Career-Insight

CAREER OPTIONS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY AND TOP INSTITUTES IN INDIA

The top 5 career options in the film industry are :

1. Scriptwriter – Scriptwriters are responsible for creating the story and narrative direction of everything from feature films to sitcoms and cartoons, to musicals and commercials. Scriptwriters must create characters and write plausible dialogue based on the character design and setting, craft a plot, set stage directions based on the dialogue and plot, and then work with the director and producer to bring their vision to life.

2. Film Director – The director is the person who controls the overall artistic and dramatic feel of a presentation – whether it is a five-minute infomercial or a feature film. They instruct and guide both the technical crew and the actors or animators to create a vision that best brings the script to life.

3. Video Editor - A video editor is a person who makes production and/or post-production changes to a film. Work heavily involves cutting and rearranging scenes. Cuts made cannot detract from the story or confuse the audience by taking away scenes with critical information needed to understand the action.

4. Cinematographer – The whole responsibility of projecting the real mood of the scene and ultimately the story is on the shoulder of the cinematographer. A cinematographer is responsible for correct lighting, camera angle, effect, etc., which creates the real feel of the ongoing scene. It is a creative role in filmmaking and usually works with almost each unit member such as director, writer, cameraman, production team, etc. Being a key role in filmmaking gives an amazing career opportunity in the film industry.

5. Camera Operator – Camera operators work in the television, music, and film industry and are usually employed by television and cable companies or by video production houses. They are responsible for capturing different scenes during production and operating a wide variety of technical equipment that may include single and multiple portable, electronic and remote-control cameras. This is one job in the film industry that can be very physically demanding and tiring. The position often requires a great deal of traveling between locations and many long days or irregular work hours.

Institutes offering different courses in films:
1. Whistling Woods International Institute – Whistling Woods International is one of the top film schools in the world and the best film institute offering diploma & degree programs in Mumbai, India. Programs offered at Whistling Woods International vary in duration from 1 year to 4 years. All the major specializations of the Media, Communication & Creative industry are catered to in the seven schools housed at Whistling Woods International, namely, School of Filmmaking, Actors' Studio, School of Animation, School of Design, School of Fashion, School of Media & Communication and School of Music.
“The institute has been forging global alliances such as in the UK (with Bradford College), while it partnered with Sony Corp. to run a digital filmmaking center of excellence at WWI offering courses in HD cinematography and 3D stereoscope filmmaking. WWI’s guest faculty have included the late Hollywood scriptwriting guru Syd Field. WWI also accepts foreign students and runs courses in English. ”

2. Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment - Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment (RSACE), Mumbai was established in 2017 by an Indian film director and producer Ramesh Sippy. It is affiliated with the University of Mumbai and accredited to the Garware Institute of Career Education and Development. RSACE Mumbai offers diploma and degree programs with specializations in direction, screenwriting, animation, etc. Major partners of Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment (RSACE), Mumbai is FutureWorks, HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Panasonic, Films Division of India, National Film Archive of India (NFAI), and MIFF.

3. MIT School of Film and Television, MIT-ADT University - MIT School of Film & Television is affiliated with MIT ADT University. The institute has been awarded the 'Best University Campus' award at the 10th National Education Excellence Awards by ASSOCHAM in 2017. The institute offers courses at UG (BSc) and PG (MSc) levels in Film Making.
MIT School of Film & Television admission 2020 is based on the scores obtained in the course-specific entrance exam for BSc and MSc programs.

4. AAFT, Asian Academy of Film and Television - Established in the year 1990, the Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT), is a Media and Communication academy located in Delhi/NCR. It is located in Film City Noida and is known for offering various undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and short-term courses in the fields of Cinema, Mass Communication, Animation, Fashion, and Photography. AAFT has been facilitating Media education for more than 27 years, and all its courses are professional in nature. The academy is approved by the UGC and recognized by the Ministry of Education.
AAFT has international accreditation from the International Chamber of Media & Entertainment Industry. The academy also has collaboration with international universities such as New York University, USA, Oxford Business College, United Kingdom, and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
AAFT has international associations with NFI, United Nations; The World Bank, and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. There are 10 academic departments at AAFT of which the School of Cinema offers BSc Cinema, which is a flagship course of the academy.

5. DICE Vancouver School of Entertainment Arts - DICE VFS School of Entertainment Arts known as DICE VFS is one of the leading film schools offering practical and innovative education in the collaboration with Vancouver Film School. The institute is situated in Mumbai. Apart from world-class facilities and modern infrastructure, DICE VFS School of Entertainment Arts offers facilities like workshop and production spaces, green screen rooms, film sets, screening rooms, labs, and much more. The institute offers two undergraduate programs which include 3D Animation & Visual Effects and Film Production and two and two postgraduate programs including Makeup Design for Film & Television and Writing for Film, Television & Games in full-time mode.

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