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