Midterm Examination in

MC ELECT 2
FILM- MAKING

I.

CREW POSITIONS. Fill in the blanks. (1 pt each)

1. _________________manages the shooting schedule and logistics of the production, among other tasks.
2. _________________creates new music for the film. (usually not until post-production)
3. _________________creates the visual conception of the film, working with the art director.
4. Director of audiography (DA) is the audiographer who supervises the audiography of the entire film. For
productions in the Western world this role is also known as either _____________ or _____________________.
5. ________________finds actors to fill the parts in the script
6. ________________ creates visual images to help the director and production designer communicate their ideas to
the production team.
7. ________________manages the production budget and production schedule.
8. ________________is the cinematographer who supervises the photography of the entire film.
9. ________________creates the aural conception of the film, working with the supervising sound editor.
10. ________________records and mixes the audio on set - dialogue, presence and sound effects in mono and
ambience in stereo. They work with the boom operator, Director, and other crew.

II.

In your OWN WORDS describe the function of the following major people in the industry of film-making:
(5 pts.each)
1. Director
2. Screenwriter
3. Producer

III.

Explain and elaborate what happens in the different stages of production(4pts each):
1. Development
2. Pre-production
3. Production
4. Post production
5. Distribution

IV.

In your OWN IDEA, answer the following questions in no more than 5 sentences (5pts each):
1. What can you say about the film-making industry of the Philippines? How would you compare it with that of the
Hollywood films?
2. Do you think that the Filipino films have this what we called originality?
3. If you are given a chance to be part of a film-making, what role would you like to take? WHY?

V.

APPLICATION. 40pts.
Make a script of the short film you have decided to produce.

Prepared by: Ms. P.J. Salas