Final Review - Semester 1

What did Joseph Niepce develop?

Developed the camera obscura

What did William Talbot develop?

Mousetrap Camera

What did Leon Bouly develop?

First Motion Picture Camera - Cinematograph

Another name for chief lighting technician

Gaffer

Checks actors if they fill the director's expectations

The Look Test

An essential item for the shoot because the actor uses it as part of a role.

a Prop

Add genuine feeling to the set.

Decoration

Conduct auditions and negotiates salaries

Casting Director

The most important element of a project proposal.

Clarity

The personality of the characters.

Characterization

A unit of dramatic action which takes place in a specific location in continuous time.

Scene

Tells us whether the scene is inside or outside, whether it is day or night. Another name is Scene Heading.

Slug Line

Contains descriptions of the characters' actions and events relevant to the story.

Scene Direction

The name of the character who speaks.

Character Cue

In brackets, under the characters name, used to describe the way or to whom they speak.

Actor Direction

What the character says.

Dialogue