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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Where Do You Put the Camera?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?
(a) The zoomcam.
(b) The digital camera.
(c) The dollycam.
(d) The steadycam.

2. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Objective.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Action.
(d) Superobjective.

3. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that it is the __________ that makes the movie. What was he talking about?
(a) Actor.
(b) Director.
(c) Plan.
(d) Shot.

4. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?
(a) Studio executives.
(b) Actors.
(c) Cinematographers.
(d) Directors.

5. What unit does the director want to concern himself with?
(a) The film.
(b) The beat.
(c) The scene.
(d) The shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term which means "it works correctly on paper but for some reason doesn't work when we get it on its feet"?

2. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?

3. Who directed the film Places in the Heart?

4. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

5. Who said that the point is what happens to he hero, not what happens to the writer?

(see the answer key)

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