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WorksheetsProduction Roles and Industry Terminology
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which role schedules the talent and crew and generally assists the producer?
Production Assistant (PA)
Associate Producer
Unit Production Manager
Line Producer
Which crew member writes the script?
Editor
Script Supervisor
Writer
Storyboard Artist
Who appears on camera in nondramatic roles such as interviews?
Hosts
Talent
Actors
Performers
Which role designs the lighting plan and supervises its setup?
Lighting Director (LD)
Key Grip
Best Boy
Gaffer
Who operates the video switcher under the director’s command during a multi‑camera shoot?
Technical Director (TD)
Vision Mixer
Audio Technician
Camera Operator
Which role sets the camera lenses and maintains the technical quality while working with director and grips?
Director of Photography
1st Assistant Camera
Cameraperson
Camera Operator
Setting up the positioning of sets, furniture, cameras, and actors is called what?
Blocking
Staging
Previsualization
Storyboarding
Who is responsible for coordinating activities on the set?
Location Manager
Floor Person or Stage Manager
Production Assistant
Unit Publicist
Which document summarizes the story of a dramatic production and outlines main characters, locations, and angles?
Scene Breakdown
Treatment
Premise
Production Schedule
A written summary of the dramatic production that contains a description of a proposed film or TV program is called what?
Program Proposal
Pitch Deck
Call Sheet
Logline Sheet
Which storyboard element includes drawings of key scenes with corresponding notes on shots and dialogue?
Production Schedule
Storyboard
Shot List
Beat Sheet
What term refers to the audience your production is designed to reach or impact?
Target Audience
User Persona
Focus Group
Demographic Profile
Which phase involves developing ideas and planning before production is set in motion?
Distribution
Postproduction
Production
Preproduction
Which term describes arranging for audio recording equipment, setups, and checks, then striking gear after the production?
Audio Director or Audio Technician
Sound Designer
Boom Operator
Mixer
Which position wears headphones and operates the boom microphone for each scene?
Utility Sound Tech
Wireless Tech
Location Sound Mixer
Boom Microphone Operator
Which device inserts titles over the video during postproduction?
Nonlinear Editor
Compositor
Electronic Character Generator
Digital Video Encoder
Which term refers to shots intercut with primary footage to provide context, support, or visual variety?
B‑roll
Cutaway
A‑roll
Insert
Above‑the‑line personnel primarily manage which aspect of a production?
Postproduction editing tasks
Creative development and key talent
Technical setup and equipment
Location logistics and permits
Below‑the‑line personnel generally handle which responsibilities?
Financial planning and contracts
Technical and crew operations
Story rights and casting offers
Marketing and festival strategy
Which term identifies the specific place where shooting occurs, as selected by the director?
Set Dress
Stage Plot
Blocking Map
Location
Which instruction calls for all to gather and read through the script together before shooting?
Camera Test
Table Reading or Dry Rehearsal
Dress Rehearsal
Tech Run
A brief identifying shot shown for a few seconds during the transition from one to the next scene is called what?
Lap‑dissolves
Time‑code
Fade‑ins and fade‑outs
Cutaway card
Which term refers to video footage that supports the primary footage, often interviews?
A‑roll
B‑roll
Reshoots
Pickups
Which production phase includes editing, color correction, sound mixing, and final delivery?
Distribution
Postproduction
Production
Preproduction
Which role is tasked with disassembling sets, if necessary, after production wraps?
Art Department
Location Manager
Grip Department
Strikes Crew
Which term refers to a simple on‑location segment with minimal crew to quickly check talent, audio, and lighting?
Rehearsals
Camera Tests
Talent Screen Test
Site Survey
Which person may be hired to help purchase and coordinate props, keeping notes on ongoing production needs?
Props Master
Art Director
Unit Production Manager
Production Assistant (PA)
Which role designs the set and supervises its construction, painting, and installation?
Production Designer
Set Designer
Art Director
Scenic Charge
Which movement shifts the entire camera laterally left or right on a wheeled platform?
Pan rotate camera on tripod
Dolly move along forward-back rails
Truck move sliding left or right
Zoom change focal length only
Which action changes magnification without moving the camera body?
Truck sideways on a track
Zoom by altering focal length
Dolly toward the subject
Crane lift the camera upward
Choose the shot framing that tightly focuses on a subject’s face and emotion.
Long shot showing full body space
Extreme long shot of environment
Medium shot from waist up
Close-up highlighting facial detail
Which framing typically includes the subject from roughly the waist to the head?
Extreme close-up of lips
Long shot full figure
Close-up emphasizing eyes
Medium shot standard composition
Select the aspect ratio used by most modern HDTV displays.
16:9 widescreen HDTV format
21:9 cinema ultrawide
4:3 standard definition era
1:1 square social media
Which aspect ratio is associated with legacy SDTV formats?
1.85:1 academy widescreen
16:9 contemporary widescreen
2.39:1 scope cinema
4:3 traditional television
A longer focal length generally produces which depth-of-field result?
Greater depth with more sharpness
Shallower depth isolating subject
No change regardless of aperture
Infinite depth across all planes
Which setting primarily controls the amount of light reaching the sensor through the lens?
Shutter speed exposure time
White balance color temperature
ISO sensitivity of the camera
Aperture f-stop opening size
Which lens behavior causes objects to appear larger without physically moving the camera?
Tilt pitching up or down
Zoom varying focal length
Dolly moving closer
Truck shifting sideways
Which filter reduces overall light evenly without changing color?
Polarizer boosting saturation hues
Neutral density attenuating light
Graduated ND warming highlights
UV filter sharpening focus detail
Which filter is commonly used to cut glare and reflections from non-metal surfaces?
Diffusion filter softening edges
UV protective filter daylight
Polarizing filter orientation control
Neutral density filter gray glass
In practical shooting, which combination increases depth of field?
Stopping down to a higher f-number
Using a shorter focal length lens
Moving closer to the subject
Using a larger sensor size
Which movement is best for maintaining a consistent subject size while changing perspective along the axis of action?
Truck sliding camera sideways
Zoom altering focal length only
Dolly moving camera forward-back
Pan rotating camera horizontally
Which shot framing best establishes the environment and spatial relationships?
Extreme close-up of detail
Close-up facial framing
Long shot full body context
Medium shot conversational
Which statement about aspect ratios is accurate?
4:3 is narrower than 16:9
Aspect ratio equals focal length
16:9 is taller than 4:3
Both show equal field of view
Which practice helps achieve a rack focus effect?
Pan to follow action
Zoom during the take
Shift focus from one plane
Stop down aperture greatly
Which lens term refers to the maximum amount of light a lens can transmit at its widest aperture?
Shutter speed time interval
ISO sensor sensitivity rating
F-stop numerical ratio value
T-stop calibrated transmission
Which setting change most directly brightens exposure without affecting motion blur or depth of field?
Zoom to a longer focal length
Increase ISO sensor gain
Lower f-number opening wider
Slower shutter speed duration
Which scenario best uses a zoom instead of a dolly?
Need physical movement through space
Need smoother lateral perspective
Need parallax change in background
Need framing change from one position
Which pair correctly matches shot abbreviation to description?
CU shows tight facial detail
MS includes head and shoulders
LS captures entire figure in scene
ECU typical establishing context
Which component in three-point lighting primarily separates the subject from the background by creating rim highlights?
Soft light diffused through scrims
Key light positioned front and high
Fill light placed near camera axis
Back light aimed from behind
What is the typical purpose of the fill light in a three-point configuration?
Match camera white balance settings
Create separation with rim glow
Reduce contrast by softening shadows
Increase shadow density and texture
Which color temperature is commonly associated with tungsten incandescent lighting?
Around 2000 Kelvin warm
Approximately 3200 Kelvin warm
Above 6500 Kelvin cool
Near 5600 Kelvin daylight
Daylight-balanced light sources are typically around which color temperature value?
2400 K tungsten warm
5600 K daylight neutral
3200 K studio warm
7000 K overcast cool
Which term best describes the measured loudness of sound using a logarithmic unit?
Hertz frequency cycles
Decibels sound pressure
Watts electrical power
Kelvin color scale
Hertz (Hz) quantifies what property in audio?
Frequency cycles per second
Phase time alignment
Dynamic range headroom
Amplitude magnitude level
Which microphone type typically requires external power and offers high sensitivity with a charged capsule?
Contact piezo transducer
Dynamic moving-coil element
Ribbon aluminum diaphragm
Condenser capacitor element
Which microphone type is generally rugged, does not require phantom power, and is common for stage vocals?
Ribbon velocity element
Dynamic moving-coil
Condenser phantom powered
Shotgun interference tube
Supercardioid and hypercardioid patterns differ from cardioid primarily by what characteristic?
Equal sensitivity all around
Wider front lobe sensitivity
Complete rear rejection always
Narrower front with rear lobe
Which device is commonly worn on the head to free the hands while maintaining consistent mic position?
Contact piezo sensor
Boundary pressure zone
Headset microphone boom
Shotgun interference tube
Which tool or approach primarily reduces specular highlights and softens light without changing its color temperature?
Scrims for exposure trim
Gels for color shift
Diffusers for scatter
Barn doors for cut
Which term refers to adjusting exposure by placing a neutral mesh in front of a light?
Gobo hard block
Cookie patterning
Scrim attenuation
Gel color shift
Which unit or value best represents a camera’s white balance target for average daylight?
85 dB sound loudness
44.1 kHz sample rate
5600 K daylight target
3200 K tungsten warm
Which choices correctly pair microphone categories with typical uses?
Ribbon—harsh close cymbals
Lavalier—discreet talent miking
Shotgun—on-camera ambience
Boundary mic—conference tables
Which actions best manage contrast in a portrait three-point setup without altering color temperature?
Switch key to daylight LED
Add diffusion to key light
Increase fill light intensity
Move back light closer
Which audio term refers to low frequencies in a mix?
Program
Treble
Input
Bass
Which term refers to sending a video signal to the recorder?
Preview
Bus
Program
Input
What does a 'Fader' control on an audio mixer?
Volume level
Compression ratio
Equalization
Panning position
Which editing style intercuts an associated story happening at the same time?
Parallel editing
Montage editing
Jump cut
Continuity editing
Which technique arranges shots to create meaning beyond individual shots?
Coverage
Live switching
Parallel editing
Montage editing
What is 'Relational editing' used to create?
Camera exposure
Color temperature
Cause-effect significance
Audio loudness
What does a 'Slate' primarily provide at the start of a take?
Production info
Color calibration
Audio mix
Legal release
Which method helps direct talent non-verbally on set?
IFB prompts
Teleprompter
Cue cards
Hand signals
In editing, which shot quickly establishes setting before the action?
Close-up shot
Insert shot
Cutaway shot
Cover shot
In single-camera filming, what does 'Coverage' ensure?
Lighting balance
Enough usable angles
Color consistency
Audio isolation
Which law allows limited use of copyrighted material for criticism or news?
Clearance
Mechanical rights
Public domain
Fair use act
What does 'Clearance' mean in production?
Talent scheduling approval
Payment of union fees
Camera location permit
Permission from copyright holder
Which rights allow recording and playback of a musical work?
Mechanical rights
Performance rights
Moral rights
Synchronization rights
Which rights are needed to use a song with a video?
Broadcast rights
Royalty rights
Mechanical rights
Synchronization rights
What is a 'Talent release' for?
Permission to use likeness
Payment for actors
Union membership
Scheduling availability
Which term means a work is not owned and can be used freely?
Copyright
Creative commons
Fair use
Public domain
Which production term refers to adjusting multiple audio inputs for level?
IFB routing
Fader control
Audio monitor
Audio mixing
