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