ARCHITECTURE THESIS (2021-2022)

SYNOPSIS

FILM SCHOOL AND INSTITUTION

NAME: PRIYA DARSHINI.G

REG NO: 723817251034

COLLEGE: SASI CREATIVE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

FILM SCHOOL AND INSTITUTION

 FILM SCHOOL AND INSTITUTION

INTRODUCTION
The project aims to develop what happens in world cinema. The recent revival of the cinema
and open of film institution in the city has resulted in a change in attitude towards film
culture, more people are interested in finding platforms to execute their ideas and learn about
the art of film making.

This institution will aid to emphasize the connection between “real world and the
imaginary world”.

HISTORY TO INDIAN CINEMA

India’s first film “ Raja Harischandra”, a silent movie was first screened at Bombay's
(Mumbai) Coronation Theater on May 3, 1913. It was made by Dadasaheb Phalke, “the father of
Indian Cinema”. It was Phalke who introduced India to world cinema at a time when working in
films was restricted by social customs.

By the mid-1920s, Madras had become the epicenter for all film related activities. A V
Meiyappan (AVM) set up production houses in Madras to shoot Telugu and Tamil films.

Swamikannu Vincent an employee of the South Indian Railways in Trichy, purchased a film
projector and from the Frenchman Du Pont and set up a business as film exhibitor. He created
tents for screening films. His tent cinema became popular and he travelled all over the
state with his mobile unit. In later years, he produced talkies and also built a cinema
in Coimbatore.

Swamikannu Vincent, who had built the first cinema of South India in Coimbatore,
introduced the concept of "Tent Cinema" in which a tent was erected on a stretch of open
land close to a town or village to screen the films. The first of its kind was established
in Madras, called "Edison's Grand Cinema megaphone". This was due to the fact that electric
carbons were used for motion picture projectors. Full-fledged film studios were built
in Salem (Modern Theatres Studio) and Coimbatore (Central Studios, Neptune, and
Pakshiraja). Chennai became the hub of studio activity with two more movie studios built in
Chennai, Vijaya Vauhini Studios and Gemini Studios. Thus, with the undivided Madras
Presidency, being the Capital to most of South India, Chennai became the center for South
Indian language films.

“Manipur and Meghalaya is hiring film institute in their city.one more film institute is needed for
Telangana.”
CONTEXT, NEED AND LOCATION
The idea is been proposed at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, which is one of the fastest growing
cities, luckily surrounded by many beautiful small towns and hill stations.

The site is exactly located on the Coimbatore – Mettupalayam Highway, towards Ooty, near
saibaba colony.

The city is often referred to as the “Manchester of South India”. The city is surrounded by
Western Ghats.

Coimbatore District is itself one of the most preferable Shooting spot for both armature and
mature Directors. It is a fact that places like Pollachi, Sathyamangalam, Ooty, etc... are
serving as excellent locations for decades.

The site is exactly located within the Coimbatore city limits and easy to access.

The site is surrounded by more functionality spaces like commercial, hospital etc….

AIM
To promote all aspects of the film, video, audio, animation and performing arts media and to
foster education and awareness among students and public.

OBJECTIVE
-To achieve maximum transparency of spaces with intermingling of indoor and outdoor
spaces.
- It will be an add accelerating to public to spend time.

- To encourage interest in and study of films as a form of art and as a medium of information
and education.

- To create awakening and promote new, deserving talent in respective fields of film art.

- Creation of wealth through the filmmaking.

- Creation of employment. To encourage education and research through publications and

training.

SCOPE
-Each and every element within the building will add functional value to the spaces.

-The scope of the project includes more functional space within the building itself.

-Being a Hotspot, the site will attract lots of developments around the site also.

-It will add more interaction between institution and peoples.

-The open, semi-open and enclosed spaces are organized in such a way that it creates a
perfect ambience for the studio and creative people to work in and around the campus with
nature.

LITERATURE CASE STUDY

-Eye – New Dutch film institute / delugan meissl associated architects

(The area’s distinctive communicative effect goes beyond the confines of the building, thus
transforming the visit to the Film Institute into a sustained encounter between urban reality and
cinematographic fiction.)

-Kantana Institude: Film and animation school

(The workshop is a good example of the interior character “darkness”. It creates the feeling of a
dream at night time.)

LIVE CASE STUDY

-Visual arts institutional campus, Rohtak

-Annapurna international school of film and media, Hyderabad

-Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

METHODOLOGY

Scope of design

Scope of design Site brief

Aim & Objective Requirements

Detail of project

Case study Literature study

Data collection

Analysis

Conclusion &
Design guideline

Concept

Prel i minary
des ign

Fi nal design

BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India

https://www.onlinegk.com/indian-cinema/history-of- indian-cinema/