mobile unit [2]

Vehicle equipped with a transmitter that broadcasts live or recorded news reports or programs from locations outside a television studio.

air-conditioning unit

Device used to keep the air cool within a mobile unit.

technical equipment compartment

Compartment used to store equipment required to produce a program such as cameras and batteries.

cable drum compartment

Compartment used to store camera and lighting cables.

maintenance area

Area for the technical maintenance of equipment.

video connection panel

All the devices connecting camera cables to the control room equipment.

electrical connection panel

All the devices connecting a mobile unit’s electric circuitry to a generator or electric supply network.

technical producer

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

video switcher technician

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

preview monitor

Screen for viewing a picture to assess its quality before broadcasting or recording it.

output monitor

Screen for viewing a picture sent to a television station or recorded for later broadcast.

clock

Clock used to time a program.

producer

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

audio console

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

camera control technician

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

camera control unit

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

camera control area

Room equipped to control and adjust camera shots.

equipment rack

Cabinet where the mobile unit’s technical equipment is stored.

audio monitor

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

monitor wall

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

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

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

telephone set

Device allowing the human voice to be transmitted over a distance by means of a network of telephone lines.

audio technician

Person responsible for sound recording.

audio control room

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

equipment rack

Cabinet where the mobile unit’s technical equipment is stored.