Terms A-E
used to suggest that an actor should pause before continuing, will be placed in parenthesis
What is Beat?
The picture stops moving, becoming a still photograph, and holds for a period of time
What is FREEZE FRAME?
a series of images showing a theme, a contradiction, or the passage of time
What Is MONTAGE?
Point of View. Puts the camera in the perspective of something or someone
POV
Voice Over
What is V.O.?
scene description, character movement, and sounds described in the screenplay
What is Action?
A transition that is usually used in a short ellipses of time
What is JUMP CUT TO?
FREE BE (TYPE "FREE BE" FOR CREDIT)
FREE BE
An especially sharp transition
What is SMASH-CUT?
The image seems to close in on an object or person
What is ZOOM?
a shot from a distance that establishes the location; it shows the viewer where we are
What is Establishing Shot?
used as a transition or at the start of the slug line to indicate a sequence that happened in the past; may be followed by BACK TO PRESENT DAY
What is FLASHBACK?
Off Screen or Off Camera
What is O.S./O.C?
The text at the beginning of a scene that briefly describes location and time of day
What is SLUGLINE?
SURPRISE! When you cut to later in the scene
What is TIME CUT?
exterior setting: the scene takes place outdoors
What is EXT.?
interior setting: the scene occurs in is indoors
What is INT.?
SURPRISE! The space of the frame split in two
What is SPLIT SCREEN SHOT?
Camera movement involving the camera turning on a stationary axis
What is PAN?
A transition in which one scene "wipes away" for the next
What is WIPE TO?
Indicates a shot that focuses in closely on a particular subject, character, or action.
What is CUT TO?
an editing transition whereby an image gradually appears or disappears?
What is FADE IN/FADE OUT?
A transition often used to compare two completely unrelated things.
What is MATCH CUT TO?
A description in parenthesis that would illustrate a point/emotion
What is PARENTHETICAL?
Camera is placed a very long distance from the subject or action
What is XLS?