What / When Q's
What is an action?
= scene description, character movement, and sounds described in the screenplay
Fade out
an editing transition whereby an image gradually disappears on the screen; usually a film script ends with this
T or F : V.O stands for voice over?
True - a voice over is when the voice of someone not seen in the image who is describing or commenting on the image that is taking place; often this is the character’s thoughts not said out loud
Montage
a series of shots, usually without dialogue, which quickly tells a section of the story. In Rocky, when Rocky goes through his training for the championship fight in a training montage -- we see (push-ups, pull-ups, running, sparring, etc.) a series of shots which condense time (these all occur over a two-week period in real time) down to a few seconds or minutes on screen
What is an beat?
= used to suggest that an actor should pause before continuing; “beat” will be placed in parentheses – ex: (beat
Fade in / fade too
an editing transition whereby an image gradually appears on the screen; usually a film script begins with this.
T or F : A slug line is written in all caps?
True - = the text in ALL CAPS at the beginning of a scene that described the location and time of day; slug lines are always short and direct and begin with either “INT.” or “EXT.”, ex: INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Pan
the camera moves across something; whip/swish/flash pan is when the camera moves quickly across something; a slow pan is when the camera moves slowly across something. Ex: "We PAN down a row of baseball players on the bench.", the camera moves down the row of players
When you mention a character's name in what format do they appear?
in all caps Ex: EMMA
Cut to or dissolve too
simply a change in scene. We can either quickly "cut" to a new scene (immediate), or we can "dissolve"-- a slow blackening of the screen, followed by a slow re-lighting in the new scene
T or F : There is only one type of shot?
False - one image; there are many, many, many different types of shots
Intercut Between
Used to show different scenes happening at the same time. Like a boy eavesdropping on his parents, a phone call in two different places, or the murder of all the mob bosses in town during a baptism.
What is an establishing shot?
a shot from a distance that establishes the location; it shows the viewer where we are
Slug line
the text in ALL CAPS at the beginning of a scene that described the location and time of day; slug lines are always short and direct and begin with either “INT.” or “EXT.”, ex: INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
T or F : O.C stands for Off caught?
False it stands for off camera
Jump to Cut
a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time.
What is an flashback?
used as a transition or at the start of the slug line to indicate a sequence that happened in the past; may be followed by BACK TO PRESENT DAY
Scene
an event that takes place in one location or time; every time you change location or time it’s a new scene; scenes are indicated by slug lines
T or F : A parenthetical is a director for the actor to deliver their lines in a certain way
True - direction for the actor to deliver their lines in a particular way; ex: (calmly) or (softly)
Shooting Script
This is the truly final draft used on set by the production people, actors, and director to make the movie from the screenplay.