Shot Types
Film Production
Scripts and Storyboards
Shooting
Animation
200

This shot focus on a very small part of a subject. It feels claustrophobic. 

Extreme Close-up

200

This stage of film production involves the planning process and execution of every task that must take place before production begins, including writing the script, getting financing, hiring staff and creating storyboards.

Pre-Production

200

The part of the script that usually comes directly after the slugline is:

Action (Description)

200

A shot that is used to show where a scene takes place is called an:

Establishing Shot
200

Creating one image for every two frames of animation is called:

Animation on Twos

400

This shot shows mostly the space the subject is in with the subject being extremely small. 

Extreme Long Shot

400

This stage of film production involves the editing of the film, including adding music and sound effects.

Post-Production

400

An arrow coming from a subject in a storyboard is telling us what?

The direction it is moving

400

The 180-degree rule states that when shooting two characters you should always do what?

Stay on one side of them. 

400

An animator is creating a 5-second Lego stop-motion animated sequence at 30 frames per second. She is animating on twos. How many pictures will she need to take?

75

600

This shot shows the subject from the waist to the top of their head. 

Medium or Mid Shot

600

This stage of film production involves working with actors and shooting film footage, either on location or in a sound stage. 

Production

600

The part of a screenplay that opens every scene and tells you information about the setting is:

Slugline
600

The three most important elements to include when you slate a scene are:

Production Title, Scene and Take.

600

An animator is creating a 10-second rotoscoped animated sequence at 24 frames per second. He is animating on ones. How many pictures will he need to take?

240

800

This angle places the camera below the subject looking up

Low angle shot

800

The person usually considered the author of a film is...

the Director

800

The part of a screenplay that tells us how a character might deliver a line is called:

Parenthetical

800

Elliptical Editing is used to do what to the story of your film.

Speed it up, cut out the unnecessary parts.

800

The tool in Adobe Animate that smoothly creates motion between two frames is called:

Classic Tween

1000

This is a shot where we see through the eyes of one of the characters.

Point-of-view shot. 

1000

During production, shooting a scene from multiple angles to give the editor maximum flexibility in creating a scene is called:

Shooting Coverage

1000

The four parts of short film structure are:


Establish the story's world, Introduce and Develop Conflict, Climax, Payoff

1000

The purpose of using the slate is:

Sync sound or label your shots for ease of editing. 

1000

The Four Main stages of a traditional animated walk cycle are: 

Contact, Recoil, Passing, High Point