Filming device whose optical system separates light into the three primary colors and converts it into electronic signals for broadcast.

additional production personnel click to hear

Team of assistants and consultants involved in producing a television program.

lighting grid access click to hear

Area providing access to the catwalk above the lighting grid.

audio control room click to hear

Room with the control and monitoring equipment required for sound recording.

production control room click to hear

Area equipped to select and compose pictures to be broadcast or recorded; it is also used to coordinate activities in other control rooms and the studio.

lighting/camera control area click to hear

Room equipped to control camera shots and lighting.

studio floor click to hear

Room designed for recording television program sounds and images; it might be soundproof or not.