Question 1

&#34;Malayala CinimayudeKadha is written by.........&#10;A)V.K. Joseph&#10;B)P. Bhaskaran&#10;C)Vijaya Krishnan&#10;D)Kozhikodan

Accepted Answer

Vijaya Krishnan&#10;

Question 2

He always evaded questions about his first feature film released in 1971. His last film released in 1986 was produced with money collected from film lovers in Kerala. Though he has produced only four feature films (one in Tamil and 3 in Malayalam) he has been much talked about in film circles. Who is this film maker?

A)Pavithran
B)P.N. Menon
C)P. A. Baker
D)John Abraham

John Abraham

Accepted Answer

John Abraham is the filmmaker in question. He is known for his unique approach to cinema and for producing his last film, "Amma Ariyan" (1986), with public contributions from film enthusiasts in Kerala. Despite having directed only a few films, his work has left a significant impact on Indian cinema.

Question 3

The first Malayalam Feature film &#34;Vigathakumaran&#34; was shown to the public at the Capitol theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 November ..........................&#10;A)1928&#10;B)1926&#10;C)1930&#10;D)1931

Accepted Answer

The first Malayalam feature film "Vigathakumaran" was shown to the public on 7 November 1928, marking a significant milestone in the history of Malayalam cinema.

Question 4

Which amongst the following films is considered as the first film to use synchronized sound as a means of telling a story?&#10;A)The Green Forest&#10;B)Mother Goose Tales&#10;C)Singing in the Rain&#10;D)The Jazz Singer

Accepted Answer

The Jazz Singer, released in 1927, is considered the first feature-length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several sequences, marking a major milestone in the history of cinema by introducing synchronized sound to tell a story.

Question 5

The intellectual montage theory can be traced back to &#34;A corner in wheat&#34; (1909) made by _________.&#10;A)Lev Kulashev&#10;B)Dziga Vertov&#10;C)Vsevlod Pudovkin&#10;D)D. W. Griffith

Accepted Answer

The intellectual montage theory, which involves the combination of two unrelated images to create a new, abstract meaning, is a concept that can be traced back to the early works of D. W. Griffith. Although Griffith is not typically associated with the formal theory of intellectual montage, which was later developed by Soviet filmmakers like Eisenstein, his innovative editing techniques in films such as "A Corner in Wheat" (1909) laid the groundwork for this and other montage theories.

Question 6

&#34;Men and Maggots&#34;, &#34;Drama on the Quarterback&#34; are sequences in the classical movie, ____________, produced in 1925 by a Russian film maker who formally studied engineering and architecture.&#10;A)Strike&#10;B)Battleship Potemkin&#10;C)Ivan the Terrible&#10;D)Old and New

Accepted Answer

"Men and Maggots" and "Drama on the Quarterdeck" are famous sequences from the movie "Battleship Potemkin," which was directed by Sergei Eisenstein, a Russian filmmaker who had indeed studied engineering and architecture before turning to film.

Deck 5: Film Title and Terminology