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