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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






22. The portion of the program that you can see






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






24. The portion of the program that you can see






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






26. The general aesthetics of the show






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






36. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






39. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






40. Process of cutting between cameras






41. The actual shooting of the program






42. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






46. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






49. 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






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