Writing for Fiction , Light and Sound

Paper Code: 
MCV 331
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
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.

 

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