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Film and Social Communication InstituteDepartment of Information & Cultural Affairs,

Government of West Bengal

Prospectus

for

Admission to the two year postgraduate diploma coursein six disciplines of :

Development CommunicationDirection

Motion Picture PhotographyEditing

Sound Design&

Animation Creation & Direction

RKK/Admin(17)/

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CONTENT

Introduction ....................................................... 3

Academic Programme ......................................... 4

Details of Academic Programme .......................... 5

Development Communication .............................. 5

Direction ...................................................... 6

Motion Picture Photography ................................. 6

Editing ........................................................ 7

Sound Design ................................................ 7

Animation Creation & Direction ........................... 8

Admission Formalities .......................................... 9

Model Questions ................................................ 11

Admission Form ................................................. 29

Admit Card ........................................................31

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Introduction

Roopkala Kendro, located at Sector V in Salt Lake City, is a Film and Social Communication Institute and a

registered autonomous society under the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West

Bengal. It was set up as an lndo-Italian Project formed out of a technical cooperation programme between the

Governments of India and Italy and handed over to the Department of Information & Cultural Affairs,

Government of West Bengal.

It has an Academic Wing, a Production Wing and a Dissemination Wing. Roopkala Kendro concentrates its work

in Eastern and North Eastern India and offers academic programmes to students from all over the country with

preference to the Eastern and North Eastern states of India and SAARC countries.

Kendro’s Multifarious Activities

Roopkala Kendro engages in teaching six disciplines - Development Communication, Direction, Motion Picture

Photography, Editing, Sound Design and Animation Creation & Direction. The detailed academic programme is

elucidated under a separate section.

The Production Wing undertakes maior audiovisual projects, communication and campaign strategies on

multifarious contemporary issues affecting the poor, vulnerable and marginalized sections of the population for

different Government departments, multilateral agencies and civil society.

In the Dissemination Wing communication outputs are distributed through:

I. Training and Development Communication Channel (TDCC) known as the Lok Shiksha Sanchar set up in

collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Government of India and the

Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal. It is an interactive learning

and dissemination mechanism through which people in the remote areas can share their views, experiences

and problems with the policymakers at Kolkata.

ISRO provided installation technology and supervision in the initial period.

2. International Social Communication Cinema Conference in the districts organized annually to showcase a

collection of good and socially relevant films.

This audience represents people from villages, towns and cities, civil society, cooperatives, self-help

groups, local leaders and administrative representatives from different levels, policy makers and

planners, advertising agencies, activists, students, scholars, film lovers and both the electronic and print

media.

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Academic Programme

This institute offers a 2-year fuII-time Post Graduate Diploma course in Development

Communication, Direction, Motion Picture Photography, Editing, Sound Design and

Animation Creation & Direction. The academic courses extensively engage in hands-

on learning.

Academic Year

Note:

I. Each course comprises of four Semester

ii. Each Semester has a semester-ending Examination.

iii. The course for all disciplines commences with a common orientation.

iv. The first Semester is common for the students of the four disciplines of

Direction, Motion Picture Photography, Editing and Sound Design.

v. The medium of instruction is English.

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Details of Academic Programmes1. DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONDevelopment Communication is a unique course provided by Roopkala Kendro in the entire Asia Pacific region with

few countries offering the same. The institute provides the opportunity to young learners to become skilled as planners,

managers, designers and implementers to appropriately and optimally utilize communication within the realm of

development in this two-year post-graduate course.The students:v become acquainted with socio-economic, cultural and political scenario as well as grass root reality of India.v gain basic understanding of development, communication and media theories and learn how to utilize this

knowledge and information to design effective social campaigns for various channels including electronic

and print media.

Teacher taking class of Development Communication students

in Roopkala Kendro

Two students (extreme right and extreme left) of Development

communication interviewing two persons during their visit

to graham Bell Centre For the Deaf at Pandua, Hoogly.

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and qualitative research, including participatory research,

monitoring frameworks and evaluation techniques.v learn approaches like Social Marketing and Edutainment.v learn project management techniques as applied to

organizational management, project co-ordination and

facilitation, budgeting and financial planning, networking

and advocacy.v learn media and campaign planningv learn the strategic communication approachesv receive orientation on thematic development issues like

health, nutrition, education, environment, disaster

management, etc.v learn about corporate social responsibilityv receive hands-on training in still photography, traditional

media like puppetry, and other art forms like theatre,

making of documentary or audiovisual spots, audio

programming, web-designing, slide presentations using still

photographs, etc.v learn specialized writing skills (script, copy writing/feature

writing for newspapers /writing press releases etc.)v learn archiving and presentation skills andv learn techniques of different types of documentation and report

writing.The course is participatory and interactive with the opportunity for

learn research methodologies and how to conduct quantitative

field visits to understand grassroot situations and interact with potential target communities and audience. The course

has semester-end projects in the first three semesters followed by a Final Project in the fourth semester which is the final

semester. In all project work, students are associated with different NGOS, private sector organisations, Public Sector

Undertakings and Government departments.

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The faculties are professionals with significant training skills and experience as practitioners. The guest faculties include subject experts and specialists like Sri Sumit Chakraborty, Sri Biswajit Matilal, Dr. A.K.Roy, Sri Sanjit Sengupta Shri Anirban Basu Roy Chowdhury as well as internal faculties of other disciplines like direction, motion picture photography, editing, sound, animation creation and direction.The two-year post-graduate course will enable students to work as development communicators as well as planners and managers in any development projects.

2. DIRECTION

The students of Direction stream of Roopkala Kendro are imparted with a holistic training in filmmaking. We try to strike a balance between theory and practice in a sharing and participatory mode. Students are provided with hands-on-training in idea-development, script-writing, production planning, budgeting, actor handling, shooting etc. and other related technical inputs like editing, sound designing, understanding of camera-lens-lighting etc. They are also exposed to fiction and non-fictional inputs semester-wise, including technical inputs on Television. An understanding of socio-cultural and political scenario in national & international perspective provides the basic framework of the course.The course teaches history and development of national & international cinema with its various movements. Film viewing, film analysis and organising workshops with practising filmmakers form an important part of the course which make students aware of the inter disciplinary nature of the medium, where students of this stream are placed with the fellow students of Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design departments to work as an cohesive unit. Group Projects are also undertaken, semester-wise. Participation, sharing & debating with fellow team members is a very important part of the curriculum. They are also taught about the history, development & politics of ‘ART’ as understanding of these are very important to become a conscious, responsible ‘Artiste’ .

Direction workshop in process

Apart from the in-house faculties, many eminent film, theatre and media personalities like Sri Malay Bhattacharya, Sri Sourav Sarangi, Sri Amitabaha Chakraborty, Sri Shekhar Das, Sri Abhijeet Dasgupata, Sri Indranil Roy Chowdhury, Sri Shamik Bandopadhyay, Kamaleswar Mukherjee, Atanu Ghosh, Sri Indranil Ghosh (Art Director), Sri Monoj Mitra, Sri Shubhashish Ganguly, Sri Debesh chatterjee, Ms.Binita Deb (Make up ) & many more share their experiences with students by taking classes and conducting workshops. Pass out students of Roopkala Kendro are also invited to share their knowledge with their juniors.The students of previous batches of this institute are working successfully in various capacities in cinema and television industry in

Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi as confident and smart professionals as well as independent filmmakers whose works has been released and acclaimed. Thus, the success story of the department goes on.

3. MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Motion picture photography practical works

At Roopkala Kendro.

Motion Picture Photography course begins with absolute cognition in visual art. It encompasses aesthetics and techniques of imaging in both still and motion picture photography. The art of lighting for photography is demonstrated thoroughly under the guidance of proficient experts within the professional setups. Keeping the pace with the industry level, a series of workshops are methodically conducted for students as to get a closer acquaintance with all updated cameras and lighting setups in practice.So the entire curriculum manages to cover the practicalities of production, the technical aspect of lighting and, the artistic importance of cinematography.Students are also enlightened by interactive sessions with eminent cinema personalities, like, Sri Soumendu Ray, Sri Aveek Mukherjee,

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Sri Ranjan Palit, Sri Soumik Halder, Sri Subhankar Bhar,Sri Adinath Das, Sri Ashoke Dasgupta, Sri Mrinmoy Nandi and so on.

After completion of the course, students are capable to:

v Freelance in the cinema and television industry as a Cinematographer.

v Serve in the news and sports channel as a Camera Person.Roopkala Kendro also facilitates the former students by engaging them with its home productions.Former students are successfully engraved their self identity into Tollyguange and Mumbai film industry as well as all

leading TV Channels, viz. Star Jalsa, Zee Bangla, Rupashi Bangla, Colors Bangla, Sangeet Bangla, Sananda TV, Tara

TV, ABP News, Doordarsan.

4. EDITING

The course teaches development of film language, its aesthetics and technical aspects with respect to editing as a tool

of audio-visual story-telling. It provides extensive hands-on practice on editing machines using software like Adobe

Premiere Pro, Avid Xpress Pro HD and Final Cut Pro. Students get inputs on basic computer graphics and sound post-

production with respect to video editing.The tools and techniques of the editor's craft are presented through a series of

classroom lectures, workshops and hands-on training sessions. Editing students must successfully fulfill all editorial

responsibilities of productions which are professionally executed projects evaluated by faculties and external experts.Editing workshops are conducted, by Editing faculties and experienced industry professionals who present a variety of

topics and experiences designed to broaden the students' understanding of the art and craft of story-telling and

editing. Students get the opportunity to visit external studios and professional edit set- ups. Each year, editing

workshops and classes are conducted by external experts

comprising of accomplished industry professionals. Recent Guest

Faculties include Sri Arghyakamal Mitra, Sri Sumit Ghosh, Sri

Sanjib Dutta, Sri Subrata Ghosh.Students are prepared to find employment in the film and television

industry. At present, many students trained by us in editing are

working successfully in different television channels and production

houses in Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Some have already made a

mark as impressive editors in documentaries and features.While students learn traditional styles and basic cinematic

language, they are encouraged to experiment with new forms, and Editing student practicing at Kendro.

thus, the programme in Editing is designed to build specific skills upon a strong foundation of general knowledge of

productions using different formats. The professional training standard enables students to work with competence in

any post-production situation.

5. SOUND DESIGN

The objective of Sound Design course is to teach students the aesthetics of sound, and its use in various media of

communication like Television, Film, FM radio, Live shows etc. It offers extensive hands on training and practice of

recording sound in various formats. Students get the opportunity to learn the crafts of music recording, dubbing, track

laying for fiction and non fiction films, as well as designing of sound tracks for each of the other disciplines. It is

important to note that our main objective is to train students to use of sounds based on their preferences for which they

may use certain softwares e.g Nuendo, Protools, Pyramix. Hence the focus is always to create the sound design and

the software is employed to achieve this purpose.The internal and external faculty members train the students both theoretically and practically. The external faculty

members are mostly successful professionals from television or film industry. These professionals also organise

workshops on music recording, location recording, live recording for television shows, track laying for fiction films,

mixing etc.

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Some of the eminent guest lecturers are:Sri Anup Mukhopadhyay, Sri Subhodeep Sengupta, Sri Sukanta

MajumdarOn successful completion of this course students can seek

employment in television and film industry. Moreover, they also

become eligible for employment in FM radio stations. In the film

industry successful students may be employed as:v Location sound recording engineer: where they will record

sound at the shooting location.v Studio Engineer: where their basic area of work will be recording

music, recording dialogues (dubbing), creation of effects etc.

In the television industry students will find themselves as:v

v In house engineers of different channelsAt Roopkala Kendro, we take care to ensure that the academic training provided is at a standard which will make the

industry regard students as potential professionals in this field.

6. ANIMATION CREATION & DIRECTION

The objective of the Animation Creation and Direction course is not only to make the student a skilled Animator but

also to introduce to them all aspects of animation filmmaking. At Roopkala Kendro the students learn the basics of

Animation filmmaking, from pre-production to post-production. Apart from 2D Classical and 3D Digital Animation,

students get the opportunity to explore other experimental forms of Animation like cut-out, clay etc.This two-year academic programme is designed to introduce students to the concepts of 2D Classical Animation. In

this phase the students learn Character Design, Shot division, Storyboard making, Principles of Animation etc. The 3D

Animation part is designed to introduce students to the concepts of 3D computer-based modeling and animation

utilizing the latest in high-end computer workstations. The emphasis of the programme is in learning the software tools

for problem solving and to create finished portfolio projects using Maya animation software. Another aspect of the

course is to explore the software tools used to create visual effects and issues involved in combining these effects with

live action footage. The students are also encouraged to make experimental cut-out and clay animation films with

their own design. Our diploma programme in 2D and 3D Animation focuses primarily on animating characters for

films and television productions. Softwares taught in this course include Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro ,

Adobe Flash etc. Students are also introduced to Blue screen filming and lighting techniques. Roopkala Kendro has all

the resources needed to produce quality films. We have a full production setup containing Light- Boxes , Graphic

Workstation – totally dedicated to the Animation Students.

Location sound recording engineer

Sound design student practicing at Kendro

External Faculty Members include nationally renowned animators

like Sudhasattwa Basu, Shekhar Mukherjee, illustrators like Subrata

Gangopadhyay and Cartoonists like Debashis Deb to name a few.

Animators are in high demand in the rapidly expanding fields of film

entertainment, television, gaming, interior design, and industrial

design. Employment may be found as Storyboard Artist, 2D

Animator, Character Designer, Stop-motion Animator, Mixed-

media Animator, Compositor, digital animator, Modeler, Character

rigger, and 3D painting/texturing specialist.

Students during practice in animation creation

and direction dept.

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ADMISSION FORMALITIES

Eligibility

1 For All Candidates Graduation or Equivalent.

2 Sound Design Physics as a subject in Higher Secondary or equivalent is preferable.

3 Animation Creation & Direction Basic drawing and computer skill is preferred. .

4 Development Communication Mass Communication/Social Sciences/Economics as a subject

in graduation or equivalent is preferred.

5 Direction Good communication skill preferred.

An applicant must not exceed 25 years of age on 31st day of March, 2017. For SC/ST/OBC, physically challenged

and exceptionally talented applicants, the limit can be relaxed by a maximum of five years. Decision of the Admission

Committee will be final in the matter of selection.

Selection

Selection will be made on the basis of the performance of the applicants in written tests followed by

interview/orientation. Students submitting evidence of continuous involvement in creativity in their preferred areas of

specialization will get preference. Medium of Examination is English and/or Bengali for the Written Test and English

and/or Bengali for the interview/orientation.

Capacity and Reservation

The capacity for admission to the academic session for each of the discipline is as follows:

Development Communication : 16

Direction : 8

Motion Picture Photography : 8

Editing : 8

Sound Design : 8

Animation Creation & Direction : 12

One seat in each course will be reserved for students from the North East states of India and SAARC countries. In case

suitable candidates from the North East and SAARC are not available, the seats will be allotted in favour of General

candidates from the rest of the country. Proportionate number of seats are reserved for SC/ST/OBC candidates and

for persons with disabilities as per Govt. policy of reservation. Clearing the Written Test and the interview/orientation

will be the basic requirement for all selection.

Admission Process

The application form attached to this prospectus should be neatly filled-in and sent to the Director & CEO, Roopkala

Kendro. Cost of the prospectus is Rs.300/- (rupees three hundred only). It can be despatched by post to outstation

candidates for a Demand Draft of Rs.350/—(rupees three hundred and fifty only), drawn in favour of ‘Roopkala

Kendro’, payable at Kolkata. After the final selection, all successful candidates will have to pay an enrollment fee

through-demand draft drawn on any Nationalised Bank in favour of ‘Roopkala Kendro’, payable of Kolkata. No other

form of remittance will be accepted.

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Filled-in and completed application forms in all respects should reach the Director & CEO, Roopkala Kendro, Block-

GM, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091 latest by the date mentioned in the advertisement and the schedule

distributed separately. Applications which are incomplete or delayed will not be considered. Applications from

ineligible candidates will not be considered.

All users downloading Admission Form from the official website of Roopkala Kendro will have to pay a demand draft

of Rs. 300/- (rupees three hundred only), drawn on any Nationalised Bank in favour of ‘Roopkala Kendro’, payable at

Kolkata while submitting the form.

Entrance Examination

Written test

Paper I : Essay : Total Marks 100 ( Duration 2 Hrs.)

Paper ll : Specialisation : Total Marks 200 ( Duration 3 Hrs.)

(Any of the above six disciplines)

Interview

Candidates short listed on the basis of performance in the written tests will be called to Roopkala Kendro for

interview/orientation. The exact dates of the interview/orientation will be intimated by post. Candidates may also see

the Institute’s notice board. No TA/DA will be provided for appearing at the interview/orientation.

Fees

Students will have to pay the following fees for the entire period of the course.

1. Admission Fee : Rs. 2000/-

2. Tuition Fees : Rs. 60,000/- payable in 4 equal installments in the Ist week of each semester.

3. Caution Deposit : Combined Group Rs. 5000/-

: Animation Creation & Direction and Development Communication Rs. 2000/-

At the time of enrollment, amount payable is:

Sl. No. Payment Details Combined Group Animation Creation & Directionand Development Communication

1. Admission fee Rs. 2,000/- Rs. 2,000/-

2. Caution Deposit Rs. 5,000/- Rs. 2,000/-

3. First installment of Tuition Fees Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 15,000/-

TOTAL Rs. 22,000/- Rs. 19,000/-

Every candidate should submit the following with the filled-in form :

(1) 2 (two) self-attested passport-size photographs

(2) Attested photocopy of:

(i) Graduation mark sheet

(ii) Higher Secondary or equivalent mark sheet.

(iii) Age proof.

(iv) SC/ST/OBC certificate .(where applicable)

(v) Passport. (for foreign candidates only)

Note:

i. Fees will not be refunded under any circumstances.

ii. The institution will not be making any arrangement for hostel facilities. Besides tuition fees, students should be

prepared to take care of their day-to-day expenses for stay, for the purchase of textbooks and other study materials

including materials required for practical work.

iii. The fees and deposits are subject to change.

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ROOPKALA KENDROFilm and Social Communication Institute, Govt. of West Bengal

Sector-V, Block-GM, Salt Lake City, Kolkata — 700 091

SAMPLE QUESTIONS, FOR REFERENCE ONLY

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Essay: Paper I Full Marks: 100 Time: 2 Hours

Animation Creation & Direction

1. Can you remember your favourite spot in the countryside? Write an essay narrating the reasons of the spot being your favourite.

2. Give us the name of your most favourite writer for children. Write an essay giving the personal/subjective reasons of the author being your favourite.

3. It has been raining for the last three days. An old lady stays in a small flat on the fifth floor. A cat is her only companion. Write a detailed description of what is happening in the lady’s mind as well as in her flat, along with the surrounding areas.

Direction

1. “Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper” – what do you think about it?

2. “A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end……but not necessarily in that order.” – explain.

3. Entertainment today constantly emphasizes the message that things are wonderful the way they are. But there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it’s up to you…; explain what do you think.

Editing

1. ‘In Indian social condition, film schools are unimportant’ – comment on this issue (for or against).

2. Write an essay on: “Ruthless ambition leads to destruction”.

3. “Editing freed cinema from the dependence of time and space ….” – comment on the statement.

4. ‘All students will be promoted up to class eight’ ……. Comment on this issue (for or against).

Motion Picture Photography

1. Have you taken any photograph in your life? If yes, describe the technical aspects, the objects, the frames and the desired effects of the photograph. What do you want to convey by the photograph?

If not, describe the photograph, you are desire to take. Why do you want to take it?

2. Describe a journey route taken by you either on rail / road / river with glimpses of the journey.

Sound Design

Write your subjective view on

a. Music is a sound but unworldly in nature.

b. An evening at a market place.

c. The importance of sound in film

d. Sound triggers the emotional memories more effectively than the image does.

e. What qualities should one have to become a sound engineer in Indian scenario?

Development Communication

1. Why is an audience so important in any form of communication? Establish your opinion through any social

product or services.

2. Do you consider that the audiovisual media, if appropriately used in development, can effectively mobilise

the population? Justify your views.

3. What according to you is the relevance of Development Communication today for any government making

initiatives in development planning?

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Discipline: Development Communication, Paper II Full Marks: 200 Time : 3 Hrs

Answer ten questions from the following

1. Adult Continuing Education centers have been started in a village. However, the percentage of attendance is

poor and dismal. You have to assess the causes for such poor attendance among villagers who are largely

illiterate. How will you conduct your research? Share your research design with us.

2. You have been appointed as the representative of the Citizen’s Forum in your community. You have been

asked to conduct a Clean Environment campaign in the neighbourhood. Select three types of medium that

you would like to use that could be low-cost as well as effective to realise your purpose.

3. Traditional Media has still been used for various awareness programmes including the Pulse Polio Campaign

across India. What do you think is its relevance in designing communication programmes in development

planning? Establish your views through appropriate examples.

4. Village: ABCD; Problem: Sudden outbreak of diarrhoea

Purpose: (i) Organise treatment and handwash

(ii) Promote healthseeking i.e. curative and preventive behavior (Publicity for treatment, venue

and time, awareness on essential behavior – what should be done to prevent its further

spread and ways to cure it)

You are to draw up a strategy to disseminate information, create awareness and promote some good practices.

How will you plan for a 6-month programme to achieve these?

5. What kind of films do you mostly like? Is there any specific reason for your preference? Distinguish your

preference from another type of film.

6. Your organisation has collaborated with a local club to put up a stall in the annual Puja fair (mela) on the

maidan grounds. Since this Puja attracts a huge number of visitors, you have a very good opportunity to use a

multimedia mix of campaign materials to create awareness on Saving Water. Plan your materials and select

three materials that you want to describe to us, mentioning the target audience, the message design etc.

7. An Essay Competition is being organised for high school students from different schools in Kolkata (English

and Bengali medium). Identify any one contemporary topic that is relevant for the citizens of Kolkata.

Develop some concept points that you would look forward to reading from these essays.

8. While working in a community, the people have been long demanding some basic information on how to

access information on the various developmental schemes and programmes of the government. You have

decided to enact a 5-7 minute street drama depicting how to gather such information through your

characters. Share your script with us.

9. Songs have been used for spreading messages of different kinds through ages across different cultures. The

lyrics have been used to express love, solidarity, patriotism and so much more. In recent times, songs have

also been used to spread awareness among children and adults. Write 2 lyrics each of 4-5 lines on any topic

of your choice where one is for children and the other for adults.

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10. (i) Choose any five and Relate A with B:

Column A Column B

Arthashastra Indian National Army

My Experiments with Truth Chetan Bhagat

One Night @ the Call Center or ON@CC Utpal Dutt

Gitanjali Kautilya

Kadam Kadam Baraye Ja M. K. Gandhi

The Great Indian Novel Mrinal Sen

Tiner Talowar Sambhu Mitra

Bhuvan Shome Usha Ganguli

Rudali Rabindranath Tagore

Nabanna Sashi Tharoor

(ii) Choose any five from the above and write a line on it.

11. Write five lines on any four

i) “Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached.”- Swami Vivekananda

ii) “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”- Bertolt Brecht

iii) "If you want to make a documentary you should automatically go to the fiction, and if you want to

nourish your fiction you have to come back to reality." - Jean-Luc Godard

iv) "We will surely get to our destination if we join hands." - Aung San Suu Kyi

v) "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might

weaken and the wisest might err." - Mahatma Gandhi

vi) "Our lives begin to end the day we are silent on things that matter."- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

vii) "The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony

with all existence." - Rabindranath Tagore

12. Write out the abbreviated forms for any four and briefly explain what it stands for:

I. TRP

II. PRI

III. IMR

IV. RTI

V. PR

VI. USP

VII. DD

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Discipline: Direction, Paper II Full Marks : 200 Time : 3 Hrs

1. All of you watch movies. Write down the causes that makes a good movie.

Or

All of you watch soap operas in television. Write down the causes that makes a soap-opera good.

2. MATCH THE FOLLOWINGS ( ANY EIGHT )

A Anand Patwardhan - Habib Tanbir

b. August Renoir - Tarun Majumder

c. Begam Akhtar - Theatre personality

d. Ganadevata - Documentary maker

e. Ratan Thiyam - Sun flower

f. Palatak - Tarashankar Bandopadhay

g. Paulo Coelho- Actor

h. Shantibhusan- Dancer

I. Balraj Sahani - Cinema

j. Chitresh Das - Editor

k. Dulal Datta - footballer

l. Pablo Neruda - gazal

M. Sailen Manna - Painter

N. Van Gogh ivil society movement

O. Battleship Potemkin writer

P. Charandas Chor Poet

3. Answer any three of the followings

A. Name five films directed by Sri Mrinal Sen.

B. Name five of the famous Indian painters.

C. Name five famous classical vocal artistes of india.

D. Name five famous dramas/plays of india.

4. Write notes ( any five)

(a) Godard (b) Awara (c) Guru Dutt (d) Documentary Film (e) Feminism (f) Ajantrik (g) Impressionism.

(h) Neo-realism (i) Wide angle lens (j) Persistence of Vision.

(b) Write the full forms (any eight)

NFDC, PAL, SLR, NLE, DAT,ASA, PSBT, ND, HDV, VHS, BPL, FD, RAM, CPU, CCD, WHO.

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( c) A. Suppose, it is dawn and you are travelling by a long distance train and it has stopped in an unknown

station .You have come down and roaming through the station and nearby area for a 15/20 minutes .

Then, the train gets the signal, blows the whistle and slowly starts moving and you catch up with it.

Explore the situation through audio-visual representation.

OR

B. Suppose you have been locked up in your house from the morning and you don’t have the key to open

the door. Write down the experience you will have, during the whole day, till evening, after your mother

comes and opens the door .

Explore the situation through audio-visual representation.

(d) Write a story suggested by any one of the following pictures

A.

B.

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Discipline : Motion Picture Photography, Paper II Full Marks : 200 Time: 3Hrs

Answer any TEN:-

1. What does the word ‘Photography’ signifies to you? Write your views about it.

2. “Let there be light. And there was light …” Is the line familiar to you? Who can say that? Why is light

necessary for the planet?

3. What is a photochemical reaction? Do you know any example of it? Describe the process in simple

manner.

4. What is Light? What is prime source of it? How does the source diversify in different forms?

5. Write the five characteristic features of light with examples from nature.

6. What are different elements of a drawing? How the light and shade enhance the drawings?

7. Is it necessary to have the live model for the basic sketch? Write your views about it.

8. What should be the position of the only window of a painting studio and Why?

9. How the political movement does affected the movements of Arts? Explain with examples.

10. Why the Film “Pather Panchali” is so significant in the history of Indian cinematography?

11. Name any feature film which you have liked for the camera works. What are the points you have liked?

12. Name two of your favourite cinematographers. Name at least five films they, each have made.

13. Who is your favourite photographer? What are the qualities attract you most in his/her work?

14. What are the TV programmes you generally follow? Describe any of them, with its significance in visual

medium.

15. Is it mandatory to give the lip in the song picturization? How does it affect the visual aspect of the

picturization?

16. In a wedding video, what are the mistakes generally done? How can you rectify that?

17. Name any five International awards and its originating countries?

18. Name any five films from India, which have won international awards? Name their cinematographers.

19. Name five cinematographers who have turned director in later life? Name at least one film they have made

as cinematographer and one film as director?

20. Name any five Musical Instruments from the different parts of India and its eminent players?

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Discipline : Editing, Paper II Full Marks : 200 Time : 3 Hrs

1. Imagine , you are going to NJP by Darjeeling mail. Departure time is 7.30 pm. Around 7.15 pm there was an

announcement that due to a terrorist threat all trains have been cancelled. Describe the situation audio

visually. (Maximum word limit 200)

OR

1. Try to convey the following topic audio-visually: (Maximum word limit 200)

“The first fall of rain on a summer day”

2. Match the following scenes with their appropriate tints and tones with valid reasons:

A scene in a forest Amber

A scene having snow/cloud in it Green

A scene in a well-lit house-interior Red

A scene showing a cornfield/garden Sepia

A scene showing fire Blue

3. Match The Following:

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Khyal Gatha Shammi Kapoor

Slumdog Millionaire Arghyakamal Mitra

Aam Aatir Bhnepu J. K. Rowling

Charulata Kiran Rao

Iran Tareq Masood

Dhobi Ghat Dulal Dutta

Abohoman Resul Pukutty

Kashmir Ki Kali Mani Kaul

Matir Moina Jafar Panahi

4. Answer any 10 (ten) questions from a, b, c :

( a ) Match the following festivals with their details:

Janmashtami celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Sravana

Rakshabandhan celebrated on the ninth day after the new moon in Shukla Paksha, in the month

of Chaitra

Deepawali celebrated with great devotion on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the

month of Sravana

Id-ul-Zuha commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing

his 14-year exile

Ramnavami festival of sacrifice celebrated with special prayers and exchange of greetings

and gifts

( b ) Match the following instruments with the artists:

Sitar Allahrakha

Bansari Amjad Ali Khan

Tabla Hariprasad Chaurasia

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Sarod Ram Narayan

Sarengi Vilayat Khan

( c ) Match the following:

Pongal Vocalist

Baishakhi Third Theatre

Arthashastra Sujata

Natyashastra Santoor

Pattachitra Kerala

Ramkinkar Beij Chanakya

Panduvani Chattisgarh

Badal Sircar Punjab

Shib Kumar Sharma Bharatmuni

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Orissa

5. Choose the correct answer from the following:

(i) Who won the first National Award for Best Director?

(a) Bimal Roy (b) Satyajit Ray (c) Mrinal Sen (d) Shyam Benegal

(ii) Satyajit Ray’s early films had music by other composers. From which film onwards did Ray begin to

compose his own scores?

(a) Teen Kanya b) Jalsaghar (c) Charulata (d) Devi

(iii) Which famous dancer’s life was filmed as a documentary by her admirer Satyajit Ray?

(a) Rukmini Devi Arundale (b) Bala Saraswati (c) Bala Sarojini (d) Sitara Devi

(iv) Though Satyajit Ray’s “Apu Trilogy” of films is more famous, three of his films made in the 1970s are

loosely grouped together as the “Calcutta trilogy”. Which of these films does not belong to this trilogy?

(a) Pratidwandi (b) Seemabaddha (c) Jana Aranya (d) Mahanagar

(v) On whose story was Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj Ke Khilari” based?

(a) Premchand (b) Kishenchander (c) Ismat Chughtai (d) Sadat Hassan Manto

(vi) Which was the first Bengali talkie released in Kolkata?

(a) Billwamangal (b) Bilet Pherat (c) Jamaishashthi (d) Denapaona

(vii) Which was the first Indian film to be screened at an international film festival?

(a) Amar Jyoti (b) Seeta (c) Alam Ara (d) Sant Tukaram

(viii) By what name was the National Award for Best Actor initially known?

(a) India Award (b) Bharat Award (c) Kalidas Award (d) Vikramaditya Award

(ix) Which film was India’s first submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was

chosen as one of the five nominations for the category?

(a) Mother India (1938) (b) Kismet (1943) (c) Mother India (1957) (d) Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

(x) Who first came to prominence as an editor and later won two Oscars for directing two musicals?

(a) Dede Allen (b) Arthur Schmidt (c) Robert Wise (d) Jim Clark

6. Short Questions:

1) Who is the author of the book “Our films Their films” ?

2) Who is supposed to be the creator of Aesop’s Fables ?

3) What is the religious text of Sikhism ?

4) Who is famous for building Jama Masjid ?

5) Mention any two important characters from ‘Ghare Baire’ or ‘Gora’ or any novel of Rabindranath

Tagore which you have read .

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7. Solve the following problems:

(a) The ratio between two quantities is 14:17. If the first quantity is 168, find the other.

(b) The average age of a class of 40 students is 15 years. If the teacher is also included, the average

becomes 16 years. What is the age of the teacher?

8. Describe any film where you have felt editing took an important part in the story-telling process.

9. Describe this examination hall audio visually in not more than 10 (ten) sentences (i.e., write in terms of the

visuals & sounds you are experiencing inside this room).

10.Answer the following questions:

(i) 3 , 5 , 9 , ……… What is the next number?

(ii) In a clock, the gongs are: 1 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , ……… What’s the next?

(iii) In the series (x – a)(x – b)(x – c) ………… (x – z) , what is the multiplication result?

(iv) (m – p) , (p – s) , (s – v) , (v – ………) Fill in the blank.

(v) If you are a liftman, and at 9’o clock in the morning, the liftman took 5 men and 6 women from the 1st

floor to the 5th floor, at 10’o clock, the liftman took 3 children from the 2nd floor to the ground floor, at

12 noon the liftman had tea. What is the age of the liftman?

11.Comment on the following picture in terms of its content and what thought and feeling it evokes .

12.Arrange the following series of pictures in the correct order by writing down the serial number corresponding

to the picture in the boxes provided in each picture.

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Discipline: Sound Design, Paper II Full Marks : 200 Time : 3Hrs.

1. Match the elements of Column A with elements of Column B. Any ten

A B

i) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart i) Bihu

ii) Assam ii) dyne/sq. cm.

iii) RajenTarafdar iii) Charlie Chaplin

iv) Resul Pookutty iv) Abhiman

v) The Kid v) Slum dog Millionaire

vi) Kathakali vi) Oscar

vii) Hrishikesh Mukherjee vii) Battleship Potemkin

viii) Danny Boyle viii) Kerala

ix) Sergey Eizenstine ix) Ganga

x) Prasar Bharati x) The Last Supper

xi) Leonardo da Vinci xi) Germany

xii) Orissa

2. Name the following musical instruments.

SL. NO. IMAGE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT

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3. Write short notes on : Any six

I) Simple Harmonic Motion

ii) Frequency

iii) Operating System

iv) Doppler Effect

v) Echo

vi) Sound Card

vii) graphics Card

viii) RAM

ix) Speed of sound.

4. Answer any three of the following questions.

a. From definition derive the relation between force mass and acceleration.

b. What is a Solenoid and how can the strength of it be increased?

c. If cos2A – sin2A = tan2B. Prove that cos2B – sin2B = tan2A.

d. If ab = c then logac = b. Prove that log M + log N = log MN

5. Write notes on : any three

i) Sound that you missing most.

ii) Music and Emotion.

iii) Black and white cinema and coloured cinema.

iv) You without cell phone.

6. Develop a story around the woman in the following picture.

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7. Write a drama for the following story. You can change sequential order of the story.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while working hard to earn his living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby marshy land. He dropped his tools and ran to the swamp. There was a terrified boy, sinking in the mud, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's small hut. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy, Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the hut.

"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education.

If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia.

What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

8. Answer any two from the following questions

a. You are travelling long distance on a train, seating alone in a three tier sleeper class compartment.

Imagine visual and sound elements that you can experience.

b. You are enjoying a film in a theatre (cinema Hall) and suddenly your cell phone (mobile phone rings) buzzes…. Develop a story emphasizing on audio.

c. It’s a Sunday afternoon, and suddenly there is a power failure. Describe your hearing experience till there is resumption in power.

9. Imagine the audio components to create the drama for any one of the following visuals.

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Discipline: Animation Creation & Direction , Paper II Full Marks : 200 Time : 3 Hrs

Part 1 (Full Marks-50)

Do you love imagining Extraterrestrial Creatures (E.T.s, in other words)? Try to draw an

Extraterrestrial Creature (an E.T.) of your own imagination. Write minimum six sentences

explaining why you have drawn the creature in this specific manner.

Part 2 (Full Marks-50)

1. Here is the picture of a small boy. Draw this boy’s (a) FRONT, (b) SIDE and (c) the BACK

(the turn around)

2. Try to convert the face printed below into a funny portrait.

Part 3 (Full Marks-50)

1. Redraw the picture given below from the “bird’s eye view” (top angle)

2. Illustrate people playing indoor games.

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Part 4 (Full Marks-50)

1. Continue the story through a series of small pictures:

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