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Sound design is what makes or breaks a film. It is what captivates the audience, enraptures them and hooks them in. This is probably the most elaborate and the most difficult task during post-production. Sound is the landscape and foundation of the entire film. Are you interested in sound designing? Do you enjoy listening? Are you a good listener? What does silence sound like? Ever wondered what constitutes silence? The best sound engineering colleges in India are all outside Bangalore. They are the ones that might encourage these questions in their sound design courses. To fill this vacancy and make education available we are getting ready an army of the best sound designers. And if we were to talk about animation, that is a completely different field! Animation requires actors to come in to studio and watch the video lock. The video lock is basically a final video render after all animation that has been done. Then the actors lip sync and speak the dialogues for the animated characte...

The world is full of land chunks and all such chunks need functioning as per their utility. This also means that it needs planning at an intelligent level, which means it needs design. This is where landscape design comes in. There is a huge requirement for space and landscape designers in today’s industry driven times. Today land is constantly being bought, sold and redone to fit changing requirements. Hence designers also need to think of doing these rapid conversions in an eco-friendly and a responsible way. But if we want to think of something smaller, sweeter and closer to home, we can think of designing gardens. Gardens too are a specialized field of landscape design. There are special landscape design courses dedicated to this art field. This may even require you to study a little bit of horticulture. It will enable you to gain knowledge about the different kinds of plants, flowers and soils. That way you can understand what can grow where and what you need to plan that growth. ...

We are offering Sustainable Development for Startups: A Business Design Course in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX. Our acceptance of the idea of Sustainable Development has surely gone beyond that of being an aspect. It is set to become the all-pervading reality of our times. We stand at a crucial crossroad in human history. It is a blessing and a curse. It is scary and challenging. But it is interesting at the very least. Human understanding of their reality and surrounding has hardly ever moved as a block. Not in the recent times at least! While some of us are exploring and experiencing cutting edge technology, others at the tail end are still trying to seek basic protection for themselves from nature. Similarly in the awareness of sustainability, we range from disbelievers to very advanced thinkers. Therefore we have a choice to make in terms of how we wish to orient ourselves and our affairs in this train of people. Some might want to be moving forward where they see opportunity. B...

Sculpting is a beautiful art form that takes hands on work. It is a great way of getting back in touch with mud and tools. In today’s digital world, we are often only touching cold metal. When was the last time you touched some warm mud or mushy soil? When was the last time you felt an unfamiliar texture? What are the textures you are familiar with? We are mostly touching cold, smooth and dry metals that shine. This is unnatural for us because we have stopped interacting with natural materials. Sculpting and pottery are ways to get back in touch with mud, earth and all things natural. That is why we at FLUX are curating and designing our very own sculpture classes in Bangalore Indiranagar for you! Read further…

Painting is a great way of expressing oneself. The reason a lot of agitation takes place today is because people don’t get the freedom or space to express. We at FLUX promote all kinds of expression and love. We also understand that many people are not good at expressing their thoughts aloud. They are better at expressing them through images or visuals. Painting is a great way of pondering on one’s own thoughts, mulling over them and layering them up constantly to reveal the reality inside one’s self. That is why we are soon starting painting classes in Bangalore for adults. These painting classes are great for a cosmopolitan city like Bangalore. Here adults are from different demographics and are exploring their belonging and grounding. And the kinds of stress and pressure adults go through these days could definitely use some quiet time. All our facilitators are patient and they care a lot about how they teach and what they teach. This is what makes us the best painting classes in Ba...

Art is a way to express and everyone needs to express, right? And if you are interested in doing that through paper, canvas, pen, paints and colors, we have it all figured out for you! In these classes, we can provide you with the best tools and the best techniques. But what and how you want to say it is up to your creative desires and freedom. We invite you to attend our drawing courses situated in the heart of Bangalore in Indiranagar. Some of the best facilitators are addressing these courses! But is drawing an art?   Yes!   What is art?   It is a way of creative expression and reflection.   Can someone teach us art?   No, we cannot teach you what to express. But we can give you all the tools, devices and learnings you need to understand how to express. It will come with creatively honest reflection and you will know when it does.   What should I do?   If you are interested in this ideology then please join our one of a kind drawing art classes happening in Bangalore!   ...

FLUX is an arts community that is also an art and craft institute in itself. There are very few art spaces in Bangalore that offer certified courses in particular forms of art. FLUX believes in Art for Change and also that only through expression and conversation can one heal the world. That is why FLUX offers various art and craft courses like mandala art, fashion art, drawing classes, painting classes and other art workshops. There is a reason FLUX is situated in the heart of Bangalore. Many times our friends had asked our team members, “Where can I find drawing classes near me?” or “Where can I find painting classes near me?” These sorts of questions helped us understand the need and desire people have to be creative. This is exactly why and how the core members got together to create this art space. Read more…

We have accepted that fact is stranger than fiction. I’d say fact is richer than fiction. Perhaps we think of it as strange because fact unfolds in ways that we seldom comprehend, let alone control. That is where storytelling comes in. Despite all our material progress, we humans have always depended on storytelling for our collective emotional progress. Stories are how we make sense of everything around us. Why you get irritated by traffic? What makes you like a particular song? Why did something happen to you? The logical answers to several such questions may lie in a string of facts. But the emotional and psychological answers that we really need to feel a sense of balance in life come from stories. Art deals with telling those stories. Our brain comprehends the visual perception in the easiest and the fastest way. Therefore visual storytelling can be the most popular approach to emotional comprehension. Keep reading…

What is videography? How is it different from the  silver screen productions ? Why does one need classes for it? Isn’t it easy to make a quick video using a smartphone these days? Yes, it is very easy. But one can tell the quality of the video in just 5 seconds! A keen videographer has a different eye and a different way of seeing things. But happening is not enough. Making popular videos is not enough. Rather, it is not the right way of creating art. We at FLUX think that a videography course should be as artistic as a film making course would be. We know that the formats, lengths and intentions of both these mediums differ. But that doesn’t give a teacher the license to be lazy while teaching a videography course. A video is basically a content piece that is created to display information or opinions. It could be used in weddings, presentations, advertising, journalistic work and even some entertainment web content. These are the outputs we want to touch upon in our course....

Storytelling is at the heart of why someone lights. Lighting is basically the element that creates the mood or the atmosphere of the film. It is what makes the art direction look aesthetically pleasing. And it is what works with sound to create the right atmosphere. Also it is what works with the actors’ faces to reveal and hide certain emotions. In nutshell, it is a craft that makes the story come alive. To be able to understand these things, the lighting designer also needs to be a sensitive storyteller. The lighting designer sometimes is also the cinematographer. And sometimes the cinematographer works with a gaffer to create and put the correct lights on set. Therefore although the designations overlap and work together, everyone needs to know lighting. Anyone who is involved in film making needs to know about how to light and what to light. There are many techniques that are sometimes used like day for night. This is when the lighting designer creates the atmosphere of n...

Have you ever watched a film and paid a close attention to the sound that you can hear? Here is the truth. If you have paid a close attention to the sound consciously, it was probably a bad or attention-seeking sound. In fact, good sound just flows in to your subconscious and helps you experience a film fully immersed. That is the art of good sound design and editing! It enables you to fully submerge yourself in the moving pictures and flow along with the story and emotion. And to make this happen, post-production of sound plays a huge role in the film making process! Let me tell you another truth. You cannot correct bad sound. If your sync sound recordist has recorded bad location sound, it will always sound like a bad sound. The only way to save the edit or the film is to re-record the sound in a studio. That is why we use dubbing for fiction films! Let us take you through some important terms of sound editing. This list will include cleaning of sound, syncing,...

Our cinematography courses are structured and taught in a highly meticulous manner. We not only talk about the aesthetics of framing but also about the content that the frame catches. It is important to understand the art of storytelling as a cinematographer. This will help you convey and create images that are deep and reflective. Film and video are two very difficult and fascinating professions. So if you want to become a cinematographer for video or film, get ready to work hard! Making a career in film or video is as tiring as it is fulfilling. Keep reading…

We keep organizing script writing courses in Bangalore Indiranagar from time to time at FLUX. Writing is a full time profession and requires one to be very detail-oriented and also very observant of life all around oneself. And since script writing is also to deal with TV and film, these scripts maybe long and require the writer’s patience, dedication and concentration. We at FLUX work on these qualities and help you develop them in our long courses. Our script writing courses are well crafted and talk about everything right from plot, structure, summary, emotional graph to character development. We also study already written scripts and see how they have been transformed on to screen. A lot of time is kept aside to discuss the rules and structures of writing in our script writing course. We also learn how to use software like celtx to write in the correct format of screen using character, dialogue, screen direction, parenthesis etc. Keep reading…

India is a country full of much variety and flavor. Hence it would be a sin not to make documentaries over here. Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration! But you get our point. All of its streets, shops, people and their means of livelihood are highly varied. Hence it is very important that we document and show all of this variety in lifestyles. And the only way to do this is through documentary film making! That is why we at FLUX will soon offer new documentary film making courses. These are going to be unique documentary courses for the multi-cultural country that India is. However, the documentary industry at this point in India is not very established or organized. There aren’t any proper documentary filmmaking companies or equipment rental spaces. And by introducing documentary film making course as an option, we need to organize this sector a bit more. The idea of documentary filmmaking is full of excitement. It has a sense of freshness and community-hood in it. These all ar...

Everything can change on the edit table. This is a revelation that we came across as we sat and edited our first films. We didn’t need going to innovative film city to realize that. The editor has the power to completely change the film and its story line on the edit table. The process of recording footage can sometimes be very different from the process of watching the footage. This is where the editor comes in. The editor has the power to watch something and envision something else completely. If you are someone who is curious about exploring this power, we would love to have you join our video editing courses at FLUX. Our video editing training course uses software like Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro. These are both industry level standard tools to work with. We stay up to date to accessible and easy ways of editing. These are adept enough to create and produce good quality video and film work. But the choice of which video editing software you want to use completely relie...

Short films are a newer form of cinema in India and it will take a bit of time for us to nurture and develop this art skill in our country. It is also a very reachable and accessible form of cinema. You don’t even need places like innovative film city to shoot one like that. In fact it can be made using bare minimum of resources and through good collaborations. Most of us in India have access to smart phones and laptops now. Therefore we feel it would be nice to teach how to make short films with these available resources. In a cosmopolitan city like Bangalore there is no dearth of such untold stories. There are also many short film making course books that are available and our facilitators have their own very special recommendations in terms of watching and reading that can be used to gain insight and knowledge. Having said that, intellectual knowledge and practical knowledge are two very different things and we feel it is important you get the chance to learn through on-field applic...

Acting is a job that is very demanding and requires one to constantly put themselves in other people’s shoes. Therefore, we look at acting as a full time and a very serious profession. We think it requires constant exploration, vulnerability and vigor. Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata has always been a good example for us to follow. How much does experience matter in acting? How much does experience matter in life? Who is to decide which experience is good and which is bad? These are all questions that land in the grey area. As artists, actors and feelers we are constantly working towards becoming better at what we do. However, what if we suddenly discover a new excitement for an unfamiliar art  form? Or what if we were never involved in arts at all? Read further…

Film direction is a very unique and a very plausible field in the world of art and design. Actually why should we limit it to the world of art? Everyone watches and adores films, right? When was the last time you watched a film or a TV series? I am sure for many of us the answer is ‘just a couple of hours ago’. We are a society that loves to watch the magic of cinema in the theatre. Lately laptops have partially replaced theatres through Netflix or Amazon Prime. That is why we at FLUX also think of film as a beautiful resource. In fact it can reach and touch human hearts more than any other medium. This is why we are soon starting a film direction course that is situated in the heart of Bangalore in Indiranagar. This film direction course will be a long-term course spread over numerous hours. This course will break down and explain everything a director needs to know about lighting, scripting, screen flow, rhythm, pacing, editing and even actor training. Keep reading…

Photography is one of the most popular mediums for sharing stories and information. In the words of John Berger “Seeing comes before words”. People tend to trust photographs more than words. When making photographs, one creates a portal to a moment, a memory or an instance in time. We can revisit it repeatedly to learn and discover things about ourselves and our world. Photographs allow us to document our times, preserve our past, spread awareness and educate us on how we can impact our future. We have a better access to cameras, lenses and sharing platforms now. Therefore it has become very easy for almost everyone to shoot. We are able to record how light interacts with our surroundings and we all perceive it differently. Now anyone can share their photographs, create a conversation and sometimes even trigger a change. In our world, the visual narratives take precedence over written word or speech. Therefore it becomes necessary for one to be able to understand and communicate using ...

Street photography has been a very historical way of capturing reality. It arose decades ago. Many a time people confuse street photography with documentary photography. There is a difference and we are happy to explain the difference as well. But we are also open if you want to overlap these two methods. We, at FLUX, like to teach practically. But we also like to have an informed theoretical knowledge about the history of art. Therefore, our courses also have certain theory sections. This time we are going to offer a very creative course in Street Photography in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX! Street photography is generally candid in its nature. Tony Ray-Jones was the first pioneer in this field. You must check him out! He developed a set of rules for himself, which basically asked him to let things emerge in his frame. This also included having real conversations with people on the street and spending time doing that. The process demands you to be patient with yourself and with the a...

Do you know what the most charming colors in a photograph colorscape are? They are black and white. These high contrast colors look stunning alongside each other. But do you know what melts the space in between them? It’s the grey. The greys play a major role in creating the game of light and shadow. Flux wants to introduce a course in black and white photography that immerses in this magical world. When photography just started the very first, it was all in black and white. That is when we did not have the technology to have color ink photographs. But even in today’s date and time, there is something very charming and beautiful about black and white photographs. Read further…

Well, in today’s commercial times, product is the king. And businesses are constantly selling different kinds of products. Due to globalization, there has been an explosion in the kinds of products that are available for us to use. This has led to a lot of competition. Advertisement is very important to sustain in the present day scenario. That is why product photography has become a real hot service in itself. In India, there are many product industries. Let us name a few: ·          Food ·          Textile ·          Furniture ·          Kitchen ·          Decorative ·          Home Lighting These are just a few but let’s discuss these a bit more in detail. This will help us understand what it actually takes to click a good product photograph. Read more…

A documentary photography course is very different from a controlled photo shoot environment. In this sort of a setup, one has to be open to the idea of ‘emergence’. Let us take you through a few of the insightful and technical ideas of documentary photography. In documentary photography, you cannot force a frame. One cannot make things happen. There is also a stream called observational documentary work. This basically asks you to observe reality and then when something arises or emerges, you can document it. It also asks you to allow reality to compose your frame. But one has to be patient enough to let things emerge. In fact that is what we mean by the idea of emergence. But when the frame becomes alive and emerges, one also has to be aware enough to click it. And when the frame is clicked, one shouldn’t look at it with critical eyes. Rather the beauty of documentary photography is that it is raw and real. It isn’t constructed. Therefore, to accept these small glitches as part of th...

Bangalore is a city full of events. It is not only a metropolitan but also a cosmopolitan city that caters to all kids of audiences. That is why there are a hundred different types of events that take place in Bangalore every day. And since there are so many events, each one of them also needs promoting and managing it properly. This promotion is done through social media. But to make social media posts work, we need content. This content is generally in the form of videos and photos. These photos don’t need a lot of editing, at least when clicked by a good event photographer. And these photos have a huge demand. And since there is a huge demand for these photos, there is also a huge demand for event photographers.   If you are someone who wants to cater to this demand, start learning it now. Since the level of competition is very high in this field, mediocrity just doesn’t work. For that, we at FLUX have organized many professional level courses in event photography for you. Kee...

India is a country full of dreams, desires and needs. We know that most of our population is under the poverty line as well. But what we are trying to get at is different Whatever the condition might be, mostly each and every person in India has a cell phone. And this cell phone can be used to make great and quality art! Generally photography is seen as a very expensive medium of work creation. This is because it requires funds for the following things: ·          Recce ·          Pre-production work ·          Camera Equipment ·          Crew hiring ·          Actor payments ·          Set design ·          Photo Editing ·          Distribution In fact, this has been the traditional method of working since long. But things are changing now. The independent industry has come up with ways to make art more accessible. We at FLUX also want to find more efficient and more resourceful ways of creating images. By shooting photographs on our phone, we can find cheaper ways of getting the b...

Nowadays, fashion is everywhere. It completely rules the world. Right from the blanket you wake up in, to the night clothes you wear, it exists everywhere! And we want to stay up to date with the changing fads and work with them! Of all the photography courses in our city, this one is the most speedily rising up in popularity presently Fashion photography is a very niche field in India and not many people know about it. That is why there aren’t many courses that are specialized for fashion photography yet. This is a newer field for India and so we mostly end up imitating already made ads. But to photograph someone, you also have to help them dress up for camera. What looks good on camera may not look good in real life, but that’s the art behind it! This is called fashion styling wherein you have to prepare what’s in frame to make the frame look good. In fact fashion styling and photography courses in this niche go hand in hand. Keep reading…

Anyone can click an image very easily these days. But is it okay for it just to remain an image the way it was clicked? You can click a photo very simply with your smartphone. But how to make that image tell a story or look aesthetically pleasing is a different ball game . A photo is a still an image. A video is a collection of images, which appear to be moving. A photo is intricately corrected with a lot of precision in color, sharpness, contrast and retouching. We do it with software tools like Photoshop or Lightroom. But a video is a whole different story. Software tools like Premiere Pro, Avid and Final cut pro help in smoothening out a video. You can adjust the color balance of all the shots together. You can even crop and adjust them. All these edits need to look seamless. This is what we will give you the specialization in. Read further…

How do you click your photos aesthetically, especially the portraits? You start it by asking a few questions concerning the subject of the portrait. ·          What can you tell about a person when you look at them? ·          How about their eyes? ·          What about their dark circles? ·          Do their expressions speak anything special to you? ·          Are you always noticing faces for such subtle details? ·          Do you notice people and their inner truths to assess the underlining the most dominant traits in their personalities? We all have our inner worlds and our outer worlds. We are great at words and at saying the right things. But our eyes hold all our truths. They cannot lie. Our facial expressions can say a lot about who we are as opposed to who we say we are. Therefore getting a portrait photo clicked is a highly vulnerable act. Keep reading…

Do you like food? Are you fond of its different textures, from crunchy, soft, smooth to even creamy? How do you feel when you see a photograph of a dish that you like? Are you tempted when you see a delicious photo of a dessert t hat you have never tasted before? Why does it tempt you? The art of food photography is highly skill-based. It needs for you to understand and create lustrous and tempting images of different kinds of food. However, this is done in a very unique and different way. That is why we have professional and experienced food photographers on board! We at FLUX work only with the best teachers who are also practicing what they teach. This not only ensures their validity, but also gives their students hands on knowledge. This knowledge is of utmost importance and they are happy to share it with you! Read further…

Do you know what it feels like to be a bird? ·          To stretch and to swim in air! ·          To feel light and higher in the head! ·          And to leave behind the worries of our daily lives on the ground as we lift our bodies up with concentration, dedication and awareness! Dhyana is a very important concept of yoga and it increases the calmness of one’s mind. At flux, we believe in looking inward and seeking solace there. This is why we offer sessions in aerial yoga. This is a form of yoga in which you can learn to hang on a hammock in different hatha yoga postures along with many other asanas. Hatha is a form of yoga that emphasizes and helps in bringing balance in your life. It does so by balancing the sun and the moon in your energy and spirit. In the aerial yoga certification course in Bangalore, we will not only talk about the physicality of the body but also about the emotional and mental headspace. In yoga, the body and the mind are completely intertwined and inte...

Pilates is a form of mindfulness. It is a workout that works on alignment of the body and core strengthening. It also helps you raise your awareness of the different body parts and muscle groups in your body. How often do you stand still? How often do you slow down? Is it easy to slow down and concentrate in the busy city life? Are you able to pay attention to one thing? How is your mind doing? How is your body doing? All of these questions are very inter-related even if they don’t seem to be. This is why we at FLUX are encouraging Pilates. Keep reading…

Hatha yoga is the art of physical fitness that works on your body, mind and soul all together and thus brings in balance. We often don’t realize how off-balance we are as humanity. Also we rarely find ourselves feeling satisfied, happy and excited. This is because we are always running. We need to stop, pause and learn to be okay in a state of nothingness. We have to force ourselves to learn being in this state to bring back stability in our lives. Hatha yoga is just designed for this. It is a forceful form of yoga that works with many other different forms to bring about better posture, strength, flexibility and balance. It includes performing certain yoga poses and staying in them while the sweat flows down your body. Hence, it is also a great way of working out and a great way of feeling calmer. After a hatha yoga class, everyone feels much lighter and calmer. It’s because the blood flow improves all across the body, covering even the most ignored and inactive parts of it. This is...