EXAM REVIEW EXERCISE #1
The teacher will play this film through twice for you. Answer on a separate piece of paper and pass in at the end of class. I’ve bolded what an exam question may look like. The description of terminology and formatting will not be on your exam. You will be expected to know this.
1. Write a treatment for Terminal Lunch. A treatment is usually no more than a sentence or two. A Logline is one sentence only describing the essence of the story. (Neither should be what “happens” in the story. It is like saying a love story is about two people meeting and going to dinner and then kissing and then misunderstanding each other and then getting hurt and then meeting again and clearing things up. Whoa… run on. Ex. An unlikely couple finds each other on the road to Las Vegas.
2. Describe a transition in this film. A transition is used to blend two clips together in editing. It might be dissolving one frame into another or a fade out or a wipe to something close and out of focus to then reveal a different scene when it comes into focus. There are many transitions.
3. What part does the music play in setting the tone for this film? Picture hearing Fergie or Buck Cherry and you get a totally different effect. We have an emotional response cued by the music. Be conscious of sound as an element in film making. Refer to a specific sound element and describe the scene it compliments in Terminal Lunch.
4. List two locations shot during the film and describe each in a slugline. A slugline is all capitals and includes whether it is interior or exterior, the specific location and the time of day. i.e. EXT/PARKING GARAGE/ 3AM
5. Many effects are added Post Production. There are alterations in the speed of the clips and the colour of certain shots. Speculate in a paragraph why the director might choose one of these effects for a particular shot.
6. Describe two over the shoulder shots. What is the purpose of an over the shoulder shot? This shot is often used for conversation or to establish a relationship between two people and even to set the viewer up for which character we are experiencing the event from.
7. This film is silent, an unusual choice for modern films. Write dialogue for one scene in script format. Dialogue is always centered 2.5 inches in from the edge of the page on both sides so it forms a narrow column down the centre. This makes it easy for actors to isolate their lines from the bulk of the script or screenplay. If they need to read with a particular tone, place that in brackets under their name. Otherwise, just skip a line.