Film & Media
Courses offered
- BA hons in Film & Media studies
- Diploma in Film & Media
- Diploma in Photography
- Certificate courses
Duration
- 3 years
- 1 year
Eligibility
- BA (Hons) – 10+2
- Diploma & Certificate -10
School of Film and Media
Technology has brought about sweeping changes in all walks of life and business. No field has remained untouched by application of technology. This includes creative fields like media and film industry. From print and celluloid to radio and TV, everything is now available in hand held devices in high definition digital format. To sustain in the market we have to adapt to the changing needs and of the industry . It is forecasted growth for the media will be through virtual reality, Over- the- top video and internet advertising. It is reported that most media and entertainment spends were on improving their websites and online presence. This trend is here to stay forever. Industry will no longer be of optimizing one experience, rather optimizing millions of personalized experiences. Story telling will transcend border, source globally and show local will be the mantra. Leaning towards more on creating engaging and interactive concepts. As the cliche goes, “content will be the king”. This industry is in for a big boom. Advanced technology has empowered everyone with talent, drive and focus to make his short films to feature films. Make videos on subjects of your choice and make it available on web.
Course Overview
Roots school of Film & Media is right place for all the aspiring talents who want to learn and master the craft to make a mark in the Industry. Students in this course will develop critical, analytical and creative skills that is needed in the industry. The course is created to establish that students are trained in three areas – critical studies, communication & interactive narration through seminars, lectures and hands on content creation. The students are taught the ABC’s of film making like storytelling, photography, video making, editing and understanding of audio with hint of liberal arts. As the course proceeds the students will learn the technical details and art of script writing, editing, Cinematography, direction and sound design. Finally the student gets to choose the specialisation and complete the graduation with a final project in the chosen specialisation
Course Overview
The Roots school of Interior design nurtures and prepares the students to develop their creative, artistic self through a technical approach from the industries best mentors .The Course trains the students with the understanding of diverse styles, techniques and approaches that will help in expressing themselves in their professional careers. The students will be able to develop technical drawing in space planning to communicate ideas to the client using tools like CAD and model making. The regular interactions with the industry, visits to sites and design studios, doing multiple projects help the students to develop into employable professional designers.
Course Curriculum

BA (Honors) in Direction & Scriptwriting
First Year
- Direction basics 1 & 2
- Cinematography Basics 1 & 2
- Screenwriting Basics 1 & 2
- Principles of editing 1 & 2
- Film art & Aesthetics 1 & 2
- Film appreciation
- Natural Light Shoot
- Build a story
- Premise writing
Second Year
- Digital cinematography 1 & 2
- Film history 1 & 2
- Production Design 1 & 2
- Motion picture Cinematography 1 & 2
- Visual design breakdown
- History Montage 1 & 2
- Creative story telling
- Basic Psychology
- Live Project – Action Sequence Photography
- Live project – Chase scene
Third Year
- Documentary & Publicity Film
- Story Boarding & Visual Effects
- Cinematographic Styles & Techniques
- Social Advertisement
- Grading & colour correction
- Art of storytelling
- Live project writing & directing a short film or documentary
- Internship

BA (Honors) in Direction & Cinematography
First year
- Direction basics 1 & 2
- Cinematography Basics 1 & 2
- Screenwriting Basics 1 & 2
- Principles of editing 1 & 2
- Film art & Aesthetics 1 & 2
- Photo Story
- Basic shots & Exposure
- Screenwriting Practical
- Form & Breakdown
- Building Continuity
- Natural Light Shoot
- Film Appreciation
- No Dialogue Scene
Second Year
- Digital cinematography 1& 2
- Film history 1 & 2
- Production Design 1 & 2
- Motion picture Cinematography 1 & 2
- Visual design breakdown 1 & 2
- History Montage 1 & 2
- Moving shots 1 & 2
- Indoor & Outdoor Matching
- Live Project – Action Sequence Photography
- Live project – Chase scene
Third Year
- Documentary & Publicity Film
- Story Boarding & Visual Effects
- Production Management
- Social Advertisement
- Schedule & Budget Breakdown
- Visual Effects
- Live Project -Dialogue Scene
- Live Project -Song Sequence
- Internship
- Live Project – Thesis Lighting Project
- Live Project- Thesis Short Film

Diploma in Photography
- History of photography
- Styles of photography
- Learning various camera setting
- Learning camera angles
- Types of shots
- Visualization & composition
- Importance of colors in photography
- Introduction to light – Natural & artificial
- Inroduction to photoshop software
- Tools, filters & layers
- Learning different genres – fashion, portrait, nature & wildlife

Diploma in Cinematography

Short Courses - Editing & scriptwriting
- Scriptwriting
- Cinematography
Career Path
Direction
Photography – fashion, Travel, nature, product
Scriptwriting
Editing
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Sound Engineering
Production
Cinematography

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affiliated with the top-notch design school
from Italy
Contact us
Premises no: 8-2-293/82/A/474, Plot no: 474 & 475, Road No. 36, Jubilee hills, Hyderabad, 500082 Telangana, India.
design@roots.ac.in
+91-81799 80705,+91-97016 10965
Courses Offered
- BA (Honors) in direction & script writing
- BA (Honors) in direction & cinematography
- Diploma in cinematography
- Diploma in photography
- Short courses in editing & scriptwriting
Duration
- 3 years
- 1 year
- 3 & 6 months
Eligibility
- BA (Hons) – 10+2
- Diploma & Certificate -10