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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. According to Mamet, what is one of the imperative questions to ask in the beginning of the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
2. What does Mamet say is the superobjective of the hero in Chapter 6?
3. What does David Mamet say that the answer to all of the tedious actor questions is?
4. What did the farmer do in Mamet's version of the ending in Chapter 5?
5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, it isn't your job to make it what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
2. What does Mamet say to give yourself over to in directing, in Chapter 5?
3. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?
4. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?
5. What was Mamet's response to "performance art" questions which arise in shooting?
6. What is the hierarchy of film? Why did Mamet suggest the actor cannot be a fallback for the film in Chapter 6?
7. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?
8. What was Mamet's reply to the question, "Is it possible to do everything "right" and still make a bad movie?"
9. What did Mamet suggest to the new director regarding animated films, in Chapter 5?
10. How does the hypothetical film end in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who was William of Occam, and what was Occam's Razor? How does this apply to film and dramatic analysis?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What does the term superobjective mean in acting and directing? How is a superobjective different than an objective?
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