Across
- 3. Abbreviation for voice over. A voice over is when the character is speaking, but we don’t see them on camera, or don’t see their mouth moving
- 6. This is a term used for text intended to move across - usually the bottom - of the screen
- 7. Wherever the camera is in place for a shot that is being set up on location or in studio
- 8. The staff members of a film production
- 9. An abrupt transition from one scene or one sequence to another
- 12. This occurs when a viewer receives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. It is generally used to build anticipation in the minds of the viewers about what might happen next
- 14. This is what people are supposed to say according to the script
- 15. Abbreviation for Background. This can be used to describe action occurring in the background as opposed to the main action of the scene.
Down
- 1. This means that the upcoming action or dialog happened in the past
- 2. A mechanism on which a camera can be moved around a scene or location
- 4. The angle from which a shot is to be taken
- 5. The actors who portray the characters in a performance of dramatic literature.
- 7. Continuous action with or without dialogue that takes place in one setting
- 10. A theatrical advertisement for an upcoming film attraction
- 11. The image seems to close in on a person or object making the person or object appear larger (or smaller) on screen
- 13. When an actor or actress improvises and changes dialogue not part of the written script