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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. What is a through line?
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
the meat of the scene
creative - spontaneous and open
Overreacting

2. The _______ is an imaginary line bisecting the subjects in order to keep continuity of screen direction.
Internal POV
180
the meat of the scene
business

3. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
character biography
superiority
is hard to attain
improvisation

4. The majority of SAG actors do not...
Over the shoulder
make more than $7500 per year
business
actors like to live in the moment

5. Sense Memory is the memory of
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
the emotion of the scene
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

6. 30 degree rule
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
superiority
compresses the foreground and the background

7. Low camera angle suggests
superiority
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
Line Read
improvisation

8. Method acting
has something to lose
Means working from the outside in
frame
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it

9. Chemistry is...
between males - females and enemies
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
observation
creative - spontaneous and open

10. SUBTEXT is not...
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
the emotion of the scene
neutrality
opposing objectives

11. Long shot shows...
geography
opposing objectives
make more than $7500 per year
180

12. Aspect Ratio
relationship of the height and width of the frame
neutrality
improvisation
50mm

13. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
improvisation
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
creative - spontaneous and open

14. Line of action
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction
jump
superiority
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

15. When a character has something in stake he or she:
has something to lose
neutrality
is all shots except for the Master Shot
superiority

16. The 30 DEGREE RULE keeps films from having _______ cuts.
frame
improvisation
opposing objectives
jump

17. 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
depth of field
Line Read
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

18. NOT one of the Elements of Character
close up - medium - long shot
opposing objectives
the meat of the scene
Overreacting

19. Is useful to fill in the gaps of the life of the character
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
biography
180
is all shots except for the Master Shot

20. Coverage
is all shots except for the Master Shot
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
shot from the beginning to the end scene
close up - medium - long shot

21. ______________ in rehearsal can be used for paraphrasing the script
biography
improvisation
actors like to live in the moment
Director demonstrates the line for the talent

22. Wide angle lens shows...
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
choices - subtext - and back-story
depth of field
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

23. External POV
depth of field
relationship of the height and width of the frame
Over the shoulder
Touch - sound and taste - and recall

24. One reason that actors may be insecure is that work...
close up - medium - long shot
180
is all shots except for the Master Shot
is hard to attain

25. directing tools can include
close up - medium - long shot
depth of field
Means working from the outside in
character biography

26. What is a table read?
biography
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
is all shots except for the Master Shot

27. Improvisation can help the actor become more
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
frame
opposing objectives
creative - spontaneous and open

28. 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
the meat of the scene
Line Read
improvisation

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

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30. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
Who the character is - what the character wants - what's the obstacle and what the character is prepared to do to get it
Over the shoulder
50mm

31. SUBTEXT is not...
has something to lose
the emotion of the scene
neutrality
Collaborate with talent on character - manage camera shot composition and interpret the script

32. CLOSED FRAMING is...
creative - spontaneous and open
good if the director is careful with his approach and a good practice choice for directors if necessary
character biography
not realistic

33. High camera angle suggests..
blocking and business
50mm
Inferiority
is hard to attain

34. Medium shot shows...
is all shots except for the Master Shot
actors like to live in the moment
neutrality
depth of field

35. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
Line Read
Over the shoulder
opposing objectives
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

36. The moment before in film is important to the actor because
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away
the emotion of the scene
superiority
actors like to live in the moment

37. telephoto lense
compresses the foreground and the background
blocking and business
opposing objectives
blocking and business

38. The term conflict refers to two characters with...
has something to lose
opposing objectives
opposing objectives
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

39. What is a table read?
observation
1st read through of the script with talent and crew
actors like to live in the moment
camera move - talent move - insert or cut away

40. Line of action
frame
the meat of the scene
improvisation
Imaginary line that preserves sight line and screen direction

41. which one is NOT one of the characters elements of Character
Means working from the outside in
Line Read
make more than $7500 per year
compresses the foreground and the background

42. NOT one of the Elements of Character
has something to lose
Overreacting
close up - medium - long shot
observation

43. Low camera angle suggests
180
Over the shoulder
Unscripted reactions.
superiority

44. Define Line Reading
observation
blocking and business
Director demonstrates the line for the talent
biography

45. _________________ can 'physicalize' the inner life of the character
Smoothly going from one emotion to another
improvisation
blocking and business
Internal POV

46. Directors who communicate with talent alleviate
jump
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
blocking and business
You must move the camera 30 degree to constitute a new shot

47. Seeing through character eyes and not thinking
make more than $7500 per year
neutrality
Internal POV
not realistic

48. CLOSED FRAMING is...
not realistic
character biography
the emotion of the scene
1st read through of the script with talent and crew

49. External POV
between males - females and enemies
opposing objectives
blocking and business
Over the shoulder

50. When looking for conflict in a scene - the director should look for
between males - females and enemies
Confusion - Insecurity and Distrust
close up - medium - long shot
opposing objectives