Writing for Fiction, Light and Sound

Paper Code: 
25MCV331
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective 

This course will enable the students to develop expertise in distinguishing television and film mediums, mastering visual storytelling, genre-specific writing, and advanced lighting techniques. 

 
Course Outcomes: 

Course Outcomes (COs): 

Course 

Code

Course 

Title

Learning outcome 

(at course level)

Learning and 

teaching 

strategies

Assessment 

Strategies

25MCV 

331

Writing 

For 

Fiction, 

Light 

and 

Sound 

(Theory)

CO34: Differentiate between television and film mediums, screenplay development, storyboard creation, and the integration of audio elements. 

CO35: Analyse writing for various TV genres including reality shows, sitcoms, anchoring scripts, and advertisements. 

CO36: Develop expertise in the significance of lighting, manipulation of hard and soft light. 

CO37: Explore the sound generation, characteristics, and recording techniques. CO 38: Exploring studio setup, field recording, sound effects, and creative aspects to achieve high-quality audio production. 

CO39: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in 

teaching: 

Interactive 

Lectures, 

Discussion, 

Tutorials, Reading assignments, 

Demonstration 

Learning 

activities for the students: Self learning 

assignments, , Simulation, 

Seminar 

presentation, , Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, 

Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, 

Assignments, 

Presentation, 

Individual and 

group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit-I Visual and Auditory Narratives: TV vs. Film
  • 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
12.00
Unit II: 
Unit-II TV Writing: Exploring Genre Diversity and Creative Techniques
  • Writing for different genres of TV- Reality Shows, Anchoring Script, Sitcom
  • Writing for a Song/ Music piece, Copywriting for an Advertisement 
  • Writing for feature film/ telefilm, Use of folk media for audio-visual production
12.00
Unit III: 
Unit-III Lighting Techniques in Visual Storytelling
  • 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 
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit-IV Art of Sound: From Generation to Recording
  • 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
12.00
Unit V: 
Unit-V Soundscapes: Exploring Acoustics and Recording Techniques
  • 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: 

Essential Readings: 

  • Riber,J. (2005)Writing and Producing for Television and Film. New Delhi. Sage. 
  • Mehta, N. (2009). Television in India. New York. Routledge. 
  • Vasuki, B. (2008). Video Production New York. Oxford University Press. 
  • Wadia, A. (2008). Film Television and Radio Production: Elements Dimensions and Trends. New Delhi. Kanishka Publishers. 
  • Zettl, H. (2008). Television Production Handbook. Belmont, CA. Wadsworth. 
  • Rober, M. (2000). An Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media: Script Writing essentials across the Genres. Oxford. Focal Press. 
  • Underwood, R. (2017). Roll!: Shooting TV News: Views fromBehind the Lens. New York. Focal Press. 
 
References: 

Suggested Readings: 

  • Herbison-Evans, D. (2017). Television production: A classroom approach. CRC Press. ∙ Millerson, G. (2011). Television production. Taylor & Francis. 
  • Adcock, N. (2014). Basic lighting worktext for film and video. CRC Press. ∙ Mascelli, J. V. (2013). The five C's of cinematography: Motion picture filming techniques. Silman-James Press. 
  • Dancyger, K. (2013). The technique of film and video editing: History, theory, and practice. CRC Press. 
  • Hobson, E. (2014). Broadcast television: A complete guide to the industry. Routledge. ∙ Pizzi, M. (2012). Television and video engineering. McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Weisman, S. R. (2014). Broadcast basics: A beginner's guide to television news reporting and production. Routledge. 
  • Alten, S. R. (2013). Audio in media. Cengage Learning. 

E- Resources: 

 
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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