Script Writing
Cameras and Production
Shots
SFX/VFX/CGI
Using Adobe
100

Every scene begins with one of these words, which tell us where our characters are in connection with the location.

What are INT or EXT.

100

These are different from cameras, because they are held like footballs.

What are camcorders

100

When you stand a comfortable distance away from someone, their feet are not visible, which is an example of this type of shot

What is a medium shot.

100

This person is famous for "discovering the cut"

Who is Georges Melies
100

This is the name of the effect you apply to clips in Premiere Pro to remove their background.

What is UltraKey

200

These films are typically not based off of existing IP (intellectual property)

What are independent films.

200

Our handycam camcorders have these, which help them have more stable shots.

What is a gimbal?

200

When you look at something at the front of class, or on stage, the whole body is visible, which is an example of this type of shot

What is a wide shot.

200
This famous short film is an amazing example of early SFX

What is A Trip to the Moon

200

This is a greek word, which is ironic since we often think of their statues as white marble, when really they are this.

What is Chroma

300

These films make the majority of money and typically cost in the 100s of millions

What are Major Studio Productions

300

A camera with a lens has this type of zoom.

What is optical zoom?

300

When you are flirting with someone and you think you might kiss, but you might not kiss, but you're staring into their eyes and their is awkward tension, that is an example of this type of shot

What is a close up? AKA "shooting your shot"

300

When editing basic cuts into film, you should use one of these two programs

Adobe Premier Rush, or Adobe Premiere Pro

300

This is the name for switching something on or off.

What is keying

400

This is what happens when you create a story out of pictures.

What is visual storytelling?

400

Your phone camera usually uses this kind of zoom

What is digital zoom?

400

When you use one of these it helds to make sure you shots are stable and smooth

A tripod or gimbal

400
If I made something explode in the front of class, it would be an example of this kind of film effect.

What are SFX (special fx)

400

This is the process of giving any effect a start and endpoint, where the frames in between are filled in.

What is Keyframe Animation.

500

Scripts are not written in words they are written in these

what are pictures?

500

The TV screen at the front of the class has this resolution?

4k

500

These tripod heads allow you to pan and tilt a camera smoothly

What is a fluid head?

500

The dinosaurs in the original Jurassic Park used a mix of these two effects, which was one of the first time we saw them in film.

What are VFX and CGI

500

This adobe app is built on keyframes, and is quite complicated, which is why we haven't yet explored it in class.

AE, what is After Effects.

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