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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. The actual shooting of the program






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






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The actual shooting of the program






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






16. 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.






17. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






29. The general aesthetics of the show






30. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The general aesthetics of the show






46. 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






47. The portion of a program that you can hear






48. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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