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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Process of cutting between cameras






25. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






30. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






40. The portion of the program that you can see






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






42. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






44. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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