First Semester Syllabus - M.Sc. Film Making
Sl. No . | Subject | Paper | Instructions onal hrs/ week | Duration of exam (hrs) | I.A. Mark s | Exam Marks | Total Marks | Credits |
1 | History of Cinema | FS101 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 4 |
2 | Film appreciation and Genres | FS102 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 4 |
3 | Film Production Fundamentals | FS 103 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 4 |
4 | Disciplines of film making | FS104 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 4 |
5 | Cinematography | FS105 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 4 |
6 | Cinematography (Practical) | FS106 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 2 |
7 | Computer Applications in Cinema (Practical) | FS107 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 2 |
8 | Regional Cinema (Softcore) | FS108 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 2 |
Total credits | 26 | |||||||
I SEMESTER
FS 101: History of Cinema
Objective: To establish an introductory understanding of film history and development in
the world and India.
52 Hours
Unit-1
History and origin of cinema. The beginning and the experiments: Lumiere Brothers, Thomas Edison, Georges Méliès, Edwin S. Porter. W. K. L. Dickson, David Wark Griffith and
Charlie Chaplin (11 Hours)
Unit-2
Development of cinema- Silent cinema - The birth of the Talkies, Great depression era, Second World War era, The western era, Cold war era, Box- office era. (11 Hours)
Unit-3
World cinema- Different schools of world cinema; German expressionism- Style and characteristics- Fritz Lang- The golden age of German cinema, French impressionism, surrealism, and new wave cinema; Soviet montage- Italian neorealism- Japanese cinema-
Iranian cinema; Third world cinema. (10 Hours)
Unit-4
Indian Cinema- Arrival of the cinema; Pioneers of Indian cinema- Dada Saheb Phalke; Talkie era, Studio system- Dynasty of actors and director- Mehboob, Raj Kapoor, and Guru Dutt; Golden fifties of Indian cinema; New wave cinema- Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen. (10 Hours)
Unit-5
Globalization and Indian cinema: Effect of economic reforms, Advantages and disadvantages, Changes in film content and industry practices, Cross-over films and NRI
directors, Global Indian audience, and growing market. (10 Hours)
Suggested Readings:
1. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, The History of Cinema: A short Introduction, OXFORD 2018
2. Cook, David A., A History of Narrative Film, 4th ed. New York: Norton, 2004
3. Braudy, Leo and Marshall Cohen, Film Theory and Criticism, 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004
4. Yves Thoraval, The Cinema of India, MacMillan India, 2000
5. Nasreen Munni Kabir, Guru Dutt life in Cinema, Oxford University Press, 2005
6. Huda, Anwar. The Art and Science of Cinema. New Delhi. Atlantic Publishers and Distributers, 2004
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FS 102: Film Appreciation and Genres
Objective: To provide an outlook on various genres of films and film appreciation. 52 Hours
Unit-1
Evaluating Films: Value of viewing film, the value of film analysis, challenges of the film analysis, Film viewing environment, Film Vocabulary, Film psychology, Elements of a Film, film viewing platforms from theatres to Netflix to smartphones, Home Video Revolution, The
Current Film Landscape (11 Hours)
Unit-2
Thematic Elements: Theme and focus, Focus on Plot, Focus on Emotional Effect or Mood, Focus on Character, Focus on Style or Texture or Structure, Focus on Ideas, identifying the theme, evaluating the theme, Analyzing Theme, Watching for The theme, Themes and
Symbolism, Metaphor and Allegory, Irony. (11 Hours)
Unit-3
Film appreciation: Analyzing the film from the point of view of story & Screen play, from the Direction point of view, from the cinematography point of view, from the Editing point of view, from the aesthetics point of view, from the acting point of view, literary analysis,
dramatic structure, the significance of the title. (10 Hours)
Unit-4
Film Genres: Basic genre conventions and their variations, Westerns and Gangster Films,
Mysteries and Film Noir, Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Musicals
and Documentaries (10 Hours)
Unit-5
Watching movies from different genres and writing appreciation based on theoretical inputs.
(10 Hours)
Suggested reading
1. Jim Piper, Film Appreciation Book: The Film course, All Worth Press, 2018
2. Petrie, Dennis & Boggs, Joseph, The Art of Watching Films, Mc Graw Hill Publication, 2011.
3. Sanders John, The film genre book, Auteur, 2009.
4. Leo Eubank & Marshall Cohen, Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings, Oxford University Press, 2004.
5. Matilda Mroz, Temporality and Film Analysis, Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
6. Ian Garwood, The Sense of Film Narration, Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
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FS 103: Film Production Fundamentals
Objectives: To introduce the students to the fundamentals of film production. 52 Hours Unit-1
Overview of the film crew, Introduction to various departments of film making, Collaborating and working with the team. Introduction to stages of film production. (10 Hours) Unit-2
Introduction to film script; treatment, Screenplay-format and layout, Narrative structures,
Protagonists and antagonists, Adoption, Genre, Loglines. Storyboards. (11 Hours) Unit-3
Production Planning; Proposals, Budgeting, Scheduling, Finding locations, Equipment, Role
of the production crew, Working with actors. (10 Hours)
Unit-4
Shot sizes; meaning and motivation, Camera movements- methods and meaning, Master shots, cutaways, inserts, reaction shots, Parallel action, Shooting scripts. Picture composition
and framing, working with lighting, color, lenses. (11 Hours)
Unit-5
Audio field production, microphones, music, sound effects, Shooting with knowledge of
editing. Researching, Mini interviews, Essential resources. (10 Hours)
Suggested Readings:
1. Jane Barnwell, The Fundamentals of Film Making, AVA book publishing, SA, 2019
2. Nicholas Proferes, Film Directing Fundamentals: See Your Film Before Shooting, Focal press, 2012
3. A. Goswami, Thin Film Fundamentals, New age international publishers, 1996
4. Amy Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, Routledge, 2013
5. Michael K. Hughes, Digital Filmmaking for Beginners A Practical Guide to Video Production, McGrawHill, 2012.
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FS 104: Diciplines of Filmmaking
Objective: To introduce students the human resource requirements and their responsibilities
in film making 52 Hours
Unit-1
Disciplines of filmmaking: Direction, cinematography, production design, screen writing,
editing, distribution. (11 Hours)
Unit-2
Role and responsibilities of Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Stunt Director, Stunt
Artists, Choreographer (Dance Director), Art Director, Music Director
Editor (11 Hours)
Unit-3
Role of Cine Artists, Dubbing Artists, Still Photographer, Movie Writers, Production
Executive, Makeup man, Costume Designers. (10 Hours)
Unit-4
Publicity Designers (Poster designing), Audiographer (Dubbing, re-recording, Sound effects), Outdoor Lightmen, Studio Workers (moulders, carpenters, painters, etc), Production Assistants (set assistants), Cinema Drivers, Junior Artist Agent
Outdoor Unit Technicians (Camera assistants, electricians, etc), Production Women
(Cleaners), Jr. Artists. (10 Hours)
Unit-5
Writing case studies of film making team of different genres. (10 Hours)
Suggested Readings:
1. James C Foust, Video Prouction: Diciplines and Techniques, Routledge 2018 2. Victor F Perkins, Film as Film: Understanding and Judging movies, Da Capo Press, 1993.
3. Siegfried Kracauer, Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality, Princeton University Press, 1997.
4. Terry Bolas, Screen Education: From Film Appreciation to Media Studies, Intellect Ltd, 2009.
5. A. Goswami, Thin Film Fundamentals, New age international publishers, 1996
6. Amy Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, Routledge, 2013
7. Michael K. Hughes, Digital Filmmaking for Beginners A Practical Guide to Video Production, McGrawHill, 2012.
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FS 105: Cinematography
Objective: To understand the basics of various camera, lenses, lighting and digital
cinematography. 52 Hours
Unit-1
The Camera; Types, Functions and accessories. Camera Mounts; Tripods, Dollies, Jibs, Hand held, crane and others. Camera stabilization systems and other considerations. Lenses- types and functions. Image Sensors- Tube, Single CCD and 3CCDs. Interlace and progressive scanning. PAL and NTSE Systems. (11 Hours)
Unit-2
Picture composition; Framing, Centering, Screen direction, Head room, Fields of view, moving shot, Rule of thirds, Shot- Wide shot, Establishing shot, Establishing the geography. Character Shot- Full shot, two shot, MS, CU, OTS, Cutaways, Reaction, Connecting, Eye sweeps, Chase scenes. Continuity shots- Continuity of content, movement, position, time. (11 Hours)
Unit-3
Lighting; Products and objects, Conventional, Soft and Diffused, Bounce, Source, Hard and creative lightings, Day effect, Night effect, Three-point lighting, Types of lights- Incandescent lamps, Tungsten halogen, HMI, PAR lights, Kinoflo etc. Lighting meters. (10
Hours)
Unit-4
Colours; Primary, Secondary and complementary colours, White and black balance, Standardization and colour reproduction. Filters- Contrast filters, Colour conversion filters, Polarized filters, Enhance filters, Colour filters, Graduated colour and ND filters, Effect filters, etc. (10 Hours)
Unit-5
Camera Movement: Types of moves, Moving shots- Tracking, countermove, reveal with movement, Circle track moves, Crane moves, Rolling shot, Vehicle to vehicle shooting, Ariel shots, Data management and role of cinematographer from pre- production to post
production. (10 Hours)
Suggested Readings:
1. Blain Brown, Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers, New York, Focal Press, 2016
2. David E. Elkins, The Camera Assistant's Manual, Focal Press, 1993
3. David Samuelson, Motion Picture Camera Techniques, Focal press, 2014
4. Verne Carlson, The Professional Lighting Handbook, 1991
5. Peter Ettedgui, Cinematograph, Focal press, 1998
6. William Hines, Operating Cinematography for Film and Video, 1997
7. Kris Malkeiwicz, Cinematography
A Guide for Filmmakers and Film Teacher, Prentice Hall Press, 1989
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FS 106: Cinematography (Practical)
52 Hours
1. Screen Direction
2. Rule of Thirds
3. All types of shot Compositions
4. Three-point lighting
5. Day and night effect lighting
6. Natural and artificial lighting
7. Colour grading
8. Colour balanced shots
9. All types of camera movements
10. Ariel shots
11. Continuity shots
(Note: Each student must do two exercises in each practical component and submit the same in class records for evaluation during practical evaluation)
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EM 107: Computer application
52 Hours
1. MS word page designing- Cover page, Resume, Application
2. PPT presentation- Video, Audio, Animation, Action Button
3. Creative Photo Editing- Greeting cards, Posters, Visiting cards, Collage 4. Excel- Charts, Marks cards, Calendar
(Note: Each student must do two exercises in each practical component and submit the same in class records for evaluation during practical evaluation)
FS 108: Regional Cinema
Objectives: To understand the trends of Indian regional film industry. 52 Hours Unit - 1
Origin and growth of in Indian cinema, Indian Cinema: Past, Present and Future, Modern Indian cinema, Growth of Regional Films, Assamese cinema, Bengali cinema, Bhojpuri cinema, Gujarati cinema. (11 Hours)
Unit – 2
Beginning of Hindi film industry, Beginning of the Talkies, Birth of a New Era, Family Norms and Social Change, Gender Norms and Fantasy films, Legendry directors. (10 Hours) Unit – 3
South Indian Cinema: History and trends in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi movies and their contributions to innovative film making, Legendry directors, Awards and Film festivals,
Cinema business. (11 Hours)
Unit – 4
Kannada Film Industry: History, legendry directors, Trends in movie making, Professional bodies, State government support to film making, Awards and Film festivals, Cinema business. Comparative study of movie making trends among south Indian cinemas, Hindi
film industry. (10 Hours)
Unit – 5
Writing Exercises: Film appreciation of selected south Indian films. (10 Hours)
Suggested Readings:
1. Athique, Adrian, and Douglas Hill. (2016). The Multiplex In India : A Cultural Economy of Urban Leisure. Routledge.
2. Vasudevan, Ravi S. ed. Making Meaning in Indian Cinema, ed. Vasudevan. New Delhi: Oxford, 2000.
3. Vasudev, Aruna. The New Indian Cinema. New Delhi: Macmillan, 1986
4. Ashok Banker, Bollywood, 2002 5. S. Ray, Our Films Their Films, 1994.
6. VinayLal and Ashis Nandy, Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema, 2006.
7. Kumar, Rajesh, Society, media, communication and development: The Indian experience. Saarbrucken: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
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