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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 do actors talk about, which does not exist on the stage?
2. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that to "Understand your specific task, work until it's done, and then stop" is the same as what?
3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, if you're ____ in the small things, you will be ____ in the large things.
4. According to Mamet, what actor did he laud for his simplicity in a scene which involved the Nazis, in Chapter 4?
5. What was the steamboat captain's answer to Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?
2. Who did the farmer meet in the hypothetical film in Chapter 5? How did this interaction play out?
3. What is the hierarchy of film? Why did Mamet suggest the actor cannot be a fallback for the film in Chapter 6?
4. What does Mamet say to give yourself over to in directing, in Chapter 5?
5. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?
6. What was Mamet's response to "performance art" questions which arise in shooting?
7. What suggestions did the students give for the motivation of the protagonist in Chapter 5's scenario?
8. What did Mamet caution against with having multiple motivations for the farmer in Chapter 5?
9. What did Mamet suggest to the new director regarding animated films, in Chapter 5?
10. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the career of author David Mamet and how he came to the world of film. What was the principle area of his expertise at the time he wrote On Directing Film?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and define the K.I.S.S. rule. In what context did Mamet refer to this in the text?
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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