Jobs On Set
This person is in charge of the frame and the camera
Director of photography/cinematographer
This is the top down view of the set with blocking and camera placement
Schematics
This is the very first part of a film, always within the first few minutes
The hook
This is the most basic form of framing where objects are planed on lines and verticies
Rule of thirds
White light is made up of these three colors
Red, green, blue
This person is in charge of the actors
Director
This is a drawing or 3D rendering of each shot for planning framing
Storyboards
Can be a win, loss, revelation, or a combination of those
The midpoint
This is the term for when a camera physically moves forwards and backwards
Dolly
This is the opening at the back of the lens that opens and closes
The first job hired for a film once the script has been purchased
The Producer
This is approximately how long a 97 page film would be when turned into a film
97 minutes
This is the point where our main character faces their final obstacle
The climax
This is the term for a camera rotating up and down
Tilting
Most films shoot at this many frames per second
24
This person is in charge of focusing the camera
1st Assistant Camera
The script is considered which step in pre-production
Step zero
This is the point at which the main character's life will never be the same
Plot point 1
This is used to measure the "zoom" of a lens
Focal length
This is the piece of the camera that turns light into digital data
The sensor
Secret Bonus: this is Benji's favorite movie
The Shawshank Redemption
Once the script is finished and pre-production has begun, a new scene added directly after the seventh scene would be labeled as this
This is the optional moment in a film where the main character's refusal to answer the call to adventure is ignored
The call doesn't care about your feelings and knows where you live
These are the two properties of lenses
Foreground/background compression and field of view
These are the three ways inside of the camera to control exposure
Shutter speed/angle, ISO, aperture