HSC Entertainment Industry (VET) flashcards
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- Hierarchy of control
- Ranked sequence of risk treatments from most to least effective: eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineering controls, administrative controls, then personal protective equipment last.
- Notifiable incident
- A death, serious injury or illness, or dangerous incident that the person conducting the business must report to the WHS regulator, usually by phone immediately and in writing within 48 hours.
- Risk assessment formula
- Risk is assessed as the product of the likelihood of harm and the consequence or severity of that harm, used to rank hazards and decide which controls are needed.
- Safety data sheet
- A document supplied with a hazardous substance listing its hazards, safe handling, first aid, storage and disposal requirements, used to plan controls and PPE.
- Technical rider
- A document from a touring company specifying the equipment, power, rigging, crew and venue facilities the promoter or venue must provide for the show.
- Call sheet
- A daily production document listing crew and cast call times, location, contacts, schedule, safety notes and special requirements for that day.
- Prompt copy
- The stage manager's master script annotated with all cues, blocking and running notes, used to call the show and maintain consistency across performances.
- Production hierarchy
- The chain of responsibility in a production: producer for finance and delivery, director for creative vision, production manager for logistics, stage manager for on-stage coordination.
- Showreel
- A short edited video portfolio of a creative or technical worker's best work, used with a credit list to demonstrate skills to employers.
- Radio protocol
- Standard voice procedure: identify yourself, state location and need briefly, and acknowledge instructions with copy or roger to confirm understanding.
- Working load limit
- The maximum mass a sling, shackle, truss or motor is rated to support in service, marked on the hardware and never to be exceeded.
- Secondary safety bond
- A backup attachment fitted to overhead equipment so that if the primary fixing fails the item is still restrained and cannot fall onto people below.
- Dynamic amplification
- The increase in load on rigging when a load moves or stops suddenly, meaning a moving or accelerated load exerts more force than its static weight.
- Heads up call
- A verbal warning shouted before moving scenery or flying equipment over an area, alerting anyone below to clear or watch for overhead movement.
- DMX universe
- A single DMX512 control data stream carrying up to 512 channels; fixtures are addressed so their channel ranges do not overlap within one universe.
- Colour temperature
- A measure in kelvin of the warmth or coolness of white light; tungsten is around 3200 K and daylight around 5600 K, requiring correction gels when mixed.
- Lighting patch
- The assignment of each lighting fixture to a console channel or address, recorded so the operator can select and control fixtures during the show.
- Throw and beam angle
- The relationship between the distance from fixture to surface and the beam angle, which together determine the size and intensity of the light pool produced.
- Gain staging
- Setting levels through the audio signal chain so each stage has adequate headroom, keeping peaks below clipping and avoiding noise or distortion.
- Phantom power
- A 48 volt DC supply sent along microphone cables to power condenser microphones and active direct boxes; it must never be applied to ribbon microphones.
- Balanced connection
- A three-conductor audio connection such as XLR or TRS that rejects induced interference over long cable runs by cancelling noise at the receiving input.
- Feedback loop
- A build-up caused when sound from a loudspeaker re-enters a microphone and is re-amplified; reduced by lowering gain, repositioning, or notching frequencies with EQ.
- Throw ratio
- For projection, the distance from lens to screen divided by the screen width; it determines the image size a projector produces at a given distance.
- Aspect ratio
- The proportional relationship of image width to height; 16:9 matches standard HD and UHD formats, and mismatches cause letterboxing or cropping on screen.
- SDI connection
- A professional serial digital video interface using coaxial cable, suited to long cable runs between cameras, switchers and displays in live production.
- LED pixel pitch
- The distance in millimetres between adjacent pixels on an LED wall; smaller pitch gives finer detail and allows closer viewing without visible pixel structure.
- Counterweight fly system
- A theatre rigging system where scenery is balanced by weights so it can be raised and lowered manually, and must be locked off when unattended.
- Costume plot
- A chart listing every character, scene and garment required, used by wardrobe to build, hire, preset and track costumes through the production.
- Props table
- A preset table near the stage entrance where each prop has a labelled position and handler, ensuring items are ready and returned after each performance.
- House opens
- The scheduled time when the auditorium admits the audience before a performance, after which front-of-house staff manage seating and latecomer policy.
- Venue capacity
- The maximum number of people permitted in a space under its occupancy certificate, which must never be exceeded for safety and licensing compliance.
- Standby and GO
- The cue-calling sequence in which the stage manager warns operators with standby and then gives GO to execute the cue at the precise moment.