Script Writing for Documentary and Production Planning

Paper Code: 
MCV 231
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Unit I: 

Three Phases of Production. Pre Production- Tasks to be done. Writing for Documentary- Researching for the Documentary

Research: Library, Archives, location, life stories, ethnography.

Unit II: 

Writing a concept- The Recce, Telling a story, Treatment, Writing a proposal and budgeting.

Visual thinking & Elements of script – beginning, middle and end organizing and presenting materials – points of views, credibility and accuracy, Role of a creative writer.

 

Unit III: 

Television script, Difference between, story and script,  Narrative styles, Writing Voice Over/ narration.

Production Phase- Tasks to be done. Planning and Managing crew.

 

Unit IV: 

Planning--, Set designing, Costume, Property, Shooting Schedule--Writing a shooting script,  Shot Breakdown.

 

Unit V: 

Rehearsals & Shooting Arrangements. Television Studio set-up/structure. Call list, Production Team, Meetings, Checklist; Crowd Management.

Writing for TV news, Current affairs. Documentary.

 

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.

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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