Writing for Fiction, Light and Sound

Paper Code: 
MCV 331
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Unit I: 

Differences between TV and Film, Visual thinking in Fiction, Recce, Use of Symbols, Development of Screenplay and Storyboard. Thinking audio- Music, Sound and sound Effects.

 

Unit II: 

Writing for different genres of TV--- Reality Shows, Anchoring Script, Sitcom, Writing for a Song/ Music piece. Copy writing for an Advertisement. Writing for feature film/ telefilm, Use of folk media for audio-visual production.

 

Unit III: 

Lighting---Significance of lighting, Hard/Soft light, Measuring light, Luminaries. High key and Low key lighting, Three Point Lighting, Character lighting, Mood lighting,  Use of Reflectors.

 

Unit IV: 

Sound --- Sound Generation , Characteristics of sound, Mono, Stereo and Surround Sound, Types of sound-Sync, Non-Sync, Natural sound, Ambience Sound, Diegetic and Non-diegetic sound. Off Screen Sound.  Recording devices, Acoustics, Sound Effects, Creative aspects of sound recording.

 

Unit V: 

Acoustics, Significance of sound recording, Types of microphones, Aspects of Sound recording- Studio setup & recording, field recording.  Sound Effects, Creative aspects of sound recording.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Television Engineering by Arnos Pub. Tata McGraw Hills.
  2. Television Production & Direction by General Millerson.
  3. Television Lighting Techniques by Gerald Millerson.
  4. Special Make up Effect by Vincet J.R. Kehoe, Focak Press.
  5. Television Production by Zette.
  6. Television Programme Making by Coren Hart.
  7. Video Production Hand book Gerald Millerson, Focal Press.
  8. Guide a Post Production for TV and Film managing the process the by Barbara Clark, Focal Press.
  9. On Camera by Harris Watts.
  10. The Techniques of Special Effect in TV by Bernard Wilkie.
  11. Television Production & Direction by Geral Millerson. 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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