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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In pre production who others that actors should the director hold meetings with?






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






3. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






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






7. Why do you do a callback?






8. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






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






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

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11. What does gaffer do?






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?






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






14. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






16. Why is craft services important?






17. What is result direction?






18. What is a story bored






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






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






21. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






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

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






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

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






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






27. What is a story bored






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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?






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

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35. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






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






38. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






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






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






42. A documentary is created in the...






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

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44. What is result direction?






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

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






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






48. Why do you do a callback?






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






50. What is the importance of close-ups?