In
a
bid
to
include
cinema
as
an
integral
part
of
the
school
curriculum
to
develop
creativity
and
a
healthy
visual
culture
among
students,
the
Thiruvananthapuram-based
Kerala
State
Chalachitra
Academy
(KSCA),
the
first
academy
for
film
and
TV
in
India,
held
discussions
with
the
State
Council
of
Educational
Research
and
Training
(SCERT),
which
is
going
ahead
with
the
syllabus
revision
process.
The
Academy,
which
has
evolved
a
framework
on
the
different
elements
to
be
included
in
the
syllabus,
has
proposed
that
SCERT
should
integrate
it
with
the
curriculum
from
middle-school
to
the
higher-secondary
level.
The
technical
aspects
of
film-making
(including
cinematography,
editing
and
sound
recording)
have
been
reportedly
proposed
for
inclusion
in
the
vocational
higher
secondary
education.
Academy
vice-chairman
V.K.
Joseph
told
a
national
newspaper
that
three
camps
had
already
been
conducted
for
schoolteachers
in
association
with
the
Sarva
Siksha
Abhyian.
"At
present,
screenplays
of
certain
internationally
acknowledged
films
are
being
taught
in
schools
but
this
is
done
in
a
ritualistic
manner
and
students
do
not
get
an
exposure
to
the
creative
aspects
of
cinema.
The
new
system
calls
for
a
scientific
approach
to
cinema.
Students
should
have
a
serious
approach
to
cinema
and
should
learn
it
just
like
literature."
The
Academy
will
also
take
the
lead
in
setting
up
film
clubs
in
schools
and
acclimatize
students
at
all
levels
with
world
classics
by
organizing
regular
screenings,
appreciation
courses
and
workshops.
The
ultimate
aim
is
to
propagate
the
new
visual
culture
created
by
the
International
Film
Festival
of
Kerala
(IFFK)
being
held
annually
in
the
capital,
he
added.