Final Study Guide, Part 3: Visual & Story Structure

Pt III:  Visual & Story Structure

1.The smallest unit of film, 24 to 30 run through a projector every second.

2. A brief (one or two sentences) description of the basic story, idea or concept of a film.

3. Places in a story or film where something significant happens to turn the story or protagonist in another direction.

4. The person or thing that causes conflict for the protagonist, often the "bad guy."

5. The personal change a character goes through from the beginning of a film to the end.

6. The main character of a story or film, who the story is about.

7. The smallest unit of visual story on the screen, what editors use to put films together. 

8. A story unit where a bit of drama is played out in continuous time.

9. Classic story structure, with a Set-up, Conflict, and Resolution.

10. Any fictional film, as opposed to documentary or reality TV.

11. The graphic-novel-like drawing that shows what is to be shot and how, usually includes specific camera angles and movements.

12. The term that defines the catagory of a film, such as horror, romance or action.

13. A scene that jumps into the past or the future.

14. Spoken dialogue that describes the visual scene, but is recorded by an actor or other speaker after the scene is shot and put onto the soundtrack during editing.

Pt 3: Visual & Story Structure: Answers

1. Frame (noun)

2. Synopsis

3. Plot Points

4. Antagonist

5. Character Arc

6. Protagonist

7. Shot

8. Scene

9. Three Act Structure

10. Narrative

11. Storyboard

12. Genre

13. Flashback or Flashforward

14. Voiceover Narration

Final Study Guide, Part 2: Production Phases & Occupations

Part II: Production Phases and Occupations

1. Someone who writes screenplays, that is, scripts for film and television.

2. A final stage in the production of a film or a television program, occurring after the action has been filmed or videotaped and typically involving editing and the addition of soundtracks and visual effects.

3. A photographer who operates a movie camera. 

4.  Actors without speaking roles used as “background” or in crowd scenes. Not mentioned in the film credits.

5. The person who makes the ultimate creative decisions about the look of a film, and works with actors to get the best performance.

6. An electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set. 

7. Runs the set, plans the cost-efficient scheduling of locations and talent, schedules the days’ shooting and is responsible for carrying out the director’s instructions. 

8. The actors in a movie with speaking roles.

9. The phase of film production in which the major scenes with the lead actors movie are actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production. Also known as the “principal photography” phase.

10. Film crew member who moves or sets up track for camera equipment, installs rigging for lights or sets or moves production equipment.

11.  Someone who creates the conditions for making movies. They co-ordinate, supervise and control matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors. They are involved throughout all phases of the film-making process from development to completion of a project.

12. The planning stage of a film or television program involving script rewriting, budgeting, hiring crew, scheduling, casting, storyboarding, set/costume design and location selection.

13. A cinematographer responsible to the director for achieving optimum image on film. Selects the camera and lighting equipment and supervises camera and lighting crews for each shot.

14. The phase of film production in which the movie is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production. Also known as the “principal photography” phase.

15. A person in charge of keeping track of the props of a production as well as obtaining or purchasing them. 

16. People on or near a set who are not part of the cast or crew.

17. First phase of production process, where ideas and characters are fleshed out, and scripts are written.

18. Person who assembles the shot footage into a film, adds sound, titles, sound FX.

19. Person who finds and secures locations for a shoot. They are responsible for any problems that arise between the location community and the film crew.

20. Person who takes careful production notes to make sure that errors do not occur during filming (such as actors suddenly changing positions from take to take) and makes detailed production reports.

21. Everyone working on a film set who are not the cast or talent.

22. The phase of production where a finished film is marketed and leased to a theater or other venue.

23. Plans how to mic the scenes. May operate the mic boom and records dialogue.

Pt 2: Production Phases & Occupations

1. Screenwriter

2. Post Production

3. Camera Operator

4. Extras

5. Director

6. Gaffer

7.  Assistant Director

8. Cast or Talent

9. Production

10. Grip

11. Producer

12. Preproduction

13. Director of Photography or DP

14. Production

15. Prop Master

16. Civilians

17. Development

18. Editor

19. Location Manager

20. Continuity or Script Supervisor

21. Crew

22. Distribution

23. Sound Operator

1st Semester Final Study Guide: Part 1, Camera Angles

Here it is, your study guide! It will be available through finals week and beyond, (except when finals are actually given, just in case you were tempted to call up this page on your cell phone, which you shouldn't be using in class anyhow). The answers are below, you may have to scroll a bit to read them.

Best of luck to all of you, my wonderful students! You have great brains and you will do just fine.

Ms Hawks

Pt 1:  Camera Angles & Techniques

1. Camera angle which shows an object in great detail, such as a bit of a face, like an eye that fills the screen.

2. Camera angle where the camera is placed near the ground and shoots up.

3. Camera movement that focuses in or out to make an object larger or smaller.

4. Camera movement where the camera is moved upward or downward along a vertical axis.

5. A camera shot taken as if through a character’s eyes.

6. A camera shot where a subject enters or exits the frame while the camera is in a fixed position.

7. A camera shot where the subject is kept inside the frame as they move about. 

 8. A camera shot where camera is positioned behind someone’s shoulder, usually as they have a conversation with a second subject.

9. A camera shot where a subject’s entire body is in the frame, with head and feet near the top and bottom of the frame.

10. Camera angle where an object fills the screen, or a face is shot from the neck up.

11. Camera angle that shows a scene from a distance, so that most of the scene is on the screen and location is easily understood.

12. Camera angle where the camera is elevated and shoots down.

13. Camera movement where the camera is pushed toward or away from the filmed object. 

14. To turn or rotate a camera horizontally. 

15. A camera shot taken of a subject from about the waist up.

16. A camera shot where a subject enters the frame and the camera then follows their movements.

17. A camera angle where the camera is slanted and not level with the horizon.

18. Camera shots where two characters’ views of each other are shown, often used in conversation and often using two cameras.

19. Angle that is taken from the ground, filming straight up. 

20. Guideline of filming that states that two subjects in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other, and that the camera always stays within the same imaginary half circle around them.

21. Angle that is taken from the air, or up high, filming straight down.

22. Camera movement that follows alongside a subject as they move, or moves around their body.

23. Framing a subject from the chest up.

24. Usually the first shot of a film, that shows where the film takes place and gives the setting, and often, the main character or characters.

25. One continuous shot where the actors play out an entire scene, shot in wide angle.

Pt 1: Camera Angles & Techniques: Answers

1. Extreme Closeup

2. Low Angle

3. Zoom

4. Tilt

5. POV/Point of View

6. Let In or Let Out

7. Follow shot

8. Over the Shoulder

9. Full Shot

10. Close up or Choker

11. Wide Angle

12. High Angle

13. Dolly

14. Pan

15. Medium Shot

16. Let In and Follow

17. Canted or Dutch Angle

18. Reverse shots

19. Worm's Eye View

20. 180 Degree Rule

21. Birds' Eye View

22. Track or Truck

23. Medium Close Up or Bust Shot

24. Establishing Shot

25. Master Shot