Photography 1 2 Photography AAFT is indebted to Late Shri Suraj Prakash Marwah (The Founder of AAFT) for his invaluable contribution to our mission to provide quality media education worldwide a creative enterprise Photography 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PATRONS LT. GEN. K. M. SETH (RETD.) Hon’ble Former Governor of Chhattisgarh DR. BHISHMA NARAIN SINGH Hon’ble Former Governor & Union MOHIT MARWAH Minister Managing Director, Marwah Studios DR. R. L. BHATIA Hon’ble Former Governor of Kerala SHRI VED MARWAH Hon’ble Former Governor of Jharkhand IEUAN WYN JONES Former Deputy First Minister fo Wales SHATRUGHAN SINHA Former Union Minister 4 Photography ACADEMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL COUNCIL PROF. KARL BARDOSH SOORAJ BARJATYA Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA Renowned Director TERI C MCLUHAN JAVED AKTHAR Visiting Professor of Film, New York University, USA Renowned Film Writer DR. PADMESH GUPTA SATISH KAUSHIK Oxford Business College, Oxford, UK JOHN SHAW Renowned Director & Actor University of Central Lancashire, UK MADHUR BHANDARKAR ALAN EVANS Renowned Director Cardiff University, UK MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI ROBERT STEWARD Former Minister of State for Information and Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Australia Broadcasting in Govt. of India PROF. CHRISTOPHER TURNER GIRJA VYAS The University of Winchester, UK PROF. DEWANAND MAHADEW Former Minster of State for Information and Spinoza University, The Netherlands Broadcasting in Govt. of India DR. JAVED LEHGIRI SALMAAN KHURSHID Former Vice Chancellor, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Former Minister of Water Resources Member of Science & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan Lok Sabha SANTOSH BHARTIYA SHAH NAWAZ HUSSAIN Former member Parliament, Editor - Chuathi Duniya Former Indian federal minister & a politician of BJP MS. MALTI SAHAI Former Director, Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt. of India, Dr. Lalit Bhasin New Delhi Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court DR. M. MUSHARRAF HUSSAIN BHASKAR GHOSH Management Expert, Bangladesh Former Director General of Doordarshan SAEED MIRZA AZIZ BURNEY Filmmaker, Mumbai Former Editor, Sahara Urdu P. MURARI Former Chairman, Indian Institute of Mass Comm., New Delhi BRIJENDRA SAHAI PRAYAG RAJ Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of U.P. Film Writer & Director RAHUL DEV MR. PAHLAJ NIHALANI Editor, Aaj Samaj Film & Television Producer ROB LYNES A.S. BEDI Director, British Council, India Producer / Director Photography 5 FROM THE We are all travellers on the information highway. Our lives are closely interlinked with the media, the disseminator of PRESIDENT’S information. Media & Entertainment Industry is synonymous with creativity and innovation. To attain business excellence in this field, you need to embrace new DESK technology in order to develop, stimulate and promote the right communication, SANDEEP MARWAH and satisfy the demands of an outspoken modern consumer. of Animation, School of Advertising, School of Fine Arts & Performing Arts, Asian Institute of Marwah Studios is in the business of training personnel Hospitality & Tourism, Asian Business School, Asian Law in becoming the best informed, responsible and College, and Asian School of Business. committed professionals with a strong sense of integrity. The Being conscious of the huge responsibility we enterprise has been extensively involved in promoting carry on our shoulders, AEG is committed towards media education in Asia through its biggest initiative, imparting systematic education and stellar training Asian Education Group. It covers Asian Academy of to young minds curious to enter the world of media Film & Television, School of Cinema , School of Mass and entertainment. We are aware that rendering Communication, School of Fashion & Design, School the industry relevant exposure is equally necessary 6 Photography for preparing students to be excellent professionals in print and electronic AWARDS & ACCOLADES journalism, cinema, radio, television and Edushine Excellence Awards Entrepreneur of the Year computer centric multimedia fields. A 2019 Award balanced education system, of both Most Preferred Media & Art By Centre for Education academic and practical exposure, creates Institute by Assocham Growth & Research (CEGR) understanding of how various media of communication operate; what are the The Edutainment Award National Media Excellence effects of media on the audience; and 2015 Award For Best Media School what is the nature of media auxiliaries such By Media Federation of India as advertising, public relations, etc. (MFI) Delhi Gaurav Award 2015 We take pride in being the only media National Award at Vigyan Bhawan Honored by Prime Minister training centre in Asia to have such a huge of Tibet H.E. Dr. Lobsang professional infrastructure of wellequipped Pride of India Award 2015 Sangay production studios & film libraries. The robust For Contribution to the infrastructural facilities along with highly Chairman World Peace, Universal qualified and experienced faculty create Indo-Czech Republic Film & Brotherhood and Media unique synergies and enable 360 degree Cultural Forum World training to students, right from ideation to the final marketing and dissemination of the Chairman Honored by Prime Minister media Indo-Romania Republic of Nepal Shri Khadga product. Film & Cultural Forum Prasad Sharma Oli As Chairperson for IndoNepal Asian Education Group offers both graduate Chairman Film and Cultural and post graduate level courses in Indo-Cyprus Republic Film Forum management, print, electronic media and & Cultural Forum film to equip the students with adequate Honored by International knowledge and skills in their chosen field of Chairman Roma Cultural University, creative work. Our close links with Mumbai Indo-Slovenian Republic Serbia Film Industry puts us in an envious position in Film & Cultural Forum comparison to the Honored by Education other media schools. It is no wonder that Param Shree Award 2014 Council of India we draw the highest number of students Media Excellence Award by to our institute and have made a record All Journalist Association Honored at NGY Infra number of over a thousand films since Conclave, Noida our inception, a no mean achievement Icon of Noida 2014 by any standard. We welcome you to our By Times of India Honored at Sri Sri prestigious institution and sincerely hope Ravishankar Vidya Mandir ISRMAX Asia 2014 that you might find us the right place to For Promotion of Arts International Award embark on your professional education in the world of media and entertainment. Photography 7 8 Photography Photography 9 Message from Director SOP Col. Pradeep Gupta Team SOP has a very clear-cut aim – passion, commitment, professionalism, dedication, and excellence amongst other things. We have built a reputation to be proud of, and shall continue to strive even harder to further improve upon it. Our strength has, and will remain, our Students. SOP aims to excel in practical training for every student along with academics, and impart to them the ability to think creatively. We remain in the forefront of media education, providing trained media professionals to the industry on a regular basis. We also ensure effective learning through theory, from media specific cases, learning from hands-on experience, all through state-of-the-art infrastructure and studios, in one of the finest locations in North India. All this is achieved through advanced and rigorous curriculum in core media subjects with a focus on career opportunities. Welcome to SOP! 10 Photography Message from Dean SOP Prof. Albeena Abbas Curious. Adventurous. Persevering. Motivated. Spiritual. Are these traits which you admire and desire? If so, then the Asian School of Media Studies (ASMS) experience is designed for you. ASMS’s School of Photography is a place where your most desired goal can be reached. Acquire the knowledge and skills to become a successful photographer. This is done through the kind of curriculum being followed here, with more practical oriented sessions. Through a sequence of courses you can learn the skills and attitudes that can help you make a positive impact in the media world at large. The curriculum at SOP will help prepare you to become an articulate communicator, a careful thinker, a person who is concerned with good health, interpersonal relationships that cross, cultural boundaries. This aspect of your education will awaken inquiries into areas you never thought interesting before and it, will add sparkle and innovation to your world. The experience here is demanding, but it is eminently rewarding. You can follow your curiosity to explore new things, to encounter new ideas and opinions and discover your own capabilities. You can have the adventure of relating to people of other cultures. With the help of caring faculty members, you will have the opportunity to clarify and put in place your own values and principles. We challenge you to prepare well for the 21st century. Seize the day, seize the opportunity, and be part of the ASMS family! Photography 11 Global Network 17000 Mediaof Professionals across 120 Countries Celluloid… a world so surreal yet a world whose images arrest the collective sub-conscience of humanity The Gods of small things leave with times yet their persona continue to haunt the children of ABOUT US a lesser God India is a nation obsessed with celluloid… living a craft of Motion Pictures, but also in the areas of fantasy spun by the ‘Merchant of Dreams’. Cinema Anima ti on, Fashi on and Mass Communication. has become one of the most powerful and popular The programmes take the students through a journey art forms today. It originated in France and soon of self discovery with major modules in the field of emerged as a form of entertainment all over Europe. cinema – Acting, Camera and Lighting, Art Direction, It arrived in India in 1896 and since then it has always Still Photography, Post Production, Cinematography, managed to create a wave of hysteria that remains unmatched. Screenplay Writing, and Script Development. Cinema is a marriage of many arts and creative There is a great emphasis on creatively molding the faculties. It is that art form which both gives to life minds of the young aspirants. An AAFT student is not and takes from it.