WEEK 2: PROCESS AND PREMISE MINI-QUIZ

TRUE OR FALSE. IDEAS can come from EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING: YOUR EXPERIENCES, YOUR JOB, YOUR FAMILY, HISTORY, MEDIA, and YOUR IMAGINATION

• TRUE

• FALSE

The PREMISE of a film or screenplay is the ___________state of affairs that DRIVES the plot.

• MID-WAY

• INITIAL

• CONCLUDING

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

A LOGLINE clearly defines your PREMISE in __________ to _________ sentences.

• 1: 2

• 2:3

• 3:4

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

An ANTAGONIST is best defined as __________________________.

• a character that does NOT change throughout the duration of the story

• a person who actively OPPOSES or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

• the principal character in a literary work (2) : the leading actor or principal character in a television show, movie, book, etc.

• a character that changes throughout the duration of the story

In the film, the Lion King, Simba learns and accepts in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities. This is an example of________________________

• DESIRE

• CHARACTER

• CHANGE

• JOURNEY

Our PROTAGONIST must have a personal problem that haunts him/her. This is called a ____________

• CHALLENGE

• GHOST

• VISION

• PHANTASM

TRUE OR FALSE. LOGLINES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GHOST, CHARACTER, RESISTANCE, JOURNEY, CHANGE, AND SETTING.

• TRUE

• FALSE

YOUR PREMISE SHOULD HAVE A ___________, ____________, AND _______________ THAT ARE ORIGINAL, COMPELLING AND ENGAGING.