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






2. 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.






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






4. The actual shooting of the program






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






14. The portion of the program that you can see






15. The portion of a program that you can hear






16. 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.






17. Process of cutting between cameras






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






25. The general aesthetics of the show






26. Process of cutting between cameras






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






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 collective name given to all the talent participating in a production






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






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






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






33. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






35. The portion of a program that you can hear






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






37. The portion of the program that you can see






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






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






40. A signal that implies something specific is to happen






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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