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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. Whose method relies on a succession of images juxtaposed so that the contrast moves the story forward?
2. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?
3. Mamet says in Chapter 3 that it is the nature of human perception to go to what?
4. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?
5. What was Hitchcock's phrase for the thing which the protagonist is chasing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Mamet think of the steadicam?
2. How did Mamet describe film in terms of syllogism in Chapter 3?
3. What is a "MacGuffin", and who coined this phrase?
4. What writers and filmmakers did Mamet refer to in the Preface and Chapter 1 regarding screenwriting and film direction?
5. What did Mamet write regarding dreams and film in Chapter 1?
6. How did the class progress in the details of their hypothetical film in Chapter 2?
7. What did Mamet write in the Preface regarding the blind author who decided to become a screenwriter?
8. What is the backdrop of On Directing Film? From what setting did the author base the text?
9. Describe Mamet's discussion of understanding precipitation in architecture in Chapter 3.
10. What did Mamet write of producers in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Mamet believe that the steadicam was a contributor to the downfall of American cinema? What approach is common with the use of the steadicam?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Mamet's approach to the director's interaction with the actors and the camera operators on the set. What did he suggest in these interactions, and why?
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