THE LANGUAGE OF FILM
Film as means of telling a story or communicating
a message with moving images; visual perception,
the narrative structure; the artist and the
audience interaction
HISTORY OF FILMS
Development of films as an art form; relationship
of film to other arts; sociopolitical, philosophical
and cultural influences on the development of
film forms and techniques since 1920.
CURRENT PERSPECTIVE
IN FILMS
Analysis of contemporary films, study of major
trends in contemporary film criticism.
HISTORY AND CURRENT
PERSPECTIVE IN TELEVISION BROADCASTING
Development of television broadcasting world-wide,
current television scene; television as the
medium of mass communication.
RADIO BROADCASTING
Public service and commercial broadcasting;
role and responsibility of the broadcaster;
theory and practice or terrestrial and satellite
radio.
FILM & TELEVISION
GENRES
Studies in genre types and techniques; non fictional
and fictional films; documentary film; advertisement
film; corporate film; feature film; television
serials; telefilms.
STUDY OF THE FILM
DIRECTOR
Critical study of the works of Asian and American
film directors.
FILM & TELEVISION
RESEARCH
Understanding and taste of the viewers; techniques
of evaluating communication products to improve
the subsequent ones.
VISUAL FUNDAMENTALS
Expressive potential of a photograph; elements
and principles involved in two dimensional picture;
thinking in terms of continuously moving image
as opposed to single image; moving image production;
exploring the elements of composition; colour,
texture perspective; illusionistic and pictorial
space and line; aesthetic principles used in
the production of moving images; elements of
visualization.
PRINT JOURNALISM
News paper as an important socioeconomic force
in the society; magazines as a medium of entertainment;
the specialty magazines; news agencies, news
paper publishing.
TELEVISION JOURNALISM
Electronic news gathering; techniques of writing
to the visuals; news production; the art of
interviewing people.
SCREEN WRITING
Art and craft of writing for the screen; writing
scenes, brief screenplay and the shooting scripts,
dialogue; creating characters; developing stories,
conflicts and themes into full length feature;
adaptation for the screen.
THE ART AND CRAFT
OF FILMMAKING
Techniques of producing and directing; camera
and lighting techniques; sound recording; art
direction; acting for the camera and editing
the raw footage for a film.
THE TECHNIQUES OF
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Art & craft of electronic production and
post production for screen presentation; digital
filmmaking; single camera and multi camera production
of live video programs; synthesis of video;
graphics and dramatic possibilities.
DEVELOPING A PROJECT
Developing a film or television projects from
the viewpoints of the product, screenwriter,
director and artist
STUDY OF SPECIAL TOPICS
IN FILMS & TELEVISION PRESENTATION
Social, religious and cultural issues; images
of women, children and minorities in film and
television.
ETHICS FOR MOVING
IMAGES ARTIST
Ethical responsibility of the artist working
in media of the moving images; filmmakers responsibility
towards audience subjects, collaborators and
himself; challenges of making responsive and
responsible screen presentation.
THE BUSINESS OF FILMS
Business aspects of producing, packaging budgeting
and distribution of films and television programs;
financial, legal and organizational problems
and procedures in film video production.
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL
SKILLS FOR FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION Structure practicals
in acting & presentation, camera & lighting
techniques, sound recording, art direction and
screen writing and editing; making training
films using single camera and multi camera production
techniques.
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY
FILM
Theory and practice of information types of
screen presentation
PRODUCTION OF SHORT
FICTIONAL FILM
Theory and practice of making entertainment
products.
PRODUCTION OF TELEVISION
PROGRAMMES
Power of television as a journalistic medium,
theory and practice of television presentation.
INTRODUCTION TO THE
NEW MEDIA The computer as a
tool for the moving image artist; digital imaging
applications; integration of digital video,
text and sound; computer graphics; generation
of streaming video material for a website; creation
of a website.
AAFT
is the Ganga sagar of Film Trade in India; they
are the supplier of talent to the industry.
