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Film Making

If stories and ideas flow into your mind and you are passionate about putting them across to a mass audience, then considering film making for…

Film Making

If stories and ideas flow into your mind and you are
passionate about putting them across to a mass audience, then considering film
making for a career. A creative mind
with a technical knack for implementation can make you a film maker.

Course details,
duration and Fee

Film making, a blend of creativity and technicality, can be
entertaining, informative and communicative and hence is the most varied
creative opportunity in mass media. Creativity,
motivation, desire, focus, self-discipline, sensitivity, patience and
determination are few of the necessary attributes one must have to pursue a
career in film making.

Institutes –
(Eligibility 10+2)

Whistling Woods International, Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net)
Zee
Institute Of Media Arts (ZIMA), Mumbai (www.zimainstitute.com)
Asian Academy of Film and TV (AAFT), Noida (www.aaft.com)
L. V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai &
Thiruvananthapuram (www.prasadacademy.com)

Duration – 1 year to 3 years

Fee – Rs. 50,000/-
to Rs. 4,00,000/-.

Job Profiles –

Producer
Director
Editor
Cinematographer
Screenplay writer
Cameraman
Lighting technician
Soundman
Film Critic

Job providers –
Entertainment Industry, TV Shows, Theatre Productions, Advertisement agencies,
Media houses, production houses

Expected Salary
– Rs.15,000
to Rs.20,000 /- for beginners.

Some Prominent Names : Rohit Shetty, Karan Johar, Mani Rathnam,
Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap

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Theatre / Acting

If acting is in your gene and you like to play characters and have been active in the school dramas, then make a career in…

Theatre / Acting

If acting is in your gene and you like to play characters
and have been active in the school dramas, then make a career in theatres or
movies. With the advent of daily soaps,
the scope for actors have increased tremendously.

Course details,
duration and Fee

Fame and Fortune is associated with this field. This comes
only with hard work and dedication. If you have that commitment and a natural flair
for acting, you can polish your skills at an Acting school and become an Actor.
You can either opt for workshops, short term certificate courses or diploma
certificates.

Institutes –
(Eligibility 10+2)

Film and television Institute of India, Pune (www.ftindia.com)
National School of Drama, New Delhi (www.nsd.gov.in)
Barry John Acting School, Delhi and Mumbai (www.bjas.in)
Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Mumbai (www.actorprepares.net)

Duration – 3-6 months

Fee – Rs.
10,000/- to Rs. 75,000/-.

Job Profiles –

Stage Actor
TV Actor
Film Actor
Modelling in Commercials
Comparing or hosting shows
Reality show participant / host

Job providers –
Entertainment Industry, TV Shows, Theatre Productions, Advertisement agencies.

Expected Salary
– Rs.10,000
per show for stage actors.

Rs.2,000
to Rs.10,000 each episode for TV actors

Rs.5-Rs.50
lac for a debutant movie actor.

Some Prominent Names : Naseerudeen Shah, Lillette Dubey, Shahrukh
Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Talwar.

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Photography

If you have a knack for photography and like clicking – If you are passionate about capturing things with your camera, then venture out to…

Photography

If you have a knack for photography and like clicking – If you
are passionate about capturing things with your camera, then venture out to
become professional photographer. A camera gives you lot of options with the
whole universe and its different inhabitants at your disposal – wild
photography, nature photography, marine photography, fashion photography, still
photography – and who knows you may create a new trend of your own interest.

Course details,
duration and Fee

With an eye for details and keen observation skill, you can
master in photography. Vocational
courses after 10+2 is available for photography. The courses generally cover
topics like, zooming, focusing, using lights, use of filters, outdoor settings,
etc,

Institutes – (Eligibility 10+2)

Delhi College of Photography, New Delhi (www.dcop.in)
Whistling Woods International (www.whistlingwoods.net)
Jawaharlal Nehru Architect and Fine Arts
University, Hyderabad (www.jnafau.ac.in)
National Institute of Photography, Mumbai (www.focusnip.com)

Duration – 3-6 months certificate
courses & 1-2 years diploma courses

Fee – Rs.
10,000/- to Rs. 100,000/-.

Job Profiles –

Press photographer or Photo journalists
Commercial Photographers
Fashion Photographers
Wedding or event photographers
Wildlife or landscape photographers
Videography

Job providers –
Media Houses, TV Channels, Newspapers, event companies, wedding organisers,
studios, freelancing.

Expected Salary –
Rs.25,000/- per month average.

Some Prominent Names : Atul Kasbekar; Dabboo Ratnani; Shekar Dattatri;
Homai Vyarawalla.

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Cartoonist

With a pencil in hand, you cannot stop sketching or doodling - It makes you want to try out new caricature and if you think…

Cartoonist

With a pencil in hand, you cannot stop sketching or doodling
– It makes you want to try out new
caricature and if you think R K Laxman is your role model then try your
hands-on cartooning.

Course details, duration and Fee

An inclination towards art and a good sense of humour to bring out
satire based on the current happenings is all that is needed to become a
cartoonist.

There are no formal training courses for becoming a cartoonist. Cartoonists Academies like Indian Institute
of Cartoonists, Bangalore and Kerala Cartoon Academy, Cochin, will give you a
platform for interaction with like-minded people and developing your skill. A
degree in Fine Arts can be considered for developing the artistic skills.

Institutes for Fine Arts : (Eligibility
10+2)Admissions are based on Common
Entrance Test in some institutes

Kala Bhavan Institute of Fine Arts, Santiniketan
(www.kalabhavan.org)
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai (www.sirjjschoolofart.in) – CET for
admissions.
Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi (www.bhu.ac.in)
Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Kala Mahavidyalaya College
of Fine Arts, Pune (www.cofa.bharatividyapeeth.edu)

Duration – 3-4 years

Fee – Rs.2 lacs to Rs. 6
lacs

Job Profiles –

Political Cartoonists
Animation cartoonist
Freelancers

Job providers – Media
Houses, TV Channels, Newspapers and film production houses

Expected Salary – Rs.10,000/-
to 15,000/- start.

Some Prominent Names : R. K. Laxman, O. V. Vijayan, Bal Thackeray, Raj
Thackeray.

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Dance

If you find yourself moving and spinning to the rhythmic sound of music and love to dance, then you can make dancing your career of…

Dance

If you find yourself moving and spinning to the rhythmic sound of music and love to dance, then you can make dancing your career of choice. It is an inborne quality which can be further sharpened with proper training.

Course details, duration and Fee

Training in dance generally starts at an early age, which helps in getting flexibility. However, if you are passionate about dancing, you can still take it up at a later stage to make a career. All you need is the commitment to the artform and the willingness to learn. There are number of dance forms and you can adopt any of the styles.

Institutes – (Eligibility – based on screening and audition)

Shaimak Davar’s The Dance Academy (in major cities national and international (shiamak.com/the-dance-academy)
Latin Dance India, Bangalore (latindanceindia.com)
National Institute of Katak Dance, Delhi (kathakkendra.org)
ITA School of performing arts, Mumbai (itaspa.in)

Duration – 3 months to 3 years

Fee – Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 150,000

Job Profiles –

Performer
Choreographer
Dance Teachers/Trainers
Dance show hosts / judges

Job providers – Stage Performer, Entertainment Industry, TV Channels, Dance Schools, Dance Troupes.

Expected Salary – A dance assistant can earn Rs.5,000 to Rs.8,000 per month to start with.

Some Prominent Names : Remo D’Souza, Shaimak Davar, Farah Khan, Geeta Kapoor, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Mallika Sarabhai

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Music

If you can feel the rhythm in everything, if music makes your feel good and you enjoying playing some of the musical instruments, then surely…

Music

If you can feel the rhythm in everything, if music makes your feel good and you enjoying playing some of the musical instruments, then surely Music is the life for you. If you can express your feelings through music, then you should consider being a musician.

Course details, duration and Fee

A good sense of rhythm is what makes a good musician. In India, training in music generally begins at an early stage with one guru teaching a student or group of students. If you have that inborne quality, but have missed the early life training, then you can still enrol at any of the music academies and attain professionalism in the field with a degree or diploma after 10+2 or equivalent education.

Institutes – (Eligibility – any age with aptitude for music)

KM College of Music and Technology, Chennai (kmmc.in)
Delhi School of Music, Delhi (delhimusicsociety.net)
Saraswati Music College, Delhi (saraswatimusiccollege.com)
The True School of Music, Mumbai (trueschool.in)
The Vibe Music Conservatory, Kochi (thevibemusic.org)

Duration – 1 month to 3 years

Fee – Rs.3,000 to Rs.150,000

Job Profiles –

Performer (singer or instrument player)
Music director
Music Composer
Lyricist
Music therapist
Music Teacher

Job providers – Stage Performer, Entertainment Industry, Music Channels, Music Schools

Expected Salary – Rs.1000 to Rs.100,000 per hour

Some Prominent Names : Lata Mangeshkar, AR Rehman, Zakir Hussain, Stephen Devassy, KS Chitra

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