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Film Directing Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a story bored
Pictorial representation of the film
it's portable
Director
Yes cross out so they can focus more

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

3. Why is it important to pre-interview your documentary subject?
makes running a set more efficient
To be a mirror
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
To have an idea of how they talk

4. 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
To be a mirror
makes running a set more efficient
You want to be there not looking at a screen.

5. In directing a film - what is a director's primary goal?
Camera movement
To eyes of the audience.
What they gain.
Emotions and emphasis

6. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?
Camera movement
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Director
Tell a story

7. Who should ideally say 'Action' and 'Cut' on set? Why
Issue of power and sex
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
Director

8. What is the importance of close-ups?
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
What they gain.
Call sheets
Emotions and emphasis

9. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.
Tell a story
B-Roll
Emotions and emphasis
Because that's result direction.

10. What is the point of a director on fiction and doc.
In visioning a result
Who's scene is it
Tell a story
Pictorial representation of the film

11. What is meant by 'crossing the axis' by 'coverage?'
Camera movement
Crossing the axis=Going beyond 180 degrees - Coverage=Shooting additional footage.
Who's scene is it
Pictorial representation of the film

12. What is a pitch in one world?
edit suite
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Conversion
Issue of power and sex

13. What does 'raising the stakes' mean in terms of directing actors?
What they gain.
Who's scene is it
Report to the 1st AD
Keys

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

15. Why shouldn't a director read with the actors during the casting?
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
To have an idea of how they talk
They Need to observe
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

16. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?
They Need to observe
Camera movement
To be a mirror
Result direction

17. Why is it important to pre-interview your documentary subject?
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
Director
Result direction
To have an idea of how they talk

18. Why is it not a good idea to tell an actor after a take to 'do exactly what you just did?
Show commitment show ability to perform
Repetition is the death of creativity
Call sheets
In visioning a result

19. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.
Report to the 1st AD
Who's scene is it
Tell a story
Issue of power and sex

20. What is the relationship of the storyboard to the shot list?
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Conversion
Pictorial representation of the film
it's portable

21. What is meant in 'actors language' by the word action - how is it expressed?
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
To eyes of the audience.
To be a mirror

22. What is result direction?
Issue of power and sex
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
In visioning a result

23. Why is it important to mark a script with camera setups?
To eyes of the audience.
To be a mirror
Report to the 1st AD
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.

24. Why is craft services important?
Because a hungry crew is a angry crew.
In visioning a result
it's portable
Who's scene is it

25. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Conversion
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.

26. Name an important aspect of conducting an interview in a documentary.
In visioning a result
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
Eye contact
Director

27. Three important direction to give an actor.
To eyes of the audience.
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
To have an idea of how they talk
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.

28. Give an example of using blocking to enhance the dramatic content of a scene between two people?
To be a mirror
To have an idea of how they talk
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Sitting and standing is more powerful

29. Do you shoot b-roll with a subject or interview them first? Why or why not?
To eyes of the audience.
Issue of power and sex
To be a mirror
Why not - b roll helps tell the story

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

31. Why is not a good idea for a director to only look at the video assist monitor while shooting a scene?
Repetition is the death of creativity
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
Result direction

32. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.
Report to the 1st AD
Because that's result direction.
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
B-Roll

33. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?
Result direction
They Need to observe
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
Issue of power and sex

34. Why do you do a callback?
To eyes of the audience.
Emotions and emphasis
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.
Show commitment show ability to perform

35. Name two of the most frequent central conflicts of scenes.
it's portable
it's portable
Issue of power and sex
Result direction

36. 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?
Sitting and standing is more powerful
Show commitment show ability to perform
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.

37. What in documentary shooting terms - is meant by a sequence.
Pictorial representation of the film
B-Roll
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
makes running a set more efficient

38. Why should give compliments or suggestions to the actors on a set?
Sitting and standing is more powerful
In visioning a result
What do they want - what they want from each other - and how can they get it.
Director

39. Why should you not tell an actor what to feel?
moves and sets the direction of DOP.
Result direction
Keys
To be a mirror

40. Directors Dramatic Breakdown
Their tactic verbs - you set up the situation for the actor.
When the director and explains what they need to project. Through needs and wants.
Why not - b roll helps tell the story
Eye contact

41. 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.
edit suite
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Because that's result direction.

42. What is the directors ultimate duty to an actor?
edit suite
Eye contact
You want to be there not looking at a screen.
To be a mirror

43. What is the relationship of the storyboard to the shot list?
the shot list is a list that obtains storyboard and additional coverage
Pictorial representation of the film
Show commitment show ability to perform
You want to be there not looking at a screen.

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

45. 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
Keys
Call sheets
So that you can per pare for the set up with camera movements and lenses.

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

47. What does a drawn storyboard give you information about that a written storyboard will not?
Call sheets
Yes cross out so they can focus more
Camera movement
moves and sets the direction of DOP.

48. What does gaffer do?
They Need to observe
To eyes of the audience.
Report to the 1st AD
moves and sets the direction of DOP.

49. Why is crew hierarchy important on a set?
makes running a set more efficient
So the editor doesn't have to look through footage
Show commitment show ability to perform
Conversion

50. If as a PA on a set you notice a boom reflection in a toaster on the set - who should you talk to?
To be a mirror
Tell a story
Report to the 1st AD
Result direction