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