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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. What does Mamet say is the ordering of unrelated events or ideas or images in favor of an overriding preconception?

2. What craft did Mamet say he does sometimes in Chapter 3?

3. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?

4. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?

5. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mamet think of the steadicam?

2. What does Mamet say in terms of withholding information from the audience, in Chapter 2?

3. How did Mamet describe Eisenstein's theory of montage?

4. Describe Mamet's discussion of understanding precipitation in architecture in Chapter 3.

5. What are the different approaches Mamet discussed as methods of storytelling in film, in Chapter 1?

6. What did Mamet indicate is the point of view of the performance artist, in Chapter 3?

7. What did Mamet write regarding dreams and film in Chapter 1?

8. What does Mamet say regarding the juxtaposition of uninflected images in Chapter 3?

9. What did Mamet write in Chapter 3 regarding film with political agendas?

10. Describe the objective and beats in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss human psychology as it relates to the juxtaposition of uninflected images in film. How did Mamet describe neurosis in this analogy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mamet's opinion of actor training in the United States today. What level of training do film actors have versus stage actors?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mamet's metaphor for film and the Countercultural Architecture movement.

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