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