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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. Stanislavsky wrote that the difficult will become easy and the easy habitual, so that the habitual may become what?

2. What did the pig have around its neck in the hypothetical film from Chapter 5?

3. Which chapter did Mamet recommend the students read in, A Practical Handbook for the Actor?

4. What did Stanislavsky say is needed alone to support the text?

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 did Mamet write in Chapter 4 of the director's instructions to the actor?

2. In the hypothetical film from Chapters 3 and 4, what would Mamet suggest as direction to the protagonist?

3. What analogy did Mamet give that involves Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?

4. What does Mamet say regarding subconscious response in Chapter 4?

5. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?

6. What did Mamet suggest directors should strive for in terms of film dialogue in movies, in Chapter 4?

7. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

8. What suggestions did the students give for the motivation of the protagonist in Chapter 5's scenario?

9. What was Mamet's response to "performance art" questions which arise in shooting?

10. What example did Mamet give of Humphrey Bogart's simplicity, in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What does the term superobjective mean in acting and directing? How is a superobjective different than an objective?

Essay Topic 3

What tasks does the director face in pre-production for a film? How does this prepare him/her for shooting?

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