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Film Directing Basics

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1. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
improvisation
Internal POV
make more than $7500 per year
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

2. CLOSED FRAMING is...
between males - females and enemies
neutrality
is all shots except for the Master Shot
not realistic

3. External POV
is hard to attain
Over the shoulder
creative - spontaneous and open
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

4. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
is hard to attain
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Line Read

5. ________ is good for character development
not realistic
observation
is hard to attain
make more than $7500 per year

6. SUBTEXT is not...
is all shots except for the Master Shot
make more than $7500 per year
the emotion of the scene
is hard to attain

7. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
creative - spontaneous and open
Means working from the outside in
the meat of the scene

8. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Internal POV
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Means working from the outside in

9. What is a table read?
the meat of the scene
observation
Internal POV
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

10. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
the meat of the scene
the emotion of the scene
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

11. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Internal POV
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Overreacting
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

12. Low camera angle suggests
has something to lose
neutrality
superiority
50mm

13. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
blocking and business
choices - subtext - and back-story

14. Low camera angle suggests
has something to lose
make more than $7500 per year
superiority
frame

15. Directors are needed to
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Inferiority

16. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Means working from the outside in
superiority
make more than $7500 per year
neutrality

17. External POV
50mm
depth of field
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Over the shoulder

18. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
close up - medium - long shot
opposing objectives
Means working from the outside in
180

19. Define Line Reading
relationship of the height and width of the frame
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
frame

20. NOT one of the Elements of Character
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
creative - spontaneous and open
Overreacting

21. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
business
Inferiority
Means working from the outside in

22. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
not realistic
actors like to live in the moment
Inferiority

23. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
creative - spontaneous and open
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

24. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
actors like to live in the moment
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
blocking and business
between males - females and enemies

25. Aspect Ratio
frame
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Inferiority
is hard to attain

26. Sense Memory is the memory of
opposing objectives
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

27. Long shot shows...
Over the shoulder
superiority
geography
actors like to live in the moment

28. directing tools can include
Unscripted reactions.
creative - spontaneous and open
character biography
make more than $7500 per year

29. 30 degree rule
improvisation
business
frame
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

30. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
has something to lose
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
blocking and business
creative - spontaneous and open

31. SUBTEXT is not...
between males - females and enemies
choices - subtext - and back-story
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
the emotion of the scene

32. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
business
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Overreacting
actors like to live in the moment

33. Master Shot
not realistic
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Overreacting
Internal POV

34. When a character has something in stake he or she:
the meat of the scene
neutrality
choices - subtext - and back-story
has something to lose

35. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
close up - medium - long shot
make more than $7500 per year
180
Over the shoulder

36. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
improvisation
opposing objectives
Means working from the outside in
50mm

37. directing tools can include
opposing objectives
character biography
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
jump

38. Improvisation can help the actor become more
Overreacting
is hard to attain
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
creative - spontaneous and open

39. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
compresses the foreground and the background
is hard to attain
choices - subtext - and back-story
Means working from the outside in

40. What is a table read?
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
choices - subtext - and back-story
180
Inferiority

41. Sense Memory is the memory of
opposing objectives
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
observation
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

42. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
jump
superiority
business
blocking and business

43. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
make more than $7500 per year
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
is hard to attain

44. telephoto lense
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
compresses the foreground and the background
opposing objectives
business

45. 3 Basic shot sizes
close up - medium - long shot
frame
biography
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

46. Wide angle lens shows...
character biography
Means working from the outside in
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
depth of field

47. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
opposing objectives
Over the shoulder
the emotion of the scene
Overreacting

48. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
neutrality
the emotion of the scene
choices - subtext - and back-story
make more than $7500 per year

49. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
superiority
180
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

50. High camera angle suggests..
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Inferiority
Unscripted reactions.
shot from the beginning to the end scene

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