Art direction

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The art director on set

Lesson 10 of 12 in Art direction.

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A shoot day has a rhythm and an art director who does not know it becomes an obstacle. The crew is solving physical problems against a clock, the light is changing, and the model is holding a position that hurts. Your notes have to fit into that.

An ink drawing of an art director talking to a photographer at the camera while a client and account manager sit quietly behind in folding chairs taking notes.
Only one voice speaks to the photographer while the client saves notes.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “The camera feeding straight to a screen. Where the art director actually works.”

    • Through-line
    • Tethered
    • Previsualisation
    • Designer
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Frames chosen during the day. Made on set, not afterwards, wherever possible.”

    • Preference
    • Selects
    • Evidence
    • Treatment
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Confirming you have every frame the matrix needs before the set comes down.”

    • Non sequitur
    • Scamp
    • Coverage check
    • Creative director

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