Department of Mass Communication Patkai Christian College organised a workshop on creative direction on October 21.
Chümoukedima, October 21 (MExN): The Department of Mass Communication, Patkai Christian College organised a workshop on creative direction at Mass Comm studio, PCC on October 21.
Three public service announcement videos made by the third year Mass Communication students were released during the workshop in presence of Tiakumzuk Aier, Director, Dreamz Unlimited as the resource person.
The short videos titled ‘Lulu’, ‘Social media a trap house’ and ‘Human Trafficking’ is part of an extension activity of the department to create awareness in the society on pressing issues and concerns.
Following the screening, Aier gave feedbacks and pointed out the areas which require attention for their future projects. He also shared the journey of Dreamz Unlimited and his experience in film making and direction. Filmmaking needs patience and passion and to bring a story to the people one needs to be open to learning and being observant of the things happening around.
Aier said that as filmmaker and director, one need to spend time writing a good script. “Let the script be the hero,” he impressed.
Aier also highlighted the common mistakes amateur filmmakers make of which he explained about weak story, bad sound, poor casting choices, poor lighting, generic music, shots without purpose etc.
The biggest challenge in filmmaking is funding and the platform to screen the films that can aid in investment returns, to which he said OTT apps can act as a major boost.
Sunep, actor, member of Dreamz Unlimited spoke on acting and emphasized that an actor should understand the story while reading the script and not just limit to their own dialogues but also of the co-actors to keep the flow and tempo of the script.
Earlier, Neilevono Vüprü, Dean of Social Sciences, PCC in her speech stated that the trait which makes an individual different from the other is their ‘Power of Creativity'. She expressed hope that the workshop would spark and ignite creativity among the students. She urged the students to shed off laziness and idleness, and encouraged them to be confident, consistent, disciplined and to challenge the self and make use of the opportunities given.
The session started off with the welcome address by Dr Dakter Esse Jamir, Head of Department, Mass Communication, invocation by Khakuli Chishi and concluded with vote of thanks by Motsuthung Ovung. Eriwe Kapfo was the compere for the day.
