EQUIPMENT
STOP MOTION 101
MOVIE CHARACTERS
PRE-PRODUCTION
POST-PRODUCTION
15

Used to pick up and record the audio for a film.

What is a microphone?

15

The number of frames per second used in OUR films.

What is 15?

15

The name of Wallace's canine best buddy.

Who is Gromit?

15

A document similar to a comic book based on a film's script.

What is a storyboard?

15

Audio files added into a movie to enhance the actions on-screen.

What are sound effects?

30

The piece of gear used to capture the images for a film.

What is a camera?
30

The number of frames used in professional films.

What is 24?

30

This little sheep is always causing trouble.

Who is Shaun?

30

The usual way a filmmaker would try to sell their idea to a studio to produce.

What is a pitch?

30

Included at the end of the movie, this lists the names of everyone involved in creating the film.

What are credits?

40

These control the brightness and shadows on a film set.

What are lights?

40

The number of frames you capture for 9 words of dialogue.

What is 45?

40

The main character in this movie has blue hair and wears a yellow jacket.

Who is Coraline?

40

The document to determine what order to record each shot of a film.

What is a shot list?

40

Visual elements added during editing that couldn't be captured while filming, for example an explosion or a magic portal.

What are special effects?

45

You put the camera on this to keep it at the right height and steady.

What is a tripod?

45

It typically takes a crew this long to make a 90-minute stop motion film.

What is 3.5 years?

45

The tech-savvy Master Builder with colourful hair in The LEGO Movie.

Who is Wyldstyle a.k.a Lucy?

45

A story element that's typically introduced in the beginning - it prevents our protagonist from reaching their goal.

What is the conflict?
45

This backdrop will be replaced with other images using the "Chroma Key" tool.

What is a green screen?

60

An editor couldn't do their job without this.

What is a computer?

60

A 2-minute movie at 15 frames per second would have this many frames in total.

What is 1,800?

60

The rag doll from Halloween Town who is too shy to confess her love for the movie's main character.

Who is Sally?

60
Stylistic choices to determine the look of a certain shot, including Wide, Close-up, and Over-the-Shoulder.

What are shot types?

60

This person creates original music for a movie.

Who is the composer?