THE LANGUAGE OF FILM
Film as means of telling a story or communicating
a message with moving images; visual perception,
the narrative structure; the artist and the
audience interaction
HISTORY OF FILMS
Development of films as an art form; relationship
of film to other arts; sociopolitical, philosophical
and cultural influences on the development of
film forms and techniques since 1920.
HISTORY AND CURRENT
PERSPECTIVE IN TELEVISION BROADCASTING
Development of television broadcasting world-wide,
current television scene; television as the
medium of mass communication; role and responsibility
of the television broadcaster
RADIO BROADCASTING
Public service and commercial radio broadcasting;
role and responsibility of the radio broadcaster;
theory and practice of terrestrial and satellite
radio.
FILM & TELEVISION
GENRES
Studies in genre types and techniques; non fictional
and fictional films; documentary film; advertisement
film; corporate film; feature film; television
serials; telefilms.
VISUAL FUNDAMENTALS
Expressive potential of a photograph; elements
and principles involved in two dimensional picture;
thinking in terms of continuously moving image
as opposed to single image; moving image production;
exploring the elements of composition; colour,
texture perspective; illusionistic and pictorial
space and line; aesthetic principles used in
the production of moving images; elements of
visualization
PRINT JOURNALISM
News paper as an important socioeconomic force
in the society; magazines as a medium of entertainment;
the specialty magazines; news agencies, news
paper publishing.
TELEVISION JOURNALISM
Electronic news gathering; techniques of writing
to the visuals; news production; the art of
interviewing people.
SCREEN WRITING
Art and craft of writing for the screen; writing
scenes, brief screenplay and the shooting scripts,
dialogue; creating characters; developing stories,
conflicts and themes into full length feature;
adaptation for the screen.
THE ART AND CRAFT
OF FILMMAKING
Techniques of producing and directing; camera
and lighting techniques; sound recording; art
direction; acting for the camera and editing
the raw footage for a film.
THE TECHNIQUES OF
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Art & craft of electronic production and
post production for screen presentation; digital
filmmaking; single camera and multi camera production
of live video programs; synthesis of video;
graphics and dramatic possibilities.
DEVELOPING A PROJECT
Developing a film or television projects from
the viewpoints of the product, screenwriter,
director and artist.
THE BUSINESS OF FILMS
Business aspects of producing, packaging budgeting
and distribution of films and television programs;
financial, legal and organizational problems
and procedures in film video production.
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL
SKILLS FOR FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Structure practicals in acting & presentation,
camera & lighting techniques, sound recording,
art direction and screen writing and editing;
making training films using single camera and
multi camera production techniques.
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY
FILM
Theory and practice of information types of
screen presentation
PRODUCTION OF SHORT
FICTIONAL FILM
Theory and practice of making entertainment
products.
PRODUCTION OF TELEVISION
PROGRAMMES
Power of television as a journalistic medium,
theory and practice of television presentation
INTRODUCTION TO THE
NEW MEDIA
The computer as a tool for the moving image
artist; digital imaging applications; integration
of digital video, text and sound; computer graphics
and generation of streaming video material for
a website; creation of a website
AAFT
is the Ganga sagar of Film Trade in India; they
are the supplier of talent to the industry.
