SHOOTING TECHNIQUES

Paper Code: 
BMA 317
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
06
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to

  1. Gain a greater overview of the video production process and its various stages. 
  2. Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to create and edit movies necessary in an educational setting and also explore the tools and techniques of shooting video that will help to create and edit professional short films of their own.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Learning Outcomes (at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Students will  :

CO105.        Distinguish traditional and modern shooting technique concepts.

 

CO106.        Categorize, correlate and link academic feature, short, documentary and advertisement films.

 

CO107.        Write stories, scripts and screenplays based on genres and themes.

 

CO108.        Design and Compose art sets and scenes according to the film concepts.

 

CO109.        Filming movies, songs, documentaries, product commercials and wedding films.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, reading assignments, Demonstrations, Group activities, Teaching using advanced video tools.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Assessment Strategies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 
 

 

15.00
Unit I: 

Video production basics, how to handle a video camera, operation of video camera, shooting mode &  techniques in DSLR, Types of video shots framing , building a video sequence. Preproduction for a commercial and short film, 

 
15.00
Unit II: 

Exercise on setting up video shoot according to script, Using camera movement like panning, dolly, track in Track out, Zoom in Zoom out, Using various types of camera angles, Shooting exercise of short film

 
15.00
Unit III: 

Setting up light for video production, 3 point lighting, Using Rule of 180 degree in shooting, Exercise on a Scene set up for shooting short film & commercial advertising according to script, Shooting OTS dialogue.

 
15.00
Unit IV: 

Recording audio techniques for short film, Editing of audio, Dubbing of audio, creating background sound score, Creating Foley, Sound effects for film.

 

15.00
Unit V: 

Editing for music video, editing for the documentary, Editing the short film and video commercial. Adding Special effects for film, Title & credit design for film. 

 
 

Note: Assessment will be done on the basis of: 

  1. Camera: operation, composition, movement, use of lens etc. 
  2. Effective use of light and sound. 
  3. Sense of editing. 
  4. Other technical considerations executed in the project.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

  1. Michael K. Hughes, “Digital Filmmaking for Beginners A Practical Guide to Video Production”, Tab Electronics (1 June 2012).

  2. Francis Glebas, “Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation”, Focal Press (15 October 2008).

 

REFERENCES: 

  1. Roy Thompson “Grammer of the shot” Focal Press (1998).

  2. Steven d. Katz“Film Directing- Shot by Shot visualizing from concept to screen” Michael Wiese Productions (1991)

  3. Kit Laybourne and John Canemaker, “The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation”, Three Rivers Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (22 December 1998).

 

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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