mobile unit [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vehicle equipped with a transmitter that broadcasts live or recorded news reports or programs from locations outside a television studio.
air-conditioning unit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to keep the air cool within a mobile unit.
technical equipment compartment ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Compartment used to store equipment required to produce a program such as cameras and batteries.
cable drum compartment ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Compartment used to store camera and lighting cables.
maintenance area ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area for the technical maintenance of equipment.
video connection panel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
All the devices connecting camera cables to the control room equipment.
electrical connection panel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
All the devices connecting a mobile unit’s electric circuitry to a generator or electric supply network.
technical producer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for all technical elements of a production, including sound and picture quality.
video switcher technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for switching from one camera to the other as requested by the producer.
preview monitor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Screen for viewing a picture to assess its quality before broadcasting or recording it.
output monitor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Screen for viewing a picture sent to a television station or recorded for later broadcast.
clock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Clock used to time a program.
producer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person in charge of the technical and artistic direction while a movie or a television program is being shot.
audio console ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Console made up of all the devices used to control, adjust and mix sound.
camera control technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for camera operations and the quality of the pictures.
camera control unit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Console housing all the equipment used to control and adjust the cameras.
camera control area ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room equipped to control and adjust camera shots.
equipment rack ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Cabinet where the mobile unit’s technical equipment is stored.
audio monitor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that reproduces the audio portion of an on-air program to monitor its sound quality.
monitor wall ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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.
production control room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area equipped to select and compose pictures to be broadcast or recorded; it is also used to coordinate the activities of other control rooms and filming locations.
audio monitor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that reproduces the audio portion of an on-air program to monitor its sound quality.
telephone set ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device allowing the human voice to be transmitted over a distance by means of a network of telephone lines.
audio technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for sound recording.
audio control room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room with the control and monitoring equipment required for sound recording.
equipment rack ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Cabinet where the mobile unit’s technical equipment is stored.