Film & Video Production Final, Quiz 1
Terms
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- the final script for a movie that includes all the dialogue and action
- screenplay
- written prose that gives the story for a proposed screenplay
- treatment
- the director's breakdown of a master scene script into individual shots with particular camera angles, movements, or positions
- shooting script
- the chronological telling of events from beginning to end
- story
- the exclusive right to a publication or production
- copyright
- drawings that show the main action of a movie
- storyboards
- a brief written account of the basic idea for a story
- concept
- background material that the audience needs to know the plot
- backstory
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TRUE OR FALSE
a SHOT begins when the camera and/or videotape recorder starts recording and ends when it stops - true
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CIRCLE ONE
a group of scenes linked together by some common theme, time, idea, location, or action is a <sequence or premise> - sequence
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TRUE OR FALSE
PLOT is the way the story will be presented in the screenplay and eventually in the completed film - true
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TRUE OR FALSE
the dominant mode of motion picture storytelling throughout the world is sometimes referred to as the "classical Hollywood narrative." - true
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CHOOSE EITHER "PROTAGONIST" or "ANTAGONIST" FOR EACH BLANK
stories are often centered on a single character (the ____) who has some need or desire that drives the story forward. the basic conflict in the story springs from some c -
1. protagonist
2. antagonist -
TRUE OR FALSE
the TREATMENT does not describe the action in detail - false
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CHOOSE FROM "SHOOTING SCRIPT" AND "SCREENPLAY"
in class, when you visualized the shots for the page from Old Mother Witch, you were converting the ____ into a ____ -
1. screenplay
2. shooting script -
TRUE OR FALSE
modern DOCUMENTARIES rely more on an outline than a final script - true
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CIRCLE ONE
obtaining the right to use copyrighted material in your production can often be <expensive or reasonable> - expensive
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CIRCLE ONE
material can be used without copyright release if it is old enough to be in the <public library or public domain> - public domain
- the people who have the main speaking parts in a movie, usually the leads and the supporting cast
- principal actors
- the manager who breaks down a script and handles much of the scheduling and detail work of preproduction and production; also called the unit manager
- UPM
- manually changing the focus of a lens as a shot is in progress
- pulling focus
- a budget term that refers to expenses for the many administrative, conceptual, and creative aspects of a specific motion picture, such as writing and producing
- above-the-line
- items that are necessary to the plot of a movie
- props
- actors with five lines of dialogue or fewer in a movie
- bit player
- a large board that summarizes the scenes, locations, and actors needed for each day of movie production, or a computer-generated simulation of one
- stripboard
- the person who has the overall responsibility of making sure all shots are properly lit and composed; also called the DP
- cinematographer
- deciding who will act the various roles in a movie
- casting
- in film production, the person who does work delegated by the director, such as conducting rehearsals or directing a second unit
- assistant director
- a list posted during production to let people know when and where they should report each day
- call sheet
- the person who is in overall charge of a particular movie, especially the schedule and the money
- producer
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CIRCLE ONE
the least expensive part of the production chain is <preproduction/production/postproduction> - preproduction
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TRUE OR FALSE
producers who combine the roles of producer and director or of writer and producer are often called HYPHENATE PRODUCERS - true
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CIRCLE ONE
movies are often shot <in sequence or out of sequence> - out of sequence
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CIRCLE ONE
breaking down a script into characters, locations, costumes, and props is usually done by the <producer/director/unit production manager> - unit production manager
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CIRCLE ONE
shooting schedules are usually set up according to <location or script sequence> - location
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PLACE "SCRIPT" AND "BUDGET" IN THE BLANKS
the usual budget procedure is that the ____ is determined by the ____ -
1. budget
2. script -
TRUE OR FALSE
BELOW THE LINE expenses are related to a specific film and are creative in nature - false
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
the single factor that can have the greatest effect on a budget is the cost of the (A. crafts people) (B. sets and props) (C. above the line people) (D. equipment and film stock) - C. above the line people
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
there are several advantages to shooting in a studio, as we talked about when you toured the TUTV studio. in the following list which item is NOT an advantage? (A. control) (B. convenience) (C. realism) (D. cost) - C. realism
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CHOOSE "PROPS" OR "SET DECORATIONS"
_____ are usually thought of as items required by the plot, while _____ add to the overall feel of the scene but are not integral to the plot -
1. props
2. set decorations -
MULTIPLE CHOICE
which of the following does NOT usually involve an extensive copyright clearance process? (A. film or tape footage) (B. stock music library) (C. photograph from a book) (D. popular music) - B. stock music library