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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 portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. The general aesthetics of the show






18. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






20. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






23. 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






24. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






27. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. The general aesthetics of the show






44. 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.






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






46. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






50. 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