Which Director Is Correctly Paired with His Preferred Style

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which director is correctly paired with his preferred style?

• A) Stanley Kubrick emphasized intellectual analysis and counseled actors to think, not act.
• B) Terrence Malick encourages actors to identify with characters in a Method acting style.
• C) Brian De Palma favors spontaneity and encourages improvisation.
• D) Robert Altman meticulously storyboarded and pushed actors to see their performance cinematographically.
• E) Elia Kazan moved characters around the set like pawns on a chessboard.

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Definitions:

Categorical Imperative

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Immanuel Kant

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Moral Stages

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