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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 in charge of recording the program onto videotape by correctly operating the VTR equipment






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






3. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






7. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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






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






13. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






15. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






16. The portion of the program that you can see






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






32. The portion of a program that you can hear






33. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






37. Process of cutting between cameras






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






49. 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






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