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Film Directing Basics

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1. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
creative - spontaneous and open
compresses the foreground and the background
Internal POV
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

2. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
observation
the emotion of the scene
jump

3. External POV
business
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Over the shoulder
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

4. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

5. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
not realistic
improvisation
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
neutrality

6. Improvisation can help the actor become more
observation
superiority
creative - spontaneous and open
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

7. Wide angle lens shows...
Internal POV
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
depth of field

8. 3 Basic shot sizes
frame
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
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

9. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
is hard to attain
Unscripted reactions.
relationship of the height and width of the frame
superiority

10. Coverage
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Internal POV
Line Read
is all shots except for the Master Shot

11. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
jump
Line Read
choices - subtext - and back-story
close up - medium - long shot

12. Sense Memory is the memory of
Line Read
not realistic
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

13. High camera angle suggests..
not realistic
the emotion of the scene
Inferiority
biography

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

15. NOT one of the Elements of Character
make more than $7500 per year
improvisation
has something to lose
Overreacting

16. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Unscripted reactions.
character biography
compresses the foreground and the background
Internal POV

17. Wide angle lens shows...
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
biography
is all shots except for the Master Shot
depth of field

18. NOT one of the Elements of Character
actors like to live in the moment
180
character biography
Overreacting

19. Line of action
blocking and business
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
between males - females and enemies
180

20. When a character has something in stake he or she:
has something to lose
opposing objectives
50mm
superiority

21. CLOSED FRAMING is...
Inferiority
180
not realistic
is all shots except for the Master Shot

22. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
close up - medium - long shot
Line Read

23. Long shot shows...
the emotion of the scene
geography
jump
frame

24. Master Shot
Means working from the outside in
is all shots except for the Master Shot
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
shot from the beginning to the end scene

25. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
make more than $7500 per year
is hard to attain
character biography
improvisation

26. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
Means working from the outside in
180
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
character biography

27. 3 Basic shot sizes
not realistic
geography
close up - medium - long shot
Means working from the outside in

28. When a character has something in stake he or she:
actors like to live in the moment
has something to lose
character biography
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

29. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
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
Line Read
improvisation

30. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
not realistic
Internal POV
jump
depth of field

31. The majority of SAG actors do not...
compresses the foreground and the background
Over the shoulder
make more than $7500 per year
close up - medium - long shot

32. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
between males - females and enemies
superiority
jump
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

33. The _____ is where the action all takes place
Unscripted reactions.
shot from the beginning to the end scene
is all shots except for the Master Shot
frame

34. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
180
is hard to attain
depth of field

35. Define Line Reading
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Overreacting
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
relationship of the height and width of the frame

36. Method acting
Means working from the outside in
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
observation
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

37. Master Shot
Over the shoulder
Line Read
shot from the beginning to the end scene
biography

38. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Unscripted reactions.
observation
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
biography

39. Sense Memory is the memory of
choices - subtext - and back-story
50mm
observation
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

40. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
blocking and business
Internal POV
make more than $7500 per year

41. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
opposing objectives
shot from the beginning to the end scene
jump
choices - subtext - and back-story

42. SUBTEXT is not...
jump
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
the emotion of the scene
not realistic

43. External POV
the meat of the scene
Over the shoulder
180
50mm

44. Coverage
creative - spontaneous and open
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Over the shoulder
is all shots except for the Master Shot

45. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
business
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
the meat of the scene
Unscripted reactions.

46. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
blocking and business
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
50mm

47. Aspect Ratio
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
relationship of the height and width of the frame

48. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
jump
50mm
observation
close up - medium - long shot

49. What is a table read?
make more than $7500 per year
geography
biography
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

50. Method acting
Means working from the outside in
is all shots except for the Master Shot
opposing objectives
character biography

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