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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 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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 portion of a program that you can hear






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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






46. The portion of the program that you can see






47. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






50. 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