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