Certificate in '"Documentary Film Making" from Maulana Azad National Urdu University

 

I have been awarded a Certificate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University for attending a workshop on “Documentary Film Making”. 

 The Instructional Media Centre, MANUU in association with Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IPDA), Mumbai conducted the workshop on ‘Documentary Film Making’ from March 16-18, 2023.

Mohammed Mujahid Ali, Producer-1, IMC was the workshop convenor and Rizwan Ahmed, Director, IMC was the workshop director.

The certificates were presented by MANUU Vice-Chancellor Syed Ainul Hasan at the ceremony attended by Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar on March 18, 2023.

The resource persons for the workshop were Sanskar Desai, Filmmaker, script writer and President of Indian Documentary Producers Association, Kamlesh K Mishra, award winning writer-director, and documentary filmmaker Santosh Pathare.

The topics covered during the workshop included:

Introduction to documentaries.

Types of documentaries and genres.

How to conceptualize a documentary.

Importance of Research and types of research.

How to create a documentary/story.

Biographical documentaries.

Acting and interacting with other actors.

How to make a documentary on a living person and a documentary on a person who is no more.

How to make a documentary when subject is inanimate object or a Concept.

Creating a visual story.

Editing and background music.

The use of voice over.

Overall making of a documentary.

Permissions and Marketing of films.