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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 person who decides the placement of lighting instruments - the appropriate color of light to use - and which lamps should be used in the instruments






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






33. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Process of cutting between cameras






44. The actual shooting of the program






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






46. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






49. The portion of a program that you can hear






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