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Film Direction and Script Writing Course Curriculum

  
 
This course is a mix of the regular Film Direction courses and Scriptwriting courses those are often offered separately. The students are expected to have a good flair for writing and excellent command over vocabulary. Additionally the students have to be exceptional sense of leadership and motivation as compared to other areas of specializations as it is the directors who have to get the film making team organized, lead and motivate them towards film production. It is said that film direction cannot be taught. However at SACAC, we believe that by providing film making opportunities and providing guidance during the process will make the student evolve strategies that fits their unique personalities. Good scriptwriting is crucial for a director to understand cinematic element that makes filmmaking a unique mode of expression. This mixed Film Direction course and Scriptwriting course will help the student to develop a script from a story, translate into a screenplay and then direct it to produce it into a finished film. The exercises give deeper insight into script writing and directing fiction and documentary. This enables the students to learn the key aspects of screenplay writing, film direction and film production and the importance of team working that is essential to be a professional in the filmmaking career.  
 
Semester I (Common Module)
 
 

Arts and Aesthetics

Sound

 
 
  • Introduction to Art and Visual art
  • Visualization exercise
  • Communication History and Theory
  • Narrative History and Theory
  • Film History
  • Narrative formats - Feature, Documentary and Shorts
  • Introduction to Sound and its purpose
  • Principles and quality of sound
  • Microphones, cables and connectors
  • Responses of sound and selection of Mikes
 
       
 

Camera

Editing

 
 
  • Basics of Photography
  • Pinhole camera
  • Process of Image Formation in still camera
  • Study of lenses, Depth of Field, Angle and Composition
  • Introduction to basics of video camera and its mechanism
  • Technical formats of video - PAL, NTSC, MESECAM
  • Study of quality of Light in temperature
  • Three point lighting
  • Introduction to Editing
  • Concepts of Editing - traveling through time and space
  • Montage Theory
  • Principles of Editing and patterns - Linear, Parallel and Rhythmic

   Projects -
  • Arts and Aesthetics - Project report
  • Making of Pinhole camera - Light and Shadow
  • Story telling by stills - Photo Feature
  • Continuity exercise - Visual story
  • Capturing various sounds - Ambience
  
 
 

Semester II
 
This semester is aimed at imparting an overall introduction to films, shorts and documentaries. The basic constituents and styles of narratives are extensively discussed and workshops are organized to impart technical skills. Special modules are conducted on how to approach and plan the production. During the course, students from all streams are mixed to create small production teams and are expected to produce projects to practically experiment with the learning. The program curriculum comprises:
 
 

Theories and Thoughts

Visualisation

 
 
  • Content of visual medium
  • Genre theory
  • Colour theory
  • Independent film making
  • New media theory
  • Identity – politics, gender, sexuality, race, class, caste
  • Modernism and post-modernism
  • Camera movement -Track and Trolley
  • Meanings of various camera angle and
    composition
  • Definition of the shots
  • Moods of lighting
  • Study of Imaginary line
 
       
 

Production Planning

Sound

 
 
  • Pre Production, Production and Post-Production
  • How to read a proposal
  • Proposal development
  • Research, Idea File, Synopsis
  • Introduction to basics of video camera and its mechanism
  • Budgeting
  • Shot Division
  • Logging
  • Scripting
  • Sound Vs. Music
  • Moods of Music
  • Designing Sound
  • Approaching film from the perspective of sound

   Projects -
  • Song picturisation / Coordination Exercise
  • ction sequence
  • Small Documentary
  • Script Writing
 
 
 

Semester III (Common Module)
 
After the learning of two semesters, the third semester is again a time for students from all streams to collaborate together. This semester is dedicated for students to showcase their learning of the subject by making a diploma film. The film can be either a short fiction of not more than 10 minutes or a documentary of not more than 15 minutes. These films work as a portfolio for the students which they can showcase for their professional career ahead.
 
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