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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. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
opposing objectives
business
creative - spontaneous and open
opposing objectives

2. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
observation
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
make more than $7500 per year
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

3. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
compresses the foreground and the background

4. Chemistry is...
choices - subtext - and back-story
shot from the beginning to the end scene
between males - females and enemies
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

5. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
the meat of the scene
jump
actors like to live in the moment

6. ________ is good for character development
choices - subtext - and back-story
make more than $7500 per year
observation
neutrality

7. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
choices - subtext - and back-story
geography
jump

8. Aspect Ratio
blocking and business
relationship of the height and width of the frame
neutrality
make more than $7500 per year

9. Medium shot shows...
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Means working from the outside in
neutrality
business

10. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Unscripted reactions.
close up - medium - long shot

11. Wide angle lens shows...
Over the shoulder
Internal POV
depth of field
character biography

12. ENFORCED METHOD is:
has something to lose
close up - medium - long shot
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Unscripted reactions.

13. Line of action
Inferiority
business
jump
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

14. What is a through line?
neutrality
choices - subtext - and back-story
biography
the meat of the scene

15. External POV
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Means working from the outside in
depth of field
Over the shoulder

16. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Over the shoulder
Inferiority
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
make more than $7500 per year

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

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18. Coverage
the emotion of the scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
is all shots except for the Master Shot
improvisation

19. Wide angle lens shows...
Inferiority
the meat of the scene
depth of field
superiority

20. High camera angle suggests..
not realistic
depth of field
make more than $7500 per year
Inferiority

21. 3 Basic shot sizes
close up - medium - long shot
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
has something to lose
observation

22. Directors are needed to
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Over the shoulder
Line Read

23. Low camera angle suggests
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
has something to lose
superiority
compresses the foreground and the background

24. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
opposing objectives
Over the shoulder
creative - spontaneous and open
choices - subtext - and back-story

25. Define Line Reading
jump
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

26. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Means working from the outside in
Line Read
180

27. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
depth of field
depth of field
biography
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

28. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
business
opposing objectives
has something to lose
is hard to attain

29. NOT one of the Elements of Character
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
observation
Overreacting
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

30. Long shot shows...
the emotion of the scene
opposing objectives
actors like to live in the moment
geography

31. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

32. External POV
Over the shoulder
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
not realistic
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

33. CLOSED FRAMING is...
opposing objectives
Overreacting
not realistic
Internal POV

34. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
make more than $7500 per year
Unscripted reactions.
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

35. directing tools can include
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
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
character biography

36. Define Line Reading
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
the meat of the scene
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

37. 30 degree rule
superiority
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Means working from the outside in
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

38. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
Over the shoulder
is hard to attain
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
business

39. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
Inferiority
neutrality
50mm
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

40. What is a table read?
make more than $7500 per year
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
relationship of the height and width of the frame
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

41. Long shot shows...
geography
compresses the foreground and the background
make more than $7500 per year
Line Read

42. Method acting
blocking and business
opposing objectives
Means working from the outside in
actors like to live in the moment

43. telephoto lense
geography
compresses the foreground and the background
relationship of the height and width of the frame
observation

44. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Means working from the outside in
actors like to live in the moment
choices - subtext - and back-story

45. When a character has something in stake he or she:
has something to lose
blocking and business
close up - medium - long shot
the meat of the scene

46. Line of action
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
geography
make more than $7500 per year

47. Low camera angle suggests
make more than $7500 per year
not realistic
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
superiority

48. 3 Basic shot sizes
depth of field
close up - medium - long shot
biography
improvisation

49. What is a through line?
improvisation
the meat of the scene
opposing objectives
Line Read

50. Sense Memory is the memory of
make more than $7500 per year
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
is all shots except for the Master Shot