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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 pitch in one world?






2. 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?






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


4. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






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


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






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






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






10. 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?






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






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


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






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


15. Why do you do a callback?






16. What is the importance of close-ups?






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


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


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






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


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






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






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






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






25. What does gaffer do?






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






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






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






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






30. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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






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






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






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


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






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






37. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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






40. What is result direction?






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






42. What is a story bored






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






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






45. Why do you do a callback?






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






47. Why is craft services important?






48. A documentary is created in the...






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






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