B.A. in Multimedia and Mass Communication Film Communication I Syllabus - Mumbai University

This is the SY BAMMC syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The University has not yet published an NEP syllabus for the third year of this degree, and still examines Semesters V and VI on the earlier CBCS scheme, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for Film Communication - I

Major · Semester 3 · SY BAMMC · 2 credits · 50 marks

Module I: Film as Mode of Communication (15 Lectures)

Understanding Film Language:
Signs, Codes & Conventions
Visual Storytelling:
Lighting Technique & Use of Light
Sound & Sound Effects
Mise-en-scène – Staging to Framing
Role of Cinematography & Editing in Meaning-Making

Module II: History & Evolution of Cinema (15 Lectures)

Overview of Silent Era
Golden age of Hollywood
Italian Neorealism
French New wave
Indian Cinema – Introduction
Dadasaheb Phalke
Studio Era
Parallel Cinema
Transition of Analogue to Digital in Film making

Module III: Genre & Narrative Structure (15 Lectures)

Film Genres:
Drama
Comedy
Thriller
Fantasy
Horror
Classical Hollywood Narratives v/s Non-Linear Storytelling
Narrative arcs in Indian Cinema & Global Examples

Module IV: Production Stage (15 Lectures)

Pre-Production:
Script > Screenplay > Shot Division
Budget
Casting > Character design > Costume
Location scouting > Production design > Set
Production – On Floor:
Direction – shot > Scene > Sequence
Cinematography – Shots, Angles, Movements
Sound Recording – OSD, SFX, VO, Foley, Library,
Post-Production:
Editing
VFX
Background Score
Dubbing
Colour Grade
Distribution Basics
Film Craft & Cine Art
Handbook of Video Production
The Film Maker’s Handbook – Steven Ascher (The Bible)
Film Directing – Shot by Shot – Steven Katz
Making Documentary Films & Videos – Barry Hampe
Understanding Communication media – Jacob Sraampi
Making Movies – Sidney Lumet
Open discussion on film message, The Subject is entirely Practical/ Project paper & there technique & specific appealing scenes will be no Written Test. The evaluation is based on the analysing the various aspects of the project submitted by the learner & the viva voce based scene. on the project as well as testing the knowledge gained
Selective Screen-shots of specific films by an individual oral question-answer session.
The Project will be a Group project with the & analysing for Framing, Colour, Culture from costumes, Background, members of maximum five clearly holding very Body language, Other props. specific roles in the film making. The key roles are
Drawing a story-board from the Script writing, Storyboarding, Cinematography, 20sec/30 sec TVC. Direction, Editing.
The on screen participants need not be from same
Writing script from a small incidence in a story. group & may be from another team or outsiders &
Visualising & Drawing a storyboard will have no assessment for acting abilities. Acting from a given script. is not the part of course.
The project will consist of following subjects:
Writing a film review on a given movie.
Short Film based on Social Cause or a Moral Preaching (Duration: 3min to 10min)
Documentary based on a Historical incidence or Current process. (Duration: 10min to 20min)
Bulletin/ News reel: Topic based on Citizen Journalism, Reporting with video coverage & well-demonstrated coverage
Music Video: Shot & edited by the team with occasional stock shots (not over 25%) for maintaining tempo & rhythm Technical Demonstration: Audio-Visual film on a Technical operation, Working of a Machine or an Artist at Work with progressive shots

Books / References

Film Craft & Cine Art
Handbook of Video Production
The Film Maker’s Handbook – Steven Ascher (The Bible)
Film Directing – Shot by Shot – Steven Katz
Making Documentary Films & Videos – Barry Hampe
Understanding Communication media – Jacob Sraampi
Making Movies – Sidney Lumet

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.A. in Multimedia and Mass Communication under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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