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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 is the director's eyes and ears in the studio - the floor manager relays the director's commands to the studio personnel.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. The general aesthetics of the show






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






36. The portion of the program that you can see






37. 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.






38. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






43. The general aesthetics of the show






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






45. The actual shooting of the program






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






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






48. 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.






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






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