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






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






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 collective name given to all the talent participating in a production






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






14. 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






15. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






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






20. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






24. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






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






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






28. Person who purchases materials and services in the creation of a finished 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. The person in charge of recording the program onto videotape by correctly operating the VTR equipment






31. 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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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






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






40. The general aesthetics of the show






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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