SIGHT & SOUND

a workshop on Understanding Film & Film-Making 

with Ankit Pogula

in Hyderabad

(21st to 26th March 2009)

PART I: 

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIUM OF FILM & SOUND

The workshop will focus on understanding what is a film? what does the medium entail? what are its complexities and spheres of influence? what is the role of sound and music in film? how do they complement the medium of film?

The workshop will focus on understanding and exploring:

Part II: 

VIDEO FILM-MAKING & TECHNOLOGY

With developments in digital media, tremendous possibilities for video film making have emerged. With resources such as a Handy Cam and a computer, great films are taking shape. This workshop intends to cater to the gap between resources and the desire to make a film. It seeks to develop skills, from how to shoot, to how to use sound and make films with a video camera.

This workshop will look at:

- Different components of film-making: what all comes together to make a film, sound, light, direction, dialogue, script, background sound etc.

The participants would be engaged in making a short film during the workshop.

Who it’s for: Anybody with an interest in films, film-making and music. Students, individuals, NGOs, aspiring film-makers. and whosoever is keen on exploring making films with just a camera and a PC, and is looking to understand some fundamentals on how to go about it. 

Methodology: Film screenings, discussions, hands-on exercises of shooting and experimenting with light, sound and music.

Ankit Pogula, an Independent film-maker based out of Delhi has been engaging with youth groups on issues of Development, Identity, Environment, Self and Media for the last 4 years. He often extends these engagements into film-making processes, where the participants take these films back to their spaces for sharing and further engagement there. He seeks to draw linkages between our own lives and larger phenomena happening around the world.

Venue: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India.

The workshop fee (inclusive of full boarding and lodging, workshop materials) is Rs 4000 . For registration please fill in the registration form attached below and send it with the advance remittance specified on the form. For any further information please email Karuna at gapyearcollege@gmail.com or phone 0-9640284217 (Vinish), 0-9948318162 (Harsh), 0-9811050116 (Mridu), . There are limited seats for the workshop, so please register as early as possible. A few need-based scholarships / partial fee waivers may be available.

The workshop will begin at 10 am on Saturday, 21st March, and end by lunchtime/evening of Thursday, 26th March, 2009.

Please share information about this event widely with your friends and acquaintances who may be interested.

This workshop is organised jointly by Centre for Exact Humanities, IIIT & Gap Year College, SIDH

Workshop Registration Form

Sight & Sound (21-26 March 2009 )

Full Name of Participant:

Age:                        Sex:

Registration Fee: Rs.500

Mode of Payment: Cheque / Demand Draft/Electronic Remittance*:

(The Cheque/Draft must be payable at Dehradun/Mussoorie to “Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas”)

Details of Cheque / Demand Draft/ Electronic Remittance:

(Name and Branch of the Bank, & Cheque or Demand Draft Number)

Phone:

Full Postal Address:

Email ID:

College/Institution/Organisation/Company:

Please mention any food/dietary restrictions:

Will you be bringing along a video camera and/or laptop*?:

(*You are not required to bring these, but if you already possess these it is helpful to bring them along)

What is your existing skill level in film-making? (please specify, even if you have no skill/experience):

Your reasons for attending this workshop? (eg: hobby, interest, professional, organisational documentation etc..)

How did you find out about this workshop (please be specific):

Signature: Date:

NOTE: Please fill in this registration form and send to the following postal address, along with the cheque/draft of Rs.500 payable to “Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas” by registered/speed post/courier. This registration amount is a non-refundable advance. It will be deducted from the total fee of the workshop.

Gap Year College (SIDH)

c/o Vinish Gupta

E-24, Vikrampuri

Secunderabad-500009.

Andhra Pradesh. India.

* The fee may be remitted electronically to the ICICI bank account of “Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas”, Account Number: 016401015817, ICICI Bank, Dehradun Branch, NCR Plaza, 24, New Cantt. Road, Dehradun-248001. Please email us details of the remittance immediately at gapyearcollege@gmail.com