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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. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






10. 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.






11. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






15. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






19. The actual shooting of the program






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 collective name given to all the talent participating in a production






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






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






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






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






26. The portion of the program that you can see






27. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Process of cutting between cameras






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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. The general aesthetics of the show






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