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