Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema Test | Final Test - Hard

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Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema Test | Final Test - Hard

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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 does Tarkovsky write that all manufacture has to essentially be, in Chapter VI?

2. Whose dictum states: "in every sense, art is made for you, the people"?

3. Who starred in the film, Nostalgia?

4. Who was the star of the film, Mirror?

5. What does Tarkovsky claim to do about a film once he has completed working on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tarkovsky describe the stresses of filming on The Sacrifice?

2. What is Tarkovsky's response to "how can the artist even begin to make films to please others"?

3. How is success measured, according to Tarkovsky?

4. What does Tarkovsky write of the director's "vision" in Chapter V?

5. What conclusion does Tarkovsky find at the end of Chapter IX regarding mankind's condition?

6. What does Tarkovsky define "commercializing" as in Chapter VII? What is the filmmaker's duty in this regard?

7. How does Tarkovsky describe the use of symbolism in his films?

8. What percentage of an audience is there for entertainment, according to Tarkovsky? Who must the director play to?

9. How did the film Mirror evolve from the script to the screen?

10. Due to the state that cinema is in, what struggles does the artist face as filmmaker? What does Tarkovsky suggest he focus on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Tarkovsky's film, The Mirror. Who is the central character? What is the plot? What stylistic elements are notable in this film?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sergei Eisenstein and his cinematic theories. How do Tarkovsky's theories on art and the cinema differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tarkovsky's reasoning of time as the central element of film. What other art forms incorporate time and or memory? How?

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