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