Screenwriting and Film-making course at IIT Madras

DATES: 1-10 JUNE 2012 VENUE: IIT Madras

Our resource people

• Atul Tiwari (Mission Kashmir, Dasavataram, Viswarupam….forthcoming with Kamal Haasan)
• K Hariharan (Director, LV Prasad Institute of Film & Television Chennai)
• Rohan Sippy (Dum Maro Dum, Bluffmaster, Taxi NO 9211, Kuch naa kaho, The President is Coming)
• Shridhar Raghavan ( Screenwriter: Khakee, Dum Maro Dum, Apaharan)
• Sriram Raghavan (Director: Agent Vinod, Johnny Gaddar, Ek Haseena Thi)
• Anurag Kashyap (Dev D, No Smoking, Gulaal, That Girl in Yellow Boots, Shaitan)
• Suresh Bala (Tamil novelists & Screenwriters: Ayan & Ko)
• Ravi K Chandran (Cinematographer: Agneepath, My Name is Khan, Ghajini, Dil Chahta Hai, Black)

What the course is all about:

The course includes screening of movies, which will be followed by discussion with filmmakers and hands on training with experts in screenwriting and discussion of mechanics of screenwriting and direction with major industry figures.

The course will be divided in four parts-

1. THE MAGIC OF CINEMA; This capsule in the first 3 days will introduce the participants to the magical world of Cinema, by making them go through a FILM-APPRECIATION module. How to read a film is the basic theme of this section.

2. THE MECHANICS OF CINEMA; This section for next two days will introduce the participants with the mechanics that goes into making a film including Camera, Lighting, Sound, Sets, Editing, Special Effects etc- to demystify and tell how the magic is created.

3. THE METHOD OF CINEMA; This section will introduce the participants to the most basic & important aspect of any film – the Blueprint, the Map, the Method behind the madness – THE SCRIPT. This will go on for next 4 to 5 days and the emphasis will be to make the students WRITE scripts and to dissect and discuss their work in class. It will be a group exercise where a group of 4-5 students will work together on mini-scripts to understand the process of film-script construction. At the end of this the groups will be ready with one short 3-5 minute executable script.

4. THE MAKING OF CINEMA; For Next 2 days – this will be very interesting hands on exercise with the students, where they will have to shoot, act, record sound, edit, do post-production and be ready with their films within 48 hours. Candidates can bring their video cameras or use cell phone cameras.

5. THE MAJESTY OF CINEMA; The last day will be a ‘red carpet’ event where the films made by the student groups will be seen by all. A jury will then rate them and announce the AWARDS to the films – with analysis – so that this too is a time to learn. The certificates will be given to all at the end of the event.

AN IITM CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION WILL BE REWARDED AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

FEE STRUCTURE:

• · Rs 10,000/ for professionals
• Rs 9000/ Attendees of our 2009 & 2010 events
• Rs 8000/ students with valid ID and documents
• 250 USD for NRI and Foreign NationalsLast date of application: April 30

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation will be charged extra and is not inclusive of the course fees.

Limited rooms are available in IITM guest house (AC) and will be allotted on the first come first serve basis. Few rooms are also available in hostels (Non ac). The rent for the rooms at Taramani Guest House is Rs. 800 for a single AC room and Rs. 1000 for a double AC room. The rent for the hostel rooms is Rs.150 per day per head. Please note that most of the rooms are on the shared occupancy basis and the bookings for the same will begin once the shortlist is announced.

APPLICATIONS:

APPLICATION FORM DULY FILLED IN CAN BE MAILED TO:draysha@iitm.ac.in

You can download the application form here
Application form IIT Madras Screenwriting Filmmaking Course

Please attach your passport size photo in the application form for the ID card.