Short Film Development detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Design (CSD) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSD students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Computer Science & Design 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSD 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to CSD Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of short film development is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FILM
Introduction – Different Types of Short Film – Documentary and Non-Fiction Film – Animated Short Films – Challenges in Developing Short Films – Creative Approaches.
Unit II
PRE PRODUCTION
Developing and Researching Short Film Project – Considering and Selecting an idea – Developing Questions – Research Techniques- Writing a Concept and Treatment – Shooting Script – Hiring Crew – Crew Position and Responsibilities – Producing and Budgeting – Visual Scope and Visual Evidence – Permission – Funding – Proposals – Attracting Funding – Ethics in Short Film Making.
Unit III
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Unit IV
POST PRODUCTION
Designing a Structure – Working with Editor – Visual Effects – Transition – Adding Sound Effects and Music – Special Effect Dubbing – Rerecording – Narration – Voiceover — Titles -Graphics -Color Exposure and Color Correction – Credits and Acknowledgements.
Unit V
SCREENING
Impact of Short Film on the Society – Various Media Techniques used in Short Film Production -Identifying Important Current Social Issues for Short Film – Exploring Background Research Current Social Issues – Making Short Film for Television and Theatrical Release – Non-Fiction Presentation – Production of an individually or Group Authored Short Film Based on Historical -Corporate – Institutional – Current Social Issues.
List of Experiments:
Note:
Any open source software equivalent to Adobe can be used for executing the experiments
- Power point presentation on Current public issues topics.
- Song mixing using sound Editing tool.
- Creating new sound effects and voice over for the short film using sound editing tool.
- Creating graphics for titles using drawing tool.
- Implementing various transition animation using Unity.
- Editing short film using editing tool.
- Creating Lighting effects using special effects tools.
- Working on color correction and color exposure using Image editing tool..
- Preparing shooting script and Editing Script.
- Develop a short film based on current public issues as mini project.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Clifford Thurlow, “Making Short Films – The Complete Guide from Script to Screen” , Berg Publishers, 2008
- James R. Matin, “Create Documentary Films, telling Techniques Videos and Multimedia: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Documentary Storytelling Techniques for Film Video, The internet and Digital Media Nonfiction project”, Real Deal Press, 2010.
- Michael Rabiger, “Directing the Documentary”, Focal Press, 2004.
- Daniel Faltesek, “Selling Social Media The Political Economy of Social Networking”, Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Computer Science & Design 6th Sem, visit CSD 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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