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Production Assistant: PA Basics
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Subjects
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performing-arts
,
film
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The person who is the director's eyes and ears in the studio - the floor manager relays the director's commands to the studio personnel.
Crew
Pre-Production
Floor Manager
Gaffer
2. The actual shooting of the program
Frame
Director
Floor Manager
Production
3. person responsible for putting the various pieces of the entire program together - they remove all the mistakes and bad takes - leaving only the best version of each scene - and arranges the individual scenes into the proper order
Grip
Production Team
Production Manager
Editor
4. The person responsible for all the artwork required for the production. This includes computer graphics - traditional works of art - charts - and graphs
Executive Producer (EP)
Production
Staff
Graphic Artist
5. Anyone seen by the camera - whether or not they have a speaking or any other significant role in the program - as well as individuals who provide only their vocal skills to the production
Production switching
Editor
Production values
Talent
6. Any activity on a program that occurs prior to the time that the cameras begin rolling. This includes production meetings - set construction - costume design - music composition - scriptwriting - and location surveys
Makeup
Audio Engineer
Pre-Production
Grip
7. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers
Executive Producer (EP)
Cue
VTR Operator
Staff
8. The person in charge of recording the program onto videotape by correctly operating the VTR equipment
Pre-Production
Video
VTR Operator
Video Engineer
9. Anything the audience sees in a video picture that did not really happen the way it appears on the screen
Frame
Special Effects
Camera Operator
Scriptwriter
10. Production personnel that are normally not seen by the camera and generally includes equipment operators.
Director
Floor Manager
Crew
CG operator
11. involves placing items in the camera's frame by operating the camera and tripod
Production assistant (PA)
Framing
Maintenance Engineer
Scriptwriter
12. A person who moves the equipment - scenery - and props on a studio set
Cast
Executive Producer (EP)
Grip
Producer
13. The person responsible for applying cosmetics to the talent's face and body - giving them the intended appearance in front of the camera
Lighting Director
CG operator
Makeup artist
Frame
14. The portion of the program that you can see
Production Manager
Video
Makeup
Grip
15. The lighting director's assistant who often does the actual hauling of heavy instruments up and down ladders
Content Specialist
CG operator
Gaffer
Post-Production
16. Anything placed on a set that stops the distant view of the camera. Outside the studio - scenery may be a building or the horizon.
Producer
Graphic Artist
Scenery
Production
17. The portion of a program that you can hear
Cast
Audio
Production
Camera Operator
18. The person who is the director's eyes and ears in the studio - the floor manager relays the director's commands to the studio personnel.
Special Effects
Floor Manager
Executive Producer (EP)
VTR Operator
19. Anyone seen by the camera - whether or not they have a speaking or any other significant role in the program - as well as individuals who provide only their vocal skills to the production
Talent
Video
Graphic Artist
Director
20. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers
Gaffer
Editor
Staff
Frame
21. person who keeps all the production equipment functioning at its optimum performance level
Video
Production Team
Maintenance Engineer
Cue
22. The person responsible for the audio/sound quality on the production and related equipment
Makeup
Audio Engineer
Graphic Artist
Makeup
23. person responsible for putting the various pieces of the entire program together - they remove all the mistakes and bad takes - leaving only the best version of each scene - and arranges the individual scenes into the proper order
Scriptwriter
Editor
Cue
Staff
24. A signal that implies something specific is to happen
Cast
Talent
Cue
Floor Manager
25. The general aesthetics of the show
Cue
Makeup
Production assistant (PA)
Production values
26. The person who runs the piece of equipment that captures the video images of the program
Editor
Maintenance Engineer
Graphic Artist
Camera Operator
27. The portion of the program that you can see
Production
Video
Pre-Production
Makeup artist
28. The person who decides the placement of lighting instruments - the appropriate color of light to use - and which lamps should be used in the instruments
Maintenance Engineer
Lighting Director
Video Engineer
CG operator
29. The person responsible for applying cosmetics to the talent's face and body - giving them the intended appearance in front of the camera
Makeup artist
Production
Frame
Cue
30. The portion of a program that you can hear
Special Effects
Production
Audio
Gaffer
31. Any of the cosmetics applied to a performer's skin to change or enhance their appearance
Makeup
Director
Gaffer
Production switching
32. The actual shooting of the program
Production
Production assistant (PA)
Talent
Crew
33. The person who provides general assistance around the studio or production facility. The PA is commonly hired to fill a variety of positions when key personnel are sick - out of town - working on another production - or otherwise unavailable.
Lighting Director
Makeup artist
Pre-Production
Production assistant (PA)
34. The actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides
Frame
Executive Producer (EP)
Talent
Production values
35. The person responsible for the audio/sound quality on the production and related equipment
Audio Engineer
Talent
Frame
Producer
36. The person responsible for placing the entire production on paper
Scriptwriter
Camera Operator
Pre-Production
Audio Engineer
37. Everyone involved in the production - both staff and talent
Talent
Pre-Production
Production Team
Production Manager
38. Process of cutting between cameras
Lighting Director
Production Team
Production switching
Cast
39. The person - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program
Production assistant (PA)
Executive Producer (EP)
Cue
Makeup
40. Person who purchases materials and services in the creation of a finished program
Post-Production
Producer
Audio Engineer
Staff
41. Any activity on a program that occurs prior to the time that the cameras begin rolling. This includes production meetings - set construction - costume design - music composition - scriptwriting - and location surveys
Pre-Production
Production switching
Staff
VTR Operator
42. The person who is in charge of the creative aspects of the program and interacts with the entire staff
Director
CG operator
Camera Operator
Floor Manager
43. The person who decides the placement of lighting instruments - the appropriate color of light to use - and which lamps should be used in the instruments
Graphic Artist
Crew
Lighting Director
Video Engineer
44. The general aesthetics of the show
Cue
Production values
Editor
Staff
45. The person responsible for all the artwork required for the production. This includes computer graphics - traditional works of art - charts - and graphs
Graphic Artist
Talent
Frame
Production assistant (PA)
46. The person who is in charge of the creative aspects of the program and interacts with the entire staff
Lighting Director
Production switching
Director
Editor
47. Any of the activities performed after a program has been shot. This includes music beds - editing - audio overdubs - titles - and duplication
Scriptwriter
Post-Production
VTR Operator
Pre-Production
48. A person who works with the scriptwriter and is considered to be an expert in the program's subject matter
Content Specialist
CG operator
Video Engineer
Makeup
49. The person who handles the business portion of the production by negotiating the fees for goods - services - and other contracts by determining the staffing requirements based on the needs of each production
Floor Manager
Production switching
Gaffer
Production Manager
50. The person who provides general assistance around the studio or production facility. The PA is commonly hired to fill a variety of positions when key personnel are sick - out of town - working on another production - or otherwise unavailable.
Video
Production assistant (PA)
Audio
Staff