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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?






2. What does gaffer do?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A documentary is created in the...






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






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






14. What is result direction?






15. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






16. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






26. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






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






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






30. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?






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






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






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

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






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






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

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37. Why is craft services important?






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






39. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?






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






41. Why is craft services important?






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






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






44. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






47. What is a story bored






48. A documentary is created in the...






49. What is result direction?






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

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