Diploma in Production
by Institute of Moving ImagesPune, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi |
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| Age Group: | Above 18- Years |
| Eligibility: (Pre-requisites) | - Minimum age of 18 years. |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
Best Producers are creative entrepreneurs
No one is more powerful in the film industry today than the Producer. The Producers have the duty and privilege of managing film making decisions from conception to presentation.
Film making is a collaborative art built on real dialogue between creative partners and for this reason, the Producer's job require a very sensitive, effective, creative and collaborative management of priorities.
The Producers are deeply involved in all the stages of film making; from an idea to the distribution of a finished film; they obtain copyrights for a intellectual property, hire script writers, employ a crew, cast and director, handle all the complex decision of film business including finance, negotiating contracts, film distribution and marketing strategies.
IMI Advantage
IMI Diploma in Production is an intensive and demanding programme like the job of producing itself. Here students are treated as producers throughout the duration of the course and come face to face with real life challenges of film production as they get hands-on experience producing series of their own projects.
At the Institute of Moving Images, all the diploma students are required to make at least 10 projects in a year. For that, each film unit is provided with resources for production of student films and it is Production students responsibility to help keep things on track as being Producers of these films.
As a Producer, you will need to create production environments that enhance director's skills and provide the support they need to make the best possible film or television show. At IMI, in the first term itself, students learn the fundamental of filmmaking and develop the creative insight they need as Producers through classes in Screen writing, Direction and Editing. You will learn about using camera and working with actors. Each student writes, shoots and edits short project in order to understand the creative process of film production and how directors carry out their vision.
Subsequently, IMI faculty who are industry professionals teach students the essential detail of Production Management- preparation, script breakdown, pitching, talent search, realistic scheduling & budgeting, contingency planning, resource & unit management and tasks that will be undertaken in the Production Department under the supervision of First Assistant Director and Continuity Assistant.
All our Production students learn essential organizational skills on day to day basis when they are exposed to the entire process of resource acquisition & logistic management.
They gain first hand experience finding right talent or dealing with local authorities to obtain city permits for location shoots or arranging transportation requirements for crew & equipment or handling all production and post-production paper work to ensure that all the elements are in line to meet the requirement of the shoot. Thus, students learn to make the real-world strategies and same time have opportunities to develop the industry contacts needed for successful production of a film or television programme.
In addition, Production students at IMI also study the basics of entertainment law- copyrights act, terms of various financing agreements, employment contracts, production & distribution agreements, underlying literary acquisitions and negative mortgage deal.
Throughout the year there is a regular Industry Speaker Series which features producers as well as directors, distributors, trade analysts, lawyers, production heads of TV channels to share their first hand experience and "do & don'ts" of entertainment business. These sessions are coupled with screening of their films or television shows.
By the end of the programme, students master the art of pitching and acquire the skill to write a business and marketing plan, including potential sources of financing & distribution, a budget along with detail production schedule, potential cast, revenue projections and marketing tactics for a feature film project.
They produce their final Diploma film project of 15-20 minute duration on film, using 35mm Arriflex 435 camera and edit on FCP with professional actors on location, and directed by IMI Direction students. Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded Diploma in Production and a show-reel on DVD.
Since the demand for competent production personnel in the Indian Film & Television industry far outstrips supply, IMI students upon successfully completing this intensive training programme will hold a considerable advantage in the profession.
The course enables students to handle complex decision of film business including finance, marketing and distribution. Students learn to write business plans, study entertainment law and master the art of pitching.
Course Outline
The training at the Institute of Moving Images amalgamates the best of diverse teaching model from film schools around the world to prepare its student in the context of Indian Film & television industry.
Students are encouraged to form groups which function like a studio or Production Company; where ideas are tried out after evaluating their artistic & entertainment value as well as marketability and finally taken to the production stage.
First Semester
Even if you never plan to direct anything, but as a Producer you need to know how directors carry out their vision. That is why, the most important element in the first semester is to impart students the clear understanding of creative and logistic demands of film and television show production through class room lectures, workshops and hands-on experience producing series of their own projects.
IMI's full-time Diploma in Production classes includes:
Business of Producing
This class serves as the core of the IMI Production programme and essentially introduces students with the essential roles, tasks and challenges faced by a professional film & television producers. Students are familiarized with what different producers actually do in the business of Film & Television production i.e., what is the role of an Executive Producer & Line Producer. Students learn the fundamentals of production skills including how to obtain intellectual property rights, negotiate contracts and make marketing & distribution strategies.
Filmmaking Fundamentals
Through hands-on exercises in directing, camera and editing practical, students learn the creative process of film making. Each student breaks down a short script, direct a scene with actors on digital video and edit the scene in order to develop the creative insight they need as producers.
Line Producing
In this class, students are prepared for the day to day responsibilities of the producer on the set from script breakdown, working with budgeting and scheduling software to resource acquisition & logistic management.
Essentials of Screenwriting
The best producers are creative entrepreneurs. As a Producer you need to know how to identify and discuss the dramatic effectiveness of a screenplay and how to guide the director in order to make the best possible film or television show. This class helps students to get inside the screenwriting process. Essential elements of story telling are taught in detail. Students learn the basics of dramatic structure for feature film and dramatic television writing.
Film Study
Based on the principles of screenwriting that students learned in class, they study the critically acclaimed as well as blockbuster films to analyze their scripts- to understand how to structure a script dramatically and tell a good story interestingly.
Box office Analysis
Every Friday students watch new releases in a movie theater with "real audience". Then, in the weeks to come, students track the marketing and box office performance of these films. This experience provides students an understanding of how movies are marketed and distributed.
Hands-on Productions
After selecting a concept from submissions by IMI Film making or Direction students, Production students take the project from creative producing through development of script in collaboration with IMI Script writing students, pre-production, budgeting, scheduling, finding right location, line producing, production management to post production. Each student produces six student projects of different genre i.e., Documentary, Reality Television and Short Film.
Second Semester
In the second Semester, students continue studying where Business of Producing, Line Producing, Film study & Box office Analysis classes left in the first semester.
The course emphasis now shifts to enabling students to handle complex decision of film business including finance, marketing and distribution. Students learn to write business plans, study entertainment law and master the art of pitching with regular sessions to peers and faculty.
Also in the second semester, students begin to make the real world contacts. During this period, they are required to keep a Producer's log of all query- letters, emails and faxes they send out to different production company about their project.
By the end of the semester, each student Line Produces a music video and a television commercial as their exercise films and finally Produces final Diploma project of 15 minutes duration on 35mm film format.
The Second Semester class includes:
Finance, Marketing & Distribution
Without understanding and planning for marketing and distribution up front, it is almost impossible to raise finance. Using case studies of actual films and television shows, this class focuses on successful strategies for each of these vital aspects of producing.
By the end of the semester, students learn to develop plans for the finance, marketing and distribution of their own project, which help them turn their Diploma project into an actual film or television show.
Television Producing
This class covers the entire gamut of television pilot possibility including knowing what the commissioning editors of TV channels are looking for, key issues in concept development for different genre of programming, production issues and presentation skills to push the project to the broadcasters.
Entertainment Legality
The class introduces students to entertainment law, forms and terms of Agreement, essential to motion pictures and television programme development, production and distribution.
In additions to understanding the legality of general concept of intellectual copyrights, permission & clearances, Government regulations & Taxes, Censor Board guidelines, students are encouraged to study in depth the business structure of the industry product delivery system, film & television programme financing, various domestic and overseas distribution territories, issues relating to producer-crew employment agreements, production-distribution agreements, profit sharing formulas, literary acquisitions and negative mortgage deals.
Pitching
It begins with tutorials from some seasoned pitch master. By the end of the semester, students master the art and feel confident enough to pitch their own ideas to room of captivated IMI students- the future filmmakers.
Creating Business Plan
This class teaches students the steps necessary to start their own production company. Students learn how to write an outline and format of a business plan, how to create projections and tailor a plan with realistic scheduling, production budget, revenue projections and marketing tactics to attract target group.
Hands-on Productions
In the second semester, students complete hands-on workshop and Line-Produce a music video and a television commercial. Students create the concepts for each of these exercises projects and take care of all pre-production, production and post-production needs.
On Completion
At the end of the semester, each student Produces final Diploma project of 15 minutes duration on film format, using 35mm Arriflex 435 camera and editing on FCP. The film is directed by IMI Direction students. Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded Diploma in Production and a show-reel on DVD.
Unique Features of IMI Diploma
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One-year of intensive course
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Full-time: Total 1900 hrs. of Tuition’s
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Specialization in Direction or Screenwriting or Producing or Cinematography or Editing
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Practical training by industry professionals in all key discipline of Film making process
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Excellent tutor-student ratio
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Average 12 students in each discipline
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Minimum age 18 (average early 20s)
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Tutor are experienced professionals, currently working in the Film & TV industry
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On location shooting or editing exercise in day times
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Classroom instructions & Screenings in evening
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Each student independently makes close to 10 films projects
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Students perform all key roles while crewing in 30 other films
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Training on Sony DV, HDV & 35mm Arri CinemaScope 435 camera
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Editing experience on non linear AVID Xpress Pro & FCP
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Professional assessment and feedback
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One month Internship with industry contacts
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Each student makes their final Diploma project on 35mm Film in Key role (Director/Cameraman/Editor)
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Graduation screenings and showcases to invited guest
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A Diploma & demo-reel of final film are awarded
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Selected students films sent to festivals & competitions
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Financial & time commitment to gain excellent standard of professional film training
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Recommended for those who want to kick start a full time independent career in Film & TV industry
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Students also gain fast track entry in senior positions in creative or technical team of Television Channels
Who Should Apply
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Strong ambition to produce own film & TV show
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Must be prepared for full-days of intensive work
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Can committee to fast paced, intensive learning
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Collaborative and articulate in nature
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Must have ability to enroll people diplomatically
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Can deliver the logistic & creative demands of profession
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Having knowledge of contemporary film culture
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Desirous of starting own Production Company
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Looking for placement in Film & Television industry as Line / Executive Producer
Eligibility Criteria
Welcome to the Admission Process at IMI.
Institute of Moving Images is open to applicants of all nationalities and background with minimum age of 18 years who are seriously interested in the field of professional film making.
The average age of students is in their early twenties, but the range is wide and we welcome applications from older students also.
To be eligible for the admission in any course at IMI, graduation is preferred but not mandatory.
IMI admission policy recognizes that there will be some outstanding applicants with backgrounds in other disciplines and work experience including those without standard graduation degree. What we are essentially looking for is raw talent and new voices with something to say.
The general category of applicants apply for admission in IMI are those who have not yet had any production experience but who have a history of creative interest in film, theater, writing, painting or in still photography.
Admission is purely on merit.
Applicants merit & creative potential are evaluated on the basis of their response to aptitude test questions listed on the admission form and their performance at interview.
The entire admission process at IMI is free of stress and straightforward as possible.
Just browse the pages step by step.
To avoid any last minute rejections of your application for technical reasons, please go through all the pages carefully before filling the "Application Form for Admission."
Admission Criteria
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Students applying to Institute of Moving Images come from a wide-spectrum of educational backgrounds. What we are essentially looking for is raw talent and new voices with something to say. Graduation is preferred. However, minimum eligibility is a 10+2 / HSC / A-Level or equivalent level of education
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No previous experience of film making required. However, a strong instinct for the grammar of visual story telling is preferred
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Admission purely on merit. Applicants merit & creative potential are evaluated on the basis of their response to three aptitude test questions listed on the admission form and performance at interview. For more detail, go to Admission requirement page
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The need to follow and understand the intensive course of lectures and high pressure of group work make it imperative that all students have a satisfactory knowledge of English language
Course Duration : One Year Full Time + 3 months Internship
Class Timing: The classes are held Six days a week
10AM to 5PM - Classroom instructions & Screening
Students are expected to work additional hours daily, outside the normal teaching hours including on weekends for on-location shooting or editing exercise.
Diploma Course Dates & Fees
The Diploma programs at IMI start twice a year which means you can choose when it is best for you to begin your film education. The dates below represent the day instruction start for the program. Students come from all over the Asian countries to attend IMI program, so start dates fill up quickly. Applications are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Course dates
June intake 2014
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Last date to apply |
: 15th March 2014 |
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Interview Date |
: 02nd June 2014 |
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Course Commencing |
: 30th June 2014 |
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| When | Duration | Where | Remarks | Price |
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30th June, 2014 (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM) |
1 Years (Total 1900 Hrs) |
All Venues | Class Timing: The classes are held Six days a week... more | Price On Request |
| Classroom - Crash/Intensive (Group Size: Below 13 - ) | ||||
| When | Duration | Where | Remarks | Price |
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30th June, 2014 (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM) |
1 Years (Total 1900 Hrs) |
All Venues | The classes are held Six days a week. Students are... more | Price On Request |
Pune, Deccan Gymkhana (Branch):- MA Building, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics Campus (Deemed University) BMCC Road Deccan Gymkhana, Pune - 411004, Maharashtra, India
Kolkata, Ballygunge (Branch):- Alliance Francaise du Bengale (Indo-French Cultural Centre) 217, A.J.C. Bose Road, Beck Bagan Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Mumbai, Dadar West (Branch):- Ravindra Natya Mandir, P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy Next to Siddhi Vinayak Temple Dadar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
New Delhi, Mandi House (Branch):- Shri Ram Centre of Art & Culture, Shafdar Hasmi Marg Near Mandi House Metro Station Mandi House, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Institute of Moving Images
Though we are the Filmmakers of today, you are the Filmmakers of the future. Our primary mission is to do everything in our power to launch you - the next generation of Filmmakers, into the Filmmaking business with a profound sense of excellence, a brimming self-confidence in your abilities and a passion for movie-making poetry.
Institute of Moving Images is an intimate and innovative film school for high standard of practical training in all key areas of filmmaking with latest equipments. It is very independent film school run by non-profit Moving Images Educational Trust, recognized by Government under Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.
Located inside a sedate green, sprawling campus of a reputed university in Pune, IMI provides an interesting backdrop for concentrated study of filmmaking and to shoot student exercise films.
We select only those students who are the raw talent and genuine potential. We have very high expectation of our students and demand 100% commitment from each of them.
Today, we can proudly say many of our alumni are employed in prestigious Film Production Companies & Television Channels. But the fact remains that no one is ever hired in the film industry on the basis of mere paper qualification. This is our faculty of high profile, award winning and established film professionals, who often come straight from their movie set; teach students how to succeed in this
competitive field since they know better how the film industry works.
Success in film industry is a matter of right skills, attitude & confidence- this is what IMI provides to its students.
