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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 M.Sc.DEGREE EXAMINATION VISUAL COMMUNICATION SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2017
16PVC2MC01- FILM STUDIES
Date: 19-04-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
01:00-04:00 PART A Briefly answers ALL the following questions in about 50 words each. (10 X 2
1. kuleshov effect
2. Insert Shot
3. Temporal Continuity
4. Montage
5. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
6. Telefoni Bianchi
7. Classical Cinema
8. Blockbuster
9. Indie Film
10. Cut away
PART B Answer ANY FIVE of the following in about 200 words each. X 8 40)
11. Explain the structure of Narrative Cinema?
12. What are the current trends in film narrative across the globe?
13. What is Genre? Explain the different types of Genres with examples.
14. What are the different shot types sizes? Explain with examples.
15. Explain, how film festivals played a growth in Indie Cinema?
16. What is Russian Formalism? Discuss its role played in understanding the film narrative.
17. What are the factors led to the Growth and Decline of Hollywood studio System?
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PART C Write essay on ANY TWO of the following in about 400 words each. X 20 40)
18.Explain in detail the influence of Italian Neorealism in Indian cinema.
19. Discuss about the film makers, period and the transition from studio system to outdoor location shooting in Tamil cinema.
20. Examine the growth and relevance of Tamil cinema to socio-political climate from 1945 1965.
21. Take any one film each of the following directors and analyze the technical aspects, narrative, social relevance and significance of the film for its time.
a. François Truffaut.
b. Satyajit Ray.
c. Hitchcock

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