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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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1. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
Over the shoulder
superiority
180
choices - subtext - and back-story

2. 3 Basic shot sizes
is hard to attain
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
close up - medium - long shot
Overreacting

3. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
biography
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

4. directing tools can include
character biography
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
choices - subtext - and back-story
Means working from the outside in

5. Low camera angle suggests
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
50mm
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
superiority

6. Define Line Reading
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
business
shot from the beginning to the end scene
actors like to live in the moment

7. Aspect Ratio
observation
relationship of the height and width of the frame
blocking and business
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

8. Directors are needed to
jump
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Unscripted reactions.

9. directing tools can include
character biography
blocking and business
opposing objectives
is all shots except for the Master Shot

10. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Inferiority

11. Long shot shows...
is hard to attain
actors like to live in the moment
make more than $7500 per year
geography

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

13. High camera angle suggests..
superiority
has something to lose
Inferiority
Unscripted reactions.

14. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Line Read
neutrality
make more than $7500 per year
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

15. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
compresses the foreground and the background
opposing objectives
180
Means working from the outside in

16. What is a through line?
180
depth of field
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
the meat of the scene

17. Wide angle lens shows...
opposing objectives
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Means working from the outside in
depth of field

18. Master Shot
the meat of the scene
compresses the foreground and the background
Means working from the outside in
shot from the beginning to the end scene

19. The _____ is where the action all takes place
business
frame
Unscripted reactions.
actors like to live in the moment

20. NOT one of the Elements of Character
Overreacting
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Internal POV
Internal POV

21. Medium shot shows...
compresses the foreground and the background
Line Read
neutrality
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

22. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
Unscripted reactions.
make more than $7500 per year
blocking and business
50mm

23. Define Line Reading
the meat of the scene
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Over the shoulder
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

24. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
Line Read
blocking and business
is hard to attain

25. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Overreacting
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
relationship of the height and width of the frame
business

26. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
Overreacting
character biography
neutrality

27. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
Line Read
choices - subtext - and back-story
frame
jump

28. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Internal POV
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
50mm

29. 30 degree rule
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
between males - females and enemies
choices - subtext - and back-story
is hard to attain

30. SUBTEXT is not...
shot from the beginning to the end scene
the emotion of the scene
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
creative - spontaneous and open

31. External POV
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Line Read
Over the shoulder

32. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
character biography
actors like to live in the moment
neutrality
business

33. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
Inferiority
business
180
is hard to attain

34. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
depth of field
Internal POV
180
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

35. Medium shot shows...
geography
neutrality
Line Read
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

36. Line of action
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
50mm
blocking and business
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

37. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
business
improvisation
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Means working from the outside in

38. Chemistry is...
jump
between males - females and enemies
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

39. 30 degree rule
creative - spontaneous and open
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Line Read
make more than $7500 per year

40. Method acting
Means working from the outside in
has something to lose
superiority
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

41. CLOSED FRAMING is...
opposing objectives
not realistic
Overreacting
actors like to live in the moment

42. Coverage
make more than $7500 per year
is all shots except for the Master Shot
the emotion of the scene
Over the shoulder

43. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
business
50mm
blocking and business
the meat of the scene

44. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
is hard to attain
make more than $7500 per year
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
improvisation

45. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
has something to lose
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
opposing objectives

46. What is a table read?
not realistic
50mm
Over the shoulder
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

47. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
biography
Line Read
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

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

49. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
180
blocking and business
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
biography

50. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
not realistic
Line Read
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
actors like to live in the moment