1. What is a Focus Statement? Define
A point of emphasis in your story. One sentance that will guide your story.
2. Why do we need a Focus Statement?
To guide your story, and give it a central theme and to keep your story narrowed down.
3. Give an example of a Focus Statement sentence.
Some Homecoming girls are makeing their dresses this year
4. Give an example of a Focus Statement in 3 words: (Subject-Verb-Object)
"Girls Make Dresses."


5. What are the 6 Essential Equipment items you need with you when shooting an interview?
Camera, tripod, microphone, headphones, bateries, media(storage card or memory card).


6. Why is a tripod important?
Provides a steady shot. Keeps film clean, and letfs viewer
7. The Tripod is my _Friend._

8. Define: Pan
Moving tripod horizantally
9. Define: Tilt
Moving tripod up and down.
10. Why are headphones important?
To beable to listen to whats being recorded to obtain the desired result. Sometimes can't reshoot or fix bad audio. Need good audio from the start.

11. Why is it important to TEST YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE YOU GO ON SHOOT!

Alot of things can go wrong with equipment, if something goes wrong with your equipment during the interview the results can be detrimental to your story.

12. Define Wide shot:
Zoomed out to get alot of the scene and learn about the overall scene (establishing shot)

13. Why do we need a wide shot?
To keep the film steady
Get and idea of what the surrounding scene looks like.
14. Define Medium shot:
Inbetween a wide and tight, shot less setting more detail.

15. Why do we need a medium shot?
Start to observe details.

16. Define a tight shot.
(close up) to get detail
17. Why do we need a tight shot?
To obtain details not able to be reached by wide or medium shots
18. What is a sequence?

19. Why do we need a sequence?

 

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