thr470 Film Directing Fall 2006 * name _____________ date __________

1st test: textbook reading

1. What is Auteur concept in directing?

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2. Describe the term "cinema" :

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3. Name the main periods in production :

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4. What is the dramatic unit and the beat?

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5. What are three structural principles (Aristotle)?

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6. What is Three-Act Structure?

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7. What is the "developmental process"? (3 steps)

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8. Describe the exposition in Kurosawa's The Blizzard (Dreams):

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9. How the conflict is expressed in Kurosawa's The Tunnel?

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10. What is your favorite story idea in class (besides your own)?

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