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Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits

JRN881 MEDIUM OF CINEMA 13759::Kim Arora 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Course Category Courses with skill focus

TextBooks

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

T-1 Film Art- an introduction David Bordwell Kristin Thompson

5th 1997 Mc graw Hill

Reference Books

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

R-1 Motion Picture Camera and Lighting Equipment

David Samuelson 6th 1998 Focal Press

R-2 Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Second Edition

Michael Rabiger 2nd 2003 Focal Press

Other Reading

Sr No Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference)

OR-1 New approaches in cinematic presentation – Journal of Broadcasting and Media. ,

OR-2 A study of Indian Films, Communications Today ,

OR-3 www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/film/websites/index.cfm ( e-journals, world universities) ,

Relevant Websites

Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

RW-1 www.cineman.co.uk Helps to get the Technical detail of film production

RW-2 www.idsfilm.com Helps to get the Production detail of films

RW-3 www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/ Detail study of technical aspects of film

RW-4 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_system_(filmmaking) helps in understanding the concept of star system in hollywood and bollywood

RW-5 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication helps in understanding the concept of communication

RW-6 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock helps to understand the famous western craft men

RW-7 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wyler helps to understand the famous western craft

RW-8 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford helps to understand the famous western craft

RW-9 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Capra helps to understand the famous western craft

RW-10 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa helps to understand the famous western craft

RW-11 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/k_asif helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Hollywood_cinema helps to know more about the classical hollywood cinema

RW-13 http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/classic-cinema.html helps you to understand the indian classical cinema

RW-14 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-15 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Kapoor helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-16 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_Roy helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-17 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Dutt helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-18 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-19 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Shantaram helps to understand the famous indian craftmen

RW-20 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cinema helps to understand the concept of digital cinema

RW-21 www.mindtools.net/MindFilms/filmhome.shtml helps to undertsand the concept of popular culture in cinema

RW-22 www.sarai.net/research/media-city/.../film-city.../christine_geraghty helps to undertsand the concept of popular culture in cinema

RW-23 www.udel.edu/alex/chapt18.htm helps in understanding the concept of sales in cinema

Audio Visual Aids

Sr No (AV aids) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

AV-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm3uGr5jgIw helps students to better understand the making of the film Mughal-e-Azam

AV-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL8jJn9d9lU helps students to better understand the making of the film Mughal-e-Azam

Week Number

Lecture Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference books

Other Readings,Relevant Websites, Audio Visual Aids, software and Virtual Labs

Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical ToolDemonstration/ Case Study / Images / animation / ppt etc. Planned

Detailed Plan For Lectures

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks After MTE 6

Spill Over 2

Week 1 Lecture 1 Cinema(Early cinema (1893-1905))

T-1:ch-1 students will learn about the history of cinema

Slide Show by teacher Images

Cinema(Introduction to cinema) T-1:ch-12 students will learn about the history of cinema

Slide Show by teacher

Lecture 2 Cinema(Brief History- Indian Cinema)

T-1:ch-12 students will learn about the history of cinema

Slide Show by teacher

Lecture 3 Cinema(Development of the classical Hollywood Cinema)

T-1:ch-1R-1:ch-1

students will know about the development of hollywood cinema

Slide Show Images

Cinema(Classical Hollywood cinema after the sound)

T-1:ch-1R-1:ch-1

video clips

Week 2 Lecture 4 Cinema(Star System) RW-4 Images

Cinema(history- from art to technology to business)

T-1:ch-12 students will learn how film an art turn into business

Slide Show by teacher

Lecture 5 Visual Communication(Communication - definition and types)

RW-5 students will learn about the concept of communication

Slide Show

Visual Communication(types of communication and film as a visual communication)

T-1:ch-8

Lecture 6 Visual Communication(Art Forms) T-1:part-1 students will learn about various art forms

Images

Visual Communication(Visual Art forms- fine, preforming art etc)

T-1:part-1 video clips

Visual Communication(Creative aspects of cinema)

R-1:ch-2 Images

Week 3 Lecture 7 Film as a medium(medium of communication)

T-1:ch-4 students will learn about how film communicates with mass

video clips

Lecture 8 Film as a medium(Social and cultural aspects of cinema)

T-1:ch-1 video clips

Lecture 9 Visual Grammar(shots) R-1:ch-4 students will learn about visual grammar

Week 4 Lecture 10 Visual Grammar(angles) T-1:ch-3R-1:ch-6

Slide Show

Visual Grammar(movement) T-1:ch-3 students will learn about visual grammar

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

Images

Lecture 12 Technical Aspects(Direction) T-1:ch-7R-2:ch-3

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

Demonstration

Technical Aspects(principles of direction)

R-1:ch-4 Demonstration

Week 5 Lecture 13 Technical Aspects(Lighting tehniques)

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

Demonstration

Lecture 14 Technical Aspects(film formats) T-1:ch-3R-1:ch-5

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

Slide Show

Lecture 15 Technical Aspects(Set designing) R-1:ch-6 students will learn about the importance of set designing

Slide Show

Week 6 Lecture 16 Technical Aspects(Sound track) T-1:ch-9 students will know about the sound system used in cinema

Demonstration

Technical Aspects(Visual effects and editing)

T-1:ch-8 students will learn about the VFX and SFX

Images

Lecture 17 Homework,Test 2

Lecture 18 Writing and Story development(Script Writing)

T-1:ch-4 Students will understand the concept of script and its procedure

Writing and Story development(Screenwriting process)

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

Students will understand the concept of script and its procedure

Slide Show

Week 7 Lecture 19 Writing and Story development(Adaptation from Art or life)

R-2:ch-3 Students will understand the concept of script and its procedure

Lecture 20 Writing and Story development(Screenplay and its importance)

T-1:ch-4 Students will understand the concept of screenplay writing and its procedure

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-TERMWeek 8 Lecture 22 Stages of Film Production(Pre-

production (recce, casting, rehearsal, production design))

T-1:ch-6 students will know about the various stages of production

Slide Show

Stages of Film Production(Production (Mis-en-scene, breaking down the script, shooting ))

T-1:ch-8 Slide Show

Stages of Film Production(Post-Production ( Editing , Visual effects, special effects))

T-1:ch-9 students will know about the various stages of production

Slide Show

Lecture 23 Stages of Film Production(Post-Production ( Editing , Visual effects, special effects))

T-1:ch-9 students will know about the various stages of production

Slide Show

Lecture 24 Genres(Action) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Definition) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Types of Genres- Adventure)

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

video clips

Week 9 Lecture 25 Genres(Comedy) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Crime/ gangster) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Drama) T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips

Lecture 26 Genres(Epics/ Historical) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Horror) T-1:ch-2 video clips

Genres(Musical) T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips images

Lecture 27 Genres(Science/ Fictions) T-1:ch-2R-1:ch-10

video clips images

Genres(War) T-1:ch-2 video clips images

Genres(Romantic/ western) T-1:ch-2 Students will understand the various forms of genres

video clips

Week 10 Lecture 28 Master of Western Cinema craft(Alfred Hitchcok)

T-1:ch-10 RW-6 Slide Show

Master of Western Cinema craft(John Ford)

RW-8 students will understand the profile of famous Hollywood Craftsmen

Slide Show

Lecture 29 Master of Western Cinema craft(William Wayler)

RW-7 Slide Show

Master of Western Cinema craft(Frank Capra)

RW-9 students will understand the profile of famous Hollywood Craftsmen

Slide Show

Lecture 30 Master of Western Cinema craft(Akira Kursowa)

RW-10 Slide Show

Master of Indian Cinema craft(Satyajit Ray)

RW-14 students will understand the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen

Week 11 Lecture 31 Master of Indian Cinema craft(Dada sahib Phalke)

RW-18 Slide Show

Master of Indian Cinema craft(Bimal Roy)

RW-16 students will understand the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen

Slide Show

Lecture 32 Master of Indian Cinema craft(Bimal Roy)

RW-16 students will understand the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen

Slide Show

Master of Indian Cinema craft(Guru dutt)

RW-17 students will understand the profile of famous Indian Craftsmen

Slide Show

Master of Indian Cinema craft(K.Asif)

RW-11 Slide Show

Master of Indian Cinema craft(V. Shantaram)

RW-19 video clips

Lecture 33 review writing(Film Review Writing style)

T-1:ch-5 students will understand the writing style of film review

review writing(Film Criticism) T-1:ch-5 students will understand the writing style of film review

Week 12 Lecture 34 Classical Cinema(Study of various classical movies- on technical aspects)

RW-12 students will understand the technical aspects by watching classical indian cinema

Lecture 35 Classical Cinema(study of movies like- do Beegha Zameen, 20 saal baad,mother india, jal bin machli nritiya bin bijli, devdas.)

RW-12RW-13

students will understand the technical aspects by watching classical indian cinema

video clips

Lecture 36 Classical Cinema(study of international classical movie- Seven Samurai, Psycho, The Man who knew too much, star wars)

RW-12 students will know the technical aspects of classical cinema

video clips

Week 13 Lecture 37 New trends in cinema(Digital cinema)

RW-20 students will learn about the concept of digital cinema

Slide Show

Lecture 38 New trends in cinema(Use of animation in Cinema)

RW-22 video clips

New trends in cinema(New technology in films)

OR-2 students will know the use of animation in cinema

Lecture 39 New trends in cinema(Sales and promotions)

RW-23 helps to understand the concept pf sales and promotion

New trends in cinema(Popular Culture)

RW-21RW-22

helps to understand the concept pf popular culture

SPILL OVERWeek 14 Lecture 40 T-1:ch-10 formal style of cinema

citizen kane, the riverstudents will learn about the various movies and directorial style

Lecture 41 OR-2OR-3

doubt clearing session Students will clear their doubts

Scheme for CA:Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks

Homework,Test 2 3 10 20

Total :- 10 20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task(group/individuals/field

work

Evaluation Mode Allottment / submission Week

Test 1 to evaluate the basic understanding of the student during lecture

topics covered from week 1 to week 5 will be in the test Individual 10 question 1 marks each

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Homework 1 to evaluate the basic understanding of the student during lectures

Analyze the film identified / allotted to you for social-culturalimpact.Identify the elements used in film to convey social andcultural values, traditions and customs. Your analysis should bebased on the techniques/principles/methods discussed in thelecture.

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 toestablish the genre.Analyze director’s style& usage of various aspects like - the performance of the actors,setting, costumes, makeup and props. Copyof 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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