PARTS
the ARC
PRODUCTION
TOOLS
CONTINUITY
100

All the actions in the story from the beginning to the end of the film

What is the plot?

100
What the audience needs to feel okay in the end, it's the new situation resulting after the conflict in the plot.
What is the DENOUEMENT?
100
This person heads up pre-production, getting everyone on the same team.
Who is the PRODUCER?
100
This is spoken not written, and really short.
What is a PITCH?
100
A wide shot near the beginning of a scene; sshows everything clearly.
What is an ESTABLISHING SHOT?
200

The camera starts, the camera stops; one recording from a single camera.

What is a shot?

200
The part of the arc where the audience learns who is who, and gets won over by the main character.
What is EXPOSITION?
200
This person leads the shooting process.
Who is the DIRECTOR?
200
A complete visual plan for a movie, it depicts every shot.
What is a STORYBOARD?
200
This rule keeps a character facing in the same direction throughout the sequence.
What is the 180 DEGREE RULE?
300
All the story actions in a single story place and story time.
What is a scene?
300
The most intense part of the plot. It's do or die.
What is the CLIMAX?
300
This person heads up "post"
Who is the editor?
300
In this method start with 3 cards and end with all your sequences planned.
What is the CARD METHOD?
300
When you show an action happening in different angles, changing angles in the middle of the action; not before or after.
What is MATCHED ACTION?
400
A number of shots in order that show an action or actions
What is a sequence?
400
After the climax things change, take a new direction.
What is FALLING ACTION?
400
The people who act and perform on-screen.
Who is the cast?
400
This document describes ideas for the movie in sentences and paragraphs.
What is a TREATMENT?
400
The audience can see what the character is seeing.
What is an EYELINE MATCH?
500
This is a large movement in the plot, there are 3 to 5 of these in a movie.
What is an act?
500
The main character starts having some problem that gets worse and worse.
What is RISING ACTION?
500
The team behind the scenes operating equipment and such
Who is the CREW?
500
This is a word for word version of the whole movie on a document.
What is a SCREENPLAY?
500
Should not be used unless you're trying to make the audience feel uneasy- don't cut similar shots together.
What is a JUMP CUT?
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