Director/screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson Enjoys an Unusually Close Collaboration with His

question 65

Multiple Choice

Director/screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson enjoys an unusually close collaboration with his actors and is able to elicit exceptional performances because

• A) he improvises with actors during a long rehearsal period.
• B) he writes parts specifically for the actors he hopes to cast.
• C) he does not storyboard since he believes it interferes with the blocking of actors.
• D) he relies on the Stanislavsky system to elicit sense memories from his actors.
• E) his extensive experience directing theater helps him.

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