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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 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






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






3. 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






4. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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






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






10. The general aesthetics of the show






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






12. 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






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






14. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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 runs the piece of equipment that captures the video images of the program






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






45. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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. Process of cutting between cameras






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