Genres
Cinematic Elements
Types of Film Shots
Script Writing
Post Production Vocab
100

This genre focuses on people and how they change

What is Drama? 

100

This is the part of the story where the world is set up and the characters are introduced

What is the beginning? 

100

This type of shot is often referred to as the "god shot" 

What is a straight down shot? 

100

This is how characters communicate on screen

What is dialogue? 

100

Point of the clip where the new clip starts

What is the Cut in?

200

This genre is fast paced, high energy, and usually has non-stop motion

What is Action? 

200

This part of the story is where events start developing for and around the main character

What is the middle? 

200

This type of shot allows you to see the whole object or person and what is behind them

What is a long shot? 

200

This is what the characters are passionate about

What is/are Intentions? 

200

Point of the clip where the new clip ends 

What is the Cut Out? 

300

This genre focuses on one person or even and the goal is to educate

What is a documentary? 

300

This part of the story is where the quest of the main character has resolved

What is the end? 

300

This type of shot often has the camera looking upward to resemble power or authority 

What is a low angle shot? 

300

This screen writing element is a description of what the characters are doing

What is action? 

300

To change the size of a clip 

What is Resize? 

400

This genre is exaggerated, can be physical and often has a happy ending

What is Comedy? 

400

This character has the most dramatic need in the film

What is the protagonist? 

400

This type of shot allows you to see about half of the person from the waist up

What is a medium shot? 

400

INT. means this in a film script

What is Interior? 

400

To remove audio from a clip

What is Audio Detach? 

500

This genre is the oldest and most recognizable in American Films 

What is Western? 

500

This character tries to prevent characters from achieving their goals 

What is the Antagonist? 

500

This type of shot is when the camera moves to follow the action 

What is a tracking shot? 

500

This screen writing element gives the location and time of the scene

What is the slug line? 

500

Tool used in video editing to split up a video

What is the blade?