Film making & Production

1. Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
2. Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
3. Whistling Woods International, Mumbai
4. Center for Research in Art of Film and Television, Delhi
5. Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida

Dear Laxm,
It is advised that you initially clear 12th and prepare for FTII entrance. Once you clear the exam, you can get into the top institute of India. and pursue a course in direction.

Dear Lokesh,
Kindly suggest in which field do you wish to get into. There are many fields listed below:
1. Director
2. Producer
3. Set Designer
4. Costume Design
5. Prop Master
6. Actor and many more.

Actually there is not a prescribed syllabus for FTII entrance. You should have a basic knowledge about what's happening around you.
1.Newspapers and Magazines
2. Art forms, folklore their origins.
3. Articles on films
4. CBSE textbooks on social sciences , chapters on cultural heritage.
5. Keep updated on National Awards,Oscars.
6. There must be some films or filmmakers about whom you can go on writing. Your favourite movie is a definite question .
7. Form a personal opinion on films.

Go for FTII, Pune or SRFTI, Kolkata. All the best.

Hi Sahil, you can go for business studies in correspondence because Film making is a continuous process.

Dear Rutvik,
Film making is a good course too, you can take up as a full time option, but also think of taking up a photography course. Or you can pursue Masters in Mass Communication, so that options such as operations, production, photography and much more opens for you in these channels.

Dear Raja,
You should learn photography to understand the technicalities such as shutter speed, aperture, types of cameras and lenses and a lot more to become a cameraman.