Cinematography
This is the most basic form of framing where objects are placed on lines and vertices.
What is Rule of Thirds?
This is the very first part of a film, always within the first few minutes.
What is the hook?
White light is made up of these three colors.
Red, green, and blue.
This is the name of the color of white light.
What is color temperature?
This is why pre-production (and post production) are allowed so much more time than production.
What is volatility of a film set?
This is the term for when a camera physically moves forwards and backwards.
What is dollying?
Can be a win, loss, or revelation.
What is the midpoint?
This is the opening at the back of the lens that opens and closes.
What is the aperture?
This is what it's called when the microphone is pointed at an actor: they are...
What is on mic?
This is the first person hired/brought on to a new film project once the script is finished.
Who is the producer?
Director Wes Anderson and Stanley Kubrick are famous for this type of framing.
What is one point perspective?
This is the ending of a film.
What is the resolution?
Most films shoot at this many frames per second.
What is 24 frames?
These are the titles that DP, AD, and AC stand for.
What is Director of Photography, Assistant Director, and Assistant Camera?
What does an X symbolize in a shotlist?
What is crossing?
This is used to measure the zoom of a lens.
What is focal length?
This is the point at which the main character's life will never be the same.
What is plot point one?
This is the piece of the camera that turns light into digital data.
What is the sensor?
This is what nose room indicates.
What is the direction of the action?
These are the 6 Ss of pre-production.
Schematics, shotlist, storyboards, shooting script, script breakdowns, schedule
These are the two properties of lenses.
What are field of view and foreground/background compression?
This is the optional moment in a film where the main character's refusal to answer the call to adventure is ignored.
What is the call doesn't care and knows where you live?
These are the three ways inside the camera to control exposure.
What are ISO, shutter speed, and F-Stop
These are the three ways outside the camera to control exposure.
What are ND filters, shaping the light, and lighting?
This is the sheet sent out to the crew that contains all the information for the next day on set.
What is a call sheet?