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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 did Stanislavsky say is needed alone to support the text?
2. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is "the scene"?
3. According to Mamet, who told us that it's good to have tools that are simple to understand and a very limited number?
4. 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."
5. What example did Mamet use in Chapter 4 to demonstrate how you don't or do shoot a scene?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?
2. What metaphor did Mamet use to illustrate the work in pre-production, in Chapter 6?
3. What did Mamet caution against with having multiple motivations for the farmer in Chapter 5?
4. What suggestions did the students give for the motivation of the protagonist in Chapter 5's scenario?
5. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?
6. What did Mamet suggest to the new director regarding animated films, in Chapter 5?
7. What example did Mamet give of Humphrey Bogart's simplicity, in Chapter 4?
8. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?
9. How did Mamet describe dealing with dialogue in Chapter 4?
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
Describe Mamet's metaphor for film and the Countercultural Architecture movement.
Essay Topic 2
Who was William of Occam, and what was Occam's Razor? How does this apply to film and dramatic analysis?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the films of Frank Capra and Werner Herzog. How do these directors differ in their approach and storytelling? With whom do Mamet's theories most relate?
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