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