General Terms

Question 1

Static art

Answer 1

Still images in photographs, drawings, paintings, posters, advertisements, etc

Question 2

Sequential art

Answer 2

Images which move from frame to frame in print form which appears in storyboard, graphic novel, comic strips, and photo essay

Question 3

Frame

Answer 3

Smallest unit of film possible. Film frames appear on a film strip, which creates the illusion of motion

Question 4

Shot

Answer 4

Continuous, unedited piece of film

Question 5

Sequence

Answer 5

A series of scenes edited together

Question 6

Take

Answer 6

Time a shot is begun to the time it stops

Question 7

Parallel action

Answer 7

Narrative strategy that cross-cuts between 2+ separate actions to create the illusion they are occurring simultaneously

Question 8

Objective camera

Answer 8

Science is shot from the viewpoint of a spectator watching from outside the scene

Question 9

Subjective camera

Answer 9

Scene is shit from the viewpoint of a character directly involved in the action

Question 10

Off screen

Answer 10

Words heard with the actor outside the cameras view

Question 11

Voice over

Answer 11

Words spoken off screen that are heard over the visual shots

Question 12

Hook

Answer 12

The opening sequences in a film which catch the audiences attention

Question 13

Blocking a shot/scene

Answer 13

The process of figuring out where the camera goes, the lighting arrangements, as wells as the actors positions and movements for each shot