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Film Directing Basics

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1. CLOSED FRAMING is...
between males - females and enemies
jump
choices - subtext - and back-story
not realistic

2. Chemistry is...
character biography
Over the shoulder
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
between males - females and enemies

3. Define Line Reading
50mm
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Line Read
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it

4. 3 Basic shot sizes
superiority
close up - medium - long shot
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

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

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6. Method acting
Internal POV
is hard to attain
improvisation
Means working from the outside in

7. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
180
observation
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

8. 30 degree rule
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
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
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

9. Wide angle lens shows...
has something to lose
frame
choices - subtext - and back-story
depth of field

10. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
Overreacting
Means working from the outside in
shot from the beginning to the end scene
biography

11. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
180
Internal POV
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
depth of field

12. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
180
blocking and business
biography
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

13. ENFORCED METHOD is:
50mm
Unscripted reactions.
make more than $7500 per year
opposing objectives

14. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
make more than $7500 per year
observation
is hard to attain

15. External POV
business
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Over the shoulder

16. What is a through line?
is hard to attain
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
the meat of the scene
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

17. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Overreacting
frame
choices - subtext - and back-story

18. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
opposing objectives
Internal POV
close up - medium - long shot
is all shots except for the Master Shot

19. External POV
Over the shoulder
Means working from the outside in
Line Read
compresses the foreground and the background

20. NOT one of the Elements of Character
blocking and business
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Overreacting
Means working from the outside in

21. The majority of SAG actors do not...
choices - subtext - and back-story
make more than $7500 per year
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Means working from the outside in

22. Coverage
not realistic
frame
is all shots except for the Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene

23. directing tools can include
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
character biography
jump

24. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
neutrality
Unscripted reactions.
Line Read

25. directing tools can include
character biography
superiority
between males - females and enemies
geography

26. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
50mm
Over the shoulder
180
Inferiority

27. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
relationship of the height and width of the frame
opposing objectives
business
Overreacting

28. Medium shot shows...
biography
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Internal POV
neutrality

29. SUBTEXT is not...
the emotion of the scene
is hard to attain
Unscripted reactions.
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

30. telephoto lense
between males - females and enemies
blocking and business
compresses the foreground and the background
is all shots except for the Master Shot

31. Sense Memory is the memory of
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

32. Long shot shows...
Internal POV
improvisation
geography
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

33. Coverage
jump
is all shots except for the Master Shot
between males - females and enemies
jump

34. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
frame
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
180

35. High camera angle suggests..
Inferiority
between males - females and enemies
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
the emotion of the scene

36. ________ is good for character development
observation
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Line Read
is hard to attain

37. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
frame
geography
relationship of the height and width of the frame
jump

38. When a character has something in stake he or she:
Unscripted reactions.
biography
has something to lose
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

39. Medium shot shows...
actors like to live in the moment
close up - medium - long shot
neutrality
shot from the beginning to the end scene

40. The _____ is where the action all takes place
Unscripted reactions.
business
Internal POV
frame

41. Low camera angle suggests
between males - females and enemies
superiority
choices - subtext - and back-story
Overreacting

42. The majority of SAG actors do not...
depth of field
make more than $7500 per year
180
Means working from the outside in

43. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
jump
the emotion of the scene
Over the shoulder
shot from the beginning to the end scene

44. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
is hard to attain
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
50mm
blocking and business

45. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Internal POV
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

46. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
jump
not realistic
opposing objectives
geography

47. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Overreacting
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
relationship of the height and width of the frame

48. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
is hard to attain
make more than $7500 per year
biography
180

49. The _____ is where the action all takes place
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
frame
superiority
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it

50. When a character has something in stake he or she:
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
has something to lose
close up - medium - long shot
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary

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