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