Production

Satyajit Ray Film and Television offers a course in Production. A film production has to undergo three phases pre-production, production and post-production. A producer is a person responsible for finalizing the project. The responsibility of producer is to manage film budget and finance. He/she has to deal with crewmembers, handle them well and get the work done.

The film school provides students with international level filmmaking environment. Students learn various tactics of filmmaking during their course. The film and television industry need creative producers. The film school encourages students to use imagination power for producing a creative film. The film school facilitates students to broaden their knowledge horizon. Students are given training in how to deal with banks to get the film-loan sanctioned. They are taught to produce a creative art in a minimum budget.

A good producer always visualizes that how the final project should look like. He/she must be good at handling people. Students are taught how to work in a team as well as individually. Film producing is a creative business. A good producer always takes into consideration market demand and produces an innovative project based on it. A good producer should to know how to market a film. Since filmmaking includes a lot of investment, a smart producer earns money back from the investment.

A producer is the person responsible for production's success. SRFTI students are taught to search for scripts, arrange financing, develop script, estimate the budget, etc. After completing the course, students will be able to:

• Explain the role of directors
• Understand the work culture
• Examine the directing task meticulously
• Make out a film budget perfectly
• Get the work done nattily
• Elucidate the responsibilities of directors
• Value the filmmaking work

Students learn to convert original script into motion pictures. They learn financing architecture, distribution and marketing of films. Indian films are doing well at national as well as international level. Therefore, every film needs good marking to do well. Students are taught how to market a film. They learn market analysis and understand audience tastes.

The course in production helps students to understand complexities of the film and television industry. Students acquire thorough understanding of:

• Accounting
• Business and legal framework
• Piracy and copyright
• Promotion and publicity
• Exhibition
• Festival
• Project development
• Contracts
• Music industry

A producer has to deal with issues including location, effects, production, acting and the overall budget of a filmmaking. A producer can be a line producer. With the help of practical exercises, students develop their skills to employ a production team, select location, examine the development of art direction, etc.