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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 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."

2. Mamet compared the work of the film director to what, in Chapter 6?

3. According to Mamet, most actors in film and stage today are what?

4. Everything in the old cartoons was based on what, according to Mamet?

5. Mamet says that it's not the actor's job to be emotional. It's the actor's job to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the hierarchy of film? Why did Mamet suggest the actor cannot be a fallback for the film in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Who did the farmer meet in the hypothetical film in Chapter 5? How did this interaction play out?

5. What did Mamet write about the Navaho Indians in Chapter 6?

6. What was Mamet's reply to the question, "Is it possible to do everything "right" and still make a bad movie?"

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

8. What has the hypothetical film evolved to in terms of danger in Chapter 5?

9. What did Mamet suggest to the new director regarding animated films, in Chapter 5?

10. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect 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

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

Essay Topic 3

Define the following terms and describe how they relate to one another: shot, beat, scene, film, protagonist, and objective.

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