Midterm Part 2

Question 1

Your ability to lead determines you e ectiveness, the height of your success and the limit of your vision, the impact of your influence.
**To overcome the Law of The Lid you have to increase your ability to lead
AKA! (Even if ur a superstar filmaka you won’t succeed if you don’t have leadership skills - you’re only as good as your ability to lead.

Answer 1

Law of the lid

Question 2

Youhavetoputintheworktogaininfluence,it’snotgiven, it’s earned. HOW TO GET IT: Character, relationships, knowledge, intuition, experience, past success, ability. CLEAR COMMUNICATION.
AKA! (It’s important to gain influence so you can rally your team towards a common goal)

Answer 2

law of influence

Question 3

Beintentionalaboutyourtime,priorities,tasks,relationships, attitude, vision, influence. What you do will determine who you become. Figure out what you don’t know and then IMPROVE. By building these habits to be better you start doing it automatically.
AKA! (Be self aware to improve on what you don’t know SELF IMPROVEMENT)

Answer 3

law of process

Question 4

Planningaheadandgivingyourteamhighestchanceof success by being realistic, focused, listening to your team, flexible to changing course. REFLECT ON WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T
AKA! (Having a vision/plan then charting an e ective course of action to get there)

Answer 4

law of navigation

Question 5

leadersaddvaluebyservingothers.
Leaders who communicate e ectively, are present and available for their teams, and who take a genuine interest in others will add value. Leaders aren’t always in the top positions, they put themselves in places that’ll add most value to the team by doing what they’re good at. - No egos! Just let everyone do what they’re best at to add the most value to project! - Value each member
AKA! (Leaders value each team members work and contributions)

Answer 5

law of addition

Question 6

Trustmustalwaysoutweighbaddecisions.Youcan’tkeep breaking trust and still assume ppl will follow you. Maintain your credibility and character to keep relationships strong w team.
AKA! (When you make a mistake you must admit to it and ask for forgiveness)

Answer 6

law of solid ground

Question 7

Peoplenaturallyfollowleadersstrongerthanthemselves.The top 6 ways to gain respect: natural leadership ability, respect for others, courage, success, loyalty, & value added to others.
AKA! (People follow leaders that they respect)

Answer 7

law of respect

Question 8

Encapsulate as much info about your story in ONE sentence.

Answer 8

logline

Question 9

inciting incident, trigger point that will cast us o on a journey, start w a hook, gives reader emotional insight.

Answer 9

core elements only

Question 10

script breakdown

Answer 10

Read script
2) Check for formatting issues
3) Breakdown each scene into 8ths
4) Color Code script by props, locations etc. (see below for breakdown elements)
5) Once script is broken down on page - transfer onto breakdown page separate - notate
music or any other things that will have to gone back over to clarify

Question 11

What are the first 3 colors in order to show script draft revisions and who keeps track of Draft #?

Answer 11

White, Blue then Pink, Script supervisor.

Question 12

How do you number script scenes on breakdown sheets?

Answer 12

Always number in 8ths Example: (1 page = 8/8, 1⁄2 page = 4/8)

Question 13

On the breakdown sheet, what do you add to all cast?

Answer 13

their number

Question 14

Place cast and crew goes during bad weather EXT. shoots

Answer 14

cover set

Question 15

producer notes

Answer 15

Anything that doesn’t fit into categories,important info: weather, last minute
changes, notes about character and story, what’s the tone of the scene?
comments about cast and crew.

Question 16

What does ARM stand for and what’s it for?

Answer 16

biguity Removal Meeting, done
during all phases of movie making, used to make sure everyone is on the same
page and story/production/shooting is clear and developed.

Question 17

Directors questions

Answer 17

DQ

Question 18

What should you keep in mind when scheduling actors?

Answer 18

Whether they have other projects
● Their contract agreements
● How much they cost
● They’ll want all their work days in a row
● Traveling and accommodations
● Rehearsal, wardrobe, makeup needs before shooting

Question 19

What might the director want to do when it comes to the order of scenes

Answer 19

shoot emotional ones last to give actors time to develop

Question 20

tart Work Finish shows the status
of an actor on set, whether it’s their first day on set (SW) working (W) traveling
(TR) on call and paid but on hold (H) etc.

Answer 20

SWF

Question 21

Day out of days

Answer 21

organizational chart that mark which cast
members are needed on a day of shooting, and for how long. The production
team uses the DOOD report and the shooting schedule when creating a budget
for the film.

Question 22

project plan for each day of shooting while in production; normally crated and managed by first AD, reports to Production manager

Answer 22

shooting schedule

Question 23

lming shots separate from the “first” unit. The second
unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the
filming stage of production to be completed faster.

Answer 23

2nd unit

Question 24

things to keep in mind for shooting schedule

Answer 24

Shoot all scenes that are in the same location, when are actors available,

Question 25

Fundraising
- Owns the rights to the screenplay
- Could be a principal actor, line producer, or an already established
producer
- In television, the executive producer is often the showrunner
- Co-executive producer = someone who brought their idea to an
EP/showrunner who in turn sold the rights to a network

Answer 25

executive producer

Question 26

Initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls all creative aspects of a film
- Theatrical:
● Also referred to as creative producer
● Involved in all creative aspects of the production including script
changes, casting, etc.
● Acquires the rights to the script and develops the idea
● Sells project to studio or raises funding
● Establishes legal structure of production
● Signs all union agreements and contracts
● Acts as liaison between production and studio
- Television
● Line producer is responsible for making sure the film is completed
on time and on budget
● Sta writers and story editors can be given producer credits

Answer 26

producer

Question 27

Producer’s right hand person
- Makes sure everything is on schedule and on budget
- Works w both above and below the line crew
- Deals with financial, technical and administrative details
Producer
is a project plan of
assistant director, who reports to the production manager in control of the
production schedule.
filming shots separate from the “first” unit. The second
unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the
filming stage of production to be completed faster.

• Responsible for day to day matters that keep everything running smoothly

Answer 27

line producer

Question 28

Very similar to Line Producer, they function as the main
troubleshooter/problem solver
- Needs to thoroughly understand production process
- Make the deals, hire the crew and approve expenditures
- Routinely interact with entire cast and crew
- Control cost and cuts, keep everything on/under budget

Answer 28

UPM

Question 29

Prepare and issue a final shooting schedule

• sets director’s pre production schedule
• oversees the survey and selection of shooting locations
• Runs the set
• Directs background action
• Supervises crowd control
• Yells “Quiet on set”
• On tv, they have more inpu

Answer 29

first AD

Question 30

Goes on tech scouts

• Supervises in casting and location scouting
• Makes sure call times are issued
• Makes sure all paperwork is in order
• Also in charge of extras and minors on set
• Checks cast members in and out
• In charge of 2nd 2nd AD and PAs
• First ones to be on set and last to leave

Answer 30

Second AD

Question 31

Step higher than production coordinator
- Similar to role of UPM but doesn’t get UPM credit because they either
aren’t a member of the DGA, the show already has a UPM, or the shows
budget isn’t large enough to pay another DGA salary

Answer 31

Production supervisor

Question 32

• Sets up and runs the production o ce
• Hires and supervises the APOC and other o ce personnel
• Assists department heads
• Helps UPM by checking availabilities and assembling the crew
• Places order for film equipment
• Handles travel arrangements
• Handles production insurance matters
• Takes care of cast
• Prepares the screening of dailies

Answer 32

production coordinator