HUMAN MEMORY IS MAJORLY INFLUENCED BY WHAT YOU SAW

VS WHAT YOU HEAR, I.E. VISUAL AND AUDITORY MEMORY.

MIT & HAWARD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CONCLUSION
FILM CITY
AN INTEGRATED FILM STUDIO COMPLEX
WITH NOT JUST FILM MAKING FACILITIES
BUT ALSO CUSTOMER SERVICES,
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, PRODUCTION,
SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND
COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF TOP
FILM-MAKERS, PRODUCTION HOUSES
& LEADING MULTINATIONAL ADVERTISING
AGENCIES IS KNOWN AS FILM CITY.
MAHARASHTRA FILM, STAGE & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION LIMITED
 FILM CITY
MOREOVER AS THERE IS LIMITED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF FILM MAKING ITSELF, SO THE MOTIVE
WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SERVING THREE INTERESTS -
.

1 THE PROCESS
FILM MAKING
An understanding of FILM MAKING

THE REQUIREMENTS Physical requirements with the

2 FILM STUDIO
design objectives of FILM STUDIO.

Concepts behind FILM CITY which

deals from production to distributing
THE PLATFORM FILM CITY & telecasting
3
 site

LOCATION Village Sarangpur near Chandigarh

ALTITUDE 321 meters above sea level

LITERACY 86.05%
2011 census

RELIGION Hinduism 80.78%

2011 census Sikhism 13.11%
Muslim & Others 06.12%

POPULATION Total 1,055,450

2011 census Density 9,258/km2

Site is approached through 50 m wide road

4.3 Also approachable through 2 sub main roads both 30 m wide road SITE
FAMILYRATIO
2011 census
Surrounding is a proposed commercial land for various construction
SEXRATIO 818
2011 census projects like Education-city, Bio-tech park, Amusement park

RURALURBAN
2011 census
APPROACH TO SITE
park
3.6km Punjab University & Sector 12

3.2km Patiala ki Rao Reserved forest

2.5km Khuda Lahora & Shangari Wala

2.3km Botanical Garden & Sarangpur

2.0km Parchh

Nearest bus stand 1.5km

Sector 17 8.0km
Sector 43 11.0km
I S B T

Chandigarh Railway station 13.5km

Chandigarh Airport 20.0km

REQUIREMENTS
FILMSTUDIOS Pre & Post Production studios 4 acres

30 acres
MULTIMEDIAPARK 2.5 acres

SERVICES 1.5 acres

ENTERTAINMENTCENTRE 10.0 acres

MOCKUPS 1.5 acres

MULTIMEDIACOLLEGE 6.0 acres

HOSTEL 4.5 acres

TOTAL 30 acres
DEMOGRAPHICS TOPOGRAPHY SURROUNDINGS
Focus will be limited to layout the site with
detail design of various space requirements
with emphasis on: ● Site Area- 30 acres ● Predominantly flat ● Vacant lands
● Permissible coverage- 35% ● Presently occupied ● Shivalik view in NE
Multimedia College & Research Centre 6acres
● Height Restriction- 17.52 m by Chandigarh police
SITE SURROUNDINGS
C LI MATI C DATA
TEMPERATURE : Summer Max. (April-July, 2004) 270C-440C Winter Min. (Nov.-Jan, 2006) 10 C-160 C
PREVALENT WINDS : From the North West to South East in Winter and reverse in Summer
ANNUAL RAINFALL : Average 1110.7 mm

2015 data of weather-and-climate.com

INFERENCES

Strengths Weaknesses
• Easy Connectivity • Shivalik Gust
• Barren Flat land • No Trees on Site
• Slope to road Drain • Uneven Rainfall

Opportunities Threats
• To be Smart city • Extreme climate
• Growth for Pollywood • Neighborhood has
• Career in Media diverse land use
• Employment generation • Risk of accidents
PROTOTYPE STUDIES
PRIMARY
WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL, MUMBAI
FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, PUNE
STATE INSTITUTE OF FILM & TV, ROHTAK

SECONDARY
KANTANA FILM INSTITUTE, BANGKOK
WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF FILM, COMMUNICATION & MEDIA ARTS

WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL IS A FILM, COMMUNICATION

AND MEDIA ARTS INSTITUTE LOCATED IN MUMBAI, INDIA. THE
INSTITUTE IS PROMOTED BY INDIAN FILMMAKER SUBHASH GHAI,
MUKTA ARTS LIMITED AND FILM CITY MUMBAI. IN JULY 2014,
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER NAMED WHISTLING WOODS ON ITS
LIST OF "THE BEST FILM SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD".
LOCATION Film City, Mumbai

SITEDEMOGRAPHIES 5.5 acres

FAR- 1.0

SITEAPPROACH 13.5km from Goregaon Station

18m &12m wide Road

SITESURROUNDINGS Reliance Media Works

Maya Digital Studio
Lots of Studios
Conservation Education Centre

ARCHITECT IAG Consultants

CLIMATE moderately hot & high humidity

TOPOGRAPHY Contoured

PROJECTFORM Curvilinear

CAPACITY 750 Students

COURSES 1. Filmmaking
2. Animation
3. Acting
4. Media & Communication
5. Fashion
6. Music
7. Short Course Unit
8. Virtual Academy
 Block A Block B Block C Block D
Admissions Cafeteria Infirmary Gym/Showers
GF Registrar GF BMS Room GF Mail Room
1stF Student’s Lounge
Offices Recreation
Reception Auditorium Classrooms ATM
1stF Visiting faculty 1stF Sanskrit Hall 1stF Labs Café
Cyber Cafe Classrooms Stationary
2ndF 2ndF Studios Career Resource
Workshops Studios
Faculty Offices
3rdF Foundation Hall
Library 2ndF Acting Workshop
4thF Dean/President/Management Yoga/Dance/Music

5thF Chairman’s office

INFERENCES

BOYS HOSTEL GROUND FLOOR VIEW BLOCK D CORRIDOR

• There is no facility for Parking on site

• Block D corridors were too dark without artificial lighting
• Site is located on remote area inside Film City, without any hostel facilities
• Corridors were made interesting with Indian Cinema Facts and Alumni achievements
FILM & TELEVISON INSTITUTE OF INDIA

ESTABLISHED AS 'FILM INSTITUTE OF INDIA' IN 1960 ON THE

ERSTWHILE PRABHAT STUDIO PREMISES AT PUNE, FTII BOASTS OF A
RICH LEGACY IN QUALITY INDIAN CINEMA. THE INSTITUTE HAS
COME A LONG WAY FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. TODAY, THE
FTII IS COMMONLY REGARDED AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ACROSS
THE WORLD.
LOCATION Law College Road, Pune

SITEDEMOGRAPHIES 22 acres

SITEAPPROACH 7km from Pune RailwayStation

18m wide Road

SITESURROUNDINGS Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Univ.

ILS Law College
Gold’s Gym

CLIENT Ministry of Info. and Broad.

CLIMATE Hot semi-arid

TOPOGRAPHY Contoured

PROJECTFORM Rectilinear

CAPACITY 250 Students

1. Direction & Screenplay
COURSES
2. Cinematography
3. Acting
4. Sound Design
5. Editing
6. Art Direction
7. Writing
8. TV Direction
9. Electronic Cinematography
10. Video Editing
11. TV Engineering
INFERENCES

BOYS HOSTEL STUD IO NO 1 STUD IO NO 1 (INSIDE)

• The vehicular and Pedestrian movement should be separated properly

• There is a lack of recreational spaces
• Scattered planning is causing less interaction between various spaces
STATE INSTITUTE OF FILM & TV

STATE INSTITUTE OF FILM AND TELEVISION (SIFTV) IS A PART OF THE

LARGER CAMPUS WITH NECESSARY AND MODERN FACILITIES FOR
TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE ART OF FILM MAKING. WHILE
STUDENTS GRASP THE PRACTICAL ASPECT OF FILMMAKING, THEY
ALSO LEARN THE FINER NUANCES OF THIS ART.
LOCATION Sector-6, Rohtak

SITEDEMOGRAPHIES 22 acres

SITEAPPROACH 1km from Rohtak ISBT

24m & 45m wide Road

SITESURROUNDINGS Rajiv Gamdhi Sports complex

Rohtak ISBT
Residential Sectors

ARCHITECT Raj Rewal

CLIMATE Tropical Climate

TOPOGRAPHY Flat

PROJECTFORM Rectilinear

CAPACITY 250 Students

COURSES 1. Direction
2. Cinematography
3. Acting
4. Sound Design
5. Editing
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN OF INSTITUTE OF FILM & TV (G+2)
RED DENOTING DOUBLE HEIGHT ROOMS
YE LLOW DENOTING CL ASSROOMS ABOVE
INFERENCES

ACTING STUDIO DOUBLE HEIGHT CORRIDOR O A T- C U M – O P E N C O U R T Y A R D

• Double height of corridor is too dark

• Main Studios have no direct with the outdoor shooting areas
• Lack of softscaping
• Made from locally available materials: Red sand stone in elevation majorly
 KANTANA FILM &
LOCATION Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (Asia) ANIMATION INSTITUTE
SITEDEMOGRAPHIES 4 acres

COMMENCEMENTYEAR 2011

HEIGHT 8m, Only Ground Floor

ARCHITECT Bangkok Project Studio

CLIMATE Tropical

TOPOGRAPHY Contoured

PROJECTFORM Rectilinear

CAPACITY 200 Students

COURSES 1. Direction & Screenplay

2. Cinematography
3. Acting
4. Sound Design Kantana Institute is a Film school of undergraduates. The Institute is
5. Editing dedicated to the master of drama in Thailand . It is located in Kantana Movie
6. Art Direction
7. Animation
Town . It is a one story building which combines perfectly with the beautiful
natural environment that surrounds it.
There are five different areas within the establishment: An administration office, a lecture room, a workshop, a
library and a canteen. These areas are all linked by an Inserted forest in the shape of a log pathway.
CO M PARI T I VE ANALYSI S
PARAMETERS WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL KANATANA FILM & ANIMATION INSTITUTE
LOCATION Mumbai, India Bangkok, Thailand

CLIMATE Tmeperate Tropical

CLIENT Mukta Arts Ltd. Kantana Edutainment (International) Co., Ltd.

ARCHITECT IAG Consultants Bangkok Project Company

COMMENCEMENT YEAR 2006 2011

Curvilinear Rectilinear
BUILT FORM

SITE AREA 22,257.7 sq.m 16,000.0 sqm

TOPOGRAPHY Contoured Contoured

TYPOLOGY Film Institute Film & Animation Institute

NO. OF FLOORS Ground + 5 Ground

BUILDING HEIGHT 20 m 8m

RCC Structure, Mostly from

MATERIAL Plaster, Black Granite, Brick & Glass
Cobblestone, Concrete

KEY FEATURES Natural light & Ventilation is available in every Room Naturally Handcrafted & saw tooth brick wall offers protection against both sun and wind
while permitting Sunlight to penetrate through cutouts.
ARCHITECTURE REFINES CINEMA AND MAKES IT MORE ADAPTIVE & REALISTIC

IT’S HIGH TIME FOR INDIAN CINEMA TO FOCUS ON QUALITY RATHER THAN
QUANTITY TO RAISE ITS BAR ON INTERNATIONAL PLATFORMS