Keychains
Concepts
Screenplay
Producing
Director's Prep
100
How long a good short should be.
What is 5 min.
100
Above all, your film concept should be this?
What is short and doable.
100
Before writing be sure to have one of these so you actually finish.
What is a deadline.
100
A producer is in charge of this.
What is everything, the entire production.
100
A director is in charge of preparing this before shooting.
What is a shotboard.
200
Improv is overrated. Always use this to ensure a great short.
What is a screenplay.
200
This is a good way to come up with a concept for a short film.
What is watch snippets of feature films OR free write.
200
Keep the audience on its toes, be sure to use at least on of these in your screenplay.
What is a reversal.
200
Above all, crew members must be this.
What is reliable.
200
While planning a shooting a director must be sure to get all the necessary action, dialogue and angles, in other words, get enough of this.
What is coverage.
300
Who will do most, if not all, of the work and jobs on your film.
Who is you.
300
Do work too hard in coming up with an idea, do this instead.
What is make an adaptation (spoof).
300
These are the three parts of screenplay formatting.
What are sluglines, stage direction, and dialogue.
300
These are two of the most important positions on a crew.
What is associate producer, assistant director, camera operator, sound engineer.
300
Good preparation does this.
What is save time and improve creativity.
400
When shooting your short try to film it in why kind of a time span?
What is three days or as short a time span as possible.
400
Every concept should center around this.
What is a problem/conflict.
400
Always start your screenplay in media res, which means.
What is in the middle of things.
400
A good location should have this.
What is PANT: power, access, noise, traffic.
400
A director's job is to transform _______ into ________.
What are words into visuals.
500
When making a short always leave adequate for this vital process.
What is editing.
500
This will provide the first specific but brief snapshot of your short.
What is a treatment.
500
A good screenplay will emphasize visuals, dialogue or both.
What are visuals.
500
When a director asks an actor to try a take again in another way, they use this.
What is a redirect.
500
A shotboard is a combination of these two elements.
What is a storyboard and shotlist.
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