Your Questions Answered
Q1. |
Explain the location of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan at New Delhi ? |
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan is located right in the heart of Delhi City. It is on walking distance from India Gate and Connaught Place on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Bhavan is well connected with public transport to all parts of Delhi and neighboring towns like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Panipat etc. Mandi house Metro station is at 10 minutes walking distance. |
Q2. |
Does the College provide hostel facilities? |
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No, students have to make their own arrangements for stay in New Delhi. Lot of P.G. accommodations are available nearby Metro Stations. We can provide guidance to locate right accommodation. |
Q3. |
Are your courses recognized by any University or Government Body? |
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These courses are not affiliated to any University or Government Body. But the course curriculum and practical training is considered as much better than offered by any Indian University. These courses are organized and run by the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan which has its own standing reputation in the country. BVB is a largest N.G.O. in India, training more than 3,00,000 students every year. It’s work culture is just like any other Indian University. The Media industry recognizes the quality of education offered at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Plenty of our qualified students are working in Doordarshan and other Government organizations. |
Q4. |
Does the College helps in getting placement? |
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The College does not guarantee any job placement, but as there is an increasing demand for skilled personnel, our students face no difficulties in finding jobs in TV Channels and private studios. We organize Media Seminars with important media persons which help the candidates to develop their contacts for getting assignments and jobs. We forward most of the students for internship training at Government and Private TV Channels. This one month internship helps students to get job as early as possible. We also Print and publish every year the ‘Reflection’, our placement brochure with student’s Bio-data, which we circulate to all TV Channels and Production Houses so they can recruit our students directly. |
Q5. |
What is your method of teaching? |
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Audio-visual method is the best method to communicate. We do not believe in the chalk and talk method. Theoretical principles are discussed with the aid of selected series from films and TV Programmes. Student’s interaction is assessed in small workshops. Every course is designed in such a way that around 60% of the time is spent on practical work. All courses are project oriented. Students learn by making mistakes and improving on their own. Freedom is given to handle all production equipments. |
Q6. |
What Video Cameras & Editing Facilities do you provide for training of Video production? |
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Our Department owns more than twenty digital professional and semi-professional cameras. These cameras can be connected directly to computers for non linear editing. Department also has five semi professional (HD) cameras for initial practice. We have twenty editing setups for non-linear editing. We also have HDV and AVCHD Digital editing machine for broadcast quality digital production. For online editing we use Digital Special Effect Generator, Audio Mixers and Chroma Key Generators. For sound recording we use multi channel audio mixers, eight track Digital multi track recorder, digital workstation, and computerized sound recording and editing facility. Student work on PC as well as Mac platform (for FCP). |
Q7. |
Do you provide training on latest video equipment like RedCam or 4K Cine Cameras? |
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To give exposure to RedCam and 4K Cine Cameras and other equipments, we organize Special Workshops which is a part of the course in second semester. Most of equipments used for in house productions are HD, HDV and AVCHD Cameras. |
Q8. |
What Hardware and Software do you provide for computer training? |
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Ours is not a basic computer institute like the other Computer Institutes in Delhi. Our Computer training is mainly for Film makers, Designers, Artists, Photographers, Advertisers, Photo Finishers and those who like to use the computer as a mirror for the purpose of visualization. We have IBM Compatible Intel Quad Core Multimedia machines with Graphic Cards, Video Blaster, HD Video capture, HDV Capture and PAL converters. And almost every software required for 2D and 3D animation, as well as Multimedia and Non- linear Editing. We also use Macintosh Computers for Video Editing on Final Cut Pro. All new technology will be procured in the future as they are available. |
Q9. |
What equipment do you provide for photography? |
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The Dept. has all required equipment – SLR and DSLR cameras, full range of lenses, accessories, stands, fittings, studio flashes, reflectors, soft boxes, umbrellas, Cyclorama backgrounds and many more. Department also provide several Semi Professional Digital Cameras for students’ practice outside Institute. |
Q10. |
To learn photography does one need to own a camera? |
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If you own a camera it is an asset, but if you do not possess the same, do not be in a hurry to purchase it. You can start the course, without a camera. Demonstrations are carried on the Dept.’s equipment. In-case you want to buy your own Digital Camera, we will guide you on the make, type and other accessories of the camera so that you get best out-fit within your budget. |
Q11. |
Do you provide library facilities? |
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We have a library facility with more than 500 books on Photography, Video film making, computers, mass communication and broadcast journalism. There are many Reference Books and many magazines in the library. Students are allowed to take books at home to read and make notes (under conditions).Library also provides DVDs of selected Feature Films and educational Films and Tutorials suitable for our syllabus. Students can borrow these DVDs for their personal studies at home. |
Q12. |
What study material is provided to students? |
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To help the students to study on their own, selected Books and Notes are provided, along with a beautiful carry Bag which students can preserve forever. We also provide Blank Registers for writing their Homework, this acts as reference book for future. |
Q13. |
How True Vision is associated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan? |
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The main aim of True Vision is to promote education through visual communication. True Vision was established in 1993, to offer Media Consultancy, i.e. to offer Technical and Managerial know how to media institutes. This was started first with 'Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication' at Mother’s International School inside Sri Aurobindo Ashram. From 1993 to 2001, this Institute had trained more than 300 students in the field of TV Journalism, Direction, TV Camera, Video Editing & Sound Recording. Today these students are working in every TV Channel on good positions. In year 2001 True Vision made collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Since then True Vision is offering honest services to Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan at Delhi. We have trained more than 2000 Professionals who are working with different TV Channels and Production Houses in Delhi/NCR and rest of India. |
Q14. |
Can one acquire a Diploma or Certificate from the college if one doesn’t appear for the examination? |
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To be eligible to acquire a diploma, students must attend 80% of the classes, 70% of the practical, participate in all required projects, and must secure pass marks (40%) in all examinations. |