BA-JMC Semester III-

341 STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

UNIT-1
INTRODUCTION
Camera history & lenses
Early experiment and later developments camera history: its type and functions Pin hole, box, studio, field, pocket, folding, slr, tlr, miniature, stereoscopic, panoramic, video, cine & digital cameras and choice of camera & seizes.
Principal parts and there function- various shutters, view finders, rising and folding, cross movement and swing back focusing systems, attachments and accessories.
UNIT-2
ELEMENTRY PHOTOGRAPHY OPTICS
Refraction of light, dispersion, image formation, principal focus & focal length, size of images, intensity of images, speed of lenses, diaphragm notation, principles of axis, depth of field, depth of focus, factors controlling of depth of field & focus, variation of aperture with distance of subject, defecates of images, chromatic and spherical aberration, curvature of field, distortion astigmatism.
UNIT-3
DARKROOM
Layout and equipment, safelight.,development theory & technique,Various. constituents of the developer, characteristic curve, elementary ideas of developers & there sections, various developing agents & developers and there comparative study, velocity and time of development.
UNIT-4
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray, polarized , coping, micro photography, microfilming and lanternslides, shadow grams, macro photography, finger prints & document photography, commercial, industrial and advertising photography, photo-engraving, color separation, principals of photographic pictorials – elements composition, arrangements of lines and tones, rendering color contrast in monochrome, principals of perspective.
UNIT-5
PRINTING
Papers characteristics, grade and selection, paper exposure, development, fixing, washing, drying, types of enlargers and methods of illumination, determination of exposure, selection of papers, projection control of the image.

342 Editing (Print)

UNIT-1:
INTRODUCTION:
Editing – Meaning, objectives and tools,copy selection and copy testing, tightening the copy and its fine tuning Style sheet – Guidelines for editing,Editing symbols, proof reading symbols Headlines – Functions/Purpose, Types/Patterns, Size and Decks Headlining – Characteristics, guidelines for writing headlines
UNIT -2:
BASIC EDITORIAL SET
Position of Editor (Chief editor, Editor – in Chief. Executive editor, Resident editor, Managing – editor, Assistant editor (s) – their functions, Editorial writers their functions, Importance & Significance of the Editorial Page, Editorial department of a daily – its set up and hierarchy of functionaries
UNIT-3:
CO-ORDINATION PROCESS:
Co-ordination of The News Room With The Press And Its Various Sections, Namely – Composing, Proof – Reading, Processing, Make-UP, Dark – Room, Printing And Such Others And Their Functions. With The Advertisement Department.With The Circulation And Promotion.
UNIT-4:
EDITING NEWS
Responsibilities and tools of a copy editor; use of style sheet. Selecting news to publish.Writing headlines. Editing copies of different sources, managing desk, On-line editing.
UNIT-5:
GRAPHICS AND PHOTO EDITING
Essentials of page make up; layout and design. Types of graphic presentations. Need and importance of graphics and pictures. Photo editing and caption writing. Editing photo features. Proof reading.

343 ACTING

Unit: 01
INTRODUTION
Origin and development of Acting, Types and Styles of Acting. Actor’s improvisation, scene analysis, role scoring, Character development, and performance skills. Acting for the Camera.
Unit: 02
Physical Skills
Develop physical flexibility, strength and expressiveness; learn to relax and isolate various muscle groups and “get in touch” with their bodies; learn to take physical risks as an actor – to free the body and get rid of stiff’ movements on stage. Expressive use of movement- sense of pace, timing and style. Expressive use of body postures & facial expressions. Expressive use of body postures & facial expressions.
Unit: 03
Vocal Skill
Develop an effective stage and speaking voice by developing relaxation and breathing techniques, improving articulation and pronunciation habits, and developing resonance capabilities. The techniques of verbal communication. Good and pleasing voice Clear and attractive speech. Feelings for the words. Skills in the use of language.
Unit: 04
Mental Skills
Develop ability to concentrate and maintain focus, further explore and develop imagination, creativity, sensory awareness, and spontaneity as they apply to acting. Identify the skills needed and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively .demonstrate the techniques of constructive evaluation of self and others in class and performances. Imagination Improvisation Empathy Emotions; emotional memory
Unit: 05
Project
Five minute video shoots for Acting Performance (Solo and group).

344 Media Economics

Unit-1
Economic development – concept and general perspective, common characteristics of underdevelopment; India as a developing economy and its international standing, Strategies of development, balanced us unbalanced growth strategy; wage goods strategy; basic need strategy; Mahalanobis’ heavy import substitution strategy; export – led growth strategy.
Unit-2
Capital accumulation as a factor in economic growth; role of education in economic development; population economic development (the two – way relationship).
Unit -3
Marketing
Marketing Function – Product, Price, Placement & Promotions, Important bodies of Media Industries DAVP, INS, DPR, ABC, IBF, AAAI, ASCI, TRAI, Importance of Readership Research, Economics of Media Business.
Unit -4
Tools for a Business Journalist
Media Management – Introduction, Definition, Principles and Significance of Management, Media Ownership Patterns in India – Proprietorship, Partnership, Private Ltd.,
Unit-5
Public Companies, Trusts, Co – Operatives, Religious Institutions (Societies) & Franchisee Chains) Recruitment, Hiring & Training of Staff
Organization Theory, Functions & Organizational Structure of Different Departments.

345 Video & Audio Editing

Unit 1

Introduction to digital editing

Principles of editing.

Liner & Nonlinear Editing

On line & Off line Editing

Analysis of film sequences from editing point of view

Unit 2

Introduction to Editing Software (Premier 6.5 & Pro.)

Introduction of Tools

Capturing Raw Data.

Editing – Action Sequence/ match cut / continuity match

Unit 3

Sound Dubbing & synchronizing Punch

Sound Editing

Working with Multi Layers

Unit -4

Effects, Applying Transitions, Compositing

Chroma Cutting

Video Output

Unit 5
(Practical Work)

Script based Editing

Soft Story Editing & Hard Story Editing

News Editing & Ad Editing (10sec. 15sec. 20sec)

346 Fundamentals of Direction

Unit:1
Basic concept of direction, Visual language, visualization method, Director team and his role, the basic concept of narrative and non narrative visual communication. Knowledge and understanding of the vocabulary, codes and concepts inherent to the discourses of visual reproduction.
Unit:2
Filmmaking: Visualization. The Axis of action. Representing visual space. Composition, Continuity, Figurative narration, Storyboard. Filmmaking: Practical cases. The camera in movement. Sequences. Use of mechanical movement. Introduction to fictional screenplay writing and the concept of audio-visual narrative.
Unit:3
Knowledge and application of technique and procedure in filmmaking. Method and development of a filmmaking project. Analysis of the written contribution of film making to the thinking on the expressive qualities of cinema.
Unit:4
Creative responses to set topics based on analysis and relating ideas. Learning the main concepts of expressions and technique in cinema and full scope of their expressive possibilities, Different kinds of floor plan.
Unit:5
2 min fiction Fiction Film, Ad- film