MODULE 1

Question 1

What is scriptwriting?

Answer 1

This is the process of writing down a character’s movements, actions, expressions and dialogue in screenplay format.

Question 2

What is another name for scriptwriting?

Answer 2

Screenwriting

Question 3

What is a script?

Answer 3

A script is a document that outlines every oral, visual, behavioural, and lingual element required to tell a story.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a script?

Answer 4

The script guides everyone involved in the film, including actors, directors, makeup artists, cinematographers, and the film crew.

Question 5

What is a screenplay?

Answer 5

A screenplay is a story told with pictures, dialogue and description and placed within the context of dramatic structure.

Question 6

What is the name of the person who professionally writes a script?

Answer 6

A Scriptwriter

Question 7

What does the Latin word “animrae” mean?

Answer 7

“to make alive or to fill with breath.”

Question 8

What does the film director do in production?

Answer 8

The film director handles the creative decisions based on the artistic aspects of the production.

Question 9

What is the film producer’s role in the production animation?

Answer 9

The film producer manages the business-related details from pre-production to post-production.

Question 10

What are the stages of Pre-production?

Answer 10

Brainstorming
Scripting
Concept Art
Storyboarding
Pre-visualization

Question 11

List the stages of Production.

Answer 11

Layout
Modelling, Texturing
Lighting
Animation, Rigging
Rendering
Voiceover

Question 12

What are the stages of Post-production?

Answer 12

Composting
Sound Editing
Video Editing

Question 13

List five people who use a script.

Answer 13

Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Production Designer
Art Director
Costume Designer
Cinematographer
Editor
Actors
Music Supervisor

Question 14

What is the purpose of a script?

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

True or False
The audience uses a script to follow the actions in the movie.

Answer 15

False
The audience never sees the script.

Question 16

What is slugging?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

List the types of animations according to your script writing notes.

Answer 17

Traditional Animation
Stop Motion
Claymation
Cut Out Animation
Puppetry
Live Action

Question 18

What is traditional animation?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What is stop motion animation?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Explain what claymation is.

Answer 20

This is a form of stop-motion animation, except the subjects to use are built specifically out of clay.
Eg. Chicken Run & Early Man

Question 21

What is cut-out animation?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Explain puppetry.

Answer 22

This animation is where puppets, including and, state, shadow and ventriloquist, and marionettes are used to tell the story.
Eg. Team America

Question 23

What is live action?

Answer 23

This is where animation, of any kind, is mixed with real-life subjects to create a single world.
Eg. Space Jam

Question 24

What are the four types of scripts?

Answer 24

Feature Film
Live-Action
Short Web Series and Mini-Series
News/ Production Scripts