studio and control rooms![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A television studio is made up of a set and three control rooms housing a variety of facilities for controlling broadcasting and recording.
connection box ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Panel containing all the jacks that connect control room equipment such as cameras, microphones and intercoms.
audio monitor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that reproduces the audio portion of an on-air program to monitor its sound quality.
equipment rack ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Cabinet used to store control room technical equipment.
musical advisers ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Production assistants for the musical portion of a program.
bass trap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to mute or eliminate certain low audio frequencies in a room.
audio technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for sound recording.
audio console ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Console made up of all the devices used to control, adjust and mix sound.
production adviser ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Production associate who is responsible mainly for overseeing the proper flow of a program.
script assistant ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Assistant to the producer who is responsible mainly for the technical aspects of a program’s sequences.
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.
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.
video switcher technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for switching from one camera to the other as requested by the producer.
technical producer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for all technical elements of a production, including sound and picture quality.
lighting board ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Console housing all the equipment used to control and adjust the spotlights.
lighting board operator ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for making lighting changes during production.
lighting control room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room housing a set of devices used to vary the intensity of the spotlights.
lighting technician ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for drawing up lighting plans and supervising the installation and operation of the spotlights.
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.
auxiliary facilities room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room in which various technical and administrative activities are carried out.
microphone boom ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arm from which a microphone is suspended and positioned above the performers’ heads and thus off-camera.
camera ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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](/images/speaker.jpg)
Team of assistants and consultants involved in producing a television program.
lighting grid access ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area providing access to the catwalk above the lighting grid.
audio control room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room with the control and monitoring equipment required for sound recording.
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 activities in other control rooms and the studio.
lighting/camera control area ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room equipped to control camera shots and lighting.
studio floor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room designed for recording television program sounds and images; it might be soundproof or not.