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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 applying cosmetics to the talent's face and body - giving them the intended appearance in front of the camera






2. The portion of a program that you can hear






3. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






9. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The portion of a program that you can hear






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The general aesthetics of the show






42. The general aesthetics of the show






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






44. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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