TUTORIALS + TERMS

Quick Shots/Fast are a “film editing technique of several consecutive shots of a brief duration (e.g. 3 seconds or less). It can be used to quickly convey information, or to imply either energy or chaos. Quick Shots/Fast cutting is also frequently used when shooting dialogue between two or more characters, changing the viewer's perspective to either focus on the reaction of another character's dialog, or to bring to attention the non-verbal actions of the speaking character.” (Wikipedia)

Director Edgar Wright uses fast cuts in his films, such as in Scott Pilgram vs. the World to show the main character getting ready: Video Example

B-Roll is the extra footage that helps the story move along. It’s our filler footage.

All three of these terms work together. Establishing shots let our audience know where, when, and time of day the film is taking place. Locations is established through b-roll footage as well. Giving you audience a sense of location help them know where the story takes place, kitchen, farm, city, galaxy far far away: Video Example

Depth of field or Rack Focus is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera: Video Example

The rule of thirds is a type of composition in which an image is divided evenly into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and the subject of the image is placed at the intersection of those dividing lines, or along one of the lines itself. (slrlounge.com)

A piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker. (Wikipedia)

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The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this "wall", the convention assumes, the actors act as if they cannot. (Wikipedia)

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Scripts: These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. (Wikipedia)

Shot List: In filmmaking and video production, a shot is a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. (Wikipedia)

Storyboard: Illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of the film sequence: Video Example