Camera Shots / Angles
Cut Types / Transitions
Lighting, Music, and Foley
Screenplays
100
What type of shot or angle is this?
High angle
100
What is the cut type used here?
A jump cut
100
What are the three elements of the 3 point lighting setup?
Key lighting, fill lighting, and back lighting
100
True or False - Professional screenplays can be written in any format and any font.
False
200
A closeup shot is defined as...
A shot containing all of the face in the frame but not much else.
200
What cut type is this?
A cutaway
200
Define diegetic and nondiegetic music
diegetic - characters on screen can hear
nondiegetic - only the audience can hear
200
What is a slug line?
A scene change line, including time of day, location, and scene name.
300
An extreme closeup shot is defined as...
A portion of the face is only shown.
300
Define a match cut.
Match cuts replicate the composition on screen between two settings, or mimics it as closely as possible. In other words, actors or objects are placed in the same arrangement but the setting changes.
300
High key lighting means that there is more or less fill light? Also what is it mostly used for?
In high key lighting there is more fill light. It is used for modeling, fashion, wedding photos, and anything uplifting in mood (all bright, white, no shadows).
300
What are the options for the first three letters of the slug line and what do they mean?
INT or EXT, for interior (inside) or exterior (outside) scenes.
400
Explain the difference between a pan and dolly.
A pan is horizontal camera movement but without changing a camera's reference point.
A dolly is when the entire camera moves
400
An L cut is when...
A J cut is when...
An L cut is when the audio from the current scene continues into the next.
A J cut is when the audio from the next scene is foreshadowed in the previous scene.
400
Why can't sounds simply be produced naturally while filming? Why do we need foley artists?
1) Often the sounds on screen are not loud enough or not dramatic / cinematic enough
2) The mic setups don't always allow for those sounds to be heard from the viewer's point of view
3) Scenes require editing and the footage is not laid out straightforwardly, so tracking the sounds accordingly would be impossible.
400
What are parentheticals? Should they be used every time?
Text indicating the way someone speaks their dialogue. No not every time, they should be saved for stronger moments.
500
Name two types of camera angles / shots that change a viewer's perspective (NOT high / low angle).
-POV
-Bird's eye view
500
1) Traditionally, when using standard cuts, they should be made when?
2) Define what B roll is.
3) Name 2 transition types
1) Cut on action, that is - a cut should change after significant movement has been made.
2) B roll is supplemental footage used to support the primary footage, such as background visuals for an explanation in an interview. It is usually a large L cut, where the spoken dialogue continues as the visuals change to reinforce the dialogue.
3) Wipe, fade to black, dissolve, etc
500
What is diegetic transfer in film music?
Can you think of an example?
When the music / soundtrack moves from the nondiegetic space (audience score only) into the diegetic space (character's can hear), or vice versa.
Big band from Blazing Saddles
500
1) When a scene follows action directly into another scene, on a script the notation is...
2) When is it often customary to write a brief personality description?
1) CONTINUOUS
2) When each character is first introduced.