Screenwriting Techniques Quiz

Questions and Answers

Match the following terms related to screenplays with their definitions:

Final Draft = Finished script ready to go to studio for approval Insert = A quick shot that calls attention to a specific piece of info Intercut = Two scenes shown for a few moments back and forth Slug Line = The text in ALL CAPS at the beginning of a scene that briefly describes the location & time of day

Match the following abbreviations used in screenplays with their full forms:

INT. = Interior EXT. = Exterior f. = Final Draft spec script = A screenplay written on a writer's own with no studio prompting; later sold to a studio

Match the following elements of a screenplay with their descriptions:

Scene = Section of film shot in a single location & time Shooting Script = The truly final draft used on set by the production people, actors, & director to make the movie Super = Abbreviation Event/Story Element Sequence = Scene or series of connected scenes that show related events/ideas/actions that make up a distinct section of movie

Match the following terms related to screenplays with their functions:

<p>Action = Describes the physical actions and movements of the characters Dialogue = Conversation between characters Character = A person or being in the screenplay Studio = The entity that produces and distributes the movie</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of screenplays with their definitions:

<p>Spec Script = A screenplay written on a writer's own with no studio prompting; later sold to a studio Shooting Script = The truly final draft used on set by the production people, actors, & director to make the movie Final Draft = Finished script ready to go to studio for approval Super = Abbreviation</p> Signup and view all the answers