Vocabulary
Three-Act Structure
Hero's Journey
Transitions
actions/ guess the emotion
100

Category of a movie, such as action, or horror

Genre

100

The longest act of a movie

Act II

100

How many steps are in the Hero's Journey?

5

100

EXT.

Exterior

100

Crossed arms, narrowing of eyes, Shaking fists

anger

200

A sentence that describes the overall story of a movie

logline

200

name the 4 things we see in Act I

Setting, protagonist, antagonist, Conflict

200

The Moment in a hero/ heroine's journey when he or she is removed from everyday life.

Call to adventure

200

an abrupt transition from one scene to another

Cut

200

Shaky voice, curled up knees, lowered head

Sad

300

Structure that all Hollywood movies use composed of the setting, conflict, and resolution

Three-Act Structure

300

Where do we find the climax and resolution

Act III

300

What is the last step of the Hero's Journey

Return to the ordinary world

300

When one scene slowly fades into another scene

Dissolve

300

Grinning, Arms swinging, giggling

Excited, happy

400

The dominant problem.

Complication in film that requires immediate attention.

A Side-Story

Central conflict

Complication

Sub-plot

400

What is the role of of Act II

to show all of the steps the protagonist takes to defeat the antagonist and solve the conflict.

400

The way the character changes in the movie through the hero's journey. Involves personal struggles and internal conflict.

Character Arc

400

How do we write interior in a slug line

INT.

400

Wide eyes, dropped jaw, Gasping

Surprise

500

Slug line

Capitalized text that tells when and where a scene takes place

500

Where does Act 1 end in Home Alone

When Kevin announces for the second time, "I Made my family Disappear!"

500

Road of trials

every step the hero uses to achieve his/her goals

500

When should you use a fade transition

To show a passing of time

500

Wide eyes, rapid breathing, trembling

fear