Allahabad :

Allahabad Museum and ministry of culture have organised a one-month long documentary film making course. The course was inaugurated by director, Allahabad Museum Rajesh Purohit and HoD, department of Urdu, Allahabad University, Ali Ahmad Fatmi.

Speaking on the occasion Purohit stressed upon that the documentary workshop is an intensive hands-on course that teaches students to work individually or in a group to produce a documentary on a topic of interest and community relevance. Independently and in groups, students conduct research on their chosen topics.

They identify and conduct interviews with community leaders. Additionally, students learn basic production skills such as camera operation and audio recording. When they have completed filming, the students participate in all facets of post-production, including sound mixing, video editing, voice-overs and title cards.

The students are responsible for all decisions, academic as well as artistic, they decide how to present their material and strive to do so in the most meaningful and logical.

Purohit emphasised the technical aspects of documentary making especially how a filmmaker needs to be a good story teller.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Allahabad / TNN / July 03rd, 2015