Understand the Scope of Professional Career in Film Making Industry
In the year 1896, the Lumiere brothers unveiled the art of
cinema to Indian audience when they screened six short films in Bombay. That
enormous beginning of Cinema has turned India as one of the most prosperous film
making industries over the time. With the growing of this industry, the
opportunities for professional career associated with it also started emerging
in this creative arena. An upright filmmaker is called captain of the ship as
he/ she doesn’t just know his/her role well, but also the roles and
responsibilities of every other player working on the particular project.
Keeping this thing in mind,
an inclusive professional training program would generally offer a comprehensive
knowledge across all scales and intricacies of this craft. Courses like BA in
filmmaking in India presents career opportunities beyond the boundaries.
Understanding of the art of direction to script writing to cinematography to
acting skill to marketing skills are the key aspects of any movie direction
course in India. AAFT University’s School of Cinema is one such educational
platform which offers most realistic wide range of UG, PG degree and
diploma courses along with state-of-the-art studio facilities and guidance of
best of faculty and industry expertise. From workshops with celebrities to
making of live projects- all practical modules here provide an extra impetus to
Any film making course in India should give emphasis on five basic aspects
of cinema to prepare the stars of tomorrow in this field. These five
disciplines required for comprehensive knowledge through any course are-
direction, cinematography, production, production design and post production.
Direction: It covers the role and responsibilities of a director in story progression,
pre-production, production, and post-production. Students are trained to
showcase the story cinematically, use of camera, concoct a script analysis and
involve in the casting and rehearsal course with actors.
Cinematography: Understanding of the method of moving camera and lighting in
conglomeration with the core of the story matter - visual storytelling. Students
are skilled to apply fundamental techniques of exposure, subject modelling, set
lighting. This course prepared students to understand different concepts, techniques,
combined to other important skills on camera, lighting and gripping.
Production: It is about knowing A to Z of a film making along with importance
of marketing, distribution and packaging of a film.
Production Designing: Students get to know the basic ideologies of how to mature a
visual concept, design the set, prepare the budget. Key topics include budgeting, construction,
painting, and aging, drafting, set design.
Post Production: Understanding of video editing, sound editing, sound mixing,
music, and colour correction along with hand-on training with industry friendly