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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. Sense Memory is the memory of
neutrality
50mm
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

2. Coverage
Over the shoulder
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
is all shots except for the Master Shot

3. Medium shot shows...
is hard to attain
50mm
Internal POV
neutrality

4. telephoto lense
frame
compresses the foreground and the background
superiority
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

5. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Means working from the outside in
depth of field

6. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
not realistic
blocking and business
Line Read
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

7. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
frame
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
depth of field
blocking and business

8. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
is all shots except for the Master Shot
character biography

9. Improvisation can help the actor become more
improvisation
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Over the shoulder
creative - spontaneous and open

10. 30 degree rule
opposing objectives
jump
choices - subtext - and back-story
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

11. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
50mm
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
is hard to attain

12. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
actors like to live in the moment
Line Read
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
business

13. What is a through line?
is hard to attain
opposing objectives
the meat of the scene
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

14. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
biography
observation
geography

15. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
50mm
has something to lose
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
opposing objectives

16. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
is hard to attain
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

17. Directors are needed to
is all shots except for the Master Shot
neutrality
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
between males - females and enemies

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

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19. CLOSED FRAMING is...
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
close up - medium - long shot
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
not realistic

20. External POV
shot from the beginning to the end scene
is hard to attain
Over the shoulder
neutrality

21. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
actors like to live in the moment
blocking and business
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Line Read

22. When a character has something in stake he or she:
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
neutrality
180
has something to lose

23. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
frame
character biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
blocking and business

24. Coverage
character biography
Over the shoulder
is all shots except for the Master Shot
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

25. Low camera angle suggests
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
superiority
Over the shoulder
between males - females and enemies

26. Improvisation can help the actor become more
creative - spontaneous and open
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
neutrality

27. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
relationship of the height and width of the frame
creative - spontaneous and open
improvisation
Overreacting

28. Directors are needed to
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Line Read
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

29. High camera angle suggests..
neutrality
Inferiority
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
improvisation

30. Chemistry is...
is all shots except for the Master Shot
opposing objectives
between males - females and enemies
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

31. _______ is the characters relationship to objects
Means working from the outside in
improvisation
180
business

32. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
between males - females and enemies
opposing objectives
has something to lose
is hard to attain

33. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
Internal POV
opposing objectives
geography
Means working from the outside in

34. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Line Read
Unscripted reactions.
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
180

35. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
has something to lose
improvisation
make more than $7500 per year
is hard to attain

36. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
superiority
jump
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

37. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
choices - subtext - and back-story
Overreacting
Inferiority
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

38. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
close up - medium - long shot
relationship of the height and width of the frame
observation
is hard to attain

39. Master Shot
shot from the beginning to the end scene
neutrality
close up - medium - long shot
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

40. 3 Basic shot sizes
Unscripted reactions.
jump
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
close up - medium - long shot

41. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
blocking and business
biography
50mm
Over the shoulder

42. Method acting
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
jump
Means working from the outside in
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

43. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
Internal POV
Inferiority
choices - subtext - and back-story
superiority

44. Define Line Reading
Internal POV
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
frame
geography

45. Wide angle lens shows...
biography
depth of field
is hard to attain
biography

46. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Means working from the outside in
Internal POV
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust

47. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
improvisation
the emotion of the scene
Overreacting

48. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
blocking and business
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
superiority

49. 30 degree rule
the emotion of the scene
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Means working from the outside in
make more than $7500 per year

50. Medium shot shows...
the meat of the scene
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
has something to lose
neutrality