screencraft
Art of movies
Screencraft is skill in the techniques of filmmaking or television production—the art of translating story into visual medium.
The term encompasses cinematography, editing, blocking, and other elements that distinguish competent screen storytelling from amateur work: The director's screencraft was evident in every carefully composed frame.
Compare stagecraft.
Motion picture visual craft
- directorOne who leads
- editingRefining content for clarity
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
shot composition · camera angles · color grading · visual storytelling · blocking · mise-en-scène · depth of field · exposure
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- themeCentral recurring concept
- settingContext of events
tone · mood · pacing · backstory · genre · dramatic tension · story beats · character development
Written words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
logline · pitch · rewrite · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · arc · subplot
One who makes things
- castingShaping through liquid form
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- set designCrafting theatrical environments
- pre-productionFilmmaking preparation phase
post-production · dailies · rushes · call sheet · shooting schedule · budget · costume · makeup
Broadcast viewing device
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- live productionUnedited real-time broadcast
- telecastTransmitted television program
documentary · streaming · series · episodic · showrunner · pilot · season arc · broadcast standards
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
framing · shot composition · camera angles · color grading · visual storytelling · blocking · mise-en-scène · depth of field · exposure · gaffer
narrative
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- themeCentral recurring concept
setting · tone · mood · pacing · backstory · genre · dramatic tension · story beats · character development · world-building
script
Written words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
characterization · logline · pitch · rewrite · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · arc · subplot · exposition
producer
One who makes things
- castingShaping through liquid form
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- set designCrafting theatrical environments
pre-production · post-production · dailies · rushes · call sheet · shooting schedule · budget · costume · makeup · art department
television
Broadcast viewing device
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- live productionUnedited real-time broadcast
telecast · documentary · streaming · series · episodic · showrunner · pilot · season arc · broadcast standards · webisode
screencraftstagecraft
Theater production expertise
live performance · radio drama · voice acting · oral storytelling · audiobook narration
screencraftamateurism
Nonexpert or unpaid status
artlessness · incompetence · clumsiness · inexperience · ineptitude
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