film

Question 1

The Shot is defined as

Answer 1

“Building block of a film”

Question 2

One or more shots will make a

Answer 2

scene

Question 3

“In the can” means what in film terms?

Answer 3

Successfully completed

Question 4

7 types of basic shot sizes:

Answer 4

extreme close up, close up, 2T, medium, cowboy, medium full shot, full shot,

Question 5

Wide shot

Answer 5

Shows the characters in the environment.

Question 6

Full Shot

Answer 6

Shows one- or two-characters head to toe and focuses the audience’s attention on the characters

Question 7

Medium Shot

Answer 7

Shows the characters from the waist up.

Question 8

Cowboy (aka, Medium Full) Shot

Answer 8

Is a little wider, usually mid – type up, in order to show the “holsters.”

Question 9

Close Up (CU) Shot

Answer 9

Shows the characters head and shoulders

Question 10

Medium Close Up (MCU) Shot

Answer 10

Is a little wider, from the chest up

Question 11

Choker (aka Tight Closeup) Shot

Answer 11

Covers the actors face, from eyes to mouth, and can be unsettling to the viewer

Question 12

Extreme Close Up Shot

Answer 12

Focuses on a single attribute of the subject, usually the eyes or mouth

Question 13

A shot with one actor, or subject, is a

Answer 13

single shot

Question 15

is this fun

Answer 15

no

Question 16

A shot with two actors, or subjects, is a

Answer 16

two-shot.

Question 17

A shot with three actors, or subjects, is a

Answer 17

three-shot

Question 18

Shot descriptions can be combined by using the terms for the composition of the shot as well as the number of subjects in a shot

Answer 18

Medium two-shot, Cowboy three-shot

Question 19

Establishing Shot:

Answer 19

Shows where everyone is at a certain point of the scene, usually the beginning or end

Question 20

Master Shot

Answer 20

Shows the entire scene as it plays out in real time; it is often a wide shot

Question 21

Fluid Master

Answer 21

Sometimes an entire scene is shot in one continues moving shot.

Question 22

Over-The-Shoulder (OTS) Shot

Answer 22

Shows the face of one character as he/she looks at the other, using the shoulder to connect them in the space

Question 23

French Over

Answer 23

Type of OTS shot from behind two actors facing the same direction

Question 24

Reversal or Matching Shot

Answer 24

Shows the other actor from a similar size and shot type

Question 25

Insert Shot

Answer 25

Focuses on a object in the scene that is relevant to the story

Question 26

Point of View Shot

Answer 26

Shows exactly what a character in a scene sees with their own eyes

Question 27

Low-Angle Shot

Answer 27

Where we place the camera below the actor and look up, to make them look larger and more intimidating

Question 28

High-Angle Shot

Answer 28

Where we place the camera above the actor and look down, we make the character seem smaller.

Question 29

Dutch-Angle Shot

Answer 29

Turns the camera diagonally to create a feeling of unbalance.

Question 30

Overhead (Bird’s Eye View)Shot:

Answer 30

Look down on the characters from above the top of their heads. If taken from a great height such as above the building tops, we may call it a bird’s eye view.

Question 31

Moving Shot:

Answer 31

Is any shot that moves the camera with the scene

Question 32

Steadicam

Answer 32

Is a counter-weighted rig that an operator carries

Question 33

Crane Shot

Answer 33

Is operated from a specialized crane to get a great height

Question 34

Zoom Shot

Answer 34

Uses a specialized LENS that is able to change its focal length mid-shooting so that a shot can become “tighter” or “looser” without moving the placement of the camera

Question 35

Vertigo Shot/Jaws Shot/Dolly Zoom Shot

Answer 35

Using a combination of a dolly and a zoom lens, Alfred Hitchcock popularized a stylized shot called the vertigo shot

Question 36

Pan

Answer 36

The camera turns right and left along the horizon from a single axis point

Question 37

Tilt

Answer 37

The camera moves up and down vertically from a single axis point

Question 38

Money Shot

Answer 38

a shot the that requires a tremendous amount of “production value” in monetary cost and/or work.

Question 39

Martini Shot

Answer 39

The final shot of the production day

Question 40

Abby Singer Shot:

Answer 40

Second to last shot of the day, named after a 1st AD who made a habit, as a matter of saving time, of calling “this and then one more”