Government Film and Television Institute
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| Type | Film school |
|---|---|
| Established | August 1943 (as S.J. Polytechnic) |
| Founder | Dr.Sir M.Visvesvaraya |
| Location | Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Campus | Rural |
| Nickname | GFTI |
| Affiliations | Directorate of Technical Education, Karnataka |
| Website | http://www.filminstitutebangalore.com |
The Government Film & Television Institute, Bangalore (formerly a part of S.J.Polytechnic) is believed as the first government institute in India to start technical courses related to films.[1] It is one of the few government film institutes in India. The institute is located at Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru in Karnataka. It comes under the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka.[2] The institute offers three-year diploma courses in Cinematography and Sound Recording and Engineering. The diploma certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka.[3]
History
It was the vision of a great visionary Dr.Sir M.Visvesvaraya to provide trained Technicians to the industries that were developing rapidly in pre- independence India. In August 1943,S.J.Occupational Institute named after the then Maharaja of Mysore, was started by Sir M.Visveswaraya to give training to Technicians in specialized subjects like Ceramics, Instrument technology Boilers and Engines Welding and Sheet Metal, Cinematography, Sound Engg, Radio Engg. It was a Unique Institute, the first of its kind in the country. In September 1996, two specialized courses Cinematography and Sound&Television were separated and a new Institute-Government Film& Television Institute was started at Hesaraghatta, under the World Bank Assisted Project for Technician Development in India.[4][5]
Location
The Govt. Film & TV Institute is situated in Hesaraghatta about 35 km from the city, over an area of 25 acres amidst sylvan surroundings.[6] The Institute is housed in well designed beautiful buildings and the ambience exuded by the Institute is designed to trigger and promote creativity to meet the burgeoning needs of the Film & Media Industries.[7]
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Courses
Government Film & Television Institute offers two 3 year Diploma courses in Cinematography and Sound Recording & Engg. The intake of students for each course is 33.
Cinematography: The 3-year study in Cinematography covers Still Photography, Motion Picture Photography and Videography with subjects like Film Analysis & Appreciation, Visual Composition, Filming Techniques, Lighting Techniques, Film Processing, Film Projection, Electronic Cinematography, Television Production, Multimedia, Computer Graphics & Animation.
Cinematography Department has two professionally designed Still Photography Studios, Motion Picture Labs, Television Production Floor and an acoustically treated Film Shooting Floor with a viewers gallery.
Sound Engineering: Sound Recording & Engg course covers study of Sound Recording Techniques, Architectural Acoustics, Digital Recording, Music, and subjects pertaining to Electronics like Analog& Digital Electronics, Communication Engg, Television Engg. A few subjects are common to both the courses.[8]
Sound Recording Department has a professionally designed Sound Recording Studio which can be used for Music Recording, Voice Dubbing, Background scoring in Analog and Digital formats, Digital Audio Workstation, Video Post-production Console, Film Projection Booth, and well equipped Electronics Lab and Computer Lab.[9]
Notable Alumni
- V K Murthy
- ((H Krishnan))(Ex Sr Vice President Kodak India Ltd)
- Govind Nihalani
- Master Manjunath
- Ashok Kashyap
- Santosh Rai Pathaje
- Shekhar Chandru
- Satya Hegde(cinematographer)]]
- Krishna (cinematographer)
- Jomon T. John
- Gireesh Gangadharan
Shiva Kumar
See also
- Cinema of India
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
- State Institute of Film and Television
- K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts
- M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute
- Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha
- Film School
- List of film schools
References
- ↑ "Film courses from GFTI" (july). Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. July 5, 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Directorate of Technical Education". www.dte.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "GFTI". www.filminstitutebangalore.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "History of GFTI". www.filminstitutebangalore.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "college details: GFTI". www.shikshrambh.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Government-Film-and-Television-Institute". www.wikimapia.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "top film institutes in india". www.eduvidya.com. eduvidya. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "AES Education Directory:GFTI sound engg". www.aes.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "GFTI courses". http://www.admissionnews.com/. admission news. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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