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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 - or people - who provide/s the funding necessary to produce the program






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






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






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






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






6. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Process of cutting between cameras






33. 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






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






35. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






38. 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






39. The general aesthetics of the show






40. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






43. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






48. The portion of the program that you can see






49. 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.






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