Post Graduation Diploma in Practical Film Making – Mumbai University

12 months affiliated to Garware Institute of Career Education and

Development.

AIFTV 12 month PGDFTV course contains all the essential ingredients required to make

you a successful Film Maker of films and television.

Course Outline:

Semester I Semester II Screen writing Dance & Music appreciation Direction Publicity & Marketing of Films Cinematography Screenwriting Editing Direction Sound Recording Cinematography Art & Culture appreciation Editing Communication skills Sound Recording Film Appreciation(25Films) Film Appreciation Practical Practical Projects(2) Project-PSA (group) Project-Diploma Film (specialization)

CAREER

With the Entertainment Industry booming, fresh opportunities are created on a regular

basis. One can make his career as a film maker completely.

Post Graduation Diploma in Advertising & Media – Mumbai University

12 months(Part time) affiliated to Garware Institute of Career Education

and Development.

AIFTV 12 month PGDAM course contains all the essential ingredients required to make you

a successful Ad-Film Maker and Media Manager.

COURSE OUTLINE

SEMESTER I SEMESTER II

Advertising Concepts and Principles Marketing Management

Market Research Research Methodology

New Media Technology Public Relations

Media Planning and Buying Consumer Behaviour

Advertising Agencies Project

CAREER

With the Entertainment Industry booming, fresh opportunities are created on a regular basis. One can make his career as a Ad-film maker completely.

Direction for Film and Television

6 months three-hour sessions and additional shooting practicals. Weekend

batches also offered

AIFT offers 6 month Direction course that build up required industry – standard skillsets to

chisel the true industry professional out of you.

Course Outline :

History of Cinema : Its evolution

Film Appreciation and Analysis from the Filmmaker’s point of view

Film Language and its Grammar

Film & TV – the Director’s role

Types of Narration – Film Genres

Staging, Blocking and Shooting Techniques

Creative Collaboration – Handling actors, the Crew and other unit members

Exposure to other components of filmmaking – Cinematography, Editing, Sound etc

Production and Marketing management of films and TV shows

Practical exercises – Documentary, TV Commercials & promos, Song Picturization, Film

Project

Career

You will be confident enough to take up responsibilities for independently directing a film,

or a TV show, after completing the course. However, we suggest you familiarize yourself

with the industry conventions, hierarchy and working norms first, in the role of Assistant

Director. Our packaged training makes you a valuable asset in any production house.

Art & Practice of Motion Picture Photography

6 months, three-hour sessions and additional shooting practical’s.

Weekend batches offered too.

Description :

A Cinematographer plays the pivotal role in the making of a film or TV show. The basics of

Motion Picture Photography for both film and video is meticulously covered in the course.

Students are trained exclusive by industry professionals who share their decade long

experiences in hands-on mentoring.

Course Outline :

ABC of still and motion picture photography

Types of light source and their application in practice

Filter and Colour Temperature, Depth of Field – their aesthetic use

Camera, character synchronized movement – Visualization process as per the need of the

screenplay

Static and Moving Blocks – Various Styles of Composition

Basics of Lighting – Light design as element of composition, ContrastFormation and

creation of different moods

Language of Continuity shoot – Single and Multicamera placements

Cinematographic Styles – Roots and reasons

Different digital formats – Understanding the digital image – How to choose your camera

Principles of Optics – Understanding light

Assignments and Group Projects on Digital Camcorder/DSLR

Career :

After the completion of the Cinematography course, you will have precise command over

the visual language of Cinematography. Career choices awaiting you include Independent

Cinematographer/Videographer in Film & TV, assisting a Cinematographer, Digital Imaging

Technician, Colorist, Gaffer’s Assistant, or the Best boy Grip.

Editing on FCP & Avid

6 months, three-hour sessions and additional shooting practical’s.

Weekend batches offered too.

Description:

The Editor of a film is its first audience, and the first critic. S/he gives the film its pace,

rhythm and pitch. It is the Editor who brings life to the rush, by sculpting the film out of the

excess. We, at AIFT, make you a competence Editor by providing both the theoretical and

practically input on the art of Cinematic Narration, both for film &TV, under the mentorship

of highly regarded industry professionals.

Career :

Visual Communication and Cinematic Narration are the bindings forces on any corporate

communication schedule today. Editors trained at AIFT will face ample opportunities both

in the entertainment industry and the corporate sectors.

Acting for Screen

5 months, three-hour sessions and additional shooting practical. Weekend

batches offered too.

Description :

The Acting course, at AIFT, is conduct like a conservatory programme. You learn the fine

crafts of gesture, verbal and non-verbal communication and reactions, fighting, dance,

speech and diction under renowned actors, dance and fight masters.

Course Outline :

Acting I : Foundation

Acting for the Camera

Voice Production and Speech Foundations

Improvisation: Foundations

Acting II: Scene Study

Acting Techniques

Acting for the Camera II

Voice Production and Speech II : Techniques

Improvisation II : Techniques

Monologues

Acting III : Advanced Scene Study

Acting Styles

Voice Production and Speech III : Advanced Techniques

Dance and Movement for the Actor I

One-Acts

Audition Techniques for TV and film

Ensemble singing for the Actor

Film Genres

Industry workshop & Networking

Industry Event

Short Films –Portfolio

TV Hosting : Portfolio

Still Photo Portfolio

Career

The last week of the course would comprise of showreel creation which will lead you to

serious works in film & TV. Still and video portfolio will be given to all students.

At AIFT, we take pride in the precisely chiseled approach that creates confident industry

professionals out of aspiring actors.

Sound Design for Film and Television:

9 months three-hour sessions (Additional Project Practicals. Weekend batches

offered too.)

Description :

Trained Sound Engineers are required in many different wakes of communication. They are

in radio stations, production houses for TV shows, post-production studios, web-authoring

Services, Multimedia authoring, DJ shows and concert live sound, Sports and news

production and live telecast, and most prominently, in film production – both on the

location and in studios.

At AIFT, we believe in imparting core skillset to every student. Our syllabus is under

continuous update as new technologies change the existing paradigm of sound recording,

mixing and design. Within nine months, students become naturally adept at operating the

recording facilities. They pick up the responsibility for sound design of student films made

at the institute.

Course Outline :

Acoustics I: Basics of Sound

Acoustics II :Advanced Sound

Sound for Film & Television

Microphones

Basics of Nuendo

Principles of Mixing

Basics of Mixing Consoles

Advanced Nuendo

Microphone Techniques

Basics of Protools

Monitoring Systems : Digital Audio

Processors

Advanced Protools

Career :

The courseware is designed with a view to creating independent industry standard Audio

Engineers, in nine months. You can be immediately employed by the media industries of

various types.

Script Writing For Film & T.V

4 months three-hour sessions. Weekend batches offered too.

Description :

Screenplay is the heart of any film or TV show. But, very few creative artists are gifted or

trained enough to sculpt out an alternate, heightened dream out of the mundane reality.

The fast expansion of the entertainment industry fails to meet its own requirement of

talented screenwriters. You can play the most pivotal role in shaping the film & TV

industries, by coming up with new ideas, novel forms of narration and concepts.

AIFT Certificate course in Script Writing prepares you to the career of the writer of dreams.

Course Outline :

Evolution of Screenplay : The Silent Era, The Talkies, The Studio System, Deviations

Basics of Writing : Writing Tools, Concept Development

Assemblage of Story from elements of folk tales : Building Blocks of Story

The Three Act Structure

Screenplay Outline v/s Treatment Characterization : Chatacter’s Biography

Dialogue : Characterization by dialogue – Text and Subtext

Showcase : Indian Scriptwriters

Career:

Assistant Writer employed by the corporate studio

Co-Writer

Content Writer, Copy Writer

AD film Making

6 months three-hour sessions, additional shooting practical

Description:

AD films follow the regular filmmaking language, but with a special goal. AD films make

artificial relations between things look natural. This leads to instant recall, branding or

giving a personality to the product, and creation of a myth of demand that impact sell in a

positive way.

At AIFT, we feel the specialized skill for urban myth creation needs special training. This is

perhaps the only short course in India that makes a polished adman out of you, under the

mentoring of topmost AD professionals and academic experts

Career :

AD filmmakers may choose their career as freelance professionals or employee of some

production house. Financially, they earn manifold compared to any film or TV Director, as

they can work on many more projects over the same period oftime. After completion of the

course, you may star as Assistant Director or Production Assistant before switching to the

higher role of the AD Film Director.

AIFT Student Benefit:

Compact and Condensed Course

In tension Workshops by Celebrated AD film professionals

No previous AD filmmaking experience or knowledge required

Fine Balance of Theory and Practical

In-house Shooting Facilities

Production Management for Film & TV

5 months three-hour sessions. Additional projects. Weekend batches

offered too.

Description :

Films and TV shows come to life by efficient managers behind them – Executive Producers.

Excellent man-management skill, potential for quick decision taking on the basis of

available information, planning and designing a project through a holistic Understanding of

the workflow in the age of digital media – these are some of the core skills for a successful

EP.

AIFT Production Management Course is unique in this aspect. It provides you with an

insider’s view to the system. Previously, one could have attained name as a good Executive

Producer through years of toil and service under different production teams. With this

course designed by AIFT, the decade-long preparation is cut short to 5 months, setting you

on footprints of industry experts.

Course Outline :

From script to shoot – an in-depth knowledge of various departments

Structure of the Indian film industry : production, distribution and exhibition

Writing the business plan

Understanding the Screenplay structure

In-depth knowledge about the producer roles during the filmmaking process

Building up a project with cast and Crew: Delegation of responsibilities

Exposure to Moviemagic budgeting software

Budgeting and Finance

Legal Agreements

Production and Post-production

Marketing and promotions – Publicity and Marketing; Marketing Concepts and Distribution

Strategies

Career : You will be trained by professionals who take time out from their busy schedule

to teach you the secrets of the trade. After the completion of the course, you will be

absorbed by the ever–growing industry in the role of Junior or Assistant Producer.