2 Year Diploma in Motion Pictures - Editing

Diploma by Whistling Woods International Mumbai View Contact

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 Editing - Overview

The 2-year Diploma in Motion Pictures - Editing Specialisation is divided into 2 parts 

Foundation Program:  6 months

Preceding the Editing specialization is the Filmmaking foundation programme. In this program, students are thoroughly immersed in the full spectrum experience of developing and producing films. The Filmmaking Foundation Program introduces students to motion picture creation, fusing theory instruction with project assignments and complete productions. Students learn the language of motion picture production, explore fundamental techniques and learn some of inputs in acting, cinematography, directing, editing, producing, screenplay writing and sound. Students learn theoretical concepts in class from filmmaking faculty, but more particularly through production experiences with this faculty as seasoned mentors. Additionally, in WWI's several screening facilities, students regularly watch globally produced motion pictures, discuss the same and learn fundamental creation concepts in Film Appreciation, Music Appreciation, International Art Literature & Culture, and Production Design. Students apply these skills through developing and producing their own films. They develop the crucial filmmaking team skills necessary for industry success.

In the Filmmaking Foundation Program, students make 3 motion picture projects on Digital Video format:

1. Continuity Exercise

2. Foundation Film

3. Diploma Film 

Specialization - Editing: 18 months

Credit Points : 52 

The task of the editor is to take the (sometimes overwhelming) visual and audio footage captured during principal photography, add to this additional visual and audio components from visual effects, sound effects, originally composed and prior composed music, and assemble only the optimally orchestrated portions of these into the most entertaining, well-structured and coherent story. The art of editing focuses on  the editor's choices to linger or cut away from an actor, shorten or lengthen a pause, take a close up or stay out wide, and even the option of rearranging a motion picture's scenes. All of these set the emotional pace determining each project's rhythm, mood, energy and the audience's understanding - and enjoyment - of the story. 

In the Editing specialisation, students master the technical and creative challenges of the editing process, from syncing daily rushes to the final cut and sound mix. As they learn a range of software, including Final Cut Pro HD, Avid HD, Cinema Tools, Live Type, Motion and After Effects, they simultaneously develop skills in aesthetics, structure and style.Besides, students also master the artistic strategies necessary to transform raw captured footage into emotionally powerful and meaningful stories. At the end of the programme, the student is well equipped to be a Post Production Director, a co-creator in the process of telling stories, providing him the status, respect and value deserved from the  rigorous study.    

As competence grows from simple cuts, montage and dialogue sequences to the more complex dexterity required for suspense, action, comedic and dramatic styles, the emphasis shifts from the technical to the artistic. Through  experiments students learn to bring out coherency and impact in their work. 

In addition to the show-reel of projects common to all disciplines, Editing students complete numerous assignments that include editing for action, comedy and suspense scenes, complex dialogue scenes, montage, narrative fiction, docudrama, news footage, current affair stories, travelogues, personality-based and social issue documentaries, promos and interstitials. Most of the learning material is the original work of some of the best directors of the industry like Rakeysh Mehra, Subhash Ghai, Ashutosh Gowarikar and Vipul Shah to name a few, donated to the department by the stalwarts themselves.  

Key areas of training include FCP operations, history of editing, concepts of editing, demo and practical sessions on the principles of continuity, sound designing, understanding montage, concept of time and space in cinema, visual rhythm and pace and creating dramatic tension in terms of suspense and surprise, narrative structures, aesthetic use of graphics in cinema, ideology and motion picture style, exposition and summation techniques and basic compositing skills. 

Editing students also study Apple Shake, alongside the Animation students, for compositing. The ongoing exercises that students complete allow for exhaustive practice, review and assessment of their problem-solving creativity. The programme teaches you the various genres and styles of editing for television and motion pictures, understanding playback sequences, an introduction and analysis of commercials, promotional films and trailers, learning about the studio environment, demo of Livetype and effects, an introduction to cinema tools, Motion and Apple Color software, DI workflow, media management, broadcast standard and mastering, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, multi-cam post production and Elementary Avid training. In addition, it coach students to be competent in their understanding of Screenplay Writing, Screen Direction and Sound Designing and Mixing that are crucial for complete and comprehensive learning. 

Intensive workshops enable students to master their story-telling skills and designing sense. Creative skills further develop with the help of aesthetical and practical inputs. The technical knowledge will assist in the creative rendition of the editing craft in the process of developing the students into professional editors. Workshops are conducted by some of the most celebrated individuals from this field, such as David Hover, Deepa Bhatia and Savita Shekhawat. 

WWI is the first centre in India that has been certified as an AATCe (Apple Authorized Training Centre for Education) by Apple. Students benefit greatly by acquiring training from Apple authorized instructors on campus under the AATC programme and may opt for an additional certificate entitling them to unique opportunities as a certified FCP Professional in the Domestic and International domain. 

Diploma Motion Picture

Diploma Production - All students of all specialisations are part of a program-culminating Diploma Motion Picture production experience. Ranging from 30-seconds to 10 minutes, each film may be fiction, non-fiction or an ad-film and is shot on either 35mm Film stock or High Definition format. Each student plays the role of Head of Department for minimum 1 film in their chosen area of specialisation. In addition, they would also play the role of an assistant to one or more of their fellow students in 1 or more such diploma productions. These diploma productions are an expose to the real world of Motion Picture production with autonomy provided to the crew, subject to project parameters and guidelines of the Indian Censor board. This is a unique opportunity for students to apply their education & skills learned over the past yr & a half, under supervision, and in an environment that is as close to the real world of motion picture production as possible. Several of the Whistling Woods diploma productions are sent to festivals across the world with many of them having gained critical acclaim. The diploma film is a WWI Alumni’s biggest calling card. 

*The above information is subject to change by the discretion of the Management

 Editing - Faculty

Head Of The Department
 

Prashant Naik

Prashant Naik, HOD of the Editing department is a reputed National Award-winning Film Editor. He is also an Apple Certified Trainer in Final Cut Pro. Prashant specialised in Editing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, in 1991, after completing a Graduate degree in Law and a Post-graduate degree in Commerce. He has taught at the FTII, and has been the HOD of the Video Editing Department from 2004-2006. Prashant's FTII Diploma film Punaravritti received the National Award in the Best Short Fiction category in 1992. In 1997, the Oriya feature film Shunya Swaroopa (directed by Himansu Khatua and edited by Prashant Naik) won the National Award in the Best Regional Film category. Prashant won the National Award for Best Editing for the film Harvest of Hunger (directed by Roopashree Nanda) in the Non Feature Film category. Over the years he has edited a number of corporate films, ad films, promotional films and documentaries and also television series such as Junglee Toofan Tyre Puncture, Fans, Life and You (FLU) and some episodes of Yule Love Stories for Zee TV and Women of India and several episodes of Surabhi for Doordarshan. He was the On-line Editor for the live coverage of the India-Australia Cricket World Cup match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, in 1996. Prashant's most recent project as Editor is the Hindi feature film I am Kalam (2010, directed by Nila Madhab Panda), which has been screened this year at the Berlin and Cannes film festivals and is in official selection at 54th BFI London Film Festival and 40th Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy.

Testimonial by HOD : 

“We at WWI prepare the students to become editors in true sense who acquire the skill and sensibility to take it beyond the directors visualization as an active collaborator in the filmmaking process and contribute to the story-telling.”

Faculty
Prashant Naik
Vivian Pimenta


Guest Faculty
Aditya Seth         
Tanuja Chaturvedi         
Ranjeet Bahadur        
Subhash Ghai
Sankalp Meshram
Yogesh Mathur
Deepa Bhatia
Rajesh Parmar
Neil Sadwelkar
David Hover (Faculty from FEMIS, France)

Payments

Notes / Benefits / Penalties / Refunds:

1. All amounts are payable, unless mentioned otherwise to ‘Whistling Woods International Limited’ by cheque / demand draft / NEFT / RTGS / online transfers. Details for online transfer of funds are as under:
WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Bank Name : PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
Branch : SEEPZ, Andheri (E)
A/c no.: 1253009300009473
IFSC : PUNB0125300
SWIFT : PUNBINBBBSZ

2. Of the amounts payable in each instalment, certain payments will need to be made to parties representing the University that is granting the degrees. You will be intimated of such party names and the split in payments to be made on a semester basis. Further, Examination Fees, as payable to the University are additional and will be payable on a semi-annual basis.

3. Service Tax as applicable (currently 12.36%) is included on all payments made to Whistling Woods International Limited. Service Tax has not been levied on the security deposit. Payments made to other parties directly may not attract Service Tax as per current rules / guidelines, but the same are subject to change. Further, any additional taxes if levied by the government / taxation authorities would need to be borne by the students. Appropriate timely intimation of any additional payments in lieu of taxes would be given to students.

4. The Semester 1 instalment includes security deposit, wherever applicable. This is non-interest bearing and refundable on course completion or withdrawal, subject to deductions.

5. All amounts are listed in Indian Rupees. The same amounts are payable by both Indian and International students. Non-Indian nationals who cannot make payment in Indian Rupees may make alternate arrangements with the Whistling Woods accounts department.

6. All payments made by Indian nationals must be accompanied by the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the payee, without which fees will not be accepted.

7. All fees are as mentioned are for the course and are simply being collected over 5 instalments. The semester-wise payments are not specific to the semester or reflect the value of the course completed till then. They are simply broken up to reduce the burden of paying large amounts on the student.

8. For the Certificate Course in Filmmaking (Online) under the Whistling Woods Virtual Academy - Admission will be confirmed only after all documents are verified and Course Fees are paid. Course Fees once paid are non-refundable. Further, Students need to finish all modules and successfully complete all tests before a period of 2 years from the date of course commencement, failing which the student would need to re-enroll in the course in order to get the certificate of completion.

9. The ‘Acceptance’ payment is payable within two weeks of being accepted into a Whistling Woods International course. If a student is accepted within two weeks prior to course commencement, this is payable on registration day.

10. The ‘Acceptance’ payment is non-refundable, although it can be carried forward to the next intake for a maximum of 2 intakes, subject to management approval.

11. Semester 1 fees are payable on Registration day, which may be a few days prior to the day of course commencement.

12. All other instalments are payable on or before the first day of each Semester, except for the final Semester.

13. All payments listed under the Final Semester of each course have to be paid 1 month before commencement of the final semester OR before completion of the Semester preceeding the last, whichever is earlier. E.g. For the Diploma Course in Direction, the amount of Rs 300,000/- listed as Semester 4 payment has to be paid by the student before completion of Semester 3 or 1 month before commencement of Semester 4, whichever is earlier.

14. Transfer of fees across / between courses is subject to management approval, on a case-by-case basis, and per conditions as under:

- If a student changes specialisation mid-course from a course with a lower fee to a course with a higher fee, the fee difference, on a retrospective basis (for the semesters already completed), is to be paid by the student before commencement of the next Semester.

- If a student changes specialisation mid-course from a course with a higher fee to a course with a lower fee, no refunds will be made retrospectively for fee differences, if any in the Semesters already completed, and, irrespective of such differences, fees payable for future Semesters have to be paid as per the fee policy.

15. Once a Semester has commenced, all fees paid / payable before that Semester are non-refundable. Any fees paid in advance for future Semesters will be refunded, along with the security deposit paid, subject to deductions, should a student leave his/her course mid-Semester.

16. If a student wishes to withdraw from the course between 2 semesters, he has to convey the same in writing to the Dean and the Manager – Administration atleast 2 weeks prior to Semester commencement. After such date, entire fees payable for that semester will be applicable.

17. For 2-year & 3-year courses, students electing to pay the total tuition fees before Semester 1, will receive a waiver of Rs. 25,000/-.

18. Any scholarship extended to a student will be used to reduce the fees payable for the final Semester of his/her course.

19. Following payment lapses will attract a penalty of Rs. 5,000/-:

- Delay in Fee Payment - a delay of even 1 day will attract this penalty per month.

- In case of each act of cheque bouncing / dishonour of cheque.

- All delays due to non-acceptance of fees on account of PAN unavailability.

20. We have Institute provided health insurance at a fee of Rs. 2,800/- per annum. This is mandatory for all students as they are covered under a group insurance policy.

21. The on-campus cafeteria managers will charge an advance to every student a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Five thousand only) per annum for meals in the campus Cafeteria. This amount, payable in advance, will allow each student food credit points, which can be availed at the cafeteria for meals.

22. During orientation week each specialization will provide a book/supply list of items that will need to be purchased. Students opting for the Producing specialisation would need to acquire an Apple (Macintosh) laptop and Movie Magic Budgeting & Movie Magic Scheduling software. While the laptop prices are not standard, the cost of Movie Magic Budgeting & Movie Magic Scheduling is discounted & subsidised for WWI students and is fixed at US$ 99/- each.

23. Whistling Woods is currently undergoing litigation with respect to its campus in Filmcity, Mumbai and there is a possibility that for any courses that extend beyond July 2014, the classes / activities beyond that date may be carried over at an alternative campus of the institute. However, before the same is put into effect, adequate intimation / notice will be given.

24. Adjustment of students’ dues / outstandings against advances / deposits may be considered by management at its discretion on a case-to-case basis.

25. Excessively delayed fee payments may be cause for cancellation of admission.

26. Fee Policies as above are subject to change at Management’s discretion. Appropriate notification after change of the same will be given to all students.

Whistling Woods International

The Institute

Founded by one of the India’s leading filmmakers – Subhash Ghai and is promoted by Mukta Arts Limited & Filmcity Mumbai. Whistling Woods International(WWI) is Asia’s largest Film, Television, Animation and Media Arts institute, providing world-class education in all technical and creative aspects of filmmaking and television.

Whistling Woods has also been rated amongst the top 10 film schools in the world by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, alongwith institutes like NYU Tisch, NFTS, FAMU & AFTRS. WWI was the youngest school to be featured in that list.

The WWI Mumbai campus is located inside Mumbai’s film & television production hub ‘Filmcity’, and offers courses that vary in duration from 1 year to 3 years, both full-time and part time in nature. All the major specializations of the Media & Entertainment industry are catered to, including Acting, Animation, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting, Sound and Media Studies. WWI also offers India’s first MBA in Media & Entertainment and India’s first MBA in Media & Communication.

The full-time faculty of WWI is a body of academics and renowned industry professionals like Subhash Ghai, Rajen Kothari, M Krishhnamurthy, Rob Reece, Anjum Rajabali, Rakesh Ranjan, Ashmaki Acharya, Somnath Sen, Samar Khan, Prashant Naik, Yusuf Mehta, Dhananjay Khore with regular guest lectures by leading Indian & International filmmakers, actors & technicians like Ashutosh Gowarikar (Director of oscar-nominated ‘Lagaan’), Farhan Akhtar, Ashok Amritraj, Shyam Benegal, Naseeruddin Shah, Danny Boyle (academy award winner for Slumdog Millionaire), Rajkumar Hirani, Rakeysh Mehra, Vishal Bharadwaj, Farah Khan, Nagesh Kukunoor, Shelley Page (head of international outreach for Dreamworks Animation), and several more. Students at Whistling Woods, hence, have a unique opportunity to interact on one-on-one basis with some of the most successful professionals in the Indian film industry.

The courses at WWI are designed to ensure that the students’ learning is collaborative and industry oriented. The curriculum at WWI is a unique hybrid of theoretical and practical aspects and ensuring that the creative dovetails well with the business aspects. All students also undergo rigorous study in several co-curricular faculties like Film Appreciation, International Art Literature Culture, Production Design & Music.

These unique elements in the curriculum & the teaching methodology have seen WWI’s student body growing over three times over the past three years. Further, almost 15% of the student body now comprises of International students, from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Vietnam and others who choose WWI over the multiple film-studies options available in their own countries.

The Institute is also highly committed to ensuring that its students move into the industry in creative and rewarding areas of employment. WWI alumni are currently working at several leading media organisations like Aamir Khan Productions, Annapurna Studios, BIG Animation, Balaji Telefilms, Dharma Productions, Dreamworks, Excel Entertainment, Fox Star Studios India, Mukta Arts Ltd, Percept Picture Company, Prime Focus, Rajshri, Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Mediaworks, Rhythmn & Hues, Star TV, Technicolour, Walkwater Film, UTV Motion Pictures, Yashraj Films and several more.

In early 2011, The Sony Media technology Center – a global Center of Excellence established by Sony Corp. & WWI and located at the WWI campus in Filmcity, Mumbai was inaugurated by Sir Howard Stringer (Chairman, CEO & President, Sony Corp.). Sony has recognised WWI as a leader in the Media & Entertainment education sector in Asia, decided to partner with the institute for setup of the same. This follows Sony’s two other centers in London & LA and is the only one that has been setup in association with another organization, the first two being standalone centers. The Sony Media technology Center (SMTC) at WWI will focus on new and emerging technology in the fields of High Definition filmmaking, 3D filmmaking, High Definition Exhibition and HD Broadcast. Sony has equipped the WWI Mumbai campus with the latest technology in both HD filmmaking & 3D filmmaking and will also be stationing on campus their global subject matter experts from whom WWI students would learn a great deal.

In 2010, WWI was accepted as a full member of CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision) – a global association of film schools, which lays very high standards on admitting members (there are only 150 members of CILECT). This membership has enabled huge expansion in WWI’s international operations with student & faculty exchanges been planned with the best film schools in the world. In the past as well, WWI has initiated affiliations with several global film schools, including first-ever-in-India activities like International student co-productions. Some of the schools that we have undertaken these activities with are Deakin & Griffith in Australia, Bradford College UK, Syracuse University USA & NYU Tisch Asia.

In a major step in secondary education in India, WWI was invited to partner with India’s premier High School Board - the CBSE board by the Ministry of Human Resource Development - Government of India to design a Media Studies curriculum for the country’s primary High School board (the CBSE board). WWI has prepared the curriculum, teaching methodology & is undertaking teacher-training for the ‘Media Studies’ elective in the 11th & 12th grade.

With the Mumbai campus operational since July 2006 and the student body having grown from 90 to 350 over 3 years, WWI is strongly looking at expansion both in terms of course verticals and campuses.

The above is just a snapshot of what Whistling Woods International has achieved in the short span of five years and the institution strongly marches on its way to fulfilling it’s goal – to be the institute of choice for media education globally.