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Qualifications OCR Creative iMedia R093 Media industry - Pre-production Planning

Scripts

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What is the main purpose of a script as a pre-production document?
To set out dialogue, characters, locations and directions
Which of these media products would NOT need a script?
A film poster
Which member of the production team uses a script to create a visual plan of each shot?
The storyboard artist
Which member of the production team uses a script to find out about the time of day and weather, so they know how to light each scene?
The lighting crew
In a script, what does INT. at the start of a scene heading tell the production team?
That the scene takes place inside a building
A scriptwriter wants the opening of a scene to show the whole street before the characters appear. Which shot type should they write into the script?
Long shot
A scriptwriter wants to move a section of dialogue to a later scene. Which piece of hardware is most appropriate for selecting and cutting this text?
A mouse
Which type of software would a scriptwriter use to write and easily edit the text of a script?
A word processor
A scene ends with a character vanishing in a flash of light. What should be added to the script to help the sound editor?
A note of the sound, such as 'a whoosh is heard'
A scriptwriter writes 'The street is empty and rain is falling heavily' under a scene heading. What is this an example of?
A scene description
A production company takes the script for a new drama to a meeting with a TV channel. Why is the script used in this way?
It is part of a pitch that decides whether the drama is made
In advertising, a script is reviewed with the client before production begins. What is the client checking?
That the script meets the brief
Why are locations, character names and shot types written in capital letters in a script?
So users can find the parts they need quickly
A radio advertisement is being produced. Which team members work from the script?
The voice actors and the sound editors
A scene in a script shows a character picking up car keys from a sofa before leaving. What does this tell the production team?
That car keys and a sofa are needed as props
The director keeps using the script throughout the production. How does the director use it?
To guide the cast and crew and develop creative ideas
Which term describes the words that a character speaks in a scene?
Dialogue
What is meant by a voice-over?
Speech by someone who is not in shot, marked V.O. in the script
What is the name for the notes in a script that tell an actor how to move or how to say a line?
Stage direction
What is meant by a cover page?
The first page of a script, showing the title, the writer, the date and the draft number
What is the name for a reading of a script by the actors before filming, when they read their lines aloud together?
Table read
What is meant by a camera movement?
An instruction such as pan or tilt, telling the crew how the camera moves
What is the main benefit of using dedicated scriptwriting software such as Final Draft?
It makes the layout and formatting of a script easier