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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 placing the entire production on paper






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






3. The portion of a program that you can hear






4. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






5. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






8. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The actual shooting of the program






42. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






45. 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.






46. The general aesthetics of the show






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






48. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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