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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Process of cutting between cameras






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






10. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






11. The general aesthetics of the show






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






13. The actual shooting of the program






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The general aesthetics of the show






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






33. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






34. 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






35. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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






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






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






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






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 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






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






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