VISCOM,THE NEW COLLEGE GOES INTERNATIONAL - II

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THE "CIFF DAILY" NEWS BULLETIN COMPILED AND PUBLISHED EVERYDAY BY OUR STUDENTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND SPONSORSHIP OF ICAF .

The student volunteers of the Department of Visual Communication of the New College, Chennai played an important role in the conduct of the 9th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF).

All the the volunteers were always in the news for their contribution towards the successful conduct of the CIFF. Student volunteers were responsible for various activities like Delegate pass verification, Photography, Videography, Interviewing the celebrities from India and abroad and Introduction of the Films to the audience both in English and Tamil in all the Five centers namely South India Film Chambers theater, Sathyam, Woodlands, Inox and Woodland Symphony. Everyday they compiled the day's happenings and published a DAILY News Bulletin under the guidance and sponsorship of Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation ICAF, the organizers of CIFF.

The contribution of the Viscom Student Volunteers was much appreciated by everyone including Film Fans, Film Fraternity, the Organizers, Print & Electronic Media, all alike.

The Photos and Videos featured in this page can speak volumes about the sincere effort put in by the volunteers on all the Nine days of the Festival. They were the true ambassadors of the festival, "The Face of the Festival" as described by the organizers themselves.

The student volunteers had a fantastic opportunity to participate in the CIFF as part of the organizing team along with the able guidance of the leading Film Personalities who Organized it successfully. In addition to this rare experience student volunteers also had the opportunity to interact with the Film Personalities On and Off camera, which helped them learn a lot about Film Making and its nuances.

For giving this great opportunity to our students of Viscom our sincere thanks to all the Members of the ICAF, CIFF Organizing Committee and a special Thanks to Ms. Suhasini Manirathnam without whom the students would not have got this Golden Opportunity.

Students are really very happy to get an invaluable industrial exposure and hope the organizers were also very happy and satisfied with the students' volunteering services.

Some more Photos and videos

News in The Hindu.

Finally honoured on the stage.

With Ms. Suhasini Manirathnam

TEAM @ Satyam

TEAM @ Woodlands and Woodland Symphony

TEAM @ film chambers

TEAM @ Inox

VISCOM,THE NEW COLLEGE GOES INTERNATIONAL - I

The student volunteers of the Department of Visual Communication of the New College, Chennai played an important role in the conduct of the 9th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF).

All the the volunteers were always in the news for their contribution towards the successful conduct of the CIFF. Student volunteers were responsible for various activities like Delegate pass verification, Photography, Videography, Interviewing the celebrities from India and abroad and Introduction of the Films to the audience both in English and Tamil in all the Five centers namely South India Film Chambers theater, Sathyam, Woodlands, Inox and Woodland Symphony. Everyday they compiled the day's happenings and published a DAILY News Bulletin under the guidance and sponsorship of Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation ICAF, the organizers of CIFF.

The contribution of the Viscom Student Volunteers was much appreciated by everyone including Film Fans, Film Fraternity, the Organizers, Print & Electronic Media, all alike.

The Photos and Videos featured in this page can speak volumes about the sincere effort put in by the volunteers on all the Nine days of the Festival. They were the true ambassadors of the festival, "The Face of the Festival" as described by the organizers themselves.

The student volunteers had a fantastic opportunity to participate in the CIFF as part of the organizing team along with the able guidance of the leading Film Personalities who Organized it successfully. In addition to this rare experience, student volunteers also had the opportunity to interact with the Film Personalities On and Off camera, which helped them learn a lot about Film Making and its nuances.

For giving this great opportunity to our students of Viscom our sincere thanks to all the Members of the ICAF, CIFF Organizing Committee and a special Thanks to Ms. Suhasini Manirathnam without whom the students would not have got this Golden Opportunity.

Students are really very happy to get an invaluable industrial exposure and hope the organizers were also very happy and satisfied with the students' volunteering services.

Our sincere thanks to THE HINDU

Following is the link to the program telecast on Jaya TV on CIFF where the student volunteers' services found a remarkable reference. Thank You JAYA TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1It7ZGHHCuQ&feature=share

SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT WORK IN SOUTH INDIA FILM CHAMBERS THEATER

MR. GULAB, Introducing the films to the audience in Tamil.

MR. AQUIL AHMED, Introducing the films to the audience in English.

MR. DEEPAK, Introducing the films to the audience in English.

Mr. ALTHAF BASHA, Photographer cum Videographer

Mr. AHAMED LEBBAI, Photographer cum Videographer

Mr. GUOSE BASHA, Guide for the film fans.

Mr. YAHYA MARAICAR, Guide for the film fans.

Mr. RAUF IBRAHIM, Celeb Interviewer

SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT WORK IN SATHYAM THEATER

Mr. Aravind, Introducing the films to the audience in English.

Mr. IMAM MUBARAK, Guide for the film fans.

Mr. SYED ALI, Guide for the film fans.

MR. SABARI SARAVANAN, Introducing the films to the audience in Tamil.

THE NEW COLLEGE VISCOM STUDENTS AND FILM STARS

IN CHENNAI'S FIRST FLASH MOB

First ever Flash Mob in Chennai.

On 11.12.2011 at 04:10 p.m. Students of Visual Communication from The New College and Tamil Movie Stars performed at the Express Avenue as a "Flash Mob" in Chennai.

This was done to promote the ensuing Chennai International Film Festival 2011

from 14th Dec-22nd Dec 2011 in Chennai.

Viscom Students are going to be the volunteers entrusted with the task of publishing Daily News Bulletin, Photo and Video coverage on all the ten days of the Film Festival .

You will hear a lot more about the Viscom Students of New College and CIFF in the coming weeks.

News Report in Time of India

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2&pagesize=&edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=12-12-2011&pubname=&edname=&publabel=TOI

For further Details about CIFF please visit

http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BEmcTAirKRM

CIFF (Viscom Student) Volunteers Orientation ON 05.12.2011

ILLUSTRIOUS ALUMNI OF THE DEPARTMENT

Former students of our Department with their present Positions.

Murugadas

Pon Thilak

Nelson

Naseer Ahmed

Yasser

Kishore Babu

Zahir

Yaseen

Rameswarm Rafi

R. Rizwan

Kaamil Kail

J. Jebastian

Senthil Kumaran

Ibrahim Sha

Althaf Hussein

Sirazul Millath

Selva Ram

FORMER STAFF MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

FORMER STAFF MEMBERS AT PRESENT WORKING AS

OF THE DEPARTMENT

Prof. Immanuel

Prof. Varghese Daniel

Prof. Leo

Prof. Subramanian

Prof. A. Balasubramaniam

Prof. Devendran Professor, Department of Vis.Com, SRM University.

Prof. R. Rajesh Professor, Shivaji Film Institute, SRM University.

Prof. R. Raghu Ram Professor, Department of Vis.Com, SRM University.

Dr. G. Balasubramania Raja Professor, Mass Comm. Periyar University, Salem,

Prof. Naseer Ahmed Executive -Software Company, Dubai

Prof. Kishore Executive- Software Company

Prof. Shukoor Entrepreneur, Textile Retail.

JAMEER BASHA - III Yr. Student in the News

Jameer Basha is a Third Year B.Sc., Viscom Student of our Department is of late very much in the news for his many short films, one of which is an award winner.

Following is a news reproduction from http://www.cdtv.in .

Jameer Basha - Short film celeb from New college11/26/2011 3 Comments "I am a fan of actor Vijay, right from my childhood my dream is to direct a movie for him." Jameer is a final year student of Viscom in 'The New College'. His hobbies are listening to music and hanging out with friends . His passion is film making. He has directed 4 short films and worked as a editor for more than 6 short films. He has interest in cinematography and does designing also. He is a "down to earth" guy with "a simple attitude" in life. "I would thank my mom as she is the sole supporter for whatever in regards to film making" Who was your inspiration to enroll in short film making? There are two people who inspired me in life ...one is actor Vijay and the other would be director Selvaragavan. I am a fan of actor Vijay, right from my childhood my dream is to direct a movie for him. And I admire director Selvaragavan for his movie making style and my inspiration to direct movies came from him. I would like to see myself as a good director in the future. I want to experiment in each and every movie and make sure every movie of mine is unique and different. Do you slate any of your work as ‘amateur’? Yes I would consider Bejjar movie as an amateur work as it was our first short film and the camera work was little amateur. But as Film Industry is all about learning. We make sure we improve ourselves in each and every movie we work on. Your* film 'Bejjar' has won first prize in a contest, so what were the judges' remarks? Judges tagged the movie as an entertainment one and they appreciated me for the fun factor and the comedy timing in the movie. They said it was a complete Entertainment Package. "I’m learning each and every day and I know this industry is all about learning and implementing things." Does all the films under the banner 'Studio sang' being directed by you? Only 3 films have been directed by me under the banner of Studio Sang and apart from that there are other movies those are under studio sang and they all were done for editing, title design and vfx works. "I’m gifted to have a mom like this." In a scale of ten, how do you rate yourself and your works.. I would rate myself as 7 because I’m learning each and every day and I know this industry is all about learning and implementing things. I feel I have lots to learn and prove in this industry everyday is a new day for me and it’s a new challenge for me as well. Were your parents supportive for your involvement? Yes I would thank my Mom as she is the sole supporter for whatever In regards to film making. She supports every move of me and encourages me in achievening this. I would like to thank her and feel I’m gifted to have a mom like this. What do you attribute as achievement in your career ? Being a Student I have directed 4 short films so far and have worked on 15 short films as a DOP, Associate .Director, Editor, Designer and Etc. Would love to establish myself as a director in the future. During shooting of 'Dancing Neurons" "Future plan would be to direct a feature film with Dhanush" Is there anything special about 'Studio sang’? Yes, Studio sang is a Firm that involves and does all kind of movie related work right from dubbing, editing, pre and post production. We have a unique team called “ Kisa Team” who are involved in Artists, Lighting, Assistant Directors, Cameraman, Lyric writers and etc. Studio Sang originated from Kisa Team. What’s your future plan? Future plan would be to direct a feature film with Dhanush and I’m working on the script. Down the line I would achieve this and that’s my Ultimate goal. " ..make the Indian cinema industry reach international standard " What were the difficulties faced by you during short film making? The biggest difficulty in short film making would be the cost part. As short films are always quoted with low budgets in a specified time frame. And the other challenge would be getting a heroine to act in short film for the minimum budget. Apart from this I don’t feel anything as a challenge because if we have the right team to work with a short film, it can be completed easily. What is your advice/suggestion to budding short film makers ? My Suggestion would be to experiment in all movies you make and when it comes to movie making I feel that a director should have his own class and style and a director should touch all the genre right from comedy to tragic and from thriller to drama..I wish young film makers to keep trying different things in each and every movie and make the Indian cinema industry reach international standard. CDTV is a very good platform for all budding film makers like me as we get good exposure through your media. Our talents are brought to limelight and this will boost us with more and more confidence. I feel CDTV is a boon to all film makers. Comments Rizwan 11/26/2011 10:44:19 pm Nice to read this and even Proud Priya 11/27/2011 12:35:52 am Good,in future you will surely rock Prof.Ibrahim 11/28/2011 8:16:46 am Good. Congrats. Keep it up. ALL THE BEST WISHES FOR ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS. We are all proud of you but I wish you are always humble.

COURTESY : http://www.cdtv.in/5/post/2011/11/-jameer-basha-short-film-celeb-from-new-college.html