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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. Process of cutting between cameras






2. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






7. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






9. 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






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






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






12. The actual shooting of the program






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






26. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






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






43. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






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






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






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






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