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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 - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program






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






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






4. 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






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






6. The lighting director's assistant who often does the actual hauling of heavy instruments up and down ladders






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






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






9. The general aesthetics of the show






10. The portion of a program that you can hear






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. Any of the cosmetics applied to a performer's skin to change or enhance their appearance






17. 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






18. The general aesthetics of the show






19. The person in charge of recording the program onto videotape by correctly operating the VTR equipment






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






21. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






24. The lighting director's assistant who often does the actual hauling of heavy instruments up and down ladders






25. The person who runs the piece of equipment that captures the video images of the program






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






27. The person who manages the video equipment and is ultimately responsible for the technical quality of the video signal






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






29. The portion of a program that you can hear






30. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






32. 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






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






34. The portion of the program that you can see






35. The person who runs the piece of equipment that captures the video images of the program






36. Any of the cosmetics applied to a performer's skin to change or enhance their appearance






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. The actual shooting of the program






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






44. Process of cutting between cameras






45. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






46. The person who manages the video equipment and is ultimately responsible for the technical quality of the video signal






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






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






49. The person responsible for all the artwork required for the production. This includes computer graphics - traditional works of art - charts - and graphs






50. The person responsible for all the artwork required for the production. This includes computer graphics - traditional works of art - charts - and graphs