We are accepting the applications for the next academic session starting from 1st Aug 2024 at AMITY UNIVERSITY Noida Campus.

In specialization modules, students develop professional skills in their chosen field of specialization through lectures, practical sessions and workshops conducted by in-house faculty, visiting faculty and industry professionals. Students showcase their conceptual and technical skills in their respective fields of specialization, by teaming up with students of other specialization and working as members of a creative team. As per NEP ,various electives are offered by the departments providing students an opportunity to experiment with areas of filmmaking other than their chosen Specializations. While each department is responsible for running the course of their own specialization, students also work together to impart an integrated and multidimensional learning experience. Our Courses undergo constant revision every semester to stay at the forefront of the emerging styles and techniques. This evolution has made ASFD a richer, more diverse and vibrant place to learn.

Course Description:

The specialisation in Direction aims to give students all the technical, theoretical, and managerial skills required to envision, plan, and mount a film from scratch. Often called the ‘captain of the ship,’ the ‘conductor of a symphony orchestra,’ the director collaborates with the cast and crew to realise their vision through the tools and marvels of visual storytelling. At ASFD, we aim to train our budding filmmakers, through a myriad of industry-standard film projects, to have the following skills:-

• Understanding of Cinematic Grammar: Understand cinematic grammar by critically evaluating the works of cinematic greats from different eras and countries to foster their growth as visual storytellers.
• Fostering an Original Style and Vision: Develop a unique creative voice and vision.
• Collaboration: Understand the different roles of professionals involved in cinematic storytelling and learn to communicate and collaborate with each and every one to realise their vision.
• Technical Knowhow: Get hands-on training in various processes involved in film production, including screenwriting, producing, cinematography, production design, and all aspects of post-production to bolster the development of their original style aided by a robust technical understanding of the same. This allows the director and all the other collaborators to have a common language to communicate on set.
• The Art of Visual Storytelling: Re-interpreting the words on a page to create meaning, clarity of action, and emotion by manipulating the various aspects of mise-en-scène.
• Adaptability: Develop the ability to understand and manage different kinds of people and adapt to new challenges and situations, all in service of the central cinematic vision.
• Lifelong Learning: Have the hunger to push yourself to keep learning and evolving in this rapidly changing media landscape.

Career Options

Assistant Director, working with prominent directors whose work you admire, allowing you to get much-needed professional onset experience, bolstering your vision as a visual storyteller and the skill needed for the same.

Freelance Filmmaker, working on projects of your choice, allowing you to get different kinds of experiences with different kinds of crews and in various environments and formats. You can use this opportunity to develop original work as well as collaborate with others to realise a unified vision.

Ad/Corporate Filmmaker, using the skills that you have mastered at ASFD, you may find work as a filmmaker working as an in-house or freelance ad-filmmaker, bringing your cinematic expertise to a different format.

Writer, Editor, and Cinematographer, your time at ASFD would allow you to write, shoot, and edit different projects for yourself and your classmates, giving you industry ready skills to match your passion in fields beyond Direction.

No of Seats: 20 seats to be filled on an interview basis for Indian students.

Qualification:   Graduation in any Discipline. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor's degree and awaiting results, can also apply .However, such candidates, if selected, are allowed to join the programme, only if they submit a passing certificate/ mark sheet issued from competent authority of their institution / university

Selection Criteria : Selection is done on the basis of an interview. Students who are based in Delhi & NCR will have to come personally for the interview in Noida Campus. For outstation candidates, the interview will be held in online mode via Zoom / Microsoft Team.

Results are declared within 10 days after the interview. Selected candidates have to submit the fee within 15 days from the date of declaration of the result.

Admission Process : In order to study at ASFD ,You need to apply online from the website link given below, and choose the option from the drop down menu - Film & Drama .

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The non-refundable application fee is Rs .1500/- which can be paid online by Debit Card/Credit Card / UPI / Net banking. 

How to Prepare for the Interview : The intention of the interview board is to see whether the student is really passionate about the field of study he/she has applied for. For example ,The interview board would like to see your interest in basic photography/painting. Who are your favourite cinematographer and what you like about his work.

Hostel Facilities: Amity offers comprehensive hostel facilities for boys and girls separately within the University Campus. Details are from the website link given below.

https://www.amity.edu/hostel.aspx

Course Fee: Students need to pay a fee per semester. The fee per semester of 6 months is (Rs. in Lacs) 0.795/- per semester

Class Timings: Classes take place five days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Equipment and Infrastructure. : Click here to read more about Equipment and Infrastructure.

Industry workshop: Every year we conduct Industry Master Workshops on Cine Camera Alexa SXT model / Red - with HMI /Arri- SKYPanel where you gain insights into lighting.This year in Feb 2024 , we had a workshop by Sudhir k Chaudhary.Click here to read more about the workshop.

Bank Loan Provision: Education Loans in India

Mt Banks in the country offer attractive education loans for students. For the benefit of prospective students at AMITY, we have tied up with premier nationalized banks Oriental Bank of Commerce and Allahabad Bank. Both banks give the following advantages to students applying to AMITY

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Placement Support :Amity has a very strong and dedicated placement and Industry Interaction cell at Domain and University level. Amity always provides ample opportunities and empowers students to decide their career path which is personally, professionally and financially rewarding. Amity has created Corporate Resource Centre (CRC)/ Industry Interaction Cell (IIC) and Amity Technical Placement Cell (ATPC) which generates opportunities through promoting the institution, getting the right companies for placement, creating processes to improve industry foot-fall and provide the necessary feedback for improvement of students.