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Production Assistant: PA Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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






2. Any of the activities performed after a program has been shot. This includes music beds - editing - audio overdubs - titles - and duplication






3. The collective name given to all the talent participating in a production






4. The person - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program






5. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers






6. Anything placed on a set that stops the distant view of the camera. Outside the studio - scenery may be a building or the horizon.






7. Anything the audience sees in a video picture that did not really happen the way it appears on the screen






8. The portion of the program that you can see






9. 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






10. The person - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program






11. Production personnel that work behind the scenes and generally includes management and designers






12. The person who is in charge of the creative aspects of the program and interacts with the entire staff






13. 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






14. 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






15. Production personnel that are normally not seen by the camera and generally includes equipment operators.






16. Anything placed on a set that stops the distant view of the camera. Outside the studio - scenery may be a building or the horizon.






17. involves placing items in the camera's frame by operating the camera and tripod






18. person who keeps all the production equipment functioning at its optimum performance level






19. The actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides






20. The person responsible for the audio/sound quality on the production and related equipment






21. The person who is in charge of the creative aspects of the program and interacts with the entire staff






22. The actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides






23. Person who purchases materials and services in the creation of a finished program






24. person who keeps all the production equipment functioning at its optimum performance level






25. 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






26. 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






27. involves placing items in the camera's frame by operating the camera and tripod






28. The person responsible for placing the entire production on paper






29. The person responsible for applying cosmetics to the talent's face and body - giving them the intended appearance in front of the camera






30. 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.






31. A person who works with the scriptwriter and is considered to be an expert in the program's subject matter






32. The portion of a program that you can hear






33. Everyone involved in the production - both staff and talent






34. The general aesthetics of the show






35. Everyone involved in the production - both staff and talent






36. Process of cutting between cameras






37. Anything the audience sees in a video picture that did not really happen the way it appears on the screen






38. The actual shooting of the program






39. 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






40. Any of the activities performed after a program has been shot. This includes music beds - editing - audio overdubs - titles - and duplication






41. The person who creates the titles for the program using a character generator






42. The person who creates the titles for the program using a character generator






43. The general aesthetics of the show






44. 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






45. A person who moves the equipment - scenery - and props on a studio set






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






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






48. 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.






49. The actual shooting of the program






50. The person responsible for placing the entire production on paper