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






2. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. The portion of the program that you can see






17. 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






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






19. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






22. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






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