YSM Foundation of
Filmmaking (L2)
Designed for parents seeking structured training for their children in fundamentals filmmaking.
🕛 4 months | 📍online | 🎓 Part Time Course
Course Fee:
Rs. 70000+GST
Founded By
Ekta Kapoor
Learn From
Industry Experts
The Foundation of Filmmaking (L2) program is a 100-hour online course, spread over three-hour weekend sessions for four months. This course provides young learners with a comprehensive introduction to filmmaking, covering everything from storytelling and scriptwriting to cinematography, editing, sound, and production techniques.
Key Learning Areas:
- Fundamentals of Filmmaking – Understanding the A-Z of movie production, including directing, writing, and visual storytelling.
- Technical Skills – Learn the basics of camera work, recording, sound, and editing.
- Story Development – Explore narrative building, character roles, and scriptwriting.
- Hands-On Learning – Create short films, practice shooting with mobile devices and cameras, and break down movie scenes for analysis.
- Industry Exposure – Gain insight into various film professions through expert-led sessions and interactive activities.
This course provides young artists with practical experience and industry knowledge, preparing them for future careers in media and entertainment.
Overview
ICE ranks among the top film institutes in India, offering young minds an opportunity to bring their imagination to life through filmmaking.
This program encourages children to express their creativity, understand the filmmaking process, and develop confidence in visual storytelling.
What Students Will Learn:
- Hands-On Short Film Creation – Learn the entire process from recording to editing.
- Comprehensive Industry Insights – Understand the roles of directors, cinematographers, editors, and sound designers.
- Creative & Technical Skill Development – Build storytelling, acting, photography, and camera operation skills.
- Personality Growth & Confidence Building – Make better lifestyle choices through self-expression and teamwork.
At the end of the course, students will have a deep understanding of the filmmaking process, potentially setting the foundation for a future career in cinema.
Program Learning Outcomes
Eligibility: Primary school students (8-17 years)
This program equips young learners with the skills and knowledge to explore filmmaking as a future career while enhancing their creativity and storytelling abilities.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the Filmmaking Process – Learn how movies are made, from scriptwriting to production and editing.
- Develop Visual Storytelling Skills – Gain expertise in character development, camera techniques, and scene breakdown.
- Hands-On Filmmaking Experience – Create short films using cameras and mobile devices to apply learned techniques.
- Explore Various Film Industry Roles – Understand the importance of different filmmaking professions and their contributions.
This immersive and interactive program ensures that young filmmakers gain confidence, industry knowledge, and hands-on experience, shaping them into future storytellers and visual artists.
Contact us
Opp. 55 Corporate Avenue, 1st FLOOR, JOSHI BUILDING, GATE NO.4, JOSHI BUILDING, Saki Vihar Road, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, 400072
Program Highlights
Live Online Video Lectures
Engaging Virtual Video Lessons to Visualize Concepts and Polish Skills
Spot Assignments
Equipped With the Latest Equipment, Infrastructure, And Resources for Spot Assignments
In-depth Case Studies
A Look at Distinct Topics of Interest to Learn, Comprehend and Be Inspired
Peer Feedback
Comments, Feedback, And Suggestions Between Fellow Students to Enrich Talent Performance
Dramatic Simulation
Role-play Scenarios to Facilitate Learning Through Representation and Structured Practice
Capstone Projects
A Prospect for Students to Probe Their Interests in The Industry
Programme Breakdown
| Modules |
|---|
| Module 1: Stories (A journey into the fascinating world of stories to bring out young and passionate storytellers, Dissecting the stories to inquire and understand the heart of the story, exercises to write their own stories, giving pointers and goals.) |
| Module 2: Record Stories (To record various sounds and make a story) |
| Module 3: Character development (Designing Character) |
| Module 4: Frame (Shots, Scene, Sequence, writing exercise on what happening on the Screen by watching movie) |
| Module 5: Film Maker In You (Exploring the creative possibilities in your stories, and how can you turn them into films, understanding power of cinema to tell a story, shot division and story board covers aspects that are needed to take a shot, i.e., composition, movement, and camera aspects.) |
| Module 6: Music (Music listening sessions for basic understanding of music) |
| Module 7: Importance of Sound (Record Different Human Voices & Identifying characters with the help of audio, Discussion on the recorded voices and possible character impression, Listening and recording different people when they speak. How people speak…. Why they sound different… Give character to a voice…) |
| Module 8: Record Different environment and other sound depicting a time zone, mood or atmosphere type. (Listening and recording representative sound so that we can identify only with that particular time zone, mood or surrounding.) |
| Module 9: Cameras (To explore and understand the working of a camera, the most essential tool of a filmmaker. A systematic learning approach to handling a mobile camera to make films. Insight into the functioning of a camera, and key aspects of it. Students to practice various camera movements like pan, tilt, track, and zoom.) |
| Module 10: Continuity (Understanding Continuity through Comics Book 180 Degree Rule) |
| Module 11: Make a News Story as Reporter (Identify subject, Research, Write a news story) |
| Module 12: Blogging (Concept of Blogging & encouraged to upload all project videos. Looking at things around you in DIY way like Dressing, Makeup, Painting, Cooking A Dish, Introduce A Product. Food Critic. Shopper In you, Tutorial Of making different objects, DIY… Do It Yourself.) |
| Module 13: Joining Shorts Together (How to edit your shots together to make powerful and impactful presentations.) |
| Module 14: Kuleshov’s effect Exercise (Where the participants take different shots, and join them together on a mobile app, to create new meanings. Through this exercise the participants will understand the basic principles of editing, in a simple and fun way.) |
| Module 15: A-Z Production (Shoot a Short Movie) |
| Module 16: A journey to the various stages of filmmaking. ((Plan a simple short film to be shoot in their house backyard with their siblings, friends, and family, designating different roles as cast & crew to different members. Shoot & Edit) |
| Module 17: Idea development, writing, shot division, Shooting, Edit & Review |
| Module 18: Assignment (Students shall create various DIY project videos & upload on their BLOG, making an audio story for radio, making a travelogue using Videos, create Mom’s cookery video, making a small documentary on any family member. |
| Module 19: Making Montage (Presenting Ideas and concepts. A Day in Your Life/ Someone’s Life Morning to Night, film representative shots of activity in different time and create a day’s journey. Emphasis on transition from one activity to another) |
| Module 20: Additional Incentive for Level 2 Student (After successful completion of course, ICE shall arrange Live Studio Field Visit @ Mumbai on specified date. Interested candidate can join in Mumbai for Studio Visit. Candidate to bore Travel & Stay expenditure for reaching Mumbai.) |
Key Faculty Members
Sushil Jadhav
Direction & Screenplay
The Institute of Creative Excellence
Sushil graduated in film direction and screenplay writing from the institute at India FTII, Pune. and holds a master’s in mass media and communication studies from Pune University. Since then, he has directed several documentaries and short films which appreciated in several film festivals. He has also worked for ad films as a copywriter and director.
How to Apply
- Step 1
Fill in the Application Form
- Step 2
Exam & Interview
- Step 3
Result Declaration
- Step 4
Admission Confirmation
- Step 5
Submission of Documents
Program Certificate
Students who complete any course are awarded certificates that are globally recognized and widely preferred within the industry.
Create a footing for all professions in art performance, acting, or filmmaking with an internationally recognized and accepted certification from ICE Institute. ICE was the first media and film institute to receive the ISO certification on quality standards and continues to make history within the industry.
We offer dual certification on selective courses with government certification. ICE is the authorized partner of Media & Entertainment Skill Council (MESC) which is promoted by FICCI & NSDC for setting standards while training and accreditation falls under (PMKVY) scheme of government of India. This is beneficial since MESC has a mandate to create a skilled workforce of 11.4 lakhs by 2022.
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