Authorized Collaborative Institution of Alagappa University
(CHENNAI CAMPUS) – 4 YEARS
The two primary goals of the B.F.A programme in Filmmaking are: to introduce aspiring filmmakers to all aspects of one of the most powerful storytelling media formats in the world; and to help filmmaking students develop and express their creative voice as cinematic storytellers. Students take courses in direction, producing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Our courses are taught by professional faculty, with academic qualifications from recognized Indian and international film schools. Students produce original content while working on film productions of increasing complexity each year. After graduation, student may pursue higher studies in media, communications, or film studies; join the filmmaking industry; or work in government/non-governmental media departments.
Programme Specific Objectives
- Become knowledgeable about the foundational concepts of filmmaking.
- Become prepared to join the filmmaking industry as a professional and or entrepreneur, with appropriate skills.
- Acquire professional ethics, including a sense of social responsibility.
- Acquire a global perspective while remaining locally rooted.
- Become leaders in their respective fields of expertise and support the cultural, socio-economic development of the country.
Programme Outcome
On successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to:
- Engage generally in all aspects of creative film production and processes.
- Create original work reflecting a personal artistic voice through narrative/non-narrative work in film.
- Demonstrate strong technical skills in the one or more areas of directing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing and sound.
- Collaborate effectively with peers during pre-production, production and post-production of films.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
i) For Admission:
A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination (Academic / Vocations Stream) conducted by the Government of Tamilnadu, or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto (like PUC) by the Syndicate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed therefore.
Any diploma / UG/Equivalent students across india.
Age limit: below 25 years
ii) For the Degree: The candidates shall have subsequently undergone the prescribed course of study in the Department of Fine Arts, Alagappa University for a period of not less than four academic years, passed the examinations prescribed and fulfilled such conditions as have been prescribed therefore.
2. DURATION:
The programme is for a period of four years.
Each academic year shall comprise of two semester viz. Odd and Even semesters. Odd semesters shall be from June / July to October / November and Even Semesters shall be from November / December to April /May. There shall be not less than 90 working days which shall comprise 450 teaching clock hours for each semester. (Exclusive of the days for the conduct of University end-semester examinations).
3. MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
The medium of instruction for Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Programmes in Filmmaking is English and Tamil.
4. THE CBCS SYSTEM:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Programmes in Filmmaking shall be run on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It is an instructional package developed to suit the needs of students to keep pace with the developments in higher education and the quality assurance expected of it in the light of liberalization and globalization in higher education.
5. COURSES IN PROGRAMMES:
The B.F.A. Programme consistmany courses. The term ‘course’ is applied to indicate a logical part of the subject matter of the programme and is invariably equivalent to the subject matter of a ‘paper’ in the conventional sense. The following are the various categories of courses suggested for the UG programmes.
Part I– Language Courses (LC) (Tamil).
Part II– English Language courses (ELC) or special subject designed in lieu of.
The Language courses and English Language Courses are 2 each in number and the LC and ELC are meant to develop the students’ communicative skill at the UG level. Core courses are the basic courses compulsorily required for each of the programme of study.
Part III includes Core Course (CC), Allied Course (AC) and Elective Course (EC).
i) Core courses are the basic courses compulsorily required foreach of the programme of study. These will be related to the subject of programme in which the candidate gets his / her degree. The number of Core Theory Courses shall be 18 with some course aligned with Practical .There will be total 4 projects at end of each year for Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Programme in Filmmaking.
Part IV: It consists of five categories:
i. a) Those who have not studies Tamil upto XII standard and taken a Non-Tamil language under Part I shall take Tamil comprising of two courses (level will be at 6th Standard).
b) Those who have studies Tamil upto XII standard and taken a non- Tamillanguage under Part I shall take advanced Tamil comprising of two core subjects.
6. SEMESTERS:
An academic year is divided into two Semesters. In each semester, courses are offered in
15 teaching weeks and the remaining 5 weeks are to be utilized for conduct of examinations and evaluation purposes. Each week has 30 working hours spread over 5 / 6 days a week.
7. CREDITS:
The term “Credit” refers to the weightage given to a course, usually in relation to the instructional hours assigned to it. For instance, a six hour course is assigned four credits/. However, in no instance the credits of a course can be greater than the hours allotted to it.
One Credit is equivalent to one hour of teaching (lecture/tutorial) or two hours of practical work/project work/fieldwork. However, all courses need not carry the same weightage.
The total minimum credits, required for completing Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Programmes in Filmmaking are 160. The details of credits for individual components and individual courses are given.
8. COURSE:
Each course is to be designed variously under lectures / tutorials / laboratory or field work / seminar / practical training / Assignments / Term paper or Report writing etc., to meet effective teaching and learning needs.
9. CONDONATION:
Students must have 75% of attendance in each course for appearing the examination. Students who have 74% to 70% of attendance shall apply for condonation in the
prescribed form with the prescribed fee. Students who have 69% to 60% of attendance shall apply for condonation in prescribed form with the prescribed fee along with the Medical Certificate.
Students who have below 60% of attendance are not eligible to appear for the examination. They shall re-do the semester(s) after completion of the programme.
10. CONFERMENT OF THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE
A candidate shall be eligible for the conferment of the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Filmmaking only if he / she has earned the minimum required credits for the programme prescribed therefore (i.e. 160 credits).
11. RANKING: UNIVERSITY RANK EXAMINATION
1. The University Rank Examination shall be conducted for the toppers (first toppers) of all the colleges (having passed their examinations in the first appearance within the prescribed duration of the programme. Absence from an examination shall not be taken as an attempt) including autonomous / non-autonomous ones and they are required to take two examinations.
2. The questions papers of the examinations comprise of objective type questions covering the core courses in each of the Programmes generally followed by both autonomous / non-autonomous streams.
3. The top scorers in this University Rank Examination would be declared as University Rank Holders, irrespective of their grades secured in their semester examinations.
4. Three Ranks shall be given for each of the Programmes if the student strength is below 20; upto 5 Ranks if the student strength is above 20 but below 50; upto 10 Ranks where the student strength exceeds 50 but less than 100; and upto 20 Ranks if the student strength is 100 and above.
12. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE
The College shall form a Grievance Reprisal Committee for each course in each department with the Course Teacher and the HOD as the members. This Committee shall solve all grievances relating to the Internal Assessment marks of the students.
13. TRANSFER OF CREDITS
Students are permitted to transfer their course credits from Centre for Distance Education (CDE) of AlagappaUniversity to Regular Stream and vice-versa.
14. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM
The University may from time to time revise, amend and change the Regulations and Curriculum, if found necessary.
BFA – Filmmaking (4 year) |
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| Sem | Part | Course Code | Course Type | Title of the Paper | Credit | Hrs / Week | Max Marks | ||
| Int | Ext | Total | |||||||
| I | I | Tam /OL | Tamil / Other Languages | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |
| II | English | English | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| III | Core course -1 | Film History -1 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core course -II | Film Language | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical -I | Photography -1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – II | Creative Writing | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Lib/ yoga/coun | Lib/ yoga/counselling | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 20 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| II | I | Tam /OL | Tamil / other Languages | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |
| II | Eng | English | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| III | Core course -III | Indian Art | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core course -IV | Techniques of Filmmaking | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical -III | Storytelling & Screenwriting | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – IV | I year Project | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| IV | EVS | Environmental Studies | 2 | 2 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Total | 22 | 30 | 175 | 525 | 700 | ||||
| III | II | Eng – III | English | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |
| III | Core course -V | Sound Theory & Practice | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core course -VI | Western Art | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core course -VII | Editing Fundamentals | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – V | Cinematography | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – VI | Acting 1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| IV | Lib/ yoga/coun | Lib/ yoga/counselling | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| IV | II | Eng | English | 3 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |
| III | Core course -VIII | Film History 2 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core course -IX | History of Theatre | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – VII | Writing the Short Screenplay | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – VIII | 2nd Year Project | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| IV | Value Edu (P) | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Total | 20 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| V | III | Core course -X | Major Film Makers | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |
| Core course -XI | Documentary Theory & History | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core course -XII | Film Direction | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – IX | Acting 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – X | Compositing | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – XI | Color Grading | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Total | 21 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| VI | Core course -XIII | Film History 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| III | Core course -XIV | Production Design | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core Practical – XII | Documentary 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – XIII | Music Scoring for Cinema | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Project | 3rd Year Project | 5 | 10 | 50 | 150 | 200 | |||
| Total | 19 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| VII | Core course -XV | Creative Producing & Production Management | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| III | Core course -XVI | Media Law & Ethics | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | ||
| Core course -XVII | New Media | 4 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – XIV | Documentary 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – XV | Graphic Design | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Core Practical – XVI | Writing the Thesis Film | 3 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 100 | |||
| Total | 21 | 30 | 150 | 450 | 600 | ||||
| VIII | Core course -XIX | Internship / 4th Year Project | 16 | 50 | 150 | 200 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 50 | 150 | 200 | ||||
| Grand Total | 160 | 210 | 1125 | 3375 | 4500 | ||||
REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM
The University may from time to time revise, amend and change the Regulations and Curriculum, if found necessary.
- All applicants will undergo Interview and on selection he/she will pay the course fee.
- Eligibility: Students who have completed Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary/Junior College may apply. International students may apply complying with the relevant/ equivalent requirements mentioned above. Where applicable, candidates must complete all arrears before joining LVPCMS.
- Once selected, Semester Fee details will be communicated to the student in the admission letter. There is no Refund for any course registered at LVPCMS.
- Payment has to be done through a demand draft drawn in favour of ‘L V Prasad College of Media Studies’, payable at Chennai or through Bank Transfer. Cash payment will not be accepted.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
- Pass in Plus two school examination or equivalent
- Open Schooling is also permitted*.
Don’t lose your innocence, your naiveté and always watch and make films with passion. I envy you for this opportunity you have, to learn and earn a certificate in 2 years, while it took me 20 long years to achieve it on my own.
I am impressed that L V Prasad College of Media Studies has successfully completed 7 years. I am sure this batch of filmmakers will make films with sensitivity which is the need of the hour in Indian Cinema.