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Course Code JRN881 Course Category Course Title MEDIUM OF CINEMA Courses with skill focus Course Planner 13759::Kim Arora Lectures 3.0 Tutorials Practicals Credits 0.0 0.0 3.0

TextBooks Sr No T-1 Title Film Art- an introduction Reference Books Sr No R-1 R-2 Other Reading Sr No OR-1 OR-2 OR-3 Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference) New approaches in cinematic presentation Journal of Broadcasting and Media. , A study of Indian Films, Communications Today , www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/film/websites/index.cfm ( e-journals, world universities) , Title Motion Picture Camera and Lighting Equipment Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Second Edition Author David Samuelson Michael Rabiger Edition 6th 2nd Year 1998 2003 Publisher Name Focal Press Focal Press Author David Bordwell Kristin Thompson Edition 5th Year 1997 Publisher Name Mc graw Hill

Relevant Websites Sr No RW-1 RW-2 RW-3 RW-4 RW-5 RW-6 RW-7 RW-8 RW-9 (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) www.cineman.co.uk www.idsfilm.com www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_system_(filmmaking) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wyler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Capra Salient Features Helps to get the Technical detail of film production Helps to get the Production detail of films Detail study of technical aspects of film helps in understanding the concept of star system in hollywood and bollywood helps in understanding the concept of communication helps to understand the famous western craft men helps to understand the famous western craft helps to understand the famous western craft helps to understand the famous western craft

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/k_asif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Hollywood_cinema http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/classic-cinema.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Kapoor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_Roy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Dutt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Shantaram en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cinema www.mindtools.net/MindFilms/filmhome.shtml www.sarai.net/research/media-city/.../film-city.../christine_geraghty www.udel.edu/alex/chapt18.htm

helps to understand the famous western craft helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to know more about the classical hollywood cinema helps you to understand the indian classical cinema helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the famous indian craftmen helps to understand the concept of digital cinema helps to undertsand the concept of popular culture in cinema helps to undertsand the concept of popular culture in cinema helps in understanding the concept of sales in cinema

Audio Visual Aids Sr No AV-1 AV-2 (AV aids) (only if relevant to the course) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm3uGr5jgIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL8jJn9d9lU Salient Features helps students to better understand the making of the film Mughal-eAzam helps students to better understand the making of the film Mughal-eAzam

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks) Weeks before MTE Weeks After MTE Spill Over 7 6 2

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week Number Lecture Number Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference books Other Readings, Lecture Description Relevant Websites, Audio Visual Aids, software and Virtual Labs Learning Outcomes Pedagogical Tool Demonstration/ Case Study / Images / animation / ppt etc. Planned

Week 1

Lecture 1

Cinema(Early cinema (18931905)) Cinema(Introduction to cinema)

T-1:ch-1

students will learn about the history of cinema students will learn about the history of cinema students will learn about the history of cinema students will know about the development of hollywood cinema

Slide Show by teacher Images Slide Show by teacher

T-1:ch-12

Lecture 2

Cinema(Brief History- Indian Cinema) Cinema(Development of the classical Hollywood Cinema) Cinema(Classical Hollywood cinema after the sound)

T-1:ch-12

Slide Show by teacher

Lecture 3

T-1:ch-1 R-1:ch-1 T-1:ch-1 R-1:ch-1 RW-4 T-1:ch-12

Slide Show Images

video clips

Week 2

Lecture 4

Cinema(Star System) Cinema(history- from art to technology to business)

Images students will learn how Slide Show by teacher film an art turn into business

Lecture 5

Visual Communication (Communication - definition and types) Visual Communication(types of communication and film as a visual communication) T-1:ch-8

RW-5

students will learn about the concept of communication

Slide Show

Lecture 6

Visual Communication(Art Forms) Visual Communication(Visual Art forms- fine, preforming art etc) Visual Communication(Creative aspects of cinema)

T-1:part-1 T-1:part-1 R-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-4

students will learn Images about various art forms video clips Images students will learn about how film communicates with mass video clips

Week 3

Lecture 7

Film as a medium(medium of communication)

Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Week 4 Lecture 10

Film as a medium(Social and cultural aspects of cinema) Visual Grammar(shots) Visual Grammar(angles)

T-1:ch-1 R-1:ch-4 T-1:ch-3 R-1:ch-6 T-1:ch-3 students will learn about visual grammar students will learn about visual grammar

video clips

Slide Show

Visual Grammar(movement)

Slide Show

Week 4

Lecture 11

Technical Aspects (Cinematography)

T-1:ch-7

students will learn about the technical aspects of camera during the shooting process students will learn about the technical aspects of camera during the shooting process

Images

Lecture 12

Technical Aspects(Direction)

T-1:ch-7 R-2:ch-3

Demonstration

Technical Aspects(principles of direction) Week 5 Lecture 13 Technical Aspects(Lighting tehniques)

R-1:ch-4 R-1:ch-7 students will learn about the technical aspects of camera during the shooting process students will learn about the technical aspects of camera during the shooting process

Demonstration Demonstration

Lecture 14

Technical Aspects(film formats)

T-1:ch-3 R-1:ch-5

Slide Show

Lecture 15

Technical Aspects(Set designing)

R-1:ch-6

students will learn Slide Show about the importance of set designing students will know Demonstration about the sound system used in cinema students will learn Images about the VFX and SFX Homework,Test 2 Students will understand the concept of script and its procedure Students will Slide Show understand the concept of script and its procedure Students will understand the concept of script and its procedure Students will understand the concept of screenplay writing and its procedure

Week 6

Lecture 16

Technical Aspects(Sound track)

T-1:ch-9

Technical Aspects(Visual effects and editing) Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Writing and Story development (Script Writing)

T-1:ch-8

T-1:ch-4

Writing and Story development (Screenwriting process)

T-1:ch-4 R-2:ch-5

Week 7

Lecture 19

Writing and Story development (Adaptation from Art or life)

R-2:ch-3

Lecture 20

Writing and Story development (Screenplay and its importance)

T-1:ch-4

Week 7

Lecture 21

Writing and Story development (Role of director and producer in the cinema)

T-1:ch12

students will understand the role of director and producer

MID-TERM
Week 8 Lecture 22 Stages of Film Production(Preproduction (recce, casting, rehearsal, production design)) Stages of Film Production (Production (Mis-en-scene, breaking down the script, shooting )) Stages of Film Production(PostProduction ( Editing , Visual effects, special effects)) Lecture 23 Stages of Film Production(PostProduction ( Editing , Visual effects, special effects)) Genres(Action) Genres(Definition) Genres(Types of GenresAdventure) Week 9 Lecture 25 Genres(Comedy) Genres(Crime/ gangster) Genres(Drama) T-1:ch-6 students will know Slide Show about the various stages of production Slide Show

T-1:ch-8

T-1:ch-9

students will know Slide Show about the various stages of production students will know Slide Show about the various stages of production video clips video clips Students will understand the various forms of genres video clips

T-1:ch-9

Lecture 24

T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2

T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips video clips video clips

Lecture 26

Genres(Epics/ Historical) Genres(Horror) Genres(Musical)

T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips video clips video clips images

Lecture 27

Genres(Science/ Fictions)

T-1:ch-2 R-1:ch-10 T-1:ch-2 T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips images

Genres(War) Genres(Romantic/ western)

video clips images video clips

Week 10

Lecture 28

Master of Western Cinema craft (Alfred Hitchcok) Master of Western Cinema craft (John Ford)

T-1:ch-10

RW-6 RW-8

Slide Show students will understand Slide Show the profile of famous Hollywood Craftsmen Slide Show students will understand Slide Show the profile of famous Hollywood Craftsmen Slide Show students will understand the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen Slide Show students will understand Slide Show the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen students will understand Slide Show the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen students will understand Slide Show the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen Slide Show video clips students will understand the writing style of film review students will understand the writing style of film review

Lecture 29

Master of Western Cinema craft (William Wayler) Master of Western Cinema craft (Frank Capra)

RW-7 RW-9

Lecture 30

Master of Western Cinema craft (Akira Kursowa) Master of Indian Cinema craft (Satyajit Ray)

RW-10 RW-14

Week 11

Lecture 31

Master of Indian Cinema craft (Dada sahib Phalke) Master of Indian Cinema craft (Bimal Roy)

RW-18 RW-16

Lecture 32

Master of Indian Cinema craft (Bimal Roy) Master of Indian Cinema craft (Guru dutt) Master of Indian Cinema craft (K.Asif) Master of Indian Cinema craft(V. Shantaram)

RW-16

RW-17

RW-11 RW-19 T-1:ch-5

Lecture 33

review writing(Film Review Writing style) review writing(Film Criticism)

T-1:ch-5

Week 12

Lecture 34

Classical Cinema(Study of various classical movies- on technical aspects) Classical Cinema(study of movies like- do Beegha Zameen, 20 saal baad,mother india, jal bin machli nritiya bin bijli, devdas.) Classical Cinema(study of international classical movieSeven Samurai, Psycho, The Man who knew too much, star wars)

RW-12

students will understand the technical aspects by watching classical indian cinema students will understand video clips the technical aspects by watching classical indian cinema students will know the technical aspects of classical cinema video clips

Lecture 35

RW-12 RW-13

Lecture 36

RW-12

Week 13

Lecture 37

New trends in cinema(Digital cinema) New trends in cinema(Use of animation in Cinema) New trends in cinema(New technology in films)

RW-20

students will learn about the concept of digital cinema

Slide Show

Lecture 38

RW-22 OR-2 students will know the use of animation in cinema helps to understand the concept pf sales and promotion helps to understand the concept pf popular culture

video clips

Lecture 39

New trends in cinema(Sales and promotions) New trends in cinema(Popular Culture)

RW-23

RW-21 RW-22

SPILL OVER
Week 14 Lecture 40 T-1:ch-10 formal style of cinema citizen kane, the river students will learn about the various movies and directorial style Students will clear their doubts

Lecture 41

OR-2 OR-3

doubt clearing session

Scheme for CA:

Component Homework,Test Frequency 2 Total :Out Of 3 Each Marks Total Marks 10 10 20 20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task (group/individuals/field work Individual Evaluation Mode Allottment / submission Week 4/6

Test 1

to evaluate the basic topics covered from week 1 to week 5 will be in the test understanding of the student during lecture to evaluate the basic understanding of the student during lectures Analyze the film identified / allotted to you for social-cultural impact.Identify the elements used in film to convey social and cultural values, traditions and customs. Your analysis should be based on the techniques/principles/methods discussed in the lecture.

10 question 1 marks each

Homework 1

Individual

5 for social and 5 cultural identification and analytical report

3/5

Homework 2

to evaluate the basic understanding of the student during lectures

Analyze the film based of the methods/ iconography used to establish the genre.Analyze directors style & usage of various aspects like - the performance of the actors, setting, costumes, makeup and props. Copy of scene CD of the film analyzed should be submitted.

Individual

5 marks for analytical report and 5 marks foridentification of icons

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