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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. Where did Mamet go to college?

2. Eisenstein claimed that the best image is a what image?

3. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?

4. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?

5. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scenario did Mamet put forth to the class in Chapter 2? How did Mamet relate the suggested opening shot of this scenario to television?

2. How did Mamet explain the principle concern in choosing shots in Chapter 2?

3. What did Mamet write in Chapter 1 regarding character description and narration?

4. What did Mamet think of the steadicam?

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

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

7. How did Mamet describe human nature in piecing together stories from film?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of dialogue in film. What did Mamet suggest in directing scenes with dialogue? What should a director avoid in terms of dialogue?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mamet's take on exposition and narration in storytelling and specifically in film.

Essay Topic 3

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

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