Jobs On Set
Pre-Production
3 Act Structure
Cinematography
The Basics
100

This person is in charge of the frame and the camera

Director of photography/cinematographer

100

This is the top down view of the set with blocking and camera placement

Schematics

100

This is the very first part of a film, always within the first few minutes

The hook

100

This is the most basic form of framing where objects are planed on lines and verticies

Rule of thirds

100

White light is made up of these three colors

Red, green, blue

200

This person is in charge of the actors

Director

200

This is a drawing or 3D rendering of each shot for planning framing

Storyboards

200

Can be a win, loss, revelation, or a combination of those

The midpoint

200

This is the term for when a camera physically moves forwards and backwards

Dolly

200

This is the opening at the back of the lens that opens and closes

Iris/aperture
300

The first job hired for a film once the script has been purchased

The Producer

300

This is approximately how long a 97 page film would be when turned into a film

97 minutes

300

This is the point where our main character faces their final obstacle

The climax

300

This is the term for a camera rotating up and down

Tilting

300

Most films shoot at this many frames per second

24

400

This person is in charge of focusing the camera

1st Assistant Camera

400

The script is considered which step in pre-production

Step zero

400

This is the point at which the main character's life will never be the same

Plot point 1

400

This is used to measure the "zoom" of a lens

Focal length

400

This is the piece of the camera that turns light into digital data

The sensor

500

Secret Bonus: this is Benji's favorite movie

The Shawshank Redemption

500

Once the script is finished and pre-production has begun, a new scene added directly after the seventh scene would be labeled as this

7A
500

This is the optional moment in a film where the main character's refusal to answer the call to adventure is ignored

The call doesn't care about your feelings and knows where you live

500

These are the two properties of lenses

Foreground/background compression and field of view

500

These are the three ways inside of the camera to control exposure

Shutter speed/angle, ISO, aperture

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