Practical: Documentary and Film Making

Paper Code: 
JMC 325 (A)
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  • Learn the process of Ideation, Research and Treatment of a Film or Documentary.
  • Understand the practical implication of Light and camera during shooting. 
  • Understand the various tools and techniques of editing 

Learning Outcome:

1. Students will be able to ideate, Research and form treatment of a Film or Documentary. 

2. Students will learn professional Video production process 

3. Students will acquire a functional knowledge of professional video shooting equipment. 

4. Students will be able to edit a film or a documentary using professional editing softwares. 

5. Students will be able to edit a film or a documentary using professional editing softwares. 

 

Course Outcome (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Paper   Code

Paper Title

JMC

325(b)

Practical: 

Film Appreciation

CO79(A): Students will be able to ideate, Research and form treatment of a Film or Documentary. CO80(A):Students will learn professional Video production process 

 CO81(A):Students will  acquire a functional knowledge of professional video shooting equipment.

CO82 (A): Students will be edit a film or a documentary using professional editing softwares.

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture cum Discussion

Tool and writing practise.

News and event coverage using mobile and professional cameras.

Anchoring and producing TV news bulletin.

Production of television programme

Video editing practice.

Learning activities for the students

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

Continuous Assessment Test

Semester end examination 

Group projects on  developing television documentary, features and special stories.

 

15.00

Ideation, Selection of topic (Documentary/Film), Treatment, Research. Budgeting, 

 
20.00

Scripting, Screenplay, Storyboarding. 

 
15.00

Recce, Preparing Costume, Art Direction, Shooting Schedule. Selection of Cast and Crew.

 
20.00

Light, Camera, Shooting, VFX

20.00

Editing, Graphics, Mastering of Tape, Promotion and Marketing 

 
Essential Readings: 

 

  1. Charles Musser “Documentary” in Geoffrey Nowell Smith ed, The Oxford History of WorldCinema Oxford University Press: 1996, 322-333
  2. Michael Renov ed. Theorizing Documentary AFI Film Readers, New York and London:Routledge: 1993, 1-36
  3. Trisha Das How to Write a Documentary
  4. Double Take by PSBT
  5. DOX magazine
  6. Nichols, Bill (2001): Introduction to Documentary, Indiana University Press: Bloomington.
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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