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PAPER I : THEORY - 1  

·                    Concepts and concerns

·                    Treatment, screenplay, shooting script and script breakdown

·                    The Scripting process, Script research, Visualization and Creative imagination,

·                    Story development, Dramatic elements and a Structure

·                    Creating realistic characters and dialogue

·                    Writing narration and dialogue

·                    Music and sound

·                    Adapting plays, novels and biographies to the screen

·                    Story Analysis 

·                    Glimpses of History of International Cinema - Study of famous classic films

·                    Glimpses of History of Indian television  - Study of popular T.V. programmes

·                    Nature and scope of communication

·                    Media and social change

·                    Director & Cameraman

·                    Director & actor

·                    Director & editor 

BASIC CONCEPTS OF MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DIRECTION

·                    The equipment and accessories for film and TV cameras

·                    Camera movement, camera placement, choice of lenses

·                    Perspective and composition

·                    Picture composition – Purpose and aim

·                    Continuity of composition in multi-camera production

·                    Choice of compositional treatment

·                    Imaginary line, reverse angle and point of view

·                    Frame and the Director

·                    Lights and filters

·                    Directing  a Continuity chase sequence exercises

FILM APPRECIATIO

·                    History of Cinema

·                    Selected topics from the history of Indian and International cinema such as a major historical period, genre or film director.

·                   Textual analysis of a feature film in the analytical-dramatic style.

·                    Textual analysis of a modernist feature film.

·                    At the end of the semester each student will do a study of one selected topic of his choice and will be assessed on the basis of a written assignment and presentation  

            on the subject. 

MUSIC

·                    Acquaintance with the former and contemporary usages of music in film and television.

·                   Viewing and analysis of relevant clips on video spread over 2 sessions.

·                   Analysis of music used in a contemporary Indian film.

·                  Analysis of music as used in a contemporary non-Indian film.

·                   Carnatic and south Indian music

·                    Various folk music of India

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

·                    Introduction to acting

·                    The acting exercise

·                    The role versus the lines

·                    Working with the Actor

·                    The conditions of cinematic space and time

·                    Continuity and acting

·                    The dubbing process                     

DIRECTOR AND EDITOR

·                    Post-production techniques and skills for the Director

·                    Viewing rushes, logging, selection, the paper cut, assembling the paper Edit, first assembly, rough cut, narration, music, fine cut, track laying, the sound mix, title and 

            acknowledgement.

·                    New technologies related to the visual media, multimedia etc.

·                    Visual and electronic effects 

MAKE-UP     

·                    Balance of face

·                    Types of face

·                    Optical illusion

·                    Corrective Make-up (a) General (b) Glamour (c) Character (d) Special effects

·                    Direct a 30 sec.  TV Commercial on given script

·                    Mise-en-scene