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






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






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






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






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






6. The actual shooting of the program






7. 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






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






9. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






11. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. The actual shooting of the program






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






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. Everyone involved in the production - both staff and talent






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






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






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






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






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






48. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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