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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 manages the video equipment and is ultimately responsible for the technical quality of the video signal






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






3. Process of cutting between cameras






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






5. The general aesthetics of the show






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






11. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






30. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






37. The actual shooting of the program






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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 actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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