BA Digital Filmmaking & Animation

more_vert

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Filmmaking & Animation

Duration

3 Years

Level

Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

10+2 or Equivalent

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) or Bachelor of Arts in Digital Filmmaking & Animation is an undergraduate Multimedia, Animation, and Gaming course. It concerns the field of arts and covers the special areas of digital filmmaking and animation which is the process of capturing motion pictures as digital images, rather than on film used in digital cinema.

Digital capture may occur on video tape, hard disks, flash memory, or other media which can record digital data. The duration of a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Filmmaking & Animation is generally three academic years and may be provided on a part-time basis by certain institutes.

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Eligibility

  • The candidates should complete their 10+2 or its equivalent exam in the Arts stream. The marks of admission for this course may vary from college to college.
  • In various colleges, there is an entrance exam and a percentage of 10+2 classes for admission.

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Syllabus

The Syllabus of Digital Filmmaking & Animation as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-I

Sr. No. 

Subjects of Study

1

Basic Direction and Story Boarding

2

Basics of Business Communication and Computer Fundamentals

3

Drawing and Painting, Design Theory and Sculpture

4

Film Theory and Photography

5

History of Film 

6

Media & Communication

7

Physics and Environmental Studies

8

Visualization & Scripting for VFX

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-II

1

Advanced Scripting & Visualization

2

Budgeting & Scheduling

3

Digital Cinematography

4

Editing Aesthetics and Sound Designing

5

Extended View on Business Communication

6

Lighting, Live Sound Recording

7

Web Development, Digital Graphics, and Imaging

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-III

1

Acting and Direction

2

Advanced Direction and Acting Theories

3

Projects & Travel Exercises

4

Physics & Environmental Studies

5

Production Design & Make-up with lots of Workshops

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-IV

1

Directing Documentary of Films

2

Film Appreciation & Critics

3

Music Videos & Short Films

4

Pre-Production for Animation

5

Video Production for Multimedia

6

Web Animation and Online Publishing

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-V

1

Business Agreements and Copyright Digital Property Rights

2

Contract Issues and Intellectual Property

3

Media Literacy and Media Relations

4

Modeling and Fun Demands of Animation

5

Media Communication, Marketing & Promotions

6

Marketing & Advertising and Consumer Psychology

7

Post-Production & Communication Ethics

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Semester-VI

1

Advanced Post Production

2

Advanced MIDI and DAW Techniques (Protools and Nuendo)

3

Audio Portfolio Project

4

Internship with Specialized Projects in Making a Short Fiction Film and Making a Documentary Film

 

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Colleges

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Course Suitability

  • Candidate should have the ability to initiate, develop and realize distinctive and creative work in various media, such as digital photography and audiovisual formats.
  • The course is suitable for those who are willing and interested in media, filmmaking, shooting, acting and producing, etc. 
  • Those who are willing to go for teaching fields at higher degree level i.e., college and university level both in private and government institutions are good suit for it.

How is the B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Course Beneficial?

  • Candidates can go for higher degree programs in respective subjects, e.g., M.A in Digital Filmmaking & Animation, and then for further research work. 
  • They can have jobs in creative industries, including broadcast media, filmmaking, feature films, indie (independent) films, and documentaries. 
  • They can also have jobs in print media, including newspapers, magazines, catalogs; fashion and interiors photography and styling; social and portrait photography; art direction for production including sets and locations; advertising and marketing; merchandising and retail; secretarial, clerical, and administration.

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Employment Areas

  • Cinematography
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Film Industry
  • Lighting Fields
  • Media & Newspaper
  • Multimedia Design Companies
  • Private T.V Channels
  • Radio Stations / Recording Studios
  • Scriptwriter Work

B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation) Job Types

  • Advertising firm Animation
  • Camera Operator
  • DVD Author
  • Filmmaker
  • Film Producer
  • Radio Jockey
  • Sound Effects Editor / Sound Designer / Sound Mixing Individual

Advanced Course in B.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation)

  • M.A (Digital Filmmaking & Animation)