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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. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
business
Unscripted reactions.

2. NOT one of the Elements of Character
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
50mm
Overreacting

3. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Overreacting
creative - spontaneous and open
business
between males - females and enemies

4. What is a table read?
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
jump
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

5. Sense Memory is the memory of
compresses the foreground and the background
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Inferiority

6. What is a through line?
Inferiority
the meat of the scene
180
biography

7. CLOSED FRAMING is...
the meat of the scene
Over the shoulder
creative - spontaneous and open
not realistic

8. ________ is good for character development
observation
depth of field
improvisation
business

9. ________ is good for character development
depth of field
observation
actors like to live in the moment
not realistic

10. High camera angle suggests..
Inferiority
Unscripted reactions.
depth of field
is all shots except for the Master Shot

11. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
the meat of the scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
50mm

12. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Means working from the outside in

13. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
jump
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

14. Coverage
is all shots except for the Master Shot
make more than $7500 per year
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

15. Directors are needed to
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
opposing objectives
creative - spontaneous and open

16. Long shot shows...
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
180
geography
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

17. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
relationship of the height and width of the frame
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
jump
blocking and business

18. Chemistry is...
not realistic
between males - females and enemies
Line Read
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

19. Chemistry is...
Over the shoulder
between males - females and enemies
Internal POV
superiority

20. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
improvisation
geography
jump
relationship of the height and width of the frame

21. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
close up - medium - long shot
biography
180

22. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Overreacting
Unscripted reactions.
50mm

23. The _____ is where the action all takes place
character biography
Overreacting
is hard to attain
frame

24. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
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
Means working from the outside in
jump

25. telephoto lense
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Overreacting
compresses the foreground and the background
the meat of the scene

26. What is a table read?
has something to lose
frame
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
improvisation

27. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
character biography
biography
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
opposing objectives

28. Directors are needed to
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
opposing objectives
blocking and business

29. 3 Basic shot sizes
superiority
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

30. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Over the shoulder
neutrality
180
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

31. CLOSED FRAMING is...
blocking and business
superiority
not realistic
make more than $7500 per year

32. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
actors like to live in the moment
not realistic
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
180

33. NOT one of the Elements of Character
opposing objectives
Overreacting
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
180

34. What is a through line?
Means working from the outside in
between males - females and enemies
the meat of the scene
jump

35. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
relationship of the height and width of the frame
opposing objectives
is all shots except for the Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene

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

37. ENFORCED METHOD is:
observation
180
Means working from the outside in
Unscripted reactions.

38. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
choices - subtext - and back-story
actors like to live in the moment
make more than $7500 per year
compresses the foreground and the background

39. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Line Read
jump
actors like to live in the moment
blocking and business

40. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
not realistic
depth of field
opposing objectives
biography

41. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
character biography
blocking and business
the emotion of the scene

42. Aspect Ratio
opposing objectives
Internal POV
relationship of the height and width of the frame
character biography

43. Wide angle lens shows...
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
improvisation
Means working from the outside in
depth of field

44. Coverage
observation
superiority
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
is all shots except for the Master Shot

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

46. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
50mm
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Inferiority
Line Read

47. SUBTEXT is not...
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
make more than $7500 per year
the emotion of the scene
depth of field

48. Master Shot
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Unscripted reactions.
Line Read
shot from the beginning to the end scene

49. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
jump
Line Read
Internal POV

50. Define Line Reading
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
close up - medium - long shot
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
between males - females and enemies