GRE Question of the Day (November 4th)

Verbal

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.

Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

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