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Film Directing Basics
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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film
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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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