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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. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
Means working from the outside in
opposing objectives
actors like to live in the moment

2. Directors are needed to
depth of field
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
shot from the beginning to the end scene

3. Medium shot shows...
shot from the beginning to the end scene
has something to lose
neutrality
make more than $7500 per year

4. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
depth of field
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

5. CLOSED FRAMING is...
Means working from the outside in
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Overreacting
not realistic

6. What is a through line?
make more than $7500 per year
the meat of the scene
is hard to attain
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

7. 30 degree rule
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Internal POV
biography
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

8. What is a table read?
50mm
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
Line Read

9. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
Unscripted reactions.
Over the shoulder
jump
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

10. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Means working from the outside in
opposing objectives
the meat of the scene
business

11. Master Shot
is hard to attain
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Means working from the outside in
jump

12. What is a through line?
Line Read
Line Read
the meat of the scene
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

13. Extracting from the talents personal life experience for a character is...
Internal POV
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
the meat of the scene
Unscripted reactions.

14. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
make more than $7500 per year

15. When a character has something in stake he or she:
observation
Over the shoulder
Unscripted reactions.
has something to lose

16. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
jump
Overreacting
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Means working from the outside in

17. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
opposing objectives
choices - subtext - and back-story
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
business

18. Long shot shows...
choices - subtext - and back-story
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
geography
180

19. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
improvisation
Internal POV
Means working from the outside in

20. NOT one of the Elements of Character
jump
Overreacting
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

21. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
superiority
Unscripted reactions.
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

22. Low camera angle suggests
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
superiority
opposing objectives

23. ENFORCED METHOD is:
has something to lose
actors like to live in the moment
not realistic
Unscripted reactions.

24. The _____ is where the action all takes place
frame
Line Read
relationship of the height and width of the frame
improvisation

25. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
opposing objectives
depth of field
has something to lose

26. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
Inferiority
opposing objectives
geography
Internal POV

27. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
Means working from the outside in
jump
neutrality

28. External POV
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Over the shoulder
geography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

29. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
observation
50mm
character biography
relationship of the height and width of the frame

30. External POV
depth of field
compresses the foreground and the background
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Over the shoulder

31. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Unscripted reactions.
make more than $7500 per year
compresses the foreground and the background

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

33. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
biography
superiority
business

34. Low camera angle suggests
jump
superiority
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
choices - subtext - and back-story

35. Method acting
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
blocking and business
Means working from the outside in
50mm

36. The _____ is where the action all takes place
improvisation
frame
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
shot from the beginning to the end scene

37. directing tools can include
geography
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
actors like to live in the moment
character biography

38. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
between males - females and enemies
not realistic
choices - subtext - and back-story
is hard to attain

39. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
relationship of the height and width of the frame
choices - subtext - and back-story
opposing objectives
observation

40. Define Line Reading
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
actors like to live in the moment
neutrality
creative - spontaneous and open

41. Long shot shows...
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
geography
improvisation

42. High camera angle suggests..
Overreacting
jump
business
Inferiority

43. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
neutrality
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
between males - females and enemies

44. Master Shot
180
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
the meat of the scene

45. ________ is good for character development
biography
blocking and business
observation
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

46. Coverage
geography
Line Read
improvisation
is all shots except for the Master Shot

47. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
shot from the beginning to the end scene
blocking and business
relationship of the height and width of the frame
make more than $7500 per year

48. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
has something to lose
observation
has something to lose
blocking and business

49. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Over the shoulder
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Internal POV
opposing objectives

50. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Line Read
geography
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Inferiority