Diploma in Film making technology

12 months

The Diploma in Film Making puts you ahead of the times, behind the scenes. Movie Making of hard-hitting documentary, independent downloadable film-noir or corporate promotional DVD. Whatever your film ambition, our Diploma of Film making will give you the skills required of a TV & film professional in a world of media convergence and digital dominance.

Students learn about the importance of planning during pre-production in terms of casting, storyboard, location hunting, budgeyting and scheduling. Students also learn about the entire production process of film making, shooting, editing, sound post and the digital intermediate process.

• Semester 1: Pre-Production (2.5 months)
  • Story, Screenplay, Dialogue Writing

    A character talking to himself in a movie is also included in dialogues. Script – Literally everything you hear while watching a movie is included in the script. Detailed storyline, the way the characters interact, their lines (dialogues) et al. The script is what the actor's get to read before signing a movie.

  • Analysis of Script & casting

    Script analysis is a process by which actors interrogate a script for its intended meaning. It consists of equal parts research, close-reading of the text and guess-work: determining what a writer is trying to say, as well as the ways in which one might interpret the words to create an original and dynamic performance

  • Sketching & Storyboarding

    A storyboard is a sequence of sketches or illustrations that map out the scenes planned for a video. The video production team then uses this map to ensure that the plot is coherent, engaging, and free of inconsistencies before they start making the video.

  • location & Premises

    Premises and Locations means any building, yard, dock, wharf, pier, bulkhead or any group of such properties which are bounded on all sides by public roads, open waterways, or open land space each of which shall be not less than 50 feet wide.

  • Sets & Costume

    Set and costumes are individual visual elements that come together to create a 'design'. The director's task is to orchestrate the separate stands of the visual system into one harmonious whole and to gel it with other performance aspects such as acting, music, and dance.

• Semester 2: Cinematography & lighting (2 months)
  • Introduction to video Camera

    A video camera is an optical instrument that captures videos (as opposed to a movie camera, which records images on film). Video cameras were initially developed for the television industry but have since become widely used for a variety of other purposes.

  • Different types of camera and its function

    Shutter speed, aperture, and depth of field are universal concepts of photography. Even one-time-use cameras work on these three ideas. The only difference in these three concepts between types of cameras is the degree to which you can control these functions.

  • Camera Angle

    The camera shot angle is used to specify the location where the camera is placed to take a shot. The position of the camera in relation to the subjects can affect the way the viewer perceives the scene. A scene may be shot simultaneously from multiple camera angles to amplify the cinematic effect and the emotions.

  • Composition, Cutting, Continuity

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  • Different types of filters used for creativity

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  • Type of camera movement

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  • Basic type of primary lenses

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  • Depth of field

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  • Studio Lighting Techniques

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  • Outdoor field lighting

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  • Lighting ratio and lighting contrast

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  • Different types of lights used in cinematography

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  • Different types of lighting accessories and its uses

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• Semester 3: Film making & Direction (2 months)
  • Director as a Visualizer

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  • Sound advice & equipment choice

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  • Film Makers Techniques

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  • Analytic Dramatic Continuity

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  • Screenplay

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  • Handling Actors

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  • Working with Multiple Characters

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• Semester 4: Film & Video Editing (3 months)
  • Introduction to Editing

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  • Theory of Editing

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  • Linear & Non-Linear Tools

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  • Editing Terminology

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  • Styles of Cutting

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  • Rules of Non-Linear Editing

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  • Continuity

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  • Visualization

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  • Music Editing

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  • Multi-Track Editing

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  • Basic Visual FX

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• Semester 5: audio editing (2.5 months)
  • Compositing & Arranging Music

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  • Techniques of Dubbing

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  • Sound & Foley FX

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  • Editing Sound

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  • Mastering

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• Semester 6: Project & Portfolio