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