Above the Line
Where do the terms "Above the Line" and "Below the Line" come from?
Budgeting
Camera Department, Lighting Department, Electrical Department and Grips.
What is the difference between the Production Designer and the Art Director?
How can a Sound Mixer record high quality dialogue?
By recording "hot" but not peaking.
What are the duties of the 2nd Assistant Camera Person?
Slate, Load film stock/cards, logs when film stock/cards are received, used and sent to development, mark actors, take notes about lens, aperture, and focal length, and oversee transportation of camera equipment from one location to another.
Who is "Above the Line"?
Directors
Screenwriters
Principal Actors
Casting Directors
What are the responsibilities of the 1st Assistant Camera Person?
Pulls focus, helps manage the camera department, goes to rental houses to test gear prior to the shoot, builds the camera, and swaps lenses
What is the job of the weapons master/armorer?
Select appropriate prop weapons for time period, maintain props, ensure they are used safely.
Why is room tone useless?
Because it doesn't match the actual shots.
How can a boom operator help the sound mixer get the best quality sound when someone shouts?
By lifting the boom right when the shouting occurs.
What are the three types of Producers?
Executive Producers, Supervising Producers, Line Producers
What can a grip handle? What can they not handle?
Can handle all non-lighting equipment.
Cannot handle lights or lighting equipment.
How is a Make-Up Artist different than a Special Effects Make-Up Artist
A Make-Up artist creates day to looks and standard bruises, while a special effects Make-Up artist creates extreme alterations and applies squibs.
What are the three positions in the Stunt Department?
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Performer, On-Set Medic
What are the responsibilities of the Gaffer?
Oversees the lighting, oversees health and safety, helps select best lights, rigging lights.
What are the duties of the Assistant Director? (4)
Is in charge of safety
Creates the shootings schedule before the shoot (stripboard)
Makes sure the team makes the day
Runs the set
What are the duties of the D.I.T.?
Dumping and managing footage, backing up footage, on-set color correction, sending files to editors, making dailies for directors
What does a shopper do?
Visits stores and rental houses to find wardrobe elements.
Monitor the budget and make final decisions about all money spent. Answer film crew salary and payroll questions. Staff the film before production begins.
What does the set costumer do?
Represents the wardrobe department on set, makes adjustments as necessary, and monitors for continuity.
What are the tools of a Script Supervisor?
Multiple Copies of the Script
A Camera
A log for recording information about each shot and take
A stopwatch
What are dailies?
Dailies are the raw footage of all shots from the day that are provided for the director and producers to review.
What does a Graphic Designer do?
Designs labels, posters, and logos to avoid copyright enfringement
What does a Dialogue Editor do?
Smoothes out transitions between clips and replaces dialogue.
What does the colorist do?
Color corrects the raw footage, and solidifies the final look of the film.