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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 portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Process of cutting between cameras






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






9. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






23. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The actual shooting of the program






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






42. The general aesthetics of the show






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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