Exam 1: Describing One Medium Through Another

What were cue cards called in the early days of film?

The term meta-writing refers to the __________ activity of the creative imagination.

When the credits roll, where does the Writer's Guild of America require the scriptwriting credit be listed?

Give an example of what is not included in a script, but something a writer must think about because of the implications of the scene, setting, and the action.

Who invented the notion picture camera in 1895?

If novels describe emotions then visual media has to

A script is necessary for making decisions about any production.

A script is the basis for ______________.

A feature film is __________of script for ___________of screen time.

Scriptwriting is primarily an art of organizing things and describing action to tell a story or communicate a message.

Explain what visual writing is and how the writer will use a visual metaphor to enhance it.

A film treatment is similar to a synopsis for a novel.

Give an example of a sequence of images

What was considered the pre-cursor to the treatment in the early days of film?

What group standardized the script form?

A script is

Writing in one medium to describe another means:

A scriptwriter is not a necessary part of the industry.

In 1998 an Academy Award nominee had triple credits - writer, producer, director - for the film that won the nominee a Best Director award. Name the nominee and the film.

The scriptwriter's job is to describe action as the camera sees it.