PLEASE MATCH YOUR ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR SESSION
IGNOU BNM-32 (January 2026 – July 2026) Assignment Questions
1. Choose a relative/friend as your subject and take his/her still pictures with following shot sizes:
a. Close-up (CU)
b. Medium shot (MS)
c. Long shot (LS)
d. Extreme long shot (ELS)
Print these pictures in either colour or black and white. You may use simple white paper
for printouts.
2. Write the script in proper format for the first five minutes of a short fiction film based on the life of Queen Abbakka. Conduct thorough research before writing your script.
3. Describe the following audio-visual programme formats:
a. Sitcom
b. Soap Opera
c. Documentary
d. News Bulletin
4. Explain the difference between the following:
a. Hard Light and Soft Light
b. Incident Light and Reflected Light
c. Natural Light Source and Artificial Light Source
d. Key Light and Fill Light
6. What is production design? Discuss the role of research in it.




