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