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DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

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COURSES OFFERED

UG COURSES

B.Sc Visual Communication

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COURSES OFFERED:

    1. Courses offered- Undergraduate – B.Sc. Visual Communication 
    2. Syllabus – To retrieve from COE
    3. Sanctioned Strength: 50

     

    S.No Year No. of students Admitted
    1 2016-2019 48
    2 2017-2020 50
    3 2018-2021 50
    4 2019-2022 43
    5 2020-2023 50
    6 2021-2024 49
    1. Facilities :
    • Multi Media high end workstations lab with seating capacity – 50
    • Drawing lab 
    • Photography Studio
    • Edit suit

    WORKSHOPS – ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

    S.No. Date Title of the workshop/Seminar/Webinar/FDP National/International/State Name of expert & Name of the Institution
    1 11.12.2020 Workshop on Legal arrangements and Contracts in Media Organizations State Ms. Monisha, Executive producer Sun TV
    2 12.12.2020 Workshop on Video Production State Mr. Feroz, Industrial Expert
    3 12.12.2020 Workshop on Film Distribution and Central board of Film Censorship State Mr. Selvaraj, Assistant Profesor, Madras Christian College
    4 28.10.2020 & 3.11.2020 Workshop on Sound in Television and Films State Mr. R.Saravanan, Sound Engineer
    5 2.11.2020 Workshop on Lighting and Editing State Mr. Feroz, Industrial Expert
    6 6.11.2020 Workshop on Fashion Photography State Mr.Manimaran
    7 23.11.2020 Workshop on Production Houses and OTT State Ms. Monisha, Executive producer Sun TV
    8 16.10.2020 Webinar Paavai State Kilpauk Medical College
    9 18.9.2020 Workshop on Scripting and Video Techniques State Mr. Feroz, Industrial Expert
    10 23&24 -3-2021 A workshop on ‘Advertising agencies and its scope’  State Mr. Akshay, Assistant Professor,  MarGregorios College

     

    WEBINARS/SEMINARS – ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

    S.No. Date  Title of the workshop/Seminar/Webinar/FDP National/International/State Name of expert & Name of the Institution
    1 15.9. 2021 Webinar on line art and Illustrations  State Mr. Trotsky Marudu, Contemporary Artist 
    2 14.9. 2021 Art Direction and Production Designing  State Mr. Rajeevan , Art Director 
    3 7.9. 2021 Digital Intermediate and Virtual Production  State Ms. Nesika Rajakumaran

    Unreal Engine and NDisplay artist 

    4 16.4. 2021  Public Relations Workshop  State Ms. Usha, Assistant Professor, Stella Maris college
    5 15.4. 2021  Script Writing  State Dr. Arokiyaraj, Assistant Professor, Loyola College 
    6 13.4. 20 21 Guest lecture on Audio Editing, Techniques and Principles State Mr. Senthil, Sound Engineer
    7 24.3. 2021 Script writing  State Mr. Feroz, Industrial Expert
    8 6.03.2021 Radio Production  State Ms. R. J. Poornima, Senior Radio Jockey in Radio Mango
    9 1.6.2020 Webinar on Cybercrime and Film OTT Censorship  State Susi Ganesan, Director
    10 30.4.2020 Webinar on UX/UI State Mr. JitheshMalani,UX/UI Designer
    11 10.3.2020 Public Relations Workshop State Ms. Usha Nandhini, Assistant Professor, Stella Maris
    12 5.3.2020 Film Appreciation and Discussion  State Arun Bose, Director
    13 28.2.2020 Script Formats Workshop State Mr. Feroz, Industrial Expert
    14 15.2.2020 Audio Production Workshop State Mr. R.Saravanan, Sound Engineer
    15 13.2.2020 Advertising Workshop State Mr. Akshay, Assistant Professor,  MarGregorios College
    16 13.2.2020 Radio Production Workshop State Ms. Poornima, RJ. Radio Mango
    17 20.1.2020 Script Writing Workshop  State
    18 9.12.2019 Medios-Association State
    19 1.3.2019 Seminar on Script Writing Vs Direction  State Mohan Raja, Director
    20 27. & 28.2. 2019 Photography Workshop and Field Visit State Mr.Rajesh
    21 25.2.2019 Story Board Workshop State Mr. Tamilselvan, Assistant Professor, Loyola College                                                             
    22 12.2.2019 Seminar on International Radio Scenario State Dr. Jaishathivel, Madras University
    23 8.2.2019 Animation  State Mr. Jerry, Image institute
    24 16.9.2019 Street Photography Workshop  State Mr. Naveen, Asst. Professor, Asan College 
    25 19.2. 2018 Graphic Art Design  State Mr.SathishRajan, Assistant Profesor
    26 22.2. 2018 Editing  State Mr. Balaji
    27 26.2. 2018 Magazine Journalism  State Kavitha Murali, The Hindu
    28 27.2. 2018 Photography State R.C.Sharanya
    29 12.3. 2018 Photography and cinematography  State Mr. Madhiazhagan, LVP Acadmey
    30 13.3. 2018 Story Board for Animation  State NihaSyedi, Dream Zone 
    31 28.3. 2018 Drawing and Graphic design  State Pukazhendhi, Govt Fine arts college 

STUDENT ACHEIVEMENTS

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS State Level

S.No

Student Name

Year

Institution Name

Event Name

Prize/Award/Title

1

Nagma Nasser

II

NIT Trichy Cultural Fest

Festember

Miss Festember

2

II

NIT Trichy Cultural Fest

Festember

Face of Saarang Award

3

Shanmathi V

III

Loyola Art Beat’17

Produce my script–Runner

4

Monoacting – Runner

5

Adaptune – Runner

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

S.NO

NAME

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BATCH

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EVENT

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PLACE

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NATIOANAL/INTERNATIONAL/ STATE LEVEL

1

Ankita

I B.Sc. Viscom 2011-2014

THROW BALL

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Singapore

Represented our country in throw ball held at Singapore and won the First place 2012 – 2013.

2

A.Prakruthee

Ist B.SC VISCOM 2016-2017

CHESS

CHENNAI

Winners at the B-ZONE CHESS Tournament.

B-ZONE (TEAM)-2nd PLACE B-ZONE (INDIVIDUAL)-2nd PLACE

INTERZONE (MIXED TEAM)-2nd PLACE

3

ISHWARYA THENMOZHI

2nd B.SC VISCOM

CRICKET

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B Zone winners

Department Activities:

Chennai International Film Festival 2021

  • The students of the department of visual communication attended the Chennai International Film Festival held its 18th annual event from February 18th to 25th, 2021. It was a movie screening event that screened various movies from around the world. It also included the first ever Chennai’s master class about films. They held 8 sessions of the master class that was conducted by eminent personalities and experts from the film industry and literature. The film fest organizers appreciated the students for their participation in film fest.

  • Medios:

To lift up the dull mood of the pandemic, the Department of Visual Communication held its association called “MEDIOS’21”, on April 19th and 20th, 2021.Even if the usual physical activities and events couldn’t be held, many other interesting online events took place with the help of the staff and students. This year’s Medios was very informative and delivered a lot of knowledge to the students through guest speakers who were experts in various fields. The inaugural speech was given by the Head of the Department, Mrs. V.Shridevi , as she welcomed the inaugural chief guest and the first speaker, Mr. Mohan Raja, Director of blockbuster films “Thani Oruvan” and “Velaikaran”.

  • The first session was an informative talk session with the inaugural chief guest, Mr. Mohan Raja, who spoke about the concept “Critical analysis of Political texts in Tamil films”. He shared his wide knowledge regarding political messages in films and the film industry, continued by an informative question and answer session with the students.

  • The second session featured guest speaker , Ms. Jeeva Subramanian, an actor and media personality. She delivered a speech about “Gender representation in Media vs Reality”. Her speech gave an insight into how different genders are treated in media and the entertainment industry.

  • The third session began with the guest speaker, Ms. Aysha Rau, a theatre artist. She talked about “Women in Media”, and her experience working in the theatre arts industry, how being a woman makes things different and sometimes difficult. An interactive question and answer was followed by the end of Day 1.

  • Day 2 began with the first session featuring the guest speaker, Mr. Srinivas Visvamatham, a User Experience Designer. He talked about “Discover your Zenith of Success” and how having a specific mindset can lead us to have a positive life. The first event ended with an interactive question and answer session with the students.

  • The second session featured the guest speaker and the keynote speaker, Mr.  R.Vijayasankar, the chief editor of FRONTLINE Magazine. He spoke about “Constraints of Real news and Rise of Fake news” and his experience as an editor coming across fake news, how they should be handled and taken care of. He gave insights about how working in press would be like.

  • The third session started with the guest speaker, Ms. Veni Krishnamoorthy, an Instructional Designer, working for The Royal School of Military Engineering, London. She spoke about “Scope of e-Learning” and convenience online learning can offer students from around the world. She also spoke about the importance of encouraging e-Learning.

  • The last session of the event featured the valedictory chief guest, Mr. D.R.K Kiran, an art director and actor, who is currently working on Thalapathy 65. He talked about his experience as an actor who wanted to pursue art direction and how that led him to working as a successful art director. He also spoke about the “Scope in Film Production for Career Positioning” and what students who pursue this field could expect in their future. The event ended successfully after this and everyone was pleased with their experience.

Documentary :  ETHIRAJ COLLEGE DOCUMENTARY

The students of Department of Visual Communication came together to create an informative and creative documentary for Ethiraj College , showcasing the college grounds, the different facilities that the college offers, the beautiful greenery, the grand auditorium, the library filled with thousands of interesting books and many more. Students filmed these areas with the help of gadgets such as video cameras, tripods and even drones. Drones where used to capture high shots of the college area to highlight key areas of the college grounds. The students have also worked on editing the video clips to make it into an informative documentary. The documentary ceases to help people understand the college’s goals and achievements

Photography field trip to Gingee fort

Workshop on Water colour painting for the I BSc VisCom students by Artist Amudha on 18 Sep 2019

Session by Mr. Saravanan on Audiography on 26 Sep 2019

Industry visit to E-Magic Animation Company, Dr. Ezhil Vendhan lead session on Animation followed by Screening of the 3D movie Hanuman vs Mahiravan on 28 Sep 2019

Industry Visit to Jaya TV on 21 Sep 2019

Workshop on ‘Lighting; the technique and art in video production’ done by Mr. Feroz Khan 13 Sep 2019

Photography exhibition on World Photography Day 19 Aug 2019

Workshop on street photography by Mr. Naveen Kumar on 14 Aug 2019

FACULTY PROFILE

V.Shridevi

Qualification: M.A., M.Phil. SET, NET

Designation :Associate Professor & Head

Years Of Experience : UG : 14 Years PG : 3 Years

Previous Experience : UG: 1 Years

Area Of Specialization : Visual Analysis Technique, Media Culture And Society, Media Research, Journalism.

Email ID: [email protected]

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Dr. P.V.Sangeetha

Qualification: PhD, MPhil, MJC, UGC NET, SET

Designation : Associate Professor

Years Of Experience UG: 2.5 Years

Previous Experience: UG: 4 PG: 1

Area Of Specialization : Media Research, Critical media stu

Email ID: –  [email protected]

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Maureen Joanna Finny

Qualification: M.A

Designation: Associate Professor

Years Of Experience: UG: 7 Years PG:2 Years

Other Institutional Experience: 2 Years

Area Of Specialization: Advertising, Communication Basics, Media, Culture And Society, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Media Organization

Email ID: [email protected]

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T.Mahalakshmi

Qualification: M.A., Diploma in Animation & VFX 

Designation: Assistant Professor 

Years of Experience: UG: 2 Years PG: Nil 

Previous Experience: UG: 6 Months PG: Nil 

Area of Specialization: 2D&3D Animation, Photography 

Email-ID: [email protected]

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V. Nandhini

Qualification: M.A. 

Designation: Assistant Professor 

Years of Experience: UG: 7 Month PG: Nil 

Previous Experience: UG: – PG: Nil 

Area of Specialization: Designing and Radio Production 

Email-ID: [email protected]

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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

ABOUT US

  • The Department of Visual Communication was started in the year 2006 to cater to the growing needs of the media industry. This course enables the students to gain expertise to seek employment in any media of their choice. The core subjects include Visual arts, Photography, Online media Communication, Television Production, Film studies, Advertising, Animation, Computer Graphics, Media research, Media Organization, Introduction to UX and UI etc.Internship in a media house in the area of their interest is compulsory as per the curricula. The students can undertake their final project based on this. Students are groomed to be a part of the media industry through various workshops, seminars and guest lecturers given by eminent media professionals. Our students have got placed as Visual Designers, UX/UI Designer, Interaction Designers, Technical Writers, Presentation Designers, Assistant Directors, Assistant Producers, Special effects Artist, Creative Heads, Actors, Executive Producers, Photographers, Digital marketers, Television presenters, Content creators, Film editors, Copy editors, Instructional designers, Academician, Product designers, Entrepreneurs, etc. The Department has spacious Multi Media labs with latest high end workstation with licensed software which includes, Adobe suite, Maya, Monkey Jam etc, Drawing Studio, Video Production Suit, Computer lab, Photography studio, Audio Suit, etc. Video Editing Suite is equipped with Apple work stations and Final Cut Pro Software.

     

  • Vision &Mission:Vision: To create socially conscious and successful media professionals

    Mission: To train students in a wide range of creative and technical aspects of media and help them in becoming effective communicators 

    Mail Id: [email protected]

SEMINAR AND WORKSHOPS

SEMINAR/WORKSHOP/SYMPOSIUM

  •   2015- GUEST LECTURE FOR “STUDY OVERSEAS GLOBAL”
  •   FEB 2016 -INTERNATIONAL CAREER IN FILM MAKING AND ANIMATION
  •   2018 AUDIOGRAPHY WORKSHOP – 2ND YR

ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

ADDRESS
70, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore,Chennai 600008, Tamilnadu, India

PHONE
+(91)-44-28279189

EMAIL
[email protected]

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