Date:09/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070950970200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Chart the right course

MADURAI: A visual communication course of modern times ought to have advanced technologies to offer bright career prospects to students.

Chennai-based Softview Visual Communication probably has got this message clear.

With more than 18 years in the education field, it provides services in graphics, videography, journalism, broadcast media, video production, photography etc. An e-film magazine, www.tamilcinema.com, is the product of Softview.

With all these experiences, it has started a one-year diploma course in visual communication.

The course is designed in such a way that it provides opportunities for successful candidates in film industry, modelling, textile, photography, studio, television, radio, magazines, e-magazines and other areas where visuals are the basic content drivers.

The programme has an advisory group comprising experts in various fields of visual communication and media.

For the benefit of students, Softview brings out an in-house magazine ‘Vergal.’ “The objective of the programme is to identify and bring out students’ talents in arts and creativity. Besides it also exposes them to different creative entities such as print, broadcast and web media, radio, movie production and advertising,” said its director M. Anto Peter.

The course fee is Rs.1.12 lakh plus service tax. The fee is inclusive of project expenses. Admission for the new batch closes on July 16. For more details contact: Softview Visual Communication, No.117, 2nd Floor, Nelson Manickam Salai, Chennai 600029. Ph: 044 42113535. Website: www.softview.in.