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Film Directing Basics

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1. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
superiority
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Over the shoulder

2. What is a through line?
Unscripted reactions.
the meat of the scene
biography
neutrality

3. Long shot shows...
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Means working from the outside in
geography
between males - females and enemies

4. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
opposing objectives
creative - spontaneous and open
compresses the foreground and the background
close up - medium - long shot

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

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6. 30 degree rule
has something to lose
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Over the shoulder

7. Coverage
Internal POV
is all shots except for the Master Shot
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
compresses the foreground and the background

8. directing tools can include
make more than $7500 per year
is hard to attain
character biography
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

9. Low camera angle suggests
actors like to live in the moment
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
superiority
observation

10. What is a table read?
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

11. Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene
not realistic
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

12. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
opposing objectives
Unscripted reactions.
between males - females and enemies

13. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Line Read
between males - females and enemies
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
blocking and business

14. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
frame
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
biography
50mm

15. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
relationship of the height and width of the frame
blocking and business
Inferiority
the emotion of the scene

16. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
improvisation
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
the meat of the scene
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

17. Improvisation can help the actor become more
shot from the beginning to the end scene
creative - spontaneous and open
is hard to attain
is all shots except for the Master Shot

18. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
frame
Internal POV
Inferiority
geography

19. What is a table read?
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

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

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21. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
is hard to attain
the emotion of the scene
biography
improvisation

22. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
close up - medium - long shot

23. Line of action
superiority
business
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
has something to lose

24. ENFORCED METHOD is:
improvisation
make more than $7500 per year
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Unscripted reactions.

25. SUBTEXT is not...
the emotion of the scene
frame
character biography
depth of field

26. Aspect Ratio
superiority
jump
business
relationship of the height and width of the frame

27. ________ is good for character development
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
jump
observation
superiority

28. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
50mm
close up - medium - long shot
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
is hard to attain

29. Improvisation can help the actor become more
character biography
creative - spontaneous and open
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
the meat of the scene

30. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
superiority
biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene

31. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
opposing objectives

32. Define Line Reading
observation
Internal POV
close up - medium - long shot
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

33. 3 Basic shot sizes
is hard to attain
the emotion of the scene
close up - medium - long shot
opposing objectives

34. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
has something to lose
jump
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
not realistic

35. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
creative - spontaneous and open
close up - medium - long shot
Line Read
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

36. ________ is good for character development
is hard to attain
observation
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
close up - medium - long shot

37. telephoto lense
the meat of the scene
superiority
compresses the foreground and the background
has something to lose

38. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
superiority
Inferiority
the meat of the scene
jump

39. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
biography
jump
180
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

40. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
opposing objectives
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

41. Medium shot shows...
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
is all shots except for the Master Shot
neutrality
choices - subtext - and back-story

42. The _____ is where the action all takes place
superiority
close up - medium - long shot
frame
Overreacting

43. ENFORCED METHOD is:
choices - subtext - and back-story
Unscripted reactions.
compresses the foreground and the background
make more than $7500 per year

44. The _____ is where the action all takes place
jump
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
business
frame

45. Method acting
compresses the foreground and the background
Means working from the outside in
business
choices - subtext - and back-story

46. External POV
blocking and business
geography
50mm
Over the shoulder

47. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Overreacting
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

48. Directors are needed to
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

49. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
close up - medium - long shot
the meat of the scene

50. What is a through line?
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
the meat of the scene

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