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