MOVIES QUESTION: If you were stranded on a deserted island (but had power, a DVD player, etc.) what are the three movies you would want with you?

3 STAGES OF PRODUCTION PREPRODUCTION PRODUCTION POST PRODUCTION

PREPRODUCTION Director: the person who controls the actors and the filming Producer: the person who gets the money and puts the project together Storyboard: a panel or series of panels on which a set of sketches is arranged depicting consecutively the important changes of scene and action in a series of shots (as for a film, television show, or commercial). Location: the places where the film is shot. Props: items used in a film to give it realism. Costumes Auditions

PRODUCTION Filming Cinematographer: director of photography Gaffer: the head electrician. Grip: the person who builds and moves the sets Best Boy: an assistant to the gaffer or the grip

POST PRODUCTION Editing Musical Score Foley Artist: the person who puts the sounds in the movie (like footsteps) Video Clip: foley-artist/ http://video.aol.com/video-detail/zane- foley-artist/

Misc. Terms Product Placement: putting brand name products in a film to make money. The Willful Suspension of Disbelief: –This happens when we accept things happening in a movie that we know can’t happen in real life. –If it’s too far out or the movie has a goof (like a visible boom mic), this “kicks out” and we don’t like the movie. –Willful suspension of disbelief is helped by music, SFX, etc. Music can make a film memorable, or it can ruin it.

References Beckert, Christine. Getting Started in Mass Media. Chicago: National Textbook Company, Bundy, Sam. Communications I lecture. Fall artist/