GFA 1000 STUDY GUIDE
"bricks" - Answers - batteries
"Hot Brick" - Answers - fully charged battery
Flying In - Answers - bringing something in, giving someone something
Surveillance mic - Answers - mic that goes through the shirt
"I understand" - Answers - universal response
"copy" - Answers - acknowledging information
Keying - Answers - microphone on walkie is continuously on
"Stand by" - Answers - to tell someone to wait for you & you will get back to them ASAP
"standing by" - Answers - waiting for someone to get back to you
"S.T.A.R" - Answers - Swift, Tactful, Aware, Resourceful
"lock down" - Answers - guard the set from interruptions
"Running talent" - Answers - shadowing cast members
Script supervisor's job - Answers - to look at continuity & is the main communicator
related to picture and sound to editor in post production, responsible for taking notes of
footage shot
1st ad's job - Answers - in charge of safety
1st AC - Answers - controls camera focus, focus puller
First Team - Answers - Main Talent (have dialogue, blocking, emotion)
Second Team - Answers - background actors
"stingers" - Answers - extension cords
"safety" - Answers - getting one more take just to be safe
1st AD - Answers - runs crew & shoot schedule, responsible for on-set safety
, 2nd AD - Answers - who runs base camp and manages paperwork and scheduling
actors for arrival
Production Assistant (PA) - Answers - entry level position, provides general assistance
around the production facility
Director of Photography (DP) - Answers - Creative head of department, responsible for
"the look". Key creative for electric, grip, & camera
Production Office Coordinator - Answers - Oversees all office paperwork and logistical
coordination with "real world" entities (eg. travel, lodging)
1st AC - Answers - "focus puller", and maintains the camera & lenses
2nd AC - Answers - in charge of paperwork and slate
Gaffer - Answers - The chief electrician/chief lighting technician, executes the vision of
DOP
Best Boy Electric - Answers - The chief assistant to the gaffer in the lighting of sets /
administrative duties
electrians - Answers - entry positions, set up and operate lighting instruments/electrical
distribution
Key Grip - Answers - head of the grip department, execute vision of DOP
Best Boy Grip - Answers - chief assistant to the key grip/ administrative duties
Grip - Answers - entry level in grip department/ set up rigging for camera
bogey - Answers - someone unexpected/ doesn't belong on set
sound mixer - Answers - operates the sound recording device on set
Utility Sound/Cable Puller - Answers - assists in laying cable and other department
needs
Production Designer - Answers - The creative head of the Art Department, responsible
for the "look" of all things seen
in the film
art designer - Answers - in charge of executing production designer's vision
Property Master - Answers - department head for props, which are items used by actors
"bricks" - Answers - batteries
"Hot Brick" - Answers - fully charged battery
Flying In - Answers - bringing something in, giving someone something
Surveillance mic - Answers - mic that goes through the shirt
"I understand" - Answers - universal response
"copy" - Answers - acknowledging information
Keying - Answers - microphone on walkie is continuously on
"Stand by" - Answers - to tell someone to wait for you & you will get back to them ASAP
"standing by" - Answers - waiting for someone to get back to you
"S.T.A.R" - Answers - Swift, Tactful, Aware, Resourceful
"lock down" - Answers - guard the set from interruptions
"Running talent" - Answers - shadowing cast members
Script supervisor's job - Answers - to look at continuity & is the main communicator
related to picture and sound to editor in post production, responsible for taking notes of
footage shot
1st ad's job - Answers - in charge of safety
1st AC - Answers - controls camera focus, focus puller
First Team - Answers - Main Talent (have dialogue, blocking, emotion)
Second Team - Answers - background actors
"stingers" - Answers - extension cords
"safety" - Answers - getting one more take just to be safe
1st AD - Answers - runs crew & shoot schedule, responsible for on-set safety
, 2nd AD - Answers - who runs base camp and manages paperwork and scheduling
actors for arrival
Production Assistant (PA) - Answers - entry level position, provides general assistance
around the production facility
Director of Photography (DP) - Answers - Creative head of department, responsible for
"the look". Key creative for electric, grip, & camera
Production Office Coordinator - Answers - Oversees all office paperwork and logistical
coordination with "real world" entities (eg. travel, lodging)
1st AC - Answers - "focus puller", and maintains the camera & lenses
2nd AC - Answers - in charge of paperwork and slate
Gaffer - Answers - The chief electrician/chief lighting technician, executes the vision of
DOP
Best Boy Electric - Answers - The chief assistant to the gaffer in the lighting of sets /
administrative duties
electrians - Answers - entry positions, set up and operate lighting instruments/electrical
distribution
Key Grip - Answers - head of the grip department, execute vision of DOP
Best Boy Grip - Answers - chief assistant to the key grip/ administrative duties
Grip - Answers - entry level in grip department/ set up rigging for camera
bogey - Answers - someone unexpected/ doesn't belong on set
sound mixer - Answers - operates the sound recording device on set
Utility Sound/Cable Puller - Answers - assists in laying cable and other department
needs
Production Designer - Answers - The creative head of the Art Department, responsible
for the "look" of all things seen
in the film
art designer - Answers - in charge of executing production designer's vision
Property Master - Answers - department head for props, which are items used by actors
