Equipment and Gear
A triangle shaped tool used to hold a camera steadily in one place.
What is a tripod?
The main character of our film.
Who is Charlie?
The famous film studio, founded in 1912, that used a roaring lion as its mascot.
What is MGM? (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Someone who creates sound effects.
What is a Foley Artist?
This term describes the process of selecting and combining shots to create a cohesive film.
What is editing?
The name of the device used to sync audio and video at the start of a film take.
What is a Clapboard?
The final line of the film.
What is 'Love, Dad'
The first feature-length animated film
What is Snow White and the 7 Dwarves?
Craft Services provides this.
What is food?
This term describes the main character in a film.
What is a protagonist?
Basically sunglasses for a camera.
What is an ND filter?
Charlie's dad.
Who is Henry?
The year the first ever movie (moving picture) was created.
What is 1878?
DP stands for ______ and their role is to _______.
Secondary footage that enhances your main video clips.
What is B-roll?
A piece of equipment that is used to move a camera smoothly along tracks.
What is a dolly?
The sneakiest most cunning Callahan there ever was.
Who is Raymond?
The first movie with synchronized dialogue came out in this year.
This person is in charge of overseeing the film’s budget, schedule, and overall production.
What is a Producer?
This term refers to the process of adjusting the color balance in a film during post-production.
What is color-grading?
The type of microphone that is commonly clipped onto an actor’s clothing for capturing dialogue.
What is a lavalier microphone?
The year William is running from the Western Wardens.
What is 1885?
The company that produced the first commercially available digital camera.
What is Kodak?
PA stands for this.
(bonus point if you can tell me what they do.)
What is a Production Assistant?
This term refers to a small part of a larger crew. Often used in small locations, tight schedules, and low budgets.
What is a Skeleton Crew?