Guest Lecture on “Documentary Making” by Mr.Chandra Shekhar






A Guest Lecture on “Documentary Making” was organized by ASCo on 31st July 2018.The Lecture was open to all interested students of ASCo and hence it was attended by students of various specializations. The Speaker of the session was Mr. Chandra Shekhar, who is a Media Consultant with specialization in Documentary Films, Journalism, Story Telling, Dubbing and Translation. He has worked with leading media outlets like BBC, Discovery, Channel 4 UK, LokSabha Television and ABP News. He is currently based in Hungary and working on film projects from Poland, Hungary, and Sweden.

Mr. Chandra Shekhar was greeted by Prof Manish Verma, Director ASCo followed by a welcome address from Dr. Jayati Sharma, Assistant Professor, ASCo.

A renowned personality in the field of Documentary Making, the  Speaker began his lecture with an interactive session in which the students were introduced to the basic concepts of Documentary making viz. Meaning and Impact of Documentaries. He clarified the difference between Drama and Documentary and explained the triumph of will by using propaganda. He opined that Storytelling is an interesting aspect of documentary and should begin with the introduction of the protagonist. The Speaker emphasized the key theme and ascertained that “If you shoot quickly a documentary, it would not be natural or realistic”. 

The Speaker reiterated that the sound and background in any documentary is of utmost importance and should not be neglected as it is that integral part which enhances the aim and concept of the documentary. He highlighted that writing a script first and shortlisting few words were amongst the activities which form the foundation stone of any documentary.

The Lecture was followed by the screening of a documentary prepared by one of the students of ASCo which was highly appreciated by all. The session in its final moments became interactive whereby the speaker and the students conversed about the pros and cons of recent trends in documentary production.

The students who attended the session were able to highlight the importance of key aspects of documentary making. The guest lecture was organized to give knowledge about the documentary and its making, and the learning outcomes were fabulous as the knowledge imparted by the speaker was based on practical implications. The Lecture was especially oriented to acquaint the students of ASCo with the recent trends in Documentary Making and Post Production issues. The students were also made aware of the various trends and techniques of modern documentary making. Students were able to grasp the clarity of various opportunities and their practical implications in documentary making area.


In the end, Prof Manish Verma, Director, ASCo felicitated the Speaker with the memento and heartfelt thanks and a commitment for future interactive sessions. 

--- Dr.Archana 

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Revisiting Media and Communication Research Traditions in Globalized World

The separation of social scientific 'research' and humanistic ‘studies’ draws lines between theory and empiricism as well as between quantitative and qualitative methods. It was clear that humanistic approaches are more ‘cultural’ in that they rely on qualitative methods and put more emphasis on theories and concepts of symbolic reality than do social approaches, which are more ‘materialist’ and have stronger traditions in the use of quantitative methods and the reliance on empirical data about social realities.” This observation from Juha Herkman is concerning question of this issue. The current status of media and communication research is often stand in crossroads of cultural and material findings. Within this context once can frame following questions?

  1. How far these findings of use and germane to media and communication industry?
  2. How the quality of research have an effect on media industries in globalized world?
  3. What are the differences among methodologies and the confrontation between media theory and empiricism?
  4. How does the researchers responds to the dynamics of media audience and content?

Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies (AJMCS) invites original and unpublished articles within the above body of works. The papers can be theoretical, analytical or case study. The research can be open to any field of communication and media. But the paper should focus on research trends and methodologies which will provide a ground for studying further media realities.

Full Paper should not more than 4000 words. The papers will be selected after blind review.

The interested authors should send the full paper to editorajmcs@jpr.amity.edu by September 15, 2016.
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