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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?






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






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


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






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


6. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?






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






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






9. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?






10. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






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






12. Three important direction to give an actor.






13. What is a story bored






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


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






16. What is result direction?






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






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






19. What does gaffer do?






20. Why is it a good idea to cross out scene/stage direction from a script once you have begun rehearsing it? What should not be crossed out?






21. Why is craft services important?






22. What is result direction?






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






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






25. Why do you do a callback?






26. What is the importance of close-ups?






27. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






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






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






31. What is a pitch in one world?






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






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






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






35. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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


38. Why is craft services important?






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






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






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






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






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






44. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






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


47. A documentary is created in the...






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






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






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