Applications are invited for Online Foundation Course in Screenplay Writing by Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. The last date of application is December 28, 2023.
The Film and Television Institute of India is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India.
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, under Centre For Open Learning (CFOL) and Vijay Tendulkar Writers’ Academy (VTWA), announces Weekend Online Foundation Course in Screenplay Writing.
This foundation course, spread across two months period, intends to introduce the participants to the art of storytelling and the craft of film screenplay writing.
To begin with, this course will guide the participants to internalize the concepts of pattern, rhythm, and visual and auditory thinking. Elaborating on the history and basic principles of storytelling, the participants will be enabled to understand the bone structure of a narrative i.e. the promise and premise of a story. With rigorous writing exercises and film analysis, the participants will learn how to build characters, script spaces and weave them into a well – constructed plot in a three – act structure. Fleshing out scenes, writing dialogues for the scenes, and an insight into how to use songs as a part of the narrative will also be discussed and practiced in this course.
The course also desires to help the participants find their swabhaav and write stories and screenplays that are in tune with it. Believing that writing is more than just the physical act of writing, this course also focuses on the necessary riyaaz for writing, and to achieve this it takes an interdisciplinary approach.
20th January to 24th March 2024 (Only on Saturdays & Sundays).
11 am to 1 pm and 3 to 5 pm (Indian Standard Time – IST).
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18 years & above as on 01st January 2024.
HSC (12th pass). In exceptional cases, 10th pass may be considered.
Google Classroom & Google Meet platform.
English & Hindi.
Interested participants can apply online via this link.
The last date of application is December 28, 2023.
Email: info[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in
