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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 who is the director's eyes and ears in the studio - the floor manager relays the director's commands to the studio personnel.






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






3. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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






8. The portion of a program that you can hear






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The general aesthetics of the show






17. 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.






18. Process of cutting between cameras






19. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






23. The actual shooting of the program






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






25. 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.






26. The portion of the program that you can see






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






28. 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






29. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






33. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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