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It is the heart of any good film. Artists Story Visual Effects Sound Design Story
This is the part where it brings some kind of catharsis in the story. Setup Confrontation Resolution Pre-Production Resolution
This is the big moment to which you’ve been building up all along – the final battle. Money Shot Start Middle Finale Finale
The study, interpretation, and evaluation of a film and its place in cinema history. Movie Review Film Production Film Criticism Film Studies Film Criticism
This usually offers interpretation of its meaning, analysis of its structure and style, judgement of its worth by comparison with other films,. Film Production Movie Review Film Criticism Film Studies Film Criticism
A range of different tools that you can use to explain how film works Movie Review Film Criticism Film Studies Film Theory Film Theory
The idea that the director is the single misunderstood artistic genius responsible for creating a movie, instead of the thousands of other people typically involved. Auteur theory Feminism Cognitive theory Deconstruction Auteur theory
Using science such as neuroscience and psychology to help explain how audiences watch and understand films. Auteur theory Deconstruction Feminism Cognitive theory Cognitive theory
Not simply dismantling films but dismantling the ways you think about and interpret them. Auteur theory Deconstruction Cognitive theory Feminism Deconstruction
Study of film as an element of patriarchy, or structural male superiority over women. Auteur theory Feminism Cognitive theory Deconstruction Feminism
Focusing on the formal properties of film to understand how it’s different from other artistic media. Structuralism Feminism Semiotics Formalism Formalism
Part of the story where characters, setting and genre established. Middle Start End Plot Twist Start
The study of how film works like a language, using signs symbols and formal structures to convey meaning. Semiotics Feminism Structuralism Formalism Semiotics
Part of the story where problems are encountered. Plot Twist Middle Start End Middle
Part of the story where the problems are solved, and equilibrium is resolved. Start End Middle Plot Twist End
An old principle widely adhered to in storytelling today. Story Structure 5-Act Structure Novels 3-Act Structure 3-Act Structure
This man made the ancient storytelling tool unique for screenwriters in 1978 with the publishing of his book, Screenplay. Bong Go Syd Field James Cameron Sigmund Freud Syd Field
This involves introduction of the characters, their story world, and some kind of inciting incident. Resolution Confrontation Setup Pre-Production Setup
This is the main chunk of the story and often leads us to the worst possible thing that can happen to the character. Resolution Setup Pre-Production Confrontation Confrontation
This character comes into focus on the 2nd act then will later help the protagonist to learn the theme. NPC Character B Story Character Side Character A Story Character B Story Character
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Shooting is organized according to the practicalities of location and availability of cast rather than the unfolding of the story. True False True
Action and movement inconsistencies are the most common continuity errors in film and TV. True False False
Acting continuity include actors using a different hand when picking up a prop or looking in a slightly different direction in each take when delivering lines to an off-camera character, creating a fluctuating point-of-view. True False True
Examples of errors in time continuity include significant changes in weather or season, or different lengths of shadows between shots. True False True
Technically, any film shorter than 30 minutes will qualify as a short film for the film festivals, such as Sundance, whilst any film with a run-time under 20minutes is eligible for the shorts categories at the Academy Awards. True False False
The 10-minute range is just enough to allow for the audience to get to know the personalities for the characters involved, and to allow for character development and for detailed storylines to play out. True False True
You can get rid of the unnecessary parts of the film by showing your treatment to people and asking for honest feedback. True False True
Examples of errors between takes include different color mugs being used throughout a scene, or different numbers of buttons being buttoned on an actor’s coat. Prop and Costume Continuity Acting Continuity Time Continuity Prop and Costume Continuity
Filmmakers often shoot several takes of the same shot to give editors as many options as possible during post-production. Time Continuity Acting Continuity Camera and Audio Continuity Prop and Costume Continuity Acting Continuity
This type of continuity includes significant changes in weather or season, or different lengths of shadows between shots. Time Continuity Acting Continuity Prop and Costume Continuity Camera and Audio Continuity Time Continuity
Filmmakers need to take special care to ensure they’re using the same equipment and correct settings for each shot in a scene Time Continuity Acting Continuity Prop and Costume Continuity Camera and Audio Continuity Camera and Audio Continuity
Production designers prepare a continuity breakdown during pre-production; this is a document which analyses the script in terms of cast, actions, wardrobe and props in scenes and story days. True False False
A lapse in the self-consistency of the scene or story being portrayed. Log line Movie Mistake Continuity Error Screenplay Continuity Error
The scripty’s bible is a log of everything filmed on set, shot by shot, with various notes. True False True
Front page is an overview of all the notes that relate to every shot that was done as well as every take for a specific scene. True False False
A script supervisor can circle the director’s favorite takes so the editor can immediately use it without needing to go through every shot. True False True
Log line is a reference of the shots taken on any given day, in the order they were shot in. True False False
Pre-production report is the daily reports prepared for the production team. True False False
Most production reports will also contain information from the previous day as well as what still needs to be done. True False True
A continuity error is a lapse in the self-consistency of the scene or story being portrayed. True False True
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