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M.A. Course Structure

The course is for mature students, offering advanced, hands-on learning guided by experienced faculty and industry professionals. The program prepares students to become filmmakers.

Students with no prior film background, must undertake an online Bridge Course before the semester commences, to align themselves with the vocabulary and process of filmmaking. An intensive on-campus exposure to the practical aspects will follow.

Semester 1

Students study the core subject Filmmaking through Direction and Production, that includes watching and discussing films. They study scriptwriting, narratology, script development. In addition, they must choose a specialisation subject from the professional electives: Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design. A grasp on both areas gives the student better prospects of finding work and creating professional content.

Semester 2

Students delve deeper into the common Filmmaking core and the chosen professional elective namely Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design. They get to research, develop and shoot non-fiction Documentaries off campus, learning the art of non-fiction. They create a collaborative mini-series and attend internships.

Semester 3

Students have a series of Master classes and workshops in their chosen professional elective. Exposure sessions with Industry practitioners help improve their skills and understanding. They gain wider exposure to a range of media and technologies - from Television, OTT, Digital Media, and Web based platforms to Virtual Production.

Semester 4

During the last semester students participate in a pitching boot camp to create scripts and pitches for their final project. They are exposed to the entire process and rigour of presenting a pitch deck with professional expectations. All the scripts go to the college script bank. A selection of Films are produced each year - as final year projects. This provides each and every student opportunity to actively participate in a film crew, to create a short film of Industry standards, ensuring a professional portfolio. Key roles for the student crews are selected based on merit, and comprises students from the M.A. batch from all core filmmaking crafts. The films are screened at the annual college grad film festival, and the best films selected are sent to reputed film festivals across the world.