A one-day script writing workshop on Idea to Screen was organized by the Department of Visual Communication on 15 March 2023 and was attended by the students of B.Sc. Visual Communication and B. Design (Communication Design). Mr. Sampath Kumar, Film Director and Executive Producer was the resource person of the event.
In the Forenoon session Mr. Sampath Kumar explained the steps involved in writing a script and the ways to generate ideas for a movie. He gave many examples from classical movies and its script writing process, especially the scripts of Director Mani Rathnam films - Roja which was based on real life incident and Ponniyin Selvan which was a novel adaptation of Kalki. He insisted students to read newspapers, magazines, novels, short stories, and poems for generating ideas. Also, he said that stories can be generated from real life experiences through travel and talking to the people around us. After getting an idea it must be discussed with family, friends, as well as fellow writers. He explained each stage of the script writing process - Idea, Theme, Synopsis, Three Act structure, one line treatment, Master Scene Script, Shooting Script, and Story Board. He also highlighted the importance of script and how it reduces the overall budget of the movie and the duration for writing a script.
In the afternoon session award winning short films – Payanam, Amma and Karna Motcham were screened and the scripts were discussed. He also showed a hardcopy of a feature film script and its budget to the students. Later a practice session was conducted and students guided to write a synopsis for a movie of their choice. Dr. T. Nirmala, HoD (i/c) Visual Communication welcomed the gathering and introduced the guest Ms. Afra I BSc Viscom student delivered vote of thanks.
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