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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.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
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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 actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides
Crew
Frame
Production assistant (PA)
Scriptwriter
2. The person responsible for the audio/sound quality on the production and related equipment
Production values
Audio Engineer
Scenery
Maintenance Engineer
3. The general aesthetics of the show
Production values
Talent
Post-Production
Grip
4. Anything the audience sees in a video picture that did not really happen the way it appears on the screen
Graphic Artist
Special Effects
Production
Floor Manager
5. A person who moves the equipment - scenery - and props on a studio set
Scenery
Maintenance Engineer
Grip
Audio
6. The person - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program
Crew
Video Engineer
Executive Producer (EP)
Production assistant (PA)
7. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers
Director
Framing
Staff
Cue
8. The person who manages the video equipment and is ultimately responsible for the technical quality of the video signal
Production assistant (PA)
Video Engineer
Executive Producer (EP)
Executive Producer (EP)
9. 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
Staff
Makeup artist
Pre-Production
Post-Production
10. 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
Graphic Artist
Editor
Framing
Production
11. The person responsible for all the artwork required for the production. This includes computer graphics - traditional works of art - charts - and graphs
Director
Production
Producer
Graphic Artist
12. The portion of the program that you can see
Production assistant (PA)
Video
Grip
Makeup
13. The actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides
Frame
VTR Operator
Special Effects
Video Engineer
14. The person responsible for applying cosmetics to the talent's face and body - giving them the intended appearance in front of the camera
Video Engineer
Audio
Makeup artist
Video
15. The portion of a program that you can hear
Cast
Cue
Scriptwriter
Audio
16. The person who manages the video equipment and is ultimately responsible for the technical quality of the video signal
Cue
Post-Production
Video Engineer
Scriptwriter
17. involves placing items in the camera's frame by operating the camera and tripod
Producer
Framing
Camera Operator
Staff
18. The person who creates the titles for the program using a character generator
Video Engineer
Producer
Frame
CG operator
19. 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 Manager
Gaffer
Scriptwriter
20. 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
Makeup artist
Talent
Frame
Cue
21. Production personnel that are normally not seen by the camera and generally includes equipment operators.
Crew
Cue
Makeup artist
Scenery
22. The person who creates the titles for the program using a character generator
Scenery
Video
CG operator
Post-Production
23. person who keeps all the production equipment functioning at its optimum performance level
Scenery
Floor Manager
Maintenance Engineer
Gaffer
24. Anything placed on a set that stops the distant view of the camera. Outside the studio - scenery may be a building or the horizon.
Scenery
Production switching
Crew
Production Team
25. Anything placed on a set that stops the distant view of the camera. Outside the studio - scenery may be a building or the horizon.
Production Manager
Executive Producer (EP)
Cast
Scenery
26. 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
Lighting Director
Post-Production
Special Effects
Graphic Artist
27. Person who purchases materials and services in the creation of a finished program
Audio
Scriptwriter
Producer
Staff
28. A signal that implies something specific is to happen
Cue
Graphic Artist
Floor Manager
Producer
29. 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
Gaffer
Lighting Director
Gaffer
CG operator
30. 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.
Makeup
Graphic Artist
Pre-Production
Floor Manager
31. Everyone involved in the production - both staff and talent
Production assistant (PA)
Production Team
Pre-Production
Post-Production
32. involves placing items in the camera's frame by operating the camera and tripod
Scenery
Graphic Artist
Framing
Production values
33. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers
Pre-Production
Video Engineer
Frame
Staff
34. The lighting director's assistant who often does the actual hauling of heavy instruments up and down ladders
Video Engineer
Lighting Director
Gaffer
Audio
35. 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.
Production assistant (PA)
Content Specialist
Grip
Talent
36. 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.
Floor Manager
Makeup
Content Specialist
Crew
37. The general aesthetics of the show
Post-Production
Video
Audio
Production values
38. 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
Audio
Production Manager
Graphic Artist
Frame
39. The person responsible for placing the entire production on paper
Video Engineer
Frame
Scriptwriter
Makeup artist
40. The actual shooting of the program
Maintenance Engineer
Floor Manager
Grip
Production
41. Person who purchases materials and services in the creation of a finished program
Producer
Camera Operator
Lighting Director
Graphic Artist
42. The collective name given to all the talent participating in a production
VTR Operator
Cast
Lighting Director
Production values
43. Any of the activities performed after a program has been shot. This includes music beds - editing - audio overdubs - titles - and duplication
Scenery
Post-Production
Production assistant (PA)
Graphic Artist
44. A person who moves the equipment - scenery - and props on a studio set
Graphic Artist
Grip
Staff
Content Specialist
45. The person responsible for the audio/sound quality on the production and related equipment
VTR Operator
Production values
Audio
Audio Engineer
46. Any of the cosmetics applied to a performer's skin to change or enhance their appearance
Production
Crew
Video Engineer
Makeup
47. 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
Pre-Production
Framing
Audio
48. The portion of the program that you can see
Video
Production Manager
Audio Engineer
Graphic Artist
49. The actual shooting of the program
Staff
Audio
Production
Camera Operator
50. Production personnel that are normally not seen by the camera and generally includes equipment operators.
Post-Production
Production assistant (PA)
Gaffer
Crew