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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -HISTORY
FOURTH SEMESTER APRIL 2018
16UVC4AL01- WRITING FOR THE SCREEN
Date: 25-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION-A
I. Answer all the questions. 10x2=20 marks
1. Point of attack
2. Script
3. Storyboard
4. Lateral thinking
5. Pitching
6. Conflict
7. Shots
8. Genre
9. Plot
10. Characterisation
SECTION-B
II. Answer any Five of the following question. 5x8=40 marks
11. What is editing? How is it important in the smooth running of the film?
12. Comment on the functioning of the censor certificate.
13. Explain story board. Emphasize the importance of storyboard in a film.
14. Differentiate between master script and shooting script.
15. A screen narrative is a series of individual shots to create a comprehensible film
narrative. Explain.
16. Citing examples explain the major and minor characters in a film.
17. Differentiate between the main plots and sub plots.
18. Emphasize the importance of casting in a film.
SECTION-C
III. Answer any two of the following question. 2x20=40 marks
19. Explain the different genres of film with reference to the Indian context.
20. Explain the narrative structure of a popular film.
21. Emphasize the importance of characterization in a film script.