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Film Directing Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why






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






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






4. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?






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?






7. Three important direction to give an actor.






8. What is result direction?






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






10. What is result direction?






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






12. What is a pitch in one world?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A documentary is created in the...






24. Why do you do a callback?






25. A documentary is created in the...






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






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






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






29. Three important direction to give an actor.






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






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?






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






34. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






36. What is the importance of close-ups?






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






38. What is a story bored






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






40. Directors Dramatic Breakdown






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






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?






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






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






46. What does gaffer do?






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






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






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






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