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