Cinematography and Lighting
In this course students will be instructed in the use of cameras and the principles of cinematography. They will learn the use and importance of camera movement, advance studio and outdoor lighting. The students will be shooting on high resolution cameras supervised by leading industry professionals.
By the end of the programme students would have had opportunities to explore, experiment and develop their own cinematic sensibilities.
Production
This course takes students through a complete production plan and the completion of production formalities on each film project. This is mostly a practical course where the main learning takes place on film projects. Students will be instructed in what all is involved in the production of both fiction and documentary film projects comprising of: finalization of script, cast & crew, making and maintaining budgets, maintaining schedules, making contracts, etc.
Screenwriting
In this course students will go through intense planning and research sessions, and will be taught how to set the premise, build and develop characters, create context and write dialogues. The students will be taught the difference between genres and the different kinds of conflict. Students will be expected to write drafts of their scripts and present additional research.
Production Design
This course will be a series of tutorial sessions based on practical work. Stress will be laid on practical rather than descriptive content. Film Viewing and readings will be regularly assigned.
The course is designed to teach students how color plays a role in a scene set up and the use of color to heighten emotions. The student will have an idea of how to do different kinds of set-ups which hint at particular emotions without the use of any dialogue or actors. The student will also develop an understanding of how set translates onto screen and how to manipulate the settings to maximum advantage.
Editing
Students will be instructed on capturing and logging as well as editing dialogue and action. They will be taught different approaches to editing fiction, continuity, essential story elements, the expansion or compression of real-time, context, psychology of characters, flow, pace, etc. In Documentary film making, the editing course will teach students how to arrange their shots in a rhythmic succession of scenes, how to capture, log, transcribe and organize material along with different approaches to documentary making.
Digital Audio
In this course students will learn the use of microphones and mixers. They will learn sound recording in different kinds of locations, both indoors and outdoors. In this course students will explore the post production aspect of sound. They will become acquainted with different software through which they can process sound and music for documentary and fiction films. This course will also include a brief foray into music scoring for film.
This course aims to introduce students to basic workings of Audio Technology as required in the Film and TV industry. Students will develop essential concepts of sound recording, engineering and synthesis for sound design.
Film Appreciation
This course is designed to teach students how to analyze films, while exploring and understanding the difference between documentary and fiction, especially in an age when the boundaries are often blurred. The course will take the students through a history of film, studying the different approaches to cinema ranging from auteur, studio, low-budget, big-budget, independent, etc.
Directing Actors
This class challenges the typical approach of result-oriented directing, by equipping students with directing tools and methods, based on the works of Stanislavsky, Strausberg, Grotowski, Uta Hagen and Judith Weston. From auditioning actors to developing rehearsal methods to work shopping their scenes in class, students will get to experience firsthand directing scenes and acting, in order to develop a complete understanding of the needs and issues from both perspectives.
Introducing the Director
This course is designed to introduce the students to the top film directors and their works, with an emphasis on the director’s aesthetics and approach to their subject matter.
Sculpting Script
The director’s job is to translate the script into a moving image. The aim of this class is to develop the visual and aesthetic sensibilities of the students in order for them to be able to create moving images that are rich in meaning.
After Effects & Chroma Keying
This class is designed to teach students the technique for mixing two images or frames together in which a color from one image is removed, revealing another image behind it.
Students will learn Digital video basics, digital color space, video formats, uses for Chroma, Chroma lighting and Keying in after effects. In Chroma Keying they will learn basic Interface familiarization, masking, integrating with Photoshop, timeline and key framing, color correction and filters.
Compositing and Color Correction / Autodesk Combustion 2008
Students develop a practical approach to compositing video with images, green-screen footage, text and color correction, as well as learning motion tracking and video stabilization, both of which are visual effects and post production requirements in Pakistan’s Television/Production industry.
Master Classes / Seminars
Through the duration of the course students will be exposed to Media professionals who are top of the field. This would include Directors, Actors, Producers, Cinematographers, Make-up artists, etc.
Important | Curricula, courses and course outlines are continuously under review. The Indus Valley School reserves the right to alter, substitute, eliminate from or add to the list of courses and details at any time without notice.
