Practical: Documentary Production

Paper Code: 
MCV 233
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objective of the practical paper is to enable the students to write and present a  script for a audio-visual documentary. Students will produce this documentary film as individual or group activity, depending on the number of students in a batch. A group should consist at the most four students. Students will also learn the technicalities of handling a video camera and working on a video editing system.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Complete Reporter Fundamentals of News gathering, writing and editing.
  2. On camera by Harris Watts.
  3. Basics of TV technology by Hastwig
  4. Shooting Digital Video by Jon Faver.
  5. Basic TV Technology, Digital and Analog by Robert L. Heartwig.
  6. Video Editing & Post production by Garg N. Anderson Focal Press.
  7. Video Editing – A Post production primer by Staven E. Browne, Focal Press.
  8. Avid Editing – A guide for beginning and intermediate users by Sam Kauffmann.
  9. Television Field Production and Reporting by Shook Frederick.
  10. Global Script Writing by Keu Dancyger.
  11. Vales Techniques of Screen & Television Writing by Engenevae.

 

 

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