Chapter 1 Flashcards
Production
The actual shooting of a film after preproduction and before postproduction
Credits
A list of all the personnel involved in making a film production, including cast, crew, and executives
Executive Producer
A producer who finances or facilitates a film deal and who usually has little creative or technical involvement
Above-the-line expenses
A film’s initial costs of contracting the major personnel (directors and stars) as well administrative and organizational expenses in setting up a film production
Agent
An individual who represents actors, directors, writers, and other major personnel employed by a film production by contracting and negotiating with writers, casting directors, and producers
Art Director
The individual responsible for supervising the conception and construction of the physical environment in which the actors appear, including sets, locations, props, and costumes
Auteur
French term for “author”; the individual credited with the creative vision defining a film; implies a director who unique style is apparent across their body of work
Below-the-line expenses
The technical and material costs (costumes, sets, transportation, and so on) involved in the actual making of the film
Casting Director
The individual responsible for identifying and selecting which actors would work best in particular roles
Costume Designer
An individual who plans and prepares how actors will be dressed for parts
Director
The chief creative presence or the primary manager in film production, responsible for overseeing virtually all the work of making a movie
Film Shoot
The weeks of months of actual shooting, on set or on location
Line Producer
The individual in charge of the daily business of tracking costs and maintaining the production schedule of a film
Narrative
A story with a particular plot and point of view told by a narrator or conveyed by a narration all point of view
Location Scout
Individual who determines and secures places that provide the most suitable environment for shooting different movie scenes
Preproduction
The phase when a film project is in development, involving preparing the script, financing the project, casting, hiring crew, and securing locations
Producer
The person who oversees each step of a film project, especially the financial aspects, from development to postproduction and a distribution deal
Postproduction
The period in the filmmaking process that occurs after principal photography has been completed; usually consists of editing, sound, and visual-effects work
Production Values
An evaluative term about the quality of the film images and sounds that reflects the investment expenses
Production Designer
The person in charge of the film’s overall look
Principal Photography
The majority of footage filmed for a project during the shoot
Package-unit approach
An approach in film production established in the mid-1950s whereby the agent, producer, and casting director assembled a script, stars, and other major personnel as a key first step in a major production
Screenwriter
A writer of a film’s screenplay; also called scriptwriter. The screenwriter may begin with an original treatment and develop the plot structure and dialogue over the span of several versions
Screenplay
The text from which a movie is made, including dialogue and information about action, settings, shots, and transitions; developed from a treatment; also known as a script
Script Doctor
An uncredited individual called in to do rewrites on a screenplay
Set Decorator
The member of the art department who places props and furnishing on set
Studio System
The industrial practices of the large production companies responsible for filmmaking in Hollywood or others. During the Hollywood studio era from 1920s-1950s, five major studios were MGM, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros.
Treatment
A short prose description of the action of a film and major characters written before the screenplay or script
Unit Production Manager
A member of a film’s production team responsible for reporting and managing the details of receipts and purchases
Take
A single filmed version of a scene during production or a single shot onscreen
Ancillary Market
A venue other than a theatrical release in which a film can make money, such as foreign sales, airlines, DVD, or on demand
