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MassCoMedia’s 6 months Master Course in
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION |
In 2008, when Slumdog Millionaire swept the Oscars, another film made in India also earned an Academy Award. It was Megan Mylan's documentary, Smile Pinki about the cure of a little village girl with a cleft lip. Four years earlier, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 won the same award and later hit Indian screens. Lest there is any mistake, India has its own proud breed of documentary filmmakers. These include Anand Patwardhan, Mani Kaul, even Satyajit Ray, Shyam BNenegal and Gurinder Chadha more famous for the commercial hit Bend it Like Bekham (2002).
Documentary Filmmkaing
- Introduction to films in general, visual, communication - show difference genre - advertisements, fiction, documentaries, music videos
- Explain visual grammar, packing shots selection, framing, use of BG symbolism in the visual media etc.
- Concentrate on non-fiction genre - news & current affairs. Introduction to documentary film making.
- Why documentary? Types / kinds of documentary
- Research - how, where, when, why?
who to research, how, what ...
- Writing exercises - stories - views on a subject - documenting research, presenting a proper "paper" on a given topic.
- Move forwards screen writing - show examples of screenplays, copy of advertisements, fiction, drama etc.
- Introduction to view camera - features, functions, how it works, handling, lens, zoom, focus, exposure, features (regular, daily hands on exercise)
- Basics of editing - montage, transitions, pacing, speed / tempo, taking story forward
- First practical in camera film exercise/s
- Elements of sound, introduction to mikes, types / kind of mikes, connectivity, polarity, coverage, selection, sound perspective, continuity of sound.
- Lighting - introduction to 3 points lighting - basics - theory & practicals
- In-house one short documentary film in groups - 3.5 minutes
- Selection of topic + pitching
- Final selection
- 7 weeks to write, prep, research, shoot + edit one upto 20 minutes documentary.
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About MassCoMedia
Masscomedia is promoted by one of the largest media houses in India. Its a 450 student capacity capmpus in Delhi. Masscomedia is affiliated with various universities and runs degree, diploma and certificate programs. It has a 100% placement record for its students in Media, animation, advertising and Punblic relations. Its a premier communications institute of India. The largest democracy!
Our Placements
Masscomedia students get 100% placement in various News channels like Aaj tak, DD National, DD News, DD Sports, Zee TV, STAR Plus, Sony, Sahara One. |
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