17-1 - 17-5

17-1:
Four main tasks that a video director must have to have the ability to juggle: 1. Communication, 2. Performance, 3. Editing,  and 4. Camera.

17-2
Inexperienced directors have problems with important information because they tend to omit it.

17-3
When adding emphasis to information you have several tools to use.  These four tools are: 1. Image Size, 2. Composition, 3. Camera Angle, and 4. Shot Duration.
Shot Duration is the control of how long you show a certain piece of information on the screen. 

17-4
Feeling can be created utilizing camera angles, image sizes, shot lengths, lens perspectives, camera movement as well as other tools. A director can represent feeling within a series of shots by image size.  Image size controls the emotional impact created. 

17-5
Four ways a director can assist actors with being effective on camera: 1. Turn off the tally light,  2. Keep actor movements simple and natural, 3. Use cue cards and 4. Create marks on the floor for the actor's convience.