CTVA 304 Final questions well
answered already pass
What TV shows that we discussed in class is Andrew Gurland (Guest speaker) known for? -
correct answer ✔✔Married & Reboot
What was Andrew Gurland's role/position? - correct answer ✔✔Executive producer
Save the Cat (TV): What is a cold open? - correct answer ✔✔The first scene of a show after the
title credits. This is the chance to win people over
Save the Cat (TV): Who are showrunners? - correct answer ✔✔The writer of a show (king).
Usually have full creative control over the show
Save the Cat (TV): What is the pilot? - correct answer ✔✔Fist episode of a TV series.
Pilot episodes are used to test a series chance of success
Save the Cat (TV): What is breaking story? - correct answer ✔✔-Creating the beats of the story.
Usually happens during the first days of a writers room
-The writers team is figuring out the trajectory of the season and /or individual episode within a
season
Save the Cat (TV): What are some examples of "Family Matters" tv shows? - correct answer
✔✔-"What We Do In The Shadows"
-"Sons of Anarchy"
-"This is Us"
-"Modern Family"
, -"Big Love"
Save the Cat (TV): A format is a combination of what two parts? - correct answer ✔✔Genre and
running time
Save the Cat (TV): What is serialized? - correct answer ✔✔Shows that have continuing plots that
unfold from episode to episode
Save the Cat (TV): What is episodic? - correct answer ✔✔When tv shows episodes are
engineered to be standalone. No continuing stories between each episode.
Save the Cat (TV): What is a Limited series? - correct answer ✔✔Shows that are one season and
done after and often have fewer episodes
Save the Cat (TV): what is a platform? - correct answer ✔✔-Another word for channel
-What determines a show's platform is based on the tone and audience of a show
Save the Cat (TV): What three elements do your protagonist/hero need? - correct answer ✔✔-A
flaw
-A want
-A need
Save the Cat (TV): How does Blake Snyder describe a character's arc? - correct answer
✔✔Character journeys (or arcs) are best expressed as "before and afters"
Save the Cat (TV): What is the broken compass? - correct answer ✔✔The wrong way GPS that
out hero obsessively follows along their spiritual journey
answered already pass
What TV shows that we discussed in class is Andrew Gurland (Guest speaker) known for? -
correct answer ✔✔Married & Reboot
What was Andrew Gurland's role/position? - correct answer ✔✔Executive producer
Save the Cat (TV): What is a cold open? - correct answer ✔✔The first scene of a show after the
title credits. This is the chance to win people over
Save the Cat (TV): Who are showrunners? - correct answer ✔✔The writer of a show (king).
Usually have full creative control over the show
Save the Cat (TV): What is the pilot? - correct answer ✔✔Fist episode of a TV series.
Pilot episodes are used to test a series chance of success
Save the Cat (TV): What is breaking story? - correct answer ✔✔-Creating the beats of the story.
Usually happens during the first days of a writers room
-The writers team is figuring out the trajectory of the season and /or individual episode within a
season
Save the Cat (TV): What are some examples of "Family Matters" tv shows? - correct answer
✔✔-"What We Do In The Shadows"
-"Sons of Anarchy"
-"This is Us"
-"Modern Family"
, -"Big Love"
Save the Cat (TV): A format is a combination of what two parts? - correct answer ✔✔Genre and
running time
Save the Cat (TV): What is serialized? - correct answer ✔✔Shows that have continuing plots that
unfold from episode to episode
Save the Cat (TV): What is episodic? - correct answer ✔✔When tv shows episodes are
engineered to be standalone. No continuing stories between each episode.
Save the Cat (TV): What is a Limited series? - correct answer ✔✔Shows that are one season and
done after and often have fewer episodes
Save the Cat (TV): what is a platform? - correct answer ✔✔-Another word for channel
-What determines a show's platform is based on the tone and audience of a show
Save the Cat (TV): What three elements do your protagonist/hero need? - correct answer ✔✔-A
flaw
-A want
-A need
Save the Cat (TV): How does Blake Snyder describe a character's arc? - correct answer
✔✔Character journeys (or arcs) are best expressed as "before and afters"
Save the Cat (TV): What is the broken compass? - correct answer ✔✔The wrong way GPS that
out hero obsessively follows along their spiritual journey
