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Film Directing Basics

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1. 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
make more than $7500 per year
depth of field
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

2. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
opposing objectives
blocking and business
close up - medium - long shot
opposing objectives

3. CLOSED FRAMING is...
Inferiority
the meat of the scene
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
not realistic

4. Wide angle lens shows...
depth of field
Inferiority
superiority
business

5. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Line Read
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
has something to lose

6. CLOSED FRAMING is...
50mm
neutrality
not realistic
the emotion of the scene

7. The _____ is where the action all takes place
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
frame
Means working from the outside in
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.

8. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Over the shoulder
the meat of the scene
180
Line Read

9. What is a table read?
frame
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
relationship of the height and width of the frame

10. What is a TRANSITION in terms of acting?
business
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
close up - medium - long shot
Line Read

11. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
180
depth of field
business
opposing objectives

12. Improvisation can help the actor become more
creative - spontaneous and open
Line Read
geography
actors like to live in the moment

13. Aspect Ratio
relationship of the height and width of the frame
is all shots except for the Master Shot
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
Overreacting

14. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
opposing objectives
the meat of the scene
biography
Internal POV

15. External POV
character biography
Over the shoulder
close up - medium - long shot
superiority

16. Directors are needed to
close up - medium - long shot
is hard to attain
frame
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

17. Chemistry is...
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
Overreacting
between males - females and enemies

18. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
shot from the beginning to the end scene
creative - spontaneous and open
opposing objectives

19. ENFORCED METHOD is:
Inferiority
opposing objectives
Unscripted reactions.
character biography

20. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
close up - medium - long shot
actors like to live in the moment
depth of field
the emotion of the scene

21. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
opposing objectives
between males - females and enemies
actors like to live in the moment
opposing objectives

22. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
blocking and business
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
the meat of the scene

23. High camera angle suggests..
Inferiority
close up - medium - long shot
compresses the foreground and the background
frame

24. Define Line Reading
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

25. Explain the CIRCLE OF ACTION - Inside and Out.
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
actors like to live in the moment
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
is hard to attain

26. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
blocking and business
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
is hard to attain

27. Master Shot
blocking and business
shot from the beginning to the end scene
the meat of the scene
geography

28. directing tools can include
the meat of the scene
Unscripted reactions.
character biography
Smoothly going from one emotion to another

29. directing tools can include
Internal POV
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
character biography
creative - spontaneous and open

30. Master Shot
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
shot from the beginning to the end scene
actors like to live in the moment
close up - medium - long shot

31. 30 degree rule
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
make more than $7500 per year

32. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
biography
compresses the foreground and the background
Internal POV
Overreacting

33. ________ is good for character development
opposing objectives
superiority
Inside the circle is intrusive - outside is voyeuristic.
observation

34. Low camera angle suggests
is hard to attain
superiority
observation
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

35. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
neutrality
depth of field
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
opposing objectives

36. Sense Memory is the memory of
50mm
make more than $7500 per year
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

37. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
actors like to live in the moment
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
the meat of the scene
is hard to attain

38. NOT one of the Elements of Character
Touch - sound and taste - and recall
Line Read
180
Overreacting

39. Define Line Reading
shot from the beginning to the end scene
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
Overreacting
the meat of the scene

40. A __________mm lens at eye level is considered Normal View for 35mm film.
business
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
Internal POV
50mm

41. 3 Basic shot sizes
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
actors like to live in the moment
close up - medium - long shot

42. 3 ways to break the 180 degree
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
make more than $7500 per year
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

43. Aspect Ratio
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
blocking and business
relationship of the height and width of the frame
choices - subtext - and back-story

44. Improvisation can help the actor become more
50mm
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
creative - spontaneous and open
depth of field

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

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46. Low camera angle suggests
superiority
compresses the foreground and the background
creative - spontaneous and open
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

47. When a character has something in stake he or she:
Inferiority
opposing objectives
has something to lose
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

48. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
biography
biography
choices - subtext - and back-story

49. Improvisation is a tool used to give information on
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script
choices - subtext - and back-story
geography
Unscripted reactions.

50. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
Means working from the outside in
opposing objectives
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

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