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