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Film Directing Basics

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1. Define Line Reading
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
creative - spontaneous and open
Inferiority
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

2. telephoto lense
biography
Means working from the outside in
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
compresses the foreground and the background

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

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4. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
not realistic
is hard to attain
compresses the foreground and the background
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

5. Low camera angle suggests
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
superiority
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

6. Coverage
is all shots except for the Master Shot
depth of field
creative - spontaneous and open
actors like to live in the moment

7. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
blocking and business
the emotion of the scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
opposing objectives

8. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
choices - subtext - and back-story
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
improvisation
the meat of the scene

9. Method acting
Means working from the outside in
choices - subtext - and back-story
geography
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

10. 3 Basic shot sizes
Means working from the outside in
Inferiority
close up - medium - long shot
the emotion of the scene

11. Chemistry is...
Over the shoulder
geography
between males - females and enemies
frame

12. Coverage
has something to lose
depth of field
180
is all shots except for the Master Shot

13. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
jump
observation
180
50mm

14. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
observation
between males - females and enemies
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Inferiority

15. Improvisation can help the actor become more
opposing objectives
creative - spontaneous and open
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
depth of field

16. Long shot shows...
geography
frame
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

17. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
opposing objectives
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
shot from the beginning to the end scene
observation

18. Medium shot shows...
neutrality
Over the shoulder
depth of field
Line Read

19. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
Line Read
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
opposing objectives
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

20. ENFORCED METHOD is:
not realistic
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Unscripted reactions.
superiority

21. High camera angle suggests..
Inferiority
character biography
Overreacting
observation

22. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
make more than $7500 per year
jump
business

23. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
depth of field
improvisation
choices - subtext - and back-story
Line Read

24. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
opposing objectives
character biography
Line Read
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

25. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
frame
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
180

26. SUBTEXT is not...
50mm
compresses the foreground and the background
jump
the emotion of the scene

27. CLOSED FRAMING is...
make more than $7500 per year
Line Read
relationship of the height and width of the frame
not realistic

28. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
blocking and business
make more than $7500 per year
actors like to live in the moment
the emotion of the scene

29. ________ is good for character development
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
observation
is hard to attain
compresses the foreground and the background

30. Improvisation can help the actor become more
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
creative - spontaneous and open
make more than $7500 per year
geography

31. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
close up - medium - long shot
is hard to attain
jump
observation

32. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
not realistic
actors like to live in the moment
opposing objectives
is all shots except for the Master Shot

33. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
relationship of the height and width of the frame
jump

34. Wide angle lens shows...
compresses the foreground and the background
Line Read
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
depth of field

35. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
depth of field
Internal POV
choices - subtext - and back-story
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

36. What is a table read?
make more than $7500 per year
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
neutrality
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

37. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
jump
blocking and business
geography
the emotion of the scene

38. SUBTEXT is not...
between males - females and enemies
jump
the emotion of the scene
depth of field

39. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
biography
Line Read
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Overreacting

40. Wide angle lens shows...
frame
shot from the beginning to the end scene
frame
depth of field

41. Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Means working from the outside in
the emotion of the scene
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

42. 3 Basic shot sizes
depth of field
jump
shot from the beginning to the end scene
close up - medium - long shot

43. High camera angle suggests..
Overreacting
between males - females and enemies
Internal POV
Inferiority

44. directing tools can include
is all shots except for the Master Shot
jump
is all shots except for the Master Shot
character biography

45. Directors are needed to
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
the meat of the scene
has something to lose
Inferiority

46. What is a table read?
biography
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
has something to lose
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

47. External POV
Over the shoulder
relationship of the height and width of the frame
close up - medium - long shot
between males - females and enemies

48. Directors are needed to
biography
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

49. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
Means working from the outside in
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
compresses the foreground and the background
improvisation

50. Method acting
is hard to attain
Means working from the outside in
depth of field
make more than $7500 per year

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