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A shot of a detail within
your scene other than the characters' faces.
Cutaway
A dramatic event in which the action, decisions, or revelations of that moment move the plot forward either by intensifying it or by sending it in a new direction.
Narrative Beat
The coordination of the movements of the
actors in the scene.
Blocking
Which shot usually takes the longest to setup?
The first one
Dailies
Takes edited together to be reviewed for coverage and performance.
The middle part of the story.
A prose description of the plot, written in the present tense, as the film will unfold for the audience, scene by scene.
Treatment
Who makes sure releases are signed?
Producer
Who should have an area to rest on set?
Talent
Assembly cut
First version of the cut created by the editor, using the script.
Illusion of a three-
dimensional world (height, width, and
depth) on a two-dimensional screen
surface.
Deep space
It is both a literary manuscript, conveying the dramatic story for a reader, and a technical document that anticipates the logistics of the production process and allows everyone involved in your project to see what they need to do.
Screenplay
A character purely reacting to the
moment.
Reaction shot
Points out any safety concerns at the top of the day...
First AD
Rough cut
Can have several versions, but usually involves the feedback of the director and others. Everything has been completed except for grading and mastering.
Provides a place for the scene or film to end.
Resolution
A list of all the shots that make up the film in the order in which they will be shot.
Shot list
After wrapping for the day, most important to...
Offload footage
The only person that should be speaking to Talent.
Director
Alternating between the two reverse shot angles (singles or OTS).
Shot-reverse-shot
A term derived from a French
theatrical phrase which means
“put on stage”
Mise-en-scene
Drawings of each scene from a bird's eye perspective; they help figure out important details like the axis of action, camera placement, and character blocking (the movement of your characters in the space).
Overheads
"Speed"
Sound Recordist
"Camera set"
DP
English film director and producer, explains now that we shoot digitally there is more opportunity to use more cuts in this type of scene, accelerating it.
Action scene.