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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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 story bored






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






3. Why do you do a callback?






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






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






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

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

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






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

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10. What does gaffer do?






11. What is a story bored






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






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






14. What does gaffer do?






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






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






17. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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?






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






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






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






28. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






30. A documentary is created in the...






31. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






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






34. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






36. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






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






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






41. What is a pitch in one world?






42. Why do you do a callback?






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






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






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






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






47. What is result direction?






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






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






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