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Film Directing Basics

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1. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
choices - subtext - and back-story
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
opposing objectives
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

2. Directors are needed to
Overreacting
blocking and business
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
creative - spontaneous and open

3. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
business
has something to lose
make more than $7500 per year

4. Low camera angle suggests
superiority
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

5. Master Shot
neutrality
Overreacting
creative - spontaneous and open
shot from the beginning to the end scene

6. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
the meat of the scene
choices - subtext - and back-story
relationship of the height and width of the frame
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

7. telephoto lense
business
choices - subtext - and back-story
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
compresses the foreground and the background

8. Line of action
depth of field
make more than $7500 per year
superiority
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

9. External POV
neutrality
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Over the shoulder
Internal POV

10. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
superiority
Internal POV
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
compresses the foreground and the background

11. High camera angle suggests..
Overreacting
biography
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Inferiority

12. Define Line Reading
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
the emotion of the scene
has something to lose
neutrality

13. CLOSED FRAMING is...
not realistic
the emotion of the scene
Line Read
has something to lose

14. SUBTEXT is not...
depth of field
actors like to live in the moment
the emotion of the scene
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

15. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
Internal POV
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
is hard to attain
geography

16. Coverage
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
is all shots except for the Master Shot
observation

17. Low camera angle suggests
Over the shoulder
depth of field
choices - subtext - and back-story
superiority

18. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
shot from the beginning to the end scene
creative - spontaneous and open
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
is all shots except for the Master Shot

19. What is a through line?
between males - females and enemies
creative - spontaneous and open
the meat of the scene
is all shots except for the Master Shot

20. Line of action
Internal POV
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Internal POV
make more than $7500 per year

21. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
has something to lose
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
business
actors like to live in the moment

22. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
blocking and business

23. What is a table read?
between males - females and enemies
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
180

24. Long shot shows...
jump
geography
make more than $7500 per year
Over the shoulder

25. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
jump
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
opposing objectives
biography

26. Wide angle lens shows...
biography
Unscripted reactions.
shot from the beginning to the end scene
depth of field

27. Master Shot
Unscripted reactions.
observation
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

28. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
choices - subtext - and back-story
Internal POV
opposing objectives
compresses the foreground and the background

29. ________ is good for character development
observation
creative - spontaneous and open
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
jump

30. Wide angle lens shows...
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
depth of field
improvisation
180

31. Chemistry is...
Unscripted reactions.
opposing objectives
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
between males - females and enemies

32. ENFORCED METHOD is:
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Unscripted reactions.
Inferiority
business

33. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
180
relationship of the height and width of the frame
make more than $7500 per year

34. NOT one of the Elements of Character
choices - subtext - and back-story
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Overreacting
Over the shoulder

35. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
biography
improvisation
Line Read
has something to lose

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

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37. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
depth of field
creative - spontaneous and open
actors like to live in the moment
biography

38. When a character has something in stake he or she:
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
has something to lose
Inferiority
the emotion of the scene

39. Improvisation can help the actor become more
not realistic
Means working from the outside in
creative - spontaneous and open
depth of field

40. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
creative - spontaneous and open
is all shots except for the Master Shot
the meat of the scene

41. Directors are needed to
character biography
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

42. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
improvisation
business
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
make more than $7500 per year

43. The majority of SAG actors do not...
between males - females and enemies
observation
between males - females and enemies
make more than $7500 per year

44. Sense Memory is the memory of
geography
Inferiority
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

45. Method acting
superiority
depth of field
Means working from the outside in
biography

46. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
opposing objectives
superiority
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

47. The _____ is where the action all takes place
geography
frame
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it

48. NOT one of the Elements of Character
180
Over the shoulder
Overreacting
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

49. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
biography
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

50. The _____ is where the action all takes place
make more than $7500 per year
the meat of the scene
Over the shoulder
frame

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