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Film Directing Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
Director
Eye contact

2. If as a PA on a set you notice a boom reflection in a toaster on the set - who should you talk to?
Emotions and emphasis
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Report to the 1st AD
Pictorial representation of the film

3. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.
To have an idea of how they talk
edit suite
To eyes of the audience.
Tell a story

4. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?
In visioning a result
makes running a set more efficient
Conversion
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage

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

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6. If as a PA on a set you notice a boom reflection in a toaster on the set - who should you talk to?
makes running a set more efficient
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
What they gain.
Report to the 1st AD

7. Three important direction to give an actor.
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
it's portable
Eye contact
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

8. What is result direction?
To have an idea of how they talk
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
In visioning a result
Report to the 1st AD

9. Why is it not a good idea to tell an actor after a take to 'do exactly what you just did?
To be a mirror
Repetition is the death of creativity
Tell a story
Director

10. What is result direction?
In visioning a result
Conversion
Call sheets
To eyes of the audience.

11. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?
Tell a story
Because that's result direction.
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Sitting and standing is more powerful

12. What is a pitch in one world?
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Result direction
Conversion
Sitting and standing is more powerful

13. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.
Result direction
Eye contact
Director
B-Roll

14. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?
it's portable
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Because that's result direction.
Pictorial representation of the film

15. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?
Who's scene is it
Camera movement
What they gain.
You want to be there not looking at a screen.

16. Why is not a good idea for a director to only look at the video assist monitor while shooting a scene?
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
To be a mirror
it's portable
Repetition is the death of creativity

17. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?
Pictorial representation of the film
Camera movement
Because that's result direction.
Result direction

18. What is meant by 'crossing the axis' by 'coverage?'
They Need to observe
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
Pictorial representation of the film
To eyes of the audience.

19. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.
Camera movement
Issue of power and sex
Because that's result direction.
Repetition is the death of creativity

20. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?
Keys
To have an idea of how they talk
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
moves and sets the direction of DOP.

21. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?
edit suite
Report to the 1st AD
What they gain.
Director

22. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?
Sitting and standing is more powerful
Show commitment show ability to perform
Director
B-Roll

23. A documentary is created in the...
Pictorial representation of the film
edit suite
To be a mirror
Result direction

24. Why do you do a callback?
Issue of power and sex
Call sheets
Show commitment show ability to perform
Eye contact

25. A documentary is created in the...
edit suite
makes running a set more efficient
To eyes of the audience.
Camera movement

26. What is meant in 'actors language' by the word action - how is it expressed?
Director
Camera movement
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.

27. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?
What they gain.
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Result direction
Emotions and emphasis

28. Name an important aspect of conducting an interview in a documentary.
Tell a story
Eye contact
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
To eyes of the audience.

29. Three important direction to give an actor.
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
Report to the 1st AD
Conversion
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

30. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Show commitment show ability to perform
Issue of power and sex
Director

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

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32. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
it's portable
Director
Pictorial representation of the film

33. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?
To have an idea of how they talk
Eye contact
In visioning a result
To be a mirror

34. What is the importance of close-ups?
Emotions and emphasis
To be a mirror
Result direction
Because that's result direction.

35. Why is it important to pre-interview your documentary subject?
To have an idea of how they talk
What they gain.
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

36. What is the importance of close-ups?
makes running a set more efficient
Emotions and emphasis
Conversion
Sitting and standing is more powerful

37. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?
edit suite
Camera movement
Director
Call sheets

38. What is a story bored
Issue of power and sex
Pictorial representation of the film
To be a mirror
Director

39. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
Keys
it's portable
Because that's result direction.

40. Directors Dramatic Breakdown
Pictorial representation of the film
Issue of power and sex
edit suite
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.

41. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.
B-Roll
Show commitment show ability to perform
Keys
Result direction

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

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43. In directing a film - what is a director's primary goal?
Tell a story
To eyes of the audience.
Report to the 1st AD
To be a mirror

44. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?
it's portable
Repetition is the death of creativity
Repetition is the death of creativity
Camera movement

45. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?
To be a mirror
Conversion
Camera movement
makes running a set more efficient

46. What does gaffer do?
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Issue of power and sex

47. Why is it important to pre-interview your documentary subject?
Conversion
To have an idea of how they talk
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Result direction

48. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?
Result direction
Result direction
Sitting and standing is more powerful
To be a mirror

49. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.
Tell a story
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
Repetition is the death of creativity

50. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?
To eyes of the audience.
To be a mirror
They Need to observe
Keys