Chapter 03 - Summary

Chapter 03 - Text, Image, and Diagram

The three main types of pre-production documents are the shot list, the overhead diagram, and the images.

The shot list determines the scale - relationship of the camera frame to the subject/object, angle - the position of the camera in terms of height and horizontal placement, camera movement - movement during a shot, blocking - where the characters are on the set and where they will be moving to in relation to the screen, and script notations - the dialog that goes with the camera movement and action.

Begleiter goes through the many descriptions of the different camera angles and movements, and the editing and transitions of the camera.

Overhead diagrams provide sketched out placements and views of the cameras which include where the actors and props are in relation to the cameras. It shows the set up and movement of camera and actors. Lines, icons, colors, etc. are very important in this diagram.