MODULE 1 Flashcards
What is scriptwriting?
This is the process of writing down a character’s movements, actions, expressions and dialogue in screenplay format.
What is another name for scriptwriting?
Screenwriting
What is a script?
A script is a document that outlines every oral, visual, behavioural, and lingual element required to tell a story.
What is the purpose of a script?
The script guides everyone involved in the film, including actors, directors, makeup artists, cinematographers, and the film crew.
What is a screenplay?
A screenplay is a story told with pictures, dialogue and description and placed within the context of dramatic structure.
What is the name of the person who professionally writes a script?
A Scriptwriter
What does the Latin word “animrae” mean?
“to make alive or to fill with breath.”
What does the film director do in production?
The film director handles the creative decisions based on the artistic aspects of the production.
What is the film producer’s role in the production animation?
The film producer manages the business-related details from pre-production to post-production.
What are the stages of Pre-production?
Brainstorming
Scripting
Concept Art
Storyboarding
Pre-visualization
List the stages of Production.
Layout
Modelling, Texturing
Lighting
Animation, Rigging
Rendering
Voiceover
What are the stages of Post-production?
Composting
Sound Editing
Video Editing
List five people who use a script.
Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Production Designer
Art Director
Costume Designer
Cinematographer
Editor
Actors
Music Supervisor
What is the purpose of a script?
The purpose of a script is to tell a story and enable the reader, whether the director or an actor, to know what they need to do to bring a story to life.
True or False
The audience uses a script to follow the actions in the movie.
False
The audience never sees the script.
What is slugging?
Slugging is a stage when the overall production is timed out, and scenes are allotted a specific amount of time, measured in feet and frames.
List the types of animations according to your script writing notes.
Traditional Animation
Stop Motion
Claymation
Cut Out Animation
Puppetry
Live Action
What is traditional animation?
Traditional animation is defined by hand-drawn and painted images that are assembled into animated cartoons that tell a story.
Eg. Robin Hood & Flight of Dragons
What is stop motion animation?
Stop-motion animation takes objects and adjusts them frame by frame to simulate motion and emotion. Some subgenres are claymation and puppy animation.
Eg. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Explain what claymation is.
This is a form of stop-motion animation, except the subjects to use are built specifically out of clay.
Eg. Chicken Run & Early Man
What is cut-out animation?
This is where shapes are cut out and placed on top of one another to make figures and settings, all used to tell a story.
Eg. South Park
Explain puppetry.
This animation is where puppets, including and, state, shadow and ventriloquist, and marionettes are used to tell the story.
Eg. Team America
What is live action?
This is where animation, of any kind, is mixed with real-life subjects to create a single world.
Eg. Space Jam
What are the four types of scripts?
Feature Film
Live-Action
Short Web Series and Mini-Series
News/ Production Scripts
