Scripted
This is what V.O. stands for in a script.
A recurring music piece or sound that is associated with a particular person, idea, setting, or situation.
A leitmotif
A pilot episode that starts the conflict of the show, without which the show would not exist.
Premise Pilot
All TV shows start with this.
Teaser / Cold Open
What plot driven reason would the filmmakers have for showing this as the opening scene? (What is it showing us?)
It shows what it was like for the people who were not snapped. It hits the audience with strong emotions about the effects of the snap with having Hawkeye's family disappear. It shows us Hawkeye's life when he is not in the Avengers.
What characteristics can we get about Douglas from this scene?
Douglas is careless, selfish, inappropriate, obnoxious, and outrageous.
This is the only time a characters name does not appear in all caps in a script.
Dialogue lines
Films that are known for low budgets and showed that anyone could make films.
Independent (Indie) Films
A “Case of the Week” style show
A Procedural Show
This is the storyline of the secondary characters or the personal conflict in a TV show.
B Storyline
What is the conflict that is being established by this opening sequence?
His struggle to get people to listen to or care about his music.
What are two things the scene does to show that Shaun has Autism?
Shaun is Autistic / has poor social skills
Shown: He does not look at people directly. He is blunt. He does not talk to the parents. The visuals shown on screen: eidetic memory.
The part of the script that starts with INT. or EXT.
The Slugline / Scene Heading
What film movement, that started before WWI, was distinguished by its gothic and dark style with brooding imagery and colored filters.
German Expressionism
Period of TV when people wanted to forget what was going on in the real world.
This is the amount of acts a hour-long TV script has.
6 Acts
Besides the setting, what is at least one element of the film that is being established with this opening scene?
The ambiance. The tone. The mood. Tension
What can we tell about Charlie’s friends based on what they do or say about his illiteracy problem?
(Say a character trait)
His friends are insensitive, unsupportive, and uncaring.
This is the purpose of a parenthetical in a script.
Ex.
TOM
(Wheezing)
How am I supposed to keep up with you?
They give direction to a specific character
A period of film that started after WWII that explored themes of violence, radicalized youth culture and the country’s apparent delinquency epidemic.
Japanese New Wave
What would be the formula for the following show:
The 100 is set 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet. In the first episode, the juvenile's are sent to Earth.
The 100 is a (One-Hour / Half-Hour) + (single-cam / multi-cam / procedural) + (comedy / drama / crime drama) + with a (Premise / Non-premise) pilot
The 100 is a one-hour, single cam, drama with a premise pilot.
This is the amount of story beats in a 3 act screenplay.
8 beats
What do these parallel clips show us?
Character, Setting, Change in world, Conflict
What is the tone of Kino Loy’s speech?
commanding, direct, passionate, earnest
When you would see (CONT'D) in a script.
When someone's dialogue is interrupted by something like description, actions, or a page break.
One of the newest movements of film that uses dream-like sequences to present so-called “uncomfortable” realities about how black people are treated that the broader public can’t seem to digest.
Afro-Surrealism
What did the show: The Sopranos start in TV?
It started people taking TV more seriously. More talent and more quality shows.
This is the beat in a screenplay where all hope is lost and the protagonist is furthest from their goal.
2nd Act Break
What is the tone of Samwise’s speech and the scenes that are overlayed on it?
Hopeful, Uplifting
Why would the show start with this scene?Watch the opening scene of Gotham's pilot episode and answer the question that follows.
Shows the city of Gotham, the atmosphere. Sets the mood/tone. Establishes a side character.