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