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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 actual edge of the video picture; the edge of the picture on all four sides






2. 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






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






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. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






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






11. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The portion of the program that you can see






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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 general aesthetics of the show






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. The general aesthetics of the show






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






32. The portion of a program that you can hear






33. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






39. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






47. 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.






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






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







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