All for a perfect script

Updated on: Monday, December 14, 2009

Here is a unique opportunity for those who are on the lookout for learning the art of scriptwriting for film and television from top faculty drawn from all parts of country. A 20-part virtual course on scriptwriting was scheduled to be launched by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on December 7 at Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad.

The flourishing film and television media sector has fuelled the growth and demand for courses in mass communication across the country. This demand for media-related courses is also leading to a huge demand for talented teachers. However, students who are residing in far-flung parts of the country find it hard to access top quality teachers.

“The course has been conceptualised in such a way that students from all parts of the world can access the faculty and course material simultaneously. The virtual course will be beamed through satellite to DTH platform of DD Direct Plus, Internet and DVDs. The course will also be aired on the UGC's 24-hour higher education channel VYAS,” said EMMRC in-charge Director G. Krishna Rao. The course content is pre-recorded. However, students will be able to have live interaction with subject experts, who will be present in the studios of Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), which is the apex body for EMMRC. Students will have to visit their respective local EMMRC centres for such interactive sessions.

The 20-part video programme has been intensively designed for writing scripts for film and television and it will hone the talent of young wannabe writers. Scriptwriting will also be useful in many fields including films, television, multimedia and gaming. The course will take participants through developing ideas for the script to writing the final script.

“The course deals with technical aspects such as shot breakdown, shooting script, writing the narration, writing for news and current affairs and writing for documentary and fiction,” says Mr. Krishna Rao.

Students can seek clarifications on the subjects from experts through SMS, fax and videoconferencing lines, which have been set up at EMMRC, EFLU, Hyderabad. “Students will be asked to come to EMMRC at a particular time between December 7 and January 22. The telecast of the programmes will be held from Monday to Thursday and experts will be present every Friday to clarify doubts,” Mr. Krishna Rao added.

The minimum eligibility for the course is 10+2 and mode of communication will be English. After completion of the course, students will have to take a multiple choice assignment, which can be downloaded from the website (http://www.cec-ugc.org).

For details, contact: G. Krishna Rao, EMMRC ([email protected]; 040-2768-9400).

All for a perfect script

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