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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After shooting which take do you not even remember why you were born?
2. What was the man doing on the side of the road whom the farmer met in Chapter 5?
3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, "It's always up to you whether you are going to tell a story through a ____ of shots or you are not."
4. According to Mamet, what actor did he laud for his simplicity in a scene which involved the Nazis, in Chapter 4?
5. According to Mamet, "In film or in the street, people who describe themselves to you are" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can the director not make up for in the editing room, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?
2. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?
3. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
4. What decision did Mamet suggest is in the hands of the director, in Chapter 6?
5. What did Mamet write about the Navaho Indians in Chapter 6?
6. What analogy did Mamet give that involves Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?
7. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?
8. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?
9. What metaphor did Mamet use to illustrate the work in pre-production, in Chapter 6?
10. How does Aristotle's theory of tragedy relate to the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the hypothetical film which the students and Mamet created in Chapter 3, describe how the beats were broken down by the class.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the career of author David Mamet and how he came to the world of film. What was the principle area of his expertise at the time he wrote On Directing Film?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and define the K.I.S.S. rule. In what context did Mamet refer to this in the text?
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