Deck 17: The Director in Production

Question 1

In directing a show, how should you refer to talent and camera operators?

A) talent by name, camera operators by name
B) talent by number, camera operators by number
C) talent by name, camera operators by number
D) talent by number, camera operators by name
E) talent by "him" or "her," camera operators by number

Answer 1

C

Question 2

For which type of production would a technical walk-through be most important?

A) game show
B) field production of a rock concert with dancers
C) interview segment during a morning show
D) newscast
E) address by a corporate manager

Answer 2

B

Question 3

You are directing a live interview program that is logged to begin at 2:59:38 and end at 3:28:09. The standard taped opening is 0:19, and the standard taped close is 0:46. At what time would you give the host the two-minutes-to-closing cue?

A) 3:27:23
B) 3:26:53
C) 3:26:09
D) 3:27:09
E) 3:25:23

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which situation demands an I.F.B.?

A) digital cinema
B) EFP
C) single-camera production of an advertisement
D) a walk-through for a sporting event
E) a live newscast

Question 5

What is the preferred procedure for blocking talent?

A) show the talent the camera positions on the floor plan
B) ask the producer how the talent should be blocked
C) block as much as possible according to natural movements by the performers
D) always block for cameras positioned at right angles to each other
E) ask the performers to develop the blocking themselves by referring to the script and the floor plan

Question 6

How is the script breakdown for single-camera shooting different from a breakdown for multicamera shooting?

A) it is not necessarily in the order of the action
B) it is for the actor rather than the camera
C) it is on paper instead of cue cards
D) it is meant for use by the AD instead of the director
E) it refers to the finished script rather than the treatment

Question 7

According to the program log, one news segment must last exactly 9:09. The following are the lengths of stories proposed for inclusion in this segment. Are the stories, taken together, over or under the specified time, or are they exactly the correct length? If over or under, by how much? Lengths of stories: 0:23, 0:41, 1:02, 0:59, 0:16, 2:18, 0:40, 0:29, 1:18, 1:06

A) exactly the correct length
B) over by one second
C) under by one second
D) over by three seconds
E) under by five seconds

Question 8

What does the director mean when she asks camera 2 to "center it."

A) move the camera to the center of the studio
B) frame the person in the center of a group
C) have the floor manager move to the center of the cameras
D) center the subject or object in the screen
E) center the set in the screen