Planning/Pre-Production




01) What people come together initially to plan a television production?

02) How are very large events handled from a television production standpoint?

03) Why do broadcasters do outside broadcasts?

04) What should a site survey accomplish?

05) Why should mobile units be parked as close as possible to the power source?

06) What is the backhaul?

07) What are the backhaul choices?

08) What are the benefits and tradeoffs of each?

09) What is a split-transponder, & what does it accomplish?

10) Why are C-band uplink antennas generally larger than Ku-band?

11) What is the production book?

12) What is a power budget?

13) What is a supplemental cable load?

14) When mobile units arrive on site what are the steps, in order, required for setup?

15) What is a S^3?

16) Large production trucks usually require environmental stabilization before pre-production can start
    Why don't news vehicles?

17) What is a "Fax"?

18) What are "production" meetings right before the event for?