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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A documentary is created in the...






2. What is result direction?






3. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?






4. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.






5. A documentary is created in the...






6. Why do you do a callback?






7. Name an important aspect of conducting an interview in a documentary.






8. What is the first question to ask yourself when deciding where to put the camera in shooting a scene?


9. What is the benefit of a written story bored over a drawn storyboard?


10. What is the importance of close-ups?






11. In directing a film - what is a director's primary goal?






12. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.






13. Why do you do a callback?






14. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






15. What is the relationship of the storyboard to the shot list?






16. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?






17. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?






18. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why






19. If as a PA on a set you notice a boom reflection in a toaster on the set - who should you talk to?






20. What is meant in 'actors language' by the word action - how is it expressed?






21. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?






22. Should you demonstrate how a line should be said to an actor? Why or why not?


23. What is a story bored






24. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.






25. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?






26. Name an important aspect of conducting an interview in a documentary.






27. Why is it not a good idea to tell an actor after a take to 'do exactly what you just did?






28. Why is craft services important?






29. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






30. Why is it important to do a paper edit for a documentary?


31. Why is craft services important?






32. What is meant by 'crossing the axis' by 'coverage?'






33. Why is it important to do a paper edit for a documentary?


34. What is a story bored






35. What is result direction?






36. What is the role of the assistant director in both pre-production and production?






37. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?






38. What is the first question to ask yourself when deciding where to put the camera in shooting a scene?


39. What does gaffer do?






40. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?






41. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?






42. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?






43. Why is it important to pre-interview your documentary subject?






44. Why is not a good idea for a director to only look at the video assist monitor while shooting a scene?






45. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why






46. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?






47. Should you demonstrate how a line should be said to an actor? Why or why not?


48. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






49. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?






50. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.