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