Nine- The short that started it all
Saw “9” the other day. Am still stunned by visual, production design of the movie, one of the very few movies about the supposed apocalypse that i really like.
Imagination takes on a new meaning with it. Its a story of nine puppets designed by a scientist to save the world from the monstrosity, that he, himself thrust upon the world.
The first eight have failed, now it is up to “9“.
It is a Shane Acker film, that pulled together two visionary giants, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, and it is not a mean achievement. I only wish it was also done in 3D.
Here is the Oscar Nominated Short that started it all..
Tags: 9, The Tim Burton Blog Fest 2009
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
Hello there
would like 2 ask y anurag is only been advertising other films………. instead of talking about his own films
I would actually like a complete excel spreadsheet of movies and books in his library.
Same here.
Hey SriramVenkit and everyone else. Could you please share the list of films recommended by Mr Kashyap?
Amongst his recommendations I have seen 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days & Let the right one in, and both were fantastic. I might have missed it had he not recommended it. I want to see more of his recommendations. Could you(or anyone) please share..Thanks.
kyuki woh chor director nahi hai aur dusre ke kaam ki ijjat karna jaanta hai..use koi fark nahi padta ki film kiski hai.,..bas yeh hai ki acchi hai ya nahi…….
arrey bhai umesh dont u recommend movies to ur friends?? isnt that advertising??
whoa! What a short! What a trailer!
that was something called imagination.. a brave new world
Hi ANurag, if it wasnt done in 3D, then what did they use? All I know is Tom and Jerry was 2d and most animation movies were 3D. The 10 minute clip is so awesome, it looks like some kids wearing these constumes and actually performing and using SFX for the monster.
Anurag, a total of seven movies released last week, and probably another 6-7 this week. All of them small films with barely any pre-release buzz or marketing. Have you seen any of those? What are your thoughts?
Wow!! What an awesome short. Really loved it.
Hello Anurag Bhaiya…
Hope you are fine…. I will definately watch “9″ and post my veiws about the film soon….
How is it all going…
You know there is something I would like to share with you… I feel really torn when I address you by calling you “bhaiya”. This two letter Hindi word has a beautiful sense of respect and that is why it is used in our hometown to address elders… Part of me feels the same sense of respect when I address you using this word… But there is another analytical part of me that constantly argues that the term, “BHAIYA” is used in Mumbai like an abuse… To quote an example, the other day I was walking by Turner road in the night when I saw an autorickshaw driver take an acute turn and the driver of the mercedes c-class, rolling behind the autorickshaw, shouted, “Bhaiya sale”. For a moment I was confused… Eventually this confusion changed in to a deep thought which was trying to decipher as to the driver of which vehicle was in perfect harmony with “ABSURDITY”-THE AUTORICKSHAW OR THE MERCEDES.
Anyways… Your Birthday is supposedly approaching… What is the plan…
See you,
Take care,
Yours sincerely,
nasoral
(PS- Just another bhaiya whom absurdity addresses
by calling him,”Dr. Vaibhav Singh”)
Loved it. Super!
are can anybody help me out i m also a cinema lover an aspiring film maker and i m writing a script.but i dnt have much info abt the type of camera used to make films .i know a few types bt want to have some knowledge on the advanced cameras used now a days.n the best one to make a short film wid low budget.
anybody online boss any cinema lovers .i hope rajkumar da is online can you help me wid something.how do i shoot my first short film .do reply ha
Akash, suggest you post this question on the PFC Lab. http://passionforcinema.com/club/
Also, would suggest you to be more precise in your question. What exact part of film making advice do you seek? There are various sections there; like Scriptwriting, direction, editing etc. Choose the appropriate section and ask specific questions. That should be helpful! All the best with your first film.
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PS: About your previous query on camera, here is a very insightful post from the lab : http://passionforcinema.com/club/topic/camera-for-dummies
all i know is that anurag is a big director.he is too busy to take a notice of his fans who actually spend time to read his blogs.
what’s the matter anurag?are you so busy that you can’t identify your number one follower?all my previous attempts to contact you on the cyber world have proved futile.
it’s a disease.
@Arohi: He is currently in Venice as part of the jury at the Venice Film Festival
what’s with this sudden fascination for 3D? I’d rather see ‘Avatar’ in the good old 2D, same goes for ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
well i appreciate for the update neeraj, but i have been following his blog for quite sometime now. to my dismay, he never replies back.there are other lucky souls to whom anurag replies regularly.i inundated his blog with my observations of dev d. and gulaal both.some of the finer points that i can say no one had observed back then.
but……..
anyway, do you represent him or pfc?
many many happy returns of the day to anurag.wishing you a great career ahead.best of luck…
happy birthday to you anurag sir.
BUON COMPLEANNO !!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!
I’m so happy you’re celebrating this day in my Country!
Ciao!
Celeste
Dear Anurag,
It is strange that this blog doesn’t support unicode, so Hindi texts are not visible. I want to write on your blog. I writes on cinema and have an understanding of new media and independent cinema. Please read my blog [http://indianbioscope.blogspot.com/] and let me know that how can I contribute for your blog. Thanks and will wait reply from you or website administrator.
Regards
Dinesh Shrinet
shall watch 9 soon, m a big fan of urs.i loved black friday, dev db
and hpy birthday 2 u.
Anurag, Abhay, Kalki e Mahi on red carpet in Venice:
http://photogallery.tiscali.it/spettacoli/slide.php?idg=17281&id=230831&page=1
A very elegant Abhay in Ferragamo:
http://www.stylosophy.it/foto/ferragamo-rec-carpet/
http://www.stylosophy.it/foto/ferragamo-rec-carpet/4/
Abhay at the Jaeger LeCoultre party in Venice:
http://www.style.it/cont/photogallery/0909/1126/abhay-deol.asp
hi anurag ,,,,,,,,main apka bahut bada gumne wala fan hu yaar,,,,,,,,,u know ur film really inspired me to come n this industries………i hve many dreams but 1 is 2 work with u in my life at any cost..i realy want to be part of cinema…plzzzzzzzzz advice me to get my dream,,,,,,,,,,,bye and always with u………gumne wala fan……….
mate, is it true, about that danny boyle movie, which is casting SRK and Aamir, with u directing, or r u into something else, right now?
i think the film is in 3D…the characters are in 3D, the objects around the characters are also 3D only the background is not…this is a style used to keep the focus on the characters.i think it looks great without using complete 3D…In India we think 3D animation is the ultimate thing (coz we dont hav any good 3D feature film) but there are different & innovative styles that are needed…for example ‘Waltz with Bashir’ it is a different style of rendering all together.
i loved the film it sucks u in the story to figure out what is actually happening & the Leitmotif is used intelligently…also it doesnt hav dialogues which only masters can tell stories in this way & i felt it doesnt need dialogues & that is why it works.
i hope u hav seen the last years Oscar winning animation short ‘Octopodi’ it is in 3D & is made by animation students but it’ll make or Indian filmakers to shame.
Hi Anurag, Hope you would have watched YMI ….did’nt see any comments frm u on this one…eagerly await your gyan on this…it matters …plz oblige
and by d way happy to see you at venice filam ;-) festival….keep rocking
hello anurag sir,i m dushyant..a big film buff person..as well as ur fan..i love cinema..i livwe with cinema….sir i have a script on suspense horror theme..i want to meet you..i can write screenplay for doga…
Hello, I am filmmaker. I have a script for a short film. There is this urge to start shooting this film. I have done my pre production, I am facing difficulty in finance for this film. this film requires to be shot on film format. Can anyone please help me?
Saw 9. Amazing visuals and breathtaking storyline. Thanks Anurag for the recommendation. I was plagued by the thought of Bhagwan Vishnu’s Dashavatar. Could also see images of the nine avataars in the 9 robots. The tenth creation, Kalki, brought destruction and then the 9 were resurrected to save what was to be salvaged, leaving in the end a new era of evolution.
Regards,
Abhinav
Here is Anurag Kashyap’s caricature http://pencilreturns.blogspot.com
ur caricatures suck.
Hi Anurag
I will be there for Gulaal screening in London Film Festival on 25th October, Sunday. Will you be there? If yes, can I get a chance to meet you there?
PS: We have met before, in Prithvi. I am the same guy who talked about you doing a movie with Tigmanshu Dhulia and you told me you’re already working with him in ‘Shaagird’.
4-5 films in 3 years? directing?
and 4-5 more as consultant? how in the world r u gonna cope? or r they gonna release all your unreleased movies?