Croatian Dancer Trains B.Voc Students

Maja Drobac, a Croatian dancer, with her saha-shishye Chitra Arvind, enthralled the B.Voc. students with their workshop.
Maja is a Croatian lady, an expert in contemporary dance, has also learned Bharata Natyam in Bangalroe for eight years with Ms Lalita Srinivasan.
The three-hour workshop, which included demonstrations on aesthetics of dance and body movement, also ensure that the students get enough practice to be "physical", and practical tips on how to use body and movements in film and animation.
Maja, an avid admirer of Jan Fabre, spoke with absolute mastery over Indian classical, Western ballet, and contemporary dances, and very specially comparing and contrasting Indian with Western practices in depicting body, eros, and spirit in arts. She is also a trained film director.

As part of the workshop, Chitra Arvind also demonstrated three capsules of Bharata Natyam.
St Joseph's College has launched two Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) courses at Under Graduate level: Visual Media and Film Making and Digital Media and Animation.

International Personalities at B.Voc Workshops at St Joseph's College Bangalore
13 July. Mr Siddharth Sinha, internationally known and awarded film writer and award winning film-maker, from Bollywood, is at St Joseph's College Bangalroe to conduct a workshop for the B.Voc (Visual Media & Film Making) students, whereas Dr M.S. Murthy, internationally acclaimed artists, with a number of solo exhibitions and awards, will be with us from Monday (14 July 2014) to conduct a workshop for B.Voc (Digital Media and Animation)  on Visual Arts and Drawing!
With great names come great responsibilities! The workshops will ensure the students stick to their learning day and night!

B.Voc. to do Workshop with Bollywood Filmmaker & Scriptwriter
08 July. Siddharth Sinha, award winning filmmaker and scriptwriter, will conduct a workshop for B.Voc. (Bachelor of Vocation) students in the next week. The first part of the full-day workshop lasting a week will take place at St Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore.

This year, St Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore, has started two regular and full-time B.Voc. programmes in Visual Media and Film Making and Digital Media and Animation.

B.Voc. programmes get media attention

B.Voc. programmes to be launched on Monday 30 June 2014

                         B.Voc. programmes to be launched on Monday 30 June 2014

29 June. Here comes the final update about starting our two ambitious under graduate programmes - B.Voc. or Bachelor of Vocation.

B.Voc. (Visual Media and Filmmaking) and B.Voc. (Digital Media and Animation) - VMF and DMA- will be launched on Monday at 9.30 a.m. at Loyola Hall (in the newly constructed Auditorium building; the two halls -Arrupe and Loyola- are on ground floor of the old/main block, whereas the Auditorium in on the second floor).

All the students are requested to be in attendance for the Inauguration to be followed by Orientation.
While the Rector Fr Brian Pereira SJ, Principal Fr Dr Praveen Martis SJ, Director of PG Studies and Research Centre and HOD, Communications (Mass Comm, Visual Communication and B.Voc.) Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ will present from the Management and College side, Mr Abhaya Simha (distinguished filmmaker and alumnus, St Aloysius College) will be the key-note speaker at the orientation.

Fr Pradeep Anthony with Communications faculty and Vice Principals will be present, too.

B.Voc. Admissions: Personal Interviews

19 June. Bachelor of Vocation (Visual Media and Filmmaking) and B.Voc (Digital Media and Animation) aspirants will have their personal interviews conducted on Monday 23 June 2014.
Since most of our aspirants have already sat a written test for BVC, there won't be any written entrance test this time. In stead, we will have personal interviews on Monday, beginning 9.30 a.m.
But you need to get your complete portfolio, if you have.
 
Venue: PG Director's Office
(across road, behind the UG/Principal's block)

B.Voc Admissions Open

B.Voc Admissions Open
13 June. Now you can heave a sigh of relief! Admissions to Bachelor of Vocation - B.Voc. [Visual Media and Filmmaking] and B.Voc. [Digital Media and Animation]  is now open.
You could go to the St Joseph's College website and fill up the application (choosing whichever course appeals to you), and before "submit"ting it online, take a print out, post the original printed application with the required DD and other documents to the Principal, retain the photocopy with you.
http://sjc.ac.in/index.php/announcement_inner/index/2584/

Remember B.Voc. is a three-year Under Graduate (UG) programme, with multiple entry and exit points (for those wanting)

The College web page also gives details about the programmes like:
1. Admissions open online till 21st June, 2014 Saturday
2. Entrance test on 22nd June, 2014 Sunday
3. Interviews on 23rd June, 2014 Monday
4. Classes commence on 30th June, 2014 Monday

Film Making and Animation Courses
11 June. Many have been asking me about our two new B.Voc. programmes - 1) Visual Media and Filmmaking, and 2) Digital Media and Animation.

They are happening. We have received official approval from the UGC.
Admissions will begin next week. We will update details in a couple of days.

Admission Procedure:
You have to make a new online application. It is only online! If you have any difficulties, please come to the College with the necessary documents, and we will help you in filling up applications.  [You need documents like marks cards, soft copy pp-size photographs (with a hard copy, preferably), a DD for Rs. 300/- addressed to Principal, St Joseph's College Bangalore, towards for application and all your personal details.]

You will have to submit a new application, even if you had applied for any other course earlier.
There will be an entrance test mid-next week (date is to be announced); it could be Thursday. Most Probably, if everything goes on well!
The test will be followed by an personal interview.

Please remember, these are Under Graduate/ Bachelor's courses like BVC (Visual Communication). The difference  is the two new programmes are much focused, and are industry-oriented. You can leave the course at the end of any year, with a Diploma (after completing one year) or Advanced Diploma (after completing two years) or Bachelor's degree (after completing three full years successfully).

Course details:
These courses aim to help you become confident and proficient in one of the core components of the programme, like Photography, Cinematography & Editing, and Documentary/Music Videos, etc (B.Voc.- Visual Media & Filmmaking) or Graphic Design, 2-D Animation, or 3-D Modelling and Animation (B.Voc.- Digital Media & Animation)

Classes are expected to begin on 30 June 2014.


For any clarification, you may contact the Head of the Department of Communication, Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ or the College office.

If the HOD does not take the call, it could be he is in the class! Have patience.

New Courses: B.Voc. Interviews to be Held Soon
10 June. For those waiting for news about our new programmes, admissions for B.Voc. (Visual Media & Filmmaking) and B.Voc. (Digital Media & Animation) will commence in the next 5-6 days.
We will keep you updated both on this blog and on our College website.

SJC to Start Two New Professional Courses

SJC to Start Two New Professional Media Courses

06 June. In the last few weeks many of you have been asking about the two new courses: B.Voc. or Bachelor of Vocation [specialisation]. We have the official word from the UGC now: the UGC has asked us to start these two Vocational courses: Bachelor of Vocation [Visual Media and Film-making] and Bachelor of Vocation [Digital Media and Animation].

In the next two days, we will come up with admission procedures for you. The courses will begin in the next two weeks - towards the end of June.
If a student completes the entire course, these are three year Under Graduate (UG) courses, like the current BVC or Visual Communication.
The beauty of these courses is you can enter and exit after a year or two and still get appropriate certificate like Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Bachelors!