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Film Directing Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Unscripted reactions.
jump
choices - subtext - and back-story
blocking and business

2. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

3. External POV
business
Over the shoulder
make more than $7500 per year
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

4. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
blocking and business
the meat of the scene

5. Define Line Reading
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
between males - females and enemies

6. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
character biography
blocking and business
not realistic

7. Method acting
Means working from the outside in
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Internal POV

8. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
close up - medium - long shot
relationship of the height and width of the frame
blocking and business
Internal POV

9. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
Line Read
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
the meat of the scene
is hard to attain

10. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
biography
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
jump

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

12. Wide angle lens shows...
depth of field
character biography
relationship of the height and width of the frame
close up - medium - long shot

13. Sense Memory is the memory of
Inferiority
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Means working from the outside in
is hard to attain

14. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
Means working from the outside in
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Over the shoulder
close up - medium - long shot

15. telephoto lense
the emotion of the scene
close up - medium - long shot
compresses the foreground and the background
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

16. Medium shot shows...
choices - subtext - and back-story
creative - spontaneous and open
neutrality
close up - medium - long shot

17. Directors are needed to
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
improvisation
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
is hard to attain

18. 30 degree rule
is hard to attain
character biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
actors like to live in the moment

19. Improvisation can help the actor become more
the meat of the scene
between males - females and enemies
creative - spontaneous and open
relationship of the height and width of the frame

20. telephoto lense
Unscripted reactions.
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
choices - subtext - and back-story
compresses the foreground and the background

21. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Line Read
biography
choices - subtext - and back-story

22. directing tools can include
the emotion of the scene
has something to lose
character biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

23. NOT one of the Elements of Character
opposing objectives
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Overreacting
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

24. Directors are needed to
Line Read
is hard to attain
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

25. Long shot shows...
jump
Line Read
geography
compresses the foreground and the background

26. High camera angle suggests..
superiority
Inferiority
Unscripted reactions.
Overreacting

27. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
the meat of the scene
relationship of the height and width of the frame
jump
is all shots except for the Master Shot

28. When a character has something in stake he or she:
observation
is hard to attain
is all shots except for the Master Shot
has something to lose

29. Line of action
choices - subtext - and back-story
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
the emotion of the scene

30. ________ is good for character development
Means working from the outside in
depth of field
observation
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

31. The _____ is where the action all takes place
relationship of the height and width of the frame
frame
Internal POV
between males - females and enemies

32. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Line Read
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
180
superiority

33. What is a table read?
not realistic
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
improvisation

34. Medium shot shows...
Overreacting
neutrality
observation
business

35. What is a through line?
Internal POV
Unscripted reactions.
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
the meat of the scene

36. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
improvisation
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
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

37. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
relationship of the height and width of the frame
close up - medium - long shot
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
shot from the beginning to the end scene

38. CLOSED FRAMING is...
Overreacting
is hard to attain
not realistic
Inferiority

39. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
business
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
shot from the beginning to the end scene
actors like to live in the moment

40. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
between males - females and enemies
business
biography
50mm

41. ________ is good for character development
compresses the foreground and the background
biography
observation
actors like to live in the moment

42. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
depth of field
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
180

43. Coverage
creative - spontaneous and open
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
is all shots except for the Master Shot
superiority

44. 30 degree rule
choices - subtext - and back-story
Overreacting
biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

45. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
180
choices - subtext - and back-story
50mm
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

46. When a character has something in stake he or she:
compresses the foreground and the background
has something to lose
make more than $7500 per year
geography

47. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
Line Read
opposing objectives
has something to lose
geography

48. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
make more than $7500 per year

49. External POV
between males - females and enemies
Over the shoulder
make more than $7500 per year
opposing objectives

50. Long shot shows...
neutrality
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
geography
Inferiority