Storyboards Video Storyboard Terms 4

Question 1

What is a 'cutaway' in storyboard sequencing?

Accepted Answer

A shot that interrupts the main action to show something else related to the scene

Answer

A cutaway is a shot that briefly leaves the main action to show a related detail, reaction, or environment, then returns to the primary scene.

Question 2

What does 'continuity editing' mean in the context of storyboarding?

Accepted Answer

Planning shots so that spatial and temporal relationships remain consistent across cuts

Answer

Continuity editing means staging and ordering shots so that action, screen direction, and time flow logically and seamlessly for the viewer.

Question 3

What is 'leading room' (also called 'lead room' or 'look room') in storyboard framing?

Accepted Answer

Space reserved in the frame in the direction a subject is moving or looking

Answer

Lead room is the empty space left in the frame ahead of a moving or looking subject, preventing the shot from feeling cramped or cut off.

Question 4

In video storyboarding, what is a 'transition wipe'?

Accepted Answer

A transition where one shot is replaced by another via a moving line or shape sweeping across the screen

Answer

A wipe transition replaces one shot with another using a moving boundary — a line, shape, or pattern — that sweeps across the frame.

Question 5

What is 'blocking' in pre-production storyboarding?

Accepted Answer

Planning and mapping out the movement of actors and cameras within a scene

Answer

Blocking refers to choreographing where actors move and where the camera is positioned relative to them throughout a scene.

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