CALLING CREATIVE MINDS

The Indian Film Institute is organizing four-day

Certificate Course in filmmaking

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4 DAYS 

18,19, 24, 25 JAN

4PM-7PM

Venue: Arpana Caur Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, Sirifort, New Delhi

This four-day Course will be conducted by experts from the Indian Film, Television & Advertising industry. They encapsulate a 360-degree view of professions related to Creative Writing; Acting and Filmmaking in three different modules. The filmmaking course is of three-hour duration.

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To be held on 18th, 19th, 24th and 25th January 2020, the Course will benefit young adults keen on exploring filmmaking as career; amateurs and young professionals who may be interested in the any of the three areas. Exposure to veterans and experienced voices will serve to deepen the understanding of cinema.

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Limited seats available. So, sign up quickly.

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN FILMMAKING

The course will cover the following key disciplines

Dates: 20th-24th June 2018 (5 Days)

Timings: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Fees: Rs. 2,000 + GST

Module 1: What is Cinema: A brief history and overall understanding of the art and craft of it

A combination of several art forms Cinema needs to be understood first in its entirety as an art form itself. The journey of Cinema since its arrival in 1895 has seen numerous techniques, styles, approaches to narrate a story. Before embarking upon this journey, howsoever short, the student must be aware of these aspects. This module delineates these aspects so as to lay down a resonating layer of understanding on the student's mind.

Module 2 : Screenplay: How to write shorts and feature films

The very basis, the foundation for any good film is the creation of a story - with all its layers, texts and sub-texts, characters and sub characters, situations and the pace and manner of their unfolding, the creation of drama. This entire process and much more than this is called Screenplay Writing. This session will effectively unfold the mind, the process, the intricacies and tools that are needed to write a good story. 

Module 3 : Tools of a filmmaker

Using cameras, Sound and Editing to build sequences; How to use the tools of film making; This session will talk about the variety of methods and methodologies, the common techniques, the clichés, capturing the images with required depths, movements and spaces, the importance of ambience, dialogues and music. It will discuss how to piece together the shots and pace the film juxtaposing images against each other. How to combine the three to create a story to have the desired impact, forms the subject matter of this session.

Module 4 : From Mind to Screen

Getting a glimpse of how a director envisions a film, the process followed by a filmmaker to transform a story from his/her mind to the screen. How to direct short, documentary and feature films.

Module 5: Interactive Session on Acting

Meet Rahul Rawail, the veteran Film Director from Hindi Film industry, the maker who launched careers of stars like Sunny Deol, Aishwarya Rai, Kajol, Kumar Gaurav and Vijeta Pandit. He will share his insights and experience and will talk about acting and direction in cinema and how to prepare oneself for an acting assignment.

Module 6: Distribution and Funding

Understand the basics of Film Distribution, Film Festivals and Funding of a film and how these are as important for a film student as a Good Script.

* Students will get 20% discount.