Post-Graduate Diploma in Television Direction & Production (PGDDP)

One Year – Full Time

With Digital technology making rapid inroads into Television and Video industry, the demand for such trained professionals are increasing. This intensive one year programme equips students with variety of skills relating to television production and direction.

This course enables students to acquire multi skills which help them to enter the industry with a cutting edge. Direction, production, camera handling, script writing, creation of sets, editing, are some of the functional skills this course imparts.

Entry Requirements & Selection Procedure:

Anyone who has a basic degree in any subject and a flair for television programming is eligible to apply for admission to this post-graduate programme.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the entrance test and personal interview.

Course Structure

The course is spread over one year and has two semesters.

The course curriculum:

Semester -I

• Audio/Visual Media Technology
  • Theory and Practice
• Media History, Research & Technique
• Scriptwriting – I
• TV Production – I
  • Camera - Theory and Demonstration
  • Editing - Theory
  • Sound Recording – Theory
• Direction – I
  • Direction - Theory and Practice
  • Critical Appreciation of TV Programmes

Semester - II

• TV Production – II
  • Camera Techniques – Practical
  • Editing - Practical
  • Sound Recording – Practical
  • Graphics - Theory and Production
• Scriptwriting - II
  • Project-based
• Direction – II
  • Project-based Implementation of Ideas
  • Long Production (group): 15-25 minutes
• Production Planning
  • Budgeting
  • Media Market & Self-marketing
• Student’s Productions:
  • Short film (Individual): 1-3 minute
  • Short film / Feature (Individual): 3-10 minutes