LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – VISUAL COMMUNICATION
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
VC 2812 – FILM THEORIES
Date : 24-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART – A
Answer ALL questions in 50 words each: 10 x2= 20
- Mise-en-scene
- Long take
- Jump cut
- Auteur
- Ideology
- Intellectual Montage
- Post-modern cinema
- Formalist films
- Unity and Rhythm
- Kollywood
PART – B
Answer any FIVE questions in 200 words each: 5×8=40
- Describe the structure of a popular narrative film.
- Write about Italian Neorealism.
- Explain French New wave and its proponents.
- Elaborate on the works of any twonon-Indian and non-European directors.
- Differentiate between religious epics and historical as film genres.
- Write elaborate notes on Gangster films and Political satire.
- ‘Indian cinema is the largest in the world.’- Justify.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in 400 words each: 2×20=40
- Discuss classical Hollywood and its influences on European cinema.
- Explain with examples the popular film genres available in the film world.
- Comment on the Indian melodrama with reference to its massive audience support. Also explain how it has become a family entertainer throughout India.
- Elaborate on the contributions made by five popular film-makers to Indian cinema.