Veteran screenwriters, aiming at creating a 120-page screenplay for a

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Veteran screenwriters, aiming at creating a 120-page screenplay for a film, usually turn in 135-page first draft. As one screenwriter put it, “That gives those in charge of the movie a chance to be creative when they get the script: at the very least, they can cut 15 pages.”

The screenwriter’s statement cited above conveys which of the following propositions?

A. Screenwriters for a film are generally not involved in any aspects of filmmaking besides providing the script.

B. Seasoned screenwriters are resigned to, and make allowance for, draft scripts being altered by those evaluating them.

C. Truly creative screenwriters are too temperamental to adhere to page limits set for their work.

D. It takes a special kind of creativity to recognize what is best left out of a film script.

E. Even experienced screenwriters cannot be expected to write scripts of consistently high quality throughout.

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The screenwriter’s statement implies an acknowledgement that those evaluating screenplays will want to alter them, and it implies that screenwriters adjust the length of a first draft in order to allow evaluators to make alterations.  The second answer choice restates these implications and is the correct answer.

A is incorrect. The statement says nothing about whether screenwriters do more than provide a script. C is not correct. The statement says nothing about the temperament of screenwriters, and it gives a reason other than temperament for the length of first drafts. D is incorrect. The statement does not imply that the cuts made by evaluators are always the best cuts that could have been made. The last answer choice is also incorrect. The statement says nothing about the quality of first draft and so does not imply that they are of uneven quality.

doomedcat · Answer

B IMO,

It perfectly states veteran screen writers allow editing of their scripts

SajjitaKundu · Answer

IMO the answer should be B. It presents concisely what the argument is trying to convey

pr3mk5 · Answer

Did this by POE.

The screenwriter’s statement cited above conveys which of the following propositions?

A. Screenwriters for a film are generally not involved in any aspects of filmmaking besides providing the script.  (No such information is given in the passage. Clearly a wrong choice.)

B. Seasoned screenwriters are resigned to, and make allowance for, draft scripts being altered by those evaluating them.  (Not sure if correct or not, hence holding it)

C. Truly creative screenwriters are too temperamental to adhere to page limits set for their work.  (The para is about experienced writers. Creative writers or Truly creative writers is not of our concern)

D. It takes a special kind of creativity to recognize what is best left out of a film script.  (Ok, but how does it help here? writing extra pages makes them creative but then nothing is said about a talent to recognize and cut pages that are not required.)

E. Even experienced screenwriters cannot be expected to write scripts of consistently high quality throughout.  (Like Option 'A' this is also totally out of context.)

So only  option B is left. Hence the answer.

itisSheldon · Answer

Bunuel  If it is a mistake, then please correct it.

abhimahna · Answer

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Done. Thank you

mindsf · Answer

Veteran screenwriters, aiming at creating a 120-page screenplay for a film, usually turn in 135-page first draft. As one screenwriter put it, “That gives those in charge of the movie a chance to be creative when they get the script: at the very least, they can cut 15 pages.”

The screenwriter’s statement cited above conveys which of the following propositions?

A. Screenwriters for a film are generally not involved in any aspects of filmmaking besides providing the script.
B. Seasoned screenwriters are resigned to, and make allowance for, draft scripts being altered by those evaluating them.
C. Truly creative screenwriters are too temperamental to adhere to page limits set for their work.
D. It takes a special kind of creativity to recognize what is best left out of a film script.
E. Even experienced screenwriters cannot be expected to write scripts of consistently high quality throughout.

What does the answer B actually mean? I find it hard to understand this answer choice due to the use of the language. What do "resign to" and "make allowance for" mean in this context? "Make allowance for" = "allow?"

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