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Production Assistant: PA Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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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 creates the titles for the program using a character generator






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






3. The actual shooting of the program






4. The actual shooting of the program






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






6. 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.






7. Process of cutting between cameras






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. The general aesthetics of the show






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






29. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






31. 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






32. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






34. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






37. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. The portion of the program that you can see






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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