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Film Directing Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?
Issue of power and sex
Because that's result direction.
Conversion
What they gain.

2. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?
Repetition is the death of creativity
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Because a hungry crew is a angry crew.
Camera movement

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

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4. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?
Because a hungry crew is a angry crew.
edit suite
Call sheets
They Need to observe

5. What is a story bored
Director
To have an idea of how they talk
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Pictorial representation of the film

6. Name an important aspect of conducting an interview in a documentary.
Result direction
Eye contact
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
Conversion

7. What is meant in 'actors language' by the word action - how is it expressed?
They Need to observe
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
Call sheets

8. What is result direction?
Keys
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
edit suite
In visioning a result

9. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
To eyes of the audience.
Why not - b roll helps tell the story

10. What is the role of the assistant director in both pre-production and production?
Because a hungry crew is a angry crew.
To eyes of the audience.
To have an idea of how they talk
Call sheets

11. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Sitting and standing is more powerful
makes running a set more efficient
Sitting and standing is more powerful

12. 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?
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
Yes cross out so they can focus more
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
To be a mirror

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

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14. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Issue of power and sex
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
To have an idea of how they talk

15. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?
Director
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
To be a mirror
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage

16. Why is it not a good idea to tell an actor after a take to 'do exactly what you just did?
Conversion
Call sheets
Pictorial representation of the film
Repetition is the death of creativity

17. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
Director
B-Roll

18. Three important direction to give an actor.
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
Eye contact
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Emotions and emphasis

19. Why is not a good idea for a director to only look at the video assist monitor while shooting a scene?
What they gain.
Sitting and standing is more powerful
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
Because that's result direction.

20. A documentary is created in the...
Eye contact
Who's scene is it
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
edit suite

21. Why is it not a good idea to tell an actor after a take to 'do exactly what you just did?
edit suite
Issue of power and sex
Keys
Repetition is the death of creativity

22. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?
Show commitment show ability to perform
Keys
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Director

23. Directors Dramatic Breakdown
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
Conversion
To eyes of the audience.
it's portable

24. What is the importance of close-ups?
Tell a story
Who's scene is it
Pictorial representation of the film
Emotions and emphasis

25. In directing a film - what is a director's primary goal?
Director
Sitting and standing is more powerful
To eyes of the audience.
Why not - b roll helps tell the story

26. In directing a film - what is a director's primary goal?
To eyes of the audience.
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
They Need to observe
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.

27. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?
Yes cross out so they can focus more
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
To be a mirror
Result direction

28. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.
B-Roll
Call sheets
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Result direction

29. Why do you do a callback?
Eye contact
Show commitment show ability to perform
To have an idea of how they talk
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

30. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?
Report to the 1st AD
Keys
They Need to observe
You want to be there not looking at a screen.

31. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?
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.
Keys
To be a mirror

32. What is a pitch in one world?
Director
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Conversion
Why not - b roll helps tell the story

33. Directors Dramatic Breakdown
Who's scene is it
Report to the 1st AD
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
Pictorial representation of the film

34. 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?
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Director
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Repetition is the death of creativity

35. What does gaffer do?
Conversion
Result direction
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
it's portable

36. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?
To eyes of the audience.
Director
Keys
Sitting and standing is more powerful

37. Why is not a good idea for a director to only look at the video assist monitor while shooting a scene?
Issue of power and sex
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
In visioning a result
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.

38. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
To have an idea of how they talk
Issue of power and sex
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.

39. What is a story bored
edit suite
Pictorial representation of the film
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Eye contact

40. What is the relationship of the storyboard to the shot list?
To eyes of the audience.
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Tell a story
They Need to observe

41. Why do you do a callback?
Show commitment show ability to perform
They Need to observe
Director
To eyes of the audience.

42. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?
Show commitment show ability to perform
makes running a set more efficient
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.

43. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why
Camera movement
Emotions and emphasis
Director
Issue of power and sex

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

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

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46. If as a PA on a set you notice a boom reflection in a toaster on the set - who should you talk to?
Report to the 1st AD
Pictorial representation of the film
edit suite
Camera movement

47. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?
Who's scene is it
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
Sitting and standing is more powerful
makes running a set more efficient

48. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?
Camera movement
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Yes cross out so they can focus more
You want to be there not looking at a screen.

49. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?
makes running a set more efficient
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
Sitting and standing is more powerful
Keys

50. What is meant by 'crossing the axis' by 'coverage?'
Because a hungry crew is a angry crew.
They Need to observe
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
B-Roll