DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

                   The department was started in the year 2007 under the self-finance stream with 16 students. The department offers 3 years Undergraduate programme of Bsc Visual Communication. Art and Design are the main focus of the syllabi. Besides designing, we also give importance to Photography, TV production, Paintings and Animation. Animation includes 2D and 3D using software like 3d Studio Max, Flash. We have advanced infrastructure with well-equipped labs having equipment worth of  Rs 50,65,000 (approximately). Now we have total 114 students in the department.

 

Vision

 

Creating creative heads for the new media

Ø  Orienting towards New Media

Ø  Providing a theoretical knowledge base

Ø  Imparting an efficient hands on training

Ø  Developing artistic abilities

Ø  Providing advanced software training on Animation

Ø  Introducing the processes involved in the Digital Portfolio Development

Ø  Providing an entry platform for higher studies on Media related courses

Ø  Building the aptitude for Media Research

Ø  Enhancing the employability of the students by developing their aptitude, personality and skill

Ø  Kindling a desire for self-employment

  Mission

  • To inspire, prepare and empower students to succeed in a changing world
  • To help in developing students’ knowledge, skills and abilities needed to enter or progress within the work force, and to adapt and thrive in our increasingly diverse and ever-changing world.
  • To sharpen their creative capacities so as to enable them to become recognized media professionals

 

Staff Name

 

Qualification

 

Designation

No. of Years of service in this college

 

Specialization

Srividhya. S

M.A.,

Head In-Charge

5 years 9months

Advetising and Corporate Branding, Print Journalism

 

Chandrakantha. B

 

M.Sc.,

Assistant Professor

2 years

Mutimedia, Photography, Film Making

 

Veni .N

 

MFA.,

Assistant Professor

1 year 7 months

Fine Arts

 

JayaChandrika.K

 

M.A, M.Phil., NET

Assistant Professor

11 months

Journalism & Research.

 

Aruna.N

MJMC.,M.A.,

Assistant Professor

10 months

Broadcast & print journalism, Event Management. Radio. and   TVP

Jothimani D

M.Sc,M.Phil., NET

Assistant Professor

4 Months

Film Technology & TVP
      

 

Association Activities

             The department has conducted the association activities in the name of ‘Vaish-Ani-Fest’ and  ‘VisualKarishma’till 2010. In 2010, the department has renamed the association as ‘Mediji Fiesta’- media festival and ‘Ciencia Visuelle’-the science of visuals. Still, the department conducts the association with the same name. Mediji Fiesta is usually the seminar or symposium by the eminent media persons. Ciencia Visuelleis the workshop or exhibition or film screening for the other colleges or other department students.

Guest Lectures/ Seminar 2015-2016

 

Year

Association

Date

Details Of Resource Person

 

Topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015-2016

Mediji Fiesta

29th December

Mr.Whicky, RJ, Suryan FM

Techniques in handling Radio Shows

2   nd February

Mr.Rizwan, the Deputy Director of Chennai

International Short Film Festival

Silver Jubilee to just a silver screen

 

  Mr.Vishal and Mr.Pradeep, the photographers of “DREAM WOODS”,

Beyond the camera

CienciaVisuelle

3rd February

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GRAVITY and 12 YEARS OF SLAVE-Movies were screened

Year

No. of Students

2011-12

6

2012-13

11

2014-15

6

2015-16

11

Collaboration

Ø  In association with NGO “Namma ooru Foundation”, the department has participated in community service for Audio Digitilization. Our students convert the lessons of State Board from Std 1to Std 10 into slides and give voice over for the slides. This project is to help the first generation students to study the lessons in depth and clarity.

Ø   In association with “Naladhaana, a NGO, our final year students participated in a street play in community to give awareness on hygiene.

Ø   In association with “Nalandhana Thendral FM”, our final year students gave voice over for the PSA programme about family planning and Hand wash awareness which won the 1st prize from UNICEF.