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Film Directing Basics

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. External POV
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Over the shoulder
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

2. Low camera angle suggests
Over the shoulder
has something to lose
improvisation
superiority

3. Aspect Ratio
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
relationship of the height and width of the frame
is hard to attain

4. Coverage
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
is all shots except for the Master Shot
50mm
observation

5. 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
180
not realistic
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

6. Medium shot shows...
neutrality
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Internal POV

7. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
180
Over the shoulder
opposing objectives

8. What is a table read?
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
depth of field
Internal POV

9. CLOSED FRAMING is...
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
50mm
opposing objectives
not realistic

10. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
Line Read
is all shots except for the Master Shot
observation
opposing objectives

11. Improvisation can help the actor become more
between males - females and enemies
creative - spontaneous and open
make more than $7500 per year
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

12. Master Shot
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
is hard to attain
shot from the beginning to the end scene
frame

13. Long shot shows...
Over the shoulder
Means working from the outside in
neutrality
geography

14. 30 degree rule
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
compresses the foreground and the background
neutrality
frame

15. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
blocking and business
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it

16. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
frame
jump
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
between males - females and enemies

17. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
superiority
opposing objectives
Internal POV
Line Read

18. Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene
business
improvisation
jump

19. What are the four questions that can help determine the spine of a character

20. directing tools can include
the meat of the scene
character biography
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Unscripted reactions.

21. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
compresses the foreground and the background
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
shot from the beginning to the end scene

22. Directors are needed to
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Unscripted reactions.
Over the shoulder
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

23. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
shot from the beginning to the end scene
make more than $7500 per year
Unscripted reactions.

24. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
the meat of the scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
neutrality
blocking and business

25. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
make more than $7500 per year
jump
blocking and business
actors like to live in the moment

26. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
business
Overreacting
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

27. Long shot shows...
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Overreacting
geography

28. Improvisation can help the actor become more
opposing objectives
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Line Read
creative - spontaneous and open

29. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
neutrality
geography
opposing objectives
actors like to live in the moment

30. Low camera angle suggests
50mm
superiority
frame
Overreacting

31. 3 Basic shot sizes
close up - medium - long shot
is hard to attain
the emotion of the scene
Inferiority

32. Sense Memory is the memory of
opposing objectives
blocking and business
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
compresses the foreground and the background

33. telephoto lense
choices - subtext - and back-story
Line Read
compresses the foreground and the background
opposing objectives

34. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
opposing objectives
geography
Internal POV

35. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
Line Read
superiority
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
observation

36. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
business
opposing objectives
Internal POV
jump

37. External POV
opposing objectives
Over the shoulder
not realistic
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

38. Define Line Reading
geography
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
is hard to attain
superiority

39. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
has something to lose
creative - spontaneous and open
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

40. Aspect Ratio
Overreacting
superiority
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
relationship of the height and width of the frame

41. High camera angle suggests..
Unscripted reactions.
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Inferiority
has something to lose

42. When a character has something in stake he or she:
jump
has something to lose
Internal POV
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

43. High camera angle suggests..
actors like to live in the moment
close up - medium - long shot
Inferiority
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

44. Chemistry is...
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
between males - females and enemies
Unscripted reactions.

45. ________ is good for character development
observation
180
close up - medium - long shot
biography

46. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Unscripted reactions.
Internal POV
choices - subtext - and back-story
improvisation

47. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
the emotion of the scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
geography
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

48. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Overreacting
close up - medium - long shot

49. Sense Memory is the memory of
frame
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Over the shoulder
business

50. Method acting
Over the shoulder
Means working from the outside in
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction