MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
2 days Certificate Programme
FILM APPRECIATION WORKSHOP
The primary focus of this workshop is to explore the "Narrative in Cinema" . This involves understanding the structure and elementsthatconstitutecinematicstorytelling.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:
Faculty: Visual Communication, Electronic Media, Communication & MediaStudies,Journalism
Professionals:Mid-levelprofessionalsfromtheAdvertising,Media,Print, TVBroadcast,andOTTindustries
mma@mmachennai.org
DAY - 1
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Session 1: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Topics: What is Narrative in Cinema
Narrative presents the story world in a structured system
Session 2: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Topic: Study of Screenplay Story Plot
Session 3: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Topic: Study of Screenplay Story Plot
Session 4: 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Topic: Study of Screenplay Story Plot
DAY - 2
Session 5: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Topic: The narrator – from whose perspective is the story being told
Session 6: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Topic:
Female gender & gaze -the film puts her in a position of power as the story teller & female resistance to patriarchal language.
Session 7: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Topic: Time Travel Narratives
Travelling trough time is one of the most popular ways that film experiments with narrative.
Session 8: 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Topic: Open Discussion
LUNCH BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SAROJ SATYANARAYAN FACILITATOR
Saroj Satyanarayan, a History Hons graduate from Delhi University with a post-graduation in Mass Communication, has a rich background in advertising, having worked at J Walter Thompson in Chennai. As an Audio-visual Head, she scripted and co-produced TV commercials, short films, and documentariesforbrandslikeNestle,Horlicks,Ponds,Kodak,ITC, andUNICEF.ShethenassistedrenownedfilmmakerZaffarHaiof Haimark Films in Mumbai on international TV commercials and documentaries.
Asanindependentfilmmaker,herdocu-feature'NaukaCaritramu/BoatSong'wonthe NationalAwardforBestDirectorin1997.Herworksincludethedocumentary'TaleofTwo Cities: Mumbai & Bombay' and the Hindi play 'Dastan Kehte Kehte' for the National School of Drama. Saroj has participated in the NFDC-Binger Lab's Screenwriters WorkshopandholdsacertificationinAncientEgyptianArt&ArchaeologyfromHarvard University. She conducts film appreciation workshops and recently engaged in documentaryfilmmakingsessionsatIIMBangalore.
