On Directing Film Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 3: Countercultural Architecture and Dramatic Structure)

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer the question with a short answer.

1. Mamet says that the house has to look like a house. The ______ doesn't have to look like a house.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, the film business is caught in a spiral of degeneracy because it is run by people who have no what?

3. What does Mamet say most modern art is based around?

4. Mamet wrote, "Most _____ directors approach it by saying, 'let's follow the actors around,' as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did."