Practical: Film Studies and Production

Paper Code: 
DJMC 602B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Analyse the art and language of Cinema.
  2. Discuss about the basics of various types of cinema.
  3. Produce short film, writing script, shooting and editing the film.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

DJMC 602B

Practical:  Film Studies and Production

CO143: Students will able to learn about cinema and its genres.

CO144: Students will learn to write script and screenplay.

CO145: Students will learn to organize set up for the production of films, lightning techniques, sound recording techniques and shooting.

CO146: Students will work on the post production phase.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

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

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, learning editing softwares, producing short films, documentaries

 

10.00
Unit I: 
I
  • Understanding Cinema and its Genre,
  • Study for Selecting Subject for the Production of a Short Film.
  • Research and Writing Script and Screenplay
10.00
Unit II: 
II
  • Recce, Planning and Managing Crew
  • Sound Recording, Voice Over

 

10.00
Unit III: 
III
  • Shooting Schedule, Shot Breakdown, and Call list
  • Production Team, Meetings, Checklist

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
IV
  • Setup, Lighting, Sound Recording and Shooting

 

20.00
Unit V: 
V
  • Post Production Phase- Grammar of Editing, Rough Cut, Transitions
  • Scenic Realism and Sound Effects and Visual Effects
  • Finalising the Film, Graphics and Title Adding
Essential Readings: 

Suggested Text Books

  • How to Write Film ScreenPlays: Illustrations for AspiringScreenplay Writers and Readers (2009). Nirmal Kumar Chawdhary. Kanishka Publishers, Distributers, New Delhi.
  • The Art of MovieMaking: A Complete Handbook of Film Technology and Terminology (2012). V.P Dhar.YKing Books, Jaipur
  • Beginning Film Studies(2010). Andrew Dix. Viva Books, New Delhi.
  • The Essential Mystery- Major Filmmakers of Indian Art Cinema (2009).John W. Hood. Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad.

Suggested Reference Books

  • Bollywood Uncensored (2005). Derek Bose. Rupa Co., New Delhi.
  • The Open Frame Reader – Unreeling the Documentary (2006).Rupa Co. New Delhi in association with Public Service Broadcasting Trust (India).
  • Behind the Scene – Contemporary Bollywood Directors and Their Cinema (2017). Edited by Aysha Iqbal VishswaMohan and Vimal Mohan John. SAGE, New Delhi.
  • Filming Horror- Hindi Cinema, Ghost and Ideologies (2016). Meryl Ahmed Mubarki. SAGE, New Delhi.

 

References: 

E- Resources

Reference Journals

  • Media Watch
  •  The Indian Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Journal of Media and Communication
  • Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies
  • International Journal of Communication
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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