How can I become a film director? Which course should I pursue?

First you should find out if Directing is for you, the best way to do this is to get out there and try it. Luckily, good quality filming equipment is so much more affordable than it used to be. If you have a DSLR camera and a laptop with editing software you ARE a movie Director. It's very easy to try it and see if you take to it without having to spend a lot of money. I would highly recommend doing this. Almost everyone who's starting out wants to be Director, but not all of them should be. I see people all the time who want to be Directors but would make much better producers or writers or whatever else instead. You should keep an open mind about which role is for you. I used to want to be a Director (or possibly an Editor), but I wasn't really sure. I liked doing it all and I couldn't make up my mind about which filmmaking discipline to pursue. What I did in the end was make a few films, taking on pretty much all of the roles myself (even things like Sound Design) to see which one I liked best. I thought that along the way I would also be learning valuable skills if I ended up being a Director. After making a few films I decided that being stuck at a computer using editing software my entire life definitely wasn't for me! Out of all the crafts Cinematography was the one which appealed to me the most. I decided to pursue this more seriously so that if my plans for being a Director didn't work out then I had a way of earning money from filmmaking. I'd also heard that Stanley Kubrick was a pro photographer before starting out which was another factor in choosing to learn more about Cinematography! I wouldn't trade any of this experience for anything - I've learned a great deal about filmmaking from getting out there and trying it. I also now have a clear idea about exactly what I want from it, whereas before it was just a vague desire to make movies in some way. Not to mention some skills to fall back on as additonal ways of making money. Finally, to give you an idea of what can be achieved on cheap equipment check out the video below, which was made with a Canon 550D, costing around £300: Note: although the above film looks pretty, what makes it successful is really the story. It's a simple one but effective.

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You can do B.Sc in Film Making and TV Production or B. Design in Film and TV Production and eligibility is that you should have passed 10+2 (with English) or equivalent with a minimum of 50%-60% aggregate marks, subject to valid score in the test for doing UG course. I am enlisting best film schools. You can choose a college based on its location, fee structure, college type, accreditation, etc. Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata. JNU. Lovely Professional University, Punjab Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. Jadavpur University Center for Research in Art of Film and Television, Delhi. Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida. L V Prasad Film And TV Academy, Chennai, National Institute of Film & Fine Arts, Kolkata, Digital Academy: The Film School, Mumbai, Zee Institute Of Media Arts (ZIMA), Mumbai, Mumbai Film Academy, Mumbai.

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Hi Shivansh, You can look at the following options to study in the field you desire: 1. New York Film Academy. 2. Vancouver Film School. 3. FTII - Pune. 4. Institute of Creative Arts.

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