EXAM 1 Flashcards

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What is a script supervisor?

A

are in charge of maintaining continuity

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Name the script color veriosns in order

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1) White
2) Blue
3) Pink
4) Yellow
5) Green
6) Goldenrod
7) Buff
8) Salmon
9) Cherry

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3
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what is ERT?

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Estimated Running Time

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How much ERT is 1 full page of the script?

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1 min (60 secs)
1/8 th = 7.5 seconds

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5
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What is the first thing you do after you get the job?

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Breakdown

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6
Q

what does DOOD stand for?

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Day Out of Days

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7
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Extreme close up

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an extremely tight shot at eye level of a feature

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Close up

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from shoulders to the top of them head

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9
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Medium Close-up (MCU)

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from the stomach to the head

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X-Wide (XW)

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an extremely wide shot

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Wide Shot (WS)

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A wide shot

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12
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Master

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A wide shot that starts a scene

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13
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Cowboy

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3/4 of a person’s body

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Single

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Meaning one person in the frame

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Medium Single (MS)

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a medium size shot of one person in the frame

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Dirty Medium Single (MS dirty)

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a medium size shot of one person in the frame that is “dirtied” by another person’s arm, etc. or someone/thing else in the frame that is usually out of focus

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Two Shot (2S)

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Two people in the frame

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Medium Two Shot (M2S)

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2 people in a medium size shot

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Over the Shoulder/Overs/OTS

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a medium or medium close, it is one half of a 2 shot that is literally filmed over one side’s shoulder

20
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Walk n Talk

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2 parties or 1 party on the phone walks and talks in the scene.
A steadicam, dolly or handheld shot

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Reverse

A

the other side of the shot

22
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Birdseye

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looking down at something

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Wormseye

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looking up at something

24
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Static film method

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on a tripod shot doesn’t move

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Steadicam (S/C)
camera walks with the action of the scene
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Hand Held (H/H)
held in operator's hands or on a shoulder mount
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Dolly
camera is on a dolly on tracks "tracks" movement in n out
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Boom/Jib
lifted up and down
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Pan
left to right movement
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Roll
roll on its side left and right
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Wild Track
is dialogue that is recorded without video also "wild lines"
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Room Tone
is the ambient sound of a room that is captured without video, and without anyone speaking (white noise) used in the edit and laid over ADR
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What is the trifecta or the 3 people we are closest with?
Director DP (director of photography) 1st AD
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Who are the secondary Duo or team?
Sound Dept "Sound Mixer" 2nd AC
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What teams are we joined in with? (4)
CAST & Writer Locations Production Management Assistant Directors Casting
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Who are above script supervisors?
Producers Executive Producer Producer Line Producer Director
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who do you talk to about the slate numbers?
2AC
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what to do when you first get on set? (5)
Find Video Village talk to 1st AD Introduce to Director talk to 2nd AC Find Sound Dept. get COMS
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Set Protocol (6)
unspoken rules show up on time show up prepared dress code no taking photos no autographs
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What to ask from sound dept?
we need coms grab timecode info
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What to ask from Camera dept?
know Frame Rate (FPS) how many cameras
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what is timecode used for?
to sync audio and video
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CAM C/U ECU 2S NTR XT F/1 BG OC M F/F C/R C/L W/RT/H W/LT/H RND BET
Camera Close-up Extreme Close-up Two Shot Enter Exit Flashback 1 Background Off Camera Medium shot Flash forward Camera Right Camera Left With Right Hand With Left Hand Around Between
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Monitor Elements on Sony Venice Screen
Clip # & Take # squished together timecode left
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Monitor Elements on RED
Extra stuff on the bottom with wave sound, camera logo as record button
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Preproduction Steps 6
1) Breaking down the script 2) Story Day/Night Breakdown 3) 1/8th & Scene count 4) Location Breakdown 5) Quick Scene Count 6) Script Timing
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Colors: Location Props/ Art Talent Wardrobe
Yellow Green Blue Pink