FTII Pune Entrance Direction Exam Questions

Will you please provide the entrance exam question paper for Direction at FTII Pune?

[Arun Vats]

The FTTI is under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India affiliated to CILECT.

Exam Pattern:
1. Jumbled pictures will be given and you have to arrange them in a chronological order
2. CAT type questions-10 mark
3.True or False again related to aesthetics -2 marks
4. Names of 5 films will be given and you have to write the names of the director-. 5 marks
5.Match the columns -5 marks
6. Description of shots will be given and you have to give their technical names -5marks
7. Questions related to technical aspect of film-making- 5 marks.
8. Short notes
9. A black and white sketch will be given. Based on this there will be multiple choice questions.- 8 marks
10. A situation will be given to you have to write a scene.-10 marks
11. A picture will be given and you have to write a story based on that picture.-10 marks
12. General Knowledge -10 marks
13. Fill in the Blanks -5marks

FTII Pune Entrance Direction Exam Question Paper

1. The first talkie film of India?
Ans: “Alam Ara”

2. The first Panavision film of India?

Ans: “Shalimar” (1978)

3. First Malayalam Film which bagged the President’s gold Medal?

Ans: “Chemmeen” (1965)

4. First Indian talkie film “Alam Ara” is directed by?

Ans:Ardeshi Irani

5. The First 70 MM film of India?

Ans: “Around the World” (1967)

6. Which was the first Cinemascope Film?

Ans: “Kagaz Ke Phool” (1959)

7. First south Indian film released in Korea?
Muthu (Tamil Film starring Rajnikanth )

8. The first 3D Film of India?

Ans: “My Dear Kuttichathan” (Malayalam, 1984, directed by Navodaya Appachan)

9. Sivaji Rao Gaikwad is the real name of a South Indian Super Star? Who is he?

Ans: Rajnikanth

10. Who is called the “Father of Indian Cinema”

Ans: Dada Saheb Phalke

11. First Indian who won Oscar Award?

Ans: Bhanu Athaiya for the costume design of the film “Gandhi”?

12. The first “Dada Saheb Phalke award” is won by?

Ans: Devika Rani

13. The last film of “Sathyajit Rai ?

Ans: Aganthuk

14. First Silent Feature Film of India?

Ans:Pundalik (Hindi-1912) by N.G. Chitre and R.G. Torney.

15. First Sanskrit Film of India?

Ans: Adi Sankara (1983, directed by G.V.Ayyar)

16. First fully indigenously made silent feature film of India?
Ans: Raja Harishchandra

17. First Cinemascope Film of India?

Ans: Kagaz Ke Phool (1959- Guru Datt)

18. Who is known as “First Lady of Indian Cinema”?

Ans: Nargiz Datt

19. National Award is constituted in the year?

Ans: 1954

20. The biggest film studio of India?

Ans: Ramoji Film Studio (Hyderabad)

21. First complete Technicolor film?
Ans: Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)

22. The first Hit film of India?

Ans: Lanka Dahan(1917)

23. National Institute of Designs is situated at?

Ans: Ahamedabad

24. First song-less film of India?
Ans: Naujawan (1937) directed by JBH Wadia

25. The first English film of India?

Ans: Court Dancer

26. First Cinema Theatre of India?

Ans: Elphinstone Palace (Calcutta-1907)

27. The first indigenously made 70mm Film of India ?

Ans: Sholai (G.P.Sippy, 1975)

28. First film festival of India was held at?

Ans:Mumbai
29. Music Director of the film “Gandhi”

Ans: Ravi Sankar

30. First Film Centre of India?
Ans: Nandan, in Calcutta, it was inaugurated in September 1985.

31. First indigenously made Colour Film of India?

Ans:Kisan Kanya (1937)

32. First Color film of India?

Ans:Sairandri(1931)

33. The first news paper of India which give a film advertisement?
Ans: Times of India

34. Who is the director of first film of India “Raja Harischandra”?

Ans: Dada Saheb Phalke

35. First Telefilmof India?

Ans: Sadgati which is directed by Satyajit Rai(telecasted on Doordarshan in April 1981)
36. Raja Harischandra was released in the year?

Ans: 1913

37. In which state of India has most number of cinema Theatres?

Ans: Andra Pradesh

38. The music director who won Oscar for India?

Ans:A.R.Rahman, he won two awards. i.e. best music and best song for his work for the film “Slum Dog Millionaire”

39. The Indian sound engineer who got Oscar for the film “Slumdog Millionaire”

Ans:Rasool Pookkutty

40. The first actress who was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha?

Ans:Nargeez Dutt

41. First film exhibition of India is held at?

Ans: Bombay

42. First Film with an all-female cast:

Ans: Bindhast, Marathi Film directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.

43. Name the Indian film which has 71 songs ?

Ans: Indra Sabha

44. First Bharath Award is won by ?

Ans: Sanjeev Kumar

45. First actor to become a Chief Minister of a state ?

Ans: M.G.Ramachandran (M.G.R)

46. First actress to become a Chief Minister of a state ?

Ans: Janaki Ramachandran

47. The only Malayalee who won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award ?

Ans: Adoor Gopala Krishnan

48. Music Director of “Pather Panchali” directed by Sathyajit Rai ?

Ans: Pandit Ravi Sankar

49. Film & Television Institute of India is situated at ?

Ans: Pune

50. India’s first 6 Track stereophonic film ?

Ans: Shole

Hi I am preparing for the entrance exam of FTII Pune so will you please provide me the previous year question paper of this exam?

[Quick Sam]

Ok, as you want the question paper of entrance exam of FTII Pune so here I am providing you.

FTII Pune entrance exam

1. A black and white sketch (probably of an outdoor location) will be given. Based on this

There will be multiple choice questions.
eg. what do u think about the use of contrast in this picture? 8 marks

2. Fill in the Blanks (related to aesthetics) 5marks

3.True or False again related to aesthetics 2 marks

4. Names of 5 films will be given and you have to write the names of the director. Attention these are not films from popular bollywood but more off beat kind of. 5 marks

5.Match the columns (culture, literature etc) 5 marks

6. Description of shots will be given. you have to give their technical names ,For Example viewfinder” and “shooting script” etc.5marks

7. Questions related to technical aspect of film-making. 5 marks.

8. Short notes (2 lines each)
eg. write a note on
.mp3 and .wma
Cannes film festival
10 marks

9. Jumbled pictures will be given and u have to arrange them in a chronological order (story
boarding) 15 marks

10. situation will be given. You have to write a scene. 10 marks

11. A picture will be given and you have to write a story based on that picture. 10 marks

12. General Knowledge (very tough) 10 marks

13. CAT type questions (but not tat difficult) 10 mark

What you should know
1.) History of Indian cinema.

2.) About camera angels, shots, focus etc

3.) Basic Maths like simple interest, compound interest, work and time etc

4.) Short story writing

5.) G.K with more emphasis on Art, culture, and history.

This include different subjects like, folk dances ,multimedia, latest developments in science and technology related to films(eg: digital intermediate). and literature and books.(eg autobiography of different film makers and writers.)

Match the following Painters with their arts

a. Michelangelo ____ A. Morning Haze
b. Leonardo Da Vinci ____ B. The Sleeping Gypsy
c. Salvador Dali ____ C. Persistence of Memory
d. Pablo Picasso ____ D.The Swing
e. Henri Rousseau ____ E. The Last Supper
f. Henri Matisse ____ F. Gueraica
g. Claude Monet ____ G. The Starry Night
h. Pierre Auguste Renoir ____ H. Creation Of Adam
i. Vincent Van Gogh ____ I. Campbell’s Soup Can
j. Andy Warhol ____ J. La Fougere Noire

Contact details

Film and Television Institute of India
Flat No 11, Telephone Exchange, Law College Road,, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune, Maharashtra 411004 ‎
020 2543 3016 ‎

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