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What
kind of placement assistance does one
get upon course completion? |
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We do our best to
engineer breaks for our students.
Firstly we host their profile on our
website, for prospective employer
to see, with an attractive write up
to show them in a good light. Secondly
we help them to prepare a professionally
designed resume. Thirdly we groom
students for interviews by training
them on various things like dressing
for interviews, mannerisms etc. We
contact production and post production
houses through letters promoting our
students. We have successfully placed
students in various prestigious companies.
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What
are the places you will be sending us
for interviews? |
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There are over 300
production and post production houses
in Bombay catering to the making of
content for the Entertainment Industry
like TV Programme Makers, Filmmakers,
Documentary Makers, Government Departments,
upcoming production houses of Corporate
India. We will be sending students
wherever there is a possibility of
employment.
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What
is the salary one can expect in the
initial stages? |
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After completion
of internship which may be for a year,
students can expect to earn Rs. 8000
upwards by the end of the second year
of employment. Many of them would
be earning in five figures. Students
are advised not to focus on the stipend
as their true earning since it is
part of the training period. The end
of the second year can be taken as
the true starting salary which could
range from Rs. 15,000 to Rs.30,000.
The salary also depends on students
performance. Quoted figures are industry
averages for good performance.
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| Q. |
How
much of theory and practicals are involved
in the syllabus? |
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There is more weightage
given to practicals than theory in
the syllabus- in effect 70:30. More
emphasis is given to hands on practical
training, project work etc.
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Will
we be getting books on the subject? |
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Film education is
not textbook based. Our style of education
is project based. Students are facilitated
to use our books. Files are to be
kept of lectures and notations are
to be made while on project.
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Are
all the faculties full time with Digital
Academy? |
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We have four different
kinds of faculties(1) Full time faculty
(2)Visiting Faculty (3) Guest lecturers
(4) Assistant Faculty. The full time
faculty provide guidance and learning
continuity.
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Which
are the branches other than the Digital
Academy Andheri (East) branch? |
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We intend to spread
our efforts through franchise partners
and efforts are being made to cover
metro/mini metro cities in the near
future. In fact we are soliciting
franchise enquiries.
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What
types of exams do you hold? |
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Digital
Academy issues a Certificate of Competency
based on certain criteria, such as
1) Minimum attendance
2) Appraisal of projects
3) Faculty Judgement |
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Do
you have boarding and lodging facilities? |
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We have a few estate
agents on our panel who help our students
to get decent accommodation at a reasonable
cost. The cost will be about Rs. 3500
and/or higher depending on the budget
of the student in various areas of
Mumbai, from Bandra to Andheri (e).
Other arrangements can be made as
per student requirements. Students
can arrange to share flats so as to
reduce costs.
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