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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 responsible for placing the entire production on paper






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






17. The general aesthetics of the show






18. 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






19. The portion of a program that you can hear






20. Process of cutting between cameras






21. 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






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






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






24. The portion of the program that you can see






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. The actual shooting of the program






31. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






34. 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.






35. The portion of the program that you can see






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






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






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






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