PFCOne 2007: Day One
Welcome to the first PFCOne Film Festival for one minute movies. This is day one of the festival and we present to you the first batch of movies. We made it! – the participants for taking up the challenge to make the movie, you for strongly supporting the festival and we for making it in the nick of time (you have no idea what happened behind the closed doors 12 hours ago 
).
It was nice to see the fun the participants have had in making these movies. The utter joy of making these films off their mobile phone camera, their videocams, handicams and whatever cams they could get their hands on (some very professional cameras too!) – to get the movie they had inside them out for the world to see.
It’s now your time to see these wonderful creations, like them, dislike them, criticize them… but do take on the responsibility to ensure the fire in these part time filmmakers keeps burning… intensely than ever…
Just click on the movie poster and the movie will start playing in a popup window…
Lets begin !!!
A Minute of Local Kung Fu
by Kenny Basumatary
Tuppence worth of goodguy-vs-badguy kung-fu.
Ad Hominem
by Ankur Pandey
“appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect.”
After 8 Years
by Nikhil Singh
We decided to meet in future and take the story forward, but jab we met, hum rahe na hum, tum rahe na tum.
Alice
by Pawan Vishwakarma
u dont loose untill u stop trying.
Are you listening?
by Aashish Chopra
Spoken word video on the Impact of HIV/AIDS in India.
Breaking News
by Amit Ashok Gokhale
How crazy people are for different “Breaking news” aired continually on different channels with a little caricature added to it.
Game
by Safat Ali
A video Game and its effect on a child…
Good Times
by Ali Hasnain
Good times with family.
I Want To See Me
by Domnic Savio
A blind boy very curious to see His Face because his mother always says he is cut.
Just a Minute!
by Aarkava Banerjee
A humourous take on what a person/object can possibly do in a minute!
Khidki
by Gajendra S Shrotriya
A boy fights the nocturnal fear of his room’s window.
Killing the deceased
by Pritesh Wani
One has to forget the deceased completely in one’s mind to give peace to his/her soul.
KLPD
by Puneet Kumar Gupta
Desperation to perspiration.
[PFC advise: suitable for adults over 18 years of age]
Lost in Mall
by Sandipan Roy
Lost in mall.
Minds Eye
by Anand Kadam
A married man suffering from schizophrenia and how his wife helps him get rid of imaginary wife
Mobile Phobia
by Ashwani Thakur
The effect of the mobile phone on our everyday life.
Puddle Jumper
by Madhav Mathur
A young woman relives and rethinks the choices she has made in her life.
Puppy
by Nishant Gupta
The film is through eye of a puppy which belongs to a prostitute.
Rang
by Salona Bains Joshi
An appeal to add colour to the lives of those who are compelled to live in darkness.
Recycle & Reuse
by Pranshu Sharma
My movie is a little spoof on the Indian film industry, the way we draw our ‘inspirations’!
Rolled Urge
by Anuj Malhotra
The mode of denial inside which a smoker chooses to contain himself.
Scintillating Flame
by S. Mahesh
The status of India has been portrayed in an imaginary place called AIRN.
Sky Ship
by R. Hariharakrishnan
Please encourage Child’s Creativity.
The First step
by Rahul Mahajan
the frustration of a wanna be film director who is totally new to this medium.
The Nemesis
by Arnab Tumpy Bhattacharya
The struggle of one’s creative soul against the cruel realities of practicality.
The Perfect Plan
by Anthony Fernandes
Two thieves enter a house to steal
Transaction
by Tanmay Singh
Exploring the thin line between art & commerce along with showing the different fades of the same society.
Unspoken
by Aditya Gupta
The power of music to bring life to a mundane existence.
Who?
by Aditi Soni
God created man or man created god?
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Anurag Kashyap
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Hansal Mehta
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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
when i can see my movie on this site….are these ones the finally selected ones ??? so, when do we get the final results??
- Amiya, you can check the festival schedule at this link: http://passionforcinema.com/pfcone-2007-the-schedule/
As expected, I saw KLPD first…The most disgusting but well shot fil, :D
I want to see me: Pretty neat editing…liked it
KLPD: Its fun
Lost in Mall: what was that?
Mind’s Eye: So, cool…how the hell cud he imagine telling something of that sorts in such a sort time..kudos
Puddle jumper: Special mention to the editor Vishwanath..it was smooth
Puppy: Didnt Understand what it was untill i read the summary..hmmm
Sky-Ship: Very cute, liked it..but the the voice was very jerky and the writing wasnt clear..which was the integral part
Who? : Liked the b/w angle to it..and the background score
Fantastic job everyone..it is such a pleasure to be able to see so many movies…all the makers..you rock!!!!!
om – thanks
sky-ship: nice concept
the game: great execution, i wish you had more than just one minute
rolled urge: interesting representation
mind’s eye: good to see the right wife got killed
looking forward to watching the other submissions. thanks for watching puddle jumper
wooow…..awesum films man!!…
but of all da films, i wud lyk to say…
kinda stunnd ppl r yet to mention bout it…but JAM..awesum xprsn man!!…in a minute…
i mean…dats wats its suposd to be…sumthn vry spontaneous..very unpland…n hw it cn twst ur lyf upside dwn…awesum cncpt…bt only if banerjee had more time, he could use video pics to expres the emotions of the charectors…but then…bravo!!!…
dibya
It’s such a commendable effort from PFC and gang to actually promote an online festival and give a unbiased viewship to all the films… GREAT GOING… and Final draft as a sponsorer…. not bad
It would be awesome to see the makers come and do a short writeup on the making of their film..so, we can have a healthy disussion here…so, makers pls feel free to use the comments section for the above mentioned
Hooray!!! I saw all the films.
Chak de fatte
Good effort guys.
Cant wait for tomorrow
Nice work guys…. there is a lot of talent at display here….
A lot of very ‘personal’ emotions at display here…. perhaps none more so than nemesis, rang and minds eye
minds eye :- Awesome story and executed really well. Just dont spread the idea :w;
nemesis :- Very brutal depiction of a trapped artist. Reminds me of gogol’s Nevsky Prospekt.
Rang :- Brilliant message and conceptwork. Beautiful.
kudos to all the budding filmmakers…… hope you have a great future ahead…
Have you seen Rolled Urge guys….different from one and all….I especially liked the comment that comes int he beginning…..good effort by Mr. Anuj Malhotra
The Game and Skyship are the other ones to look for….KLPD was also a good movie…congratulations to all of them….they have done a wondeful job in a minute…GREAT
Just started watching this garbage ! gone thru two ! its difficult not to abuse wathing this shit ! Are the PFC authors making a joke of cinema ? its not a mass misadventure u self proclaimed dorks. Even u have shortfalls a mile long ! Why this obscene exercise ? Get your act together first ! Such interventions can wait ! PFC has turned into a cinema whorehouse with all these home videos !
scintillating flame:wow its an awesome movie showing the condition of india now…………it is a good movie about social awarness……..even klpd movie s also nice………
The first too are indeed not good to see….but see the third one….After 8 years….much better than the above….it generates your interest to watch more of them…..By this I don’t mean After 8 years is a brilliant movie….but a good try to make a sad love story in just a minute…..and yeah more than anything else it was Beethoven’s music which really made the movie good and worth watching…
its a good effort by pfc………i saw some movies every one tried their ideas well……..i liked the movie scintillatin flame and perfect plan………sf movie is a good movie…….the darkness in that movie showin the darkness surroundin india was an excellent idea………..good work mahesh…..:)>-
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Playback – dude u did not have balls to make and display your talent, on top of it u hv the fcukin audacity to comment on others efforts. oscar thodi chal raha hai yahan pe.Wat PFC has done is commendable.
And then too if u wanna comment then show us wat u can do u,as if u r some fcukin scorsese yrself or may be khalid mohd
.
Dude no hard feeligs;its just that we all hv worked towards making this festival a success and cant see any dick telling us wat garbage we hv made…
Think before writing dude.
@ Tarun ! No Hard Feelings ? Ur language is a virtual direction sign to the filthy slum u come from !
Anyways, u worked hard ?
@ playback
seriously dude… stfu
its not good to comment on another persons effort like this… criticism should always be constructive
U worked hard ? eh ? Construction site labours work hard ! what did u do ? make a home video ? U Dildo Dramatizer ! Its people like u who will call the doom for indian cinema u monkey poop analyzer !
PFC .. well done !!!!
@ Papai ! Maybe u shud check out what he called me on his post !
Can I give a complete review here..I suppose so!!
Playback, u need not bother whr i cm frm.We are not gonna sitback n listen to brickbats by an asshole.
As to watever one made(home video or watever)shudnt be a concern for u, wat did u make??
By working hard i meant that we went ahead and made a film which involves writing,shooting n post production which involves hard work.I no these terms r new for u as ur still not out of a playskool.
If ppl like me will spell doom for indian cinema,atleast i’ll be happy to have followed my passion and hv failed rather than sitting bk n commenting on other ppl’s work like most of our country does incl u which will spell a doom for this country…
(Maker of ‘Ad Hominem’ & ‘Schizophrenia’)
Whoa! so my film is already discarded. Please have mercy O wise men & opine on whys and abouts of the movies which you liked/disliked.
And the likes of Mr. Playback- plz playback.
And where are you PFCians/regular commentators?
Anyways, my ranks are-
(judging by narrative, appeal & originality, in that order)
Puddle Jumper
Puppy
A minute of local Kung Fu
I want to see me
Transaction
Good Times
The Nemesis
Mind’s eye
Rolled Urge(why were the scenes repeating?)
Who?
Game
Rang
Best actors (lead actor, unless specified)-
KLPD ;)
Puddle Jumper
Both actors in Who?
Sky Ship
Are you listening?
Rang
Both actors in A minute of Local Kung Fu
The Nemesis
I want to see me
Rolled urge
[Of course I have not exercised any judgments on my own film.]
@ Tarun
I am Scared of a psycho who makes sand castles and calls himself the next big architect !!! I ofcourse wont build anything ,….but that wont mean i am crazy ! right ? Ur logic flow is a window to your immature brain u idiot !
Alice – Films Div feel but heartfelt – 2 *
After 8 yrs – Good premise..sloppy film making – 1.5*
Are u lstening – docu feel..smart voice over – 2*
Game – Good editing..thats it! – 1.5*
Good times – Nice story, nice flow of shots, emotionally balanced..liked it – 2.5*
I want to see me – Very good concept..smart editing, tidy film..subtle voice over..very good – 3 *
Just a min – smart movie making tech but no story flow or no story – 1.5 *
Khidki – Holds as a story..but done before..so falls out there, well shot – 1.5*
KLPD – Is a blast! Very imaginative..many symbols & references..Puneet rocks!..forget the massy story…also Chutiye acts well!! – 3 *
Mind’s eye – the best of the lot..very imaginatively shot story..creates a suspense in 1 min..striking..even the empty glass is top drawer!!…3.5 *
Mobile Phobia – Roz ka problem captured nicely..but too pat!..2 *
Puddle Jumper – some nice expressions from the actor..enigmatic..but the thought is still abstract!!…2 *
Puppy – good one..POV very interesting..the breath alludes to many things..the symbols at the end, thought provoking..interesting – 3 *
Rang – Good..good..Poignant, excellent child acting..only she should have been looking down..director has a feel for the subject – 3*
Rolled Urge – Stylised but not much else – a message is there – repititive – why?? – 2 *
Sky ship – Neat, progressive, brings a smile! – 2.5*
The Nemesis – Sad but this doesn’t work inspite of a good concept!..1*
Oz, please check(block) P(L)AYBACK, I am beginning to get pissed off & there is no toilet around.
Puddle Jumper
Hey madhav, nice film ya…
The actress in the film was superb.
Is she an actress or just did it for fun/friendship sakes??
The thing is that i keep casting for ads so i thought that she really had a good face…
Lemme no madhav…
The others not mentioned were unremarkable..so left them out..not to say that their makers are not good..but they need to make better efforts!!
@ Ankur
Block me for what ?
Cos Tarun called me a behn**** ?
Fundamental question ! Who r u gonna block from PFC ? The slum-dwellers or the intelligentia ?
Ur call OZ !
To Shri shri Shri shri P(L)AYBACK ji maharaj logicwale
PFCians believe in passion and logic follows.
Write watever u wanna rite as frm this moment i m not gonna pay any heed to comments from a nutless prick such as u…
I saw each one before I started commenting..also made my notes too. So,
Best actor (Day 1) – Chutiye (Claps…)
Best Actress (Day 1) – Lady in Puddle Jumper (Not for her beauty alone..well!!!!)
Best Child actor – The challenged ones – of Alice and Rang!!!!!
Logic follows Passion ?
[Admin Note (HG): Playback if you did not like the OneMinute film, then say it in a constructive manner, but do not start name-calling people.]
Prick !!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA ! That judgement by you would release every convicted murderer in this country’s judicial system !!!! Thankfully u arent the chief justice ! THANKFULLY U ARE NOTHING DICKHEAD !!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA !
oz
block whosoever u want to.It just that no person has a rite to write off someone else’work.At PFC i believe we are here to be supportive of each others work, ofc constructive criticism is welcome.
The bottomline being – WE ARE NOT KHALID MOHD’S AT PFC.we r film fanatics who can come frm cuffe parade or dharavi
I promised my self not to pay heed to playback but i want to correct the blind guy – Logic wont follow passion.Chk wat u wrote.
Wo kehte hain na andhe laude fauj mein daude.Thats the case wid u playback.
KLPD:- “Puneet Kumar Gupta” can you please explain what you have tried to potray !! coz dude I think you caption and cinema are going on two different tracks….
Have a grt weekend guys…
And many congratulations to all the film makers once again…
It’a really a nice effort by all of you guys (though there are some who do not really deserve this comment !!) but still to mention some cinemas like NEMESIS, PUDDLE JUMPER, RANG can seriously ring a LOUD BANG amidst the sleepy “INTELLECT” minds…….Watch it..and you will enjoy (if you can THINK !!)….KUDOS to You ALL!!!!
I respect people who make such thought provoking cinema like tehzeeb, silsilsay which can shake the conscience of humanity, even films like rdb hv failed to do that.i have no personal grudges with k mohd,(i cant afford to have as am nothing in front of him wid due respect to his stature) i just dont like pseudo intellects:)
Dear Admin ! I called tarun an idiot !
He called me much worse !
But no worries ! Cheers !
Playback, I did troll that as well.
@Honhaar Goonda !
Thanks ! U guys are doing an amazing job !
the festival seem to be going on down here between tarun and playback.
it soo much more intresting down here.
admin is doing it’s job cencoring too.
carry on.
Playback
my intention was to not call u names.The slangy way in which we speak today just came into display.also being a punju i think mc bc bolna to mera janamsidh adhikaar hai…But not to anyone in person
Koi gal nahi Pappey ! Assi bhi punjab toh hi hai ! Cheers ! Do lemme know when ur film comes on !
arrey don start flame wars… enjoy the movies
if u don like any of them…. agla show kal hai naa… :d/
Cheers!!!!!
No more war at PFC for the time being.
Magar festival abhi baaki hai,may we see more fierce battles than this one but a healthy one.
Dont worry ! u shall see ! I WILL BE BACK !!! :D
(No wonder you guys are so sensitive! ;-) It’s a joke. It is meant to be funny in a good way. Do I need to do more explaining? )
i was wonderin who was gonna give the “entertainment ” factor in this post !!!
well PLAYBACK .. well done !!
@George
Thanks ! But Tarun deserves a pat on the back too ! Gladiators for da masses !
Is this the first virtual film festival ever?
Oz, this was a great idea after all.
I suppose the movies and the comments will get more interesting over the next few days.
My PC modem burnt out this evening ,I may not be able to follow the festival hour-by-hour:(
dude i just stood up for sumthin’ that i was a part of not wondering if i was between classes or masses,slum dwellers or intelligentia;)
To all
Indraneel –
“Rolled Urge – Stylised but not much else – a message is there – repititive – why?? – 2 *”
Ankur Pandey –
‘Rolled Urge(why were the scenes repeating?)”
Well friends, its nice to have a discussion(albeit mini) on my film. Both of you have asked the same question, why are the scenes repeating?
I can give you two hints-:
1)The film is not an anti-smoking film, but about the efficiency of anti-smoking campaigns(among other things).
2) Read the synopsis – “The mode of denial…”
Sanjay
Thanks.
Varun
“Interesting representation”.
Can you elaborate? P.S – I liked your film.
P.S – Did anyone notice the ‘black’ clad man standing leaning against the wall, among the sea of ‘white’ clad people?
hey anuj, i liked yr film…
@Indraneel –> dont mind but I am just asking you one thing you told that my film (nemesis) has good concept but still you gave 1*..why?/ As i am finding that all others are praising the idea…
dont mind…
PLAYBACK, you portray real ‘ad hominem’
(will make you scriptwriter if I ever get to make a film titled ‘ad hominem’ ;))
@ ANUJ, ahem! I am all open to mystical interpretations, but expecting audience to sit inside your head is too much to ask for. Next you would say that the plant beside the chair was the symbol of hope in the gloomy and sorrowful surrounding.
(No offense meant to anyone, just constructive criticism)
ANKUR
Well, thanks, the plant did mean something. A tulsi plant’s kept on the right side of the dead body in Hindu funerals. But I do like your interpretation as well. Thanks.
It isn’t too much of a inside-my-head situation, is it? Its not that complicated as well. A mode of denial and a process repeating again and again. Isn’t the connection simple?
Ankur,
Nobody has asked you to sit inside the director’s head, you give your own interpretations and we are happy with it, just as your interpretation of that tulsi plant.
As far as who am I, I edited Rolled Urge.
Ankur Pandey, Anuj Malhotra, Tumpy Bhattacharya -thanks for discussing your movies.
Anuj – I did notice the person in black (possibly the dark force which makes the smoker light up despite repeated messages). Thanks for getting the Tulsi plant into discussion as well.
It will be good to have other filmmakers whose films are being discussed quite often as well – Anand Kadam of Mind’s Eye, Madhav of Puddle Jumper and Puneet Gupta of KL. Please bring on your actors as well as people seem to have liked them as well
Sky ship – Great Concept, Cute Kid, Wud have loved to see that without the compression..
Saw al the films…
Here are my opinions on what I thought to be the 5 best
5) Mind’s Eye – Not to be offensive. But its the most overrated film here. Its predictable from the word go(its the most overused twist plot device in the world, apart from “Its all a film). But in a relative context, it is well made. the glass reference is brilliant. 3*
4) After 8 Years – Nice concept. Use of the momentary passin light to bring about a recognition is excellent. The romantic things in a romance
. The concept of a letter was a little sloppy though. 2.5*
3) The Nemesis – The image of the flower(creativity, liberation) suddenly being
broken by a shout(reality) is well done. A much underrated film. 2.5*
2) Rolled Urge – Technically the best by far(along with what is at number 1). They have shown a same set of events almost three times in a minute, without rushing it. Perfect editing. There is a written message, but is that the message after all(after what Anuj said). Its real mindfuck. Well done. 4*
1) The Game – Superb editing. Amazing visuals. Great camerawork, which can be noticed when an analogy is established between the character in the game( MANHUNTER), and the child’s walking. Brilliant again.
4*
KLPD – Couldn’t make the head or tail of it.Guys get some sense, you could something better in a minute
Mind’s Eye – really cudnt make wat the directors wants to convey.
Sky ship – Kid’s Cute, beautiful concept conveyed in a minute..text wud’ve been clear..
sorry, Mind’s eye is 2*…
“The Nemesis” and “One minute of local Kunfu” are realy good. The acting is perfet in Nemesis. But the last sequence was bit unclear , I mean the picture. And the comedy in One minute kunfu is good…Best of luck for both the directors.
Subrat
Thanks for an interpretation.
I want to see me – Nice movie, but there is spelling mistake in Tamil..
Sky Ship – Nice movie, great concept, Cute Kid, Voice was jerky but understandable..
according to me,the movie SCINTILLATING FLAME was really wonderfun…………….it has got a good message in it…………present day youths must think of it:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?
well done anuj n team….i liked ur work…each object has its significance…a well thought of concept….very well represented….gud work guys!!!!
These reviews are not to offend anyone, but this is how I felt for these films. I am no Masand, no Adarsh, but you don
Anuj..your interpretation of denial and therefore repitition does not sit well with me..as more people see your short, you’ll find the same issue cropping up as it is a 1 min film that you had started with a bang. But, it is my POV…all the best..there will be people here who will support you!
Well I liked Mobile phobia and Minds Eye. All the best guys
Indraneel
I hope this stays a meaningful debate(as it is now).
“your interpretation of denial and therefore repitition”
Notice the order. I think denial is a consequence of repetition, rather than it being vice-versa. Repetition is a consequence of adamance. I hope that makes my point clearer. I am free to elaborate.
Second, I am thankful to you for choosing to give me your views.
loved KLPD, After 8 years..
will watch others too….
@OZ
KLPD is a kickass film but i think the rules said that one is supposed to use copyrighted songs…
i doubt whether the makers got the rights for songs by Akon and Junoon.
nevertheless the songs sound amazing and perfectly fit in the movie
Arnab..you had the best concept so to say in today’s collection..but the implementation with a storytelling process that could have been much more than what emerged..was it you the actor..or somebody else..because it got tardy there, my POV..don’t get hassled..1 min films are tricky that way..you fall in love with many shots..or you dont have too many good shots..or the scrpt does not have enough draft detail!!!
But..as a viewer I feel that you have it in you to do much better..You may still win..who knows!!
Sky ship nice one.. well depicted about our minds when we were also young..
there are a few which I couldnt understand much what the director wants to coney us..
Thanks to all those who watched Puddle Jumper.
I thought it would be a nice movie to shoot for a single minute festival. I’m glad some people are reacting positively to it.
I see some criticism and negativity on this page.
Brothers and sisters, relax. This is creative expression, we will always have people beating us down and calling us names even before the “release”. Don’t take it to heart and just do what you do.
For others asking about the actress of Puddle Jumper, we’re lucky to have her perform this for us as a favour. She’s extremely talented and I think she has a great future in the creative field.
All the best to the other filmmakers. As i said earlier, keep doing what you do, regardless of what they tell you. To quote one of my favorite bands, Pearl Jam: “I am Mine”. And no one else’s. Fight the good fight.
Anuj..I get your drift..but denial is a disorder that I consciously do not confuse with any other action / activity.
Let me be a little simplistic here..We all copied in exams..we passed..moved on..and we do not talk about that to others during our adult life.Why?? Denial..Because we are ashamed. Suppose I had to tell it to someone..would I keep telling about it…may look stupid to you..but “hard hiiting communication” needs to be fed “dheere se”, to me at least..otherwise you were good.
Anuj, thanks for saying you liked our film.
What Varun meant by “interesting representation” was that you showed the “urge” looped. It was very cool and showed the cycle that ensues in addiction, regardless of warnings and reprimands. Good job, keep it going.
To
Indraneel
I am sorry I was not clear vis-a-vis my elaboration on the denial-repetition chain. First-:
1) In my film, two DIFFERENT parties experience the two separate feelings, its not the same person.
2) These feelings may be mutually independent of each other. One might not lead to another, and then again, one might.
I, at this stage, am admittedly a little apprehensive about explaining the whole film. I wish more interpretations would come. I hope I am not being condescending. I can only say that the smoker’s denial stems from the fact that that stick in his hand might harm him. He IS guilty.
Madhav
Thanks. Its my editor’s idea there. I just tried to solidify it.
Urge in a loop. Thats where the ‘ROLLED’comes from. Apart from the obvious meaning( a cigarette), ofcourse.
Anuj..I think you need to have more people responding to your effort than just a few now. I am no Raja Sen and don’t pretend to be a huge film student. My take on all films is whether they are capable of getting my attention in the first run.
Also, I am a bit hung up on the mettle of the story always.
So, cool..don’t explain..probably, yours is a masterpiece..just dunno yet..me!the unfortunate!!
Indraneel
Sorry man. Didn’t mean to down you or anything.
@Vinod…Well Vinod, just I am trying to say what was going on my mind when i made the film..I meant the voice of father(family) to be the voice of the practical realities of life i.e. our work,job,fight for survival & then i tried to show that even if a person is very much inclined to his creative side(here its film-making) he(most of them) gives up for survival & thus killing the creative soul within oneself..
Anuj..mast ho ja dost…nobody is putting anybody down….aapka creation hai..your baby..stick by it..till kingdom come..I cook sometimes at home..ask for comments..but stick to my guns when criticised..same at work..so must you be!
Hey everyone, just chimiing in with my thoughts :
After 8 years – a different twist
Breaking news – there was something to it that I liked
Good times – great concept, but I feel you could’ve done without the goofiness in those quick shots. I thought the music track you used just didn’t fit in.
Khidki – In a world of god-fearing believers, this film says something about both, fear and God.
KLPD – funny, how did you get away with using all those music tracks? Tell me you bought all those rights ! ;)
Mind’s Eye – I could tell the ending, but it was really well executed.
Mobile Phobia – funny. Although shouldn’t it have been called Mobile Frenzy? I couldn’t see any phobia, unless I missed something.
Puddle Jumper – shot beautifully, although I must say I didn’t get it. Don’t worry, I’m very dense so I’ll need to watch it again.
Rolled Urge – relevant. I don’t think your film had anything to do with Anurag Kashyap’s No Smoking though. P.S. After reading your comments, it seems I might’ve misunderstood. Yeh bhi phir se dekhunga …
I think there should be a special mention for blindness. There were atleast 3 films with a theme of blindness. Some inspiration from Gajraj Rao’s Holi maybe ….. :-?
Great work thus far, Films that have stood out for me are: Puddle jumper, Minds Eye, KLPD(although I agree with the music rights concern) and the Game. Can’t wait to see what else is in store for tomorrow
@ the creator of 8 years, was your story inspired by O Henry’s short story?
@Anuj (Rolled Urge)
Ok, I saw it again and I think I get the idea. I still like it.
@Madhav (Puddle Jumper)
What’s the relevance of the empty glasses? And who’s that guy in the background who calls out to the woman?
Pratik
Thanks. Can you give me an indication of what you think the idea is?
I was busy for the entire day and once i was back to my place the first thing i did was checking PFC movies and comments…i was really very happy and overwhelmed after reading creative criticism about Mind’s eye….actually i had written a short story called mind’s eye some months back….i had to cut it short and change lot of stuff to accomadate in a min….guys this was my first attempt of using a video cam(na not even family videos…)….and you cant understand how glad i am…i was not sure that i could do this………PFC has really given a wonderfull chance to all the common guys like me who only dreamt of this but never had a chance…..OZ and others you guys rock man and thanks a ton….
….
To all .
thnks for watching after 8 yrs
2 ppl said it was sloppy (along wid some gud stuff) sloppy how ?(this way i will learn )
the .flv version makes the nite shots bad cudn’t help it : a guy (PIMP) comes and hands me the letter which i read:
Happy i made my 1st movie , no expectations
thanks for comments
cheers :
Hi Guyz my server was down since morning so couldn
@ Anuj
What I took from the film was that no matter how many times you tell a smoker that it’s ‘injurious to his health,’ he will have another smoke as long as he wishes so. The more you ram it in his head, the more he denies it. Is this in conformance with the original idea?
@ Nikhil Singh
I think the idea of the letter was sloppy. I have no better ideas. The concept is nice though.
Pratik
You are quite right. Thats why the loop. Thats why its NOT an anti-smoking film(I might not even be concerned with that). Its a film about the pro-anti-smoking messages that a smoker is subjected to and how he reacts to them. Without sounding too arrogant, can I ask two more questions-:
a) What could the sound of constant running water mean?
b)Why is that sound and the cigarette being lit the only two sounds that can be heard?
- I would like to “warn” a couple of people here to stop negatively criticizing unnecessarily other filmmakers’ movies and praising your own made movies by masking your own comment name and using a fake one. Please keep this festival clean or I’m gonna reveal your names out in the open and withdraw your films from the festival.
@ Anuj
Ok, I didn’t even realize the sound of running water; I thought it was meant to be a pronounced silence. Now that you tell me, I hear it! :d Hmmmm … now why should there be running water … ? The only connection I can make is that water stops the fire that lights a cigarette. Is it that the smoker quits smoking only when he dies? …
I thought it was an anti-smoking film when I first watched it. Not so any more.
Your film is deep, dude! Good stuff …
@the Optimist …hey thanks for giving 3.5 * to my film….:)
Oz
“The only connection I can make is that water stops the fire that lights a cigarette. Is it that the smoker quits smoking only when he dies?
i liked the editing of puddle jumper and the concept of rang….great stuff guys……
forgot to mention skyship…..nice film…
To all
Sorry, the pattern’s not visible. Darn.
first of all cheers to all the film makers who work under the limitation of resources and still come out with brilliance… :d/
>-
GAME
It is one of the short films that has stunned me with its superb editing, technicals and camera angles. but the theme lacks its standard. its just an old wine in a new bottle.
ratings-3/5
THE NEMESIS
I found the script more of an emotional failure than a creative excellence. Any passionate person goes through the same phase when he is detained from doing that particular thing. i understand the directors emotional point on that and would request not to take personally. the film could have been more clear and more aesthetic. the black and white sequances should have been more highlighted as that forms the layout of the present consequence.
purely an emotional effort…
ratings 1.5/5
ROLLED URGE
the start could have been better… it was very abrupt.
the concept, frames and composition are brilliant. though very old but the added textures of denial of the truth by the smoker, the repitions and the clues are extraordinary- the film defines the aesthetics very distinctly and stands apart in its style and identity- the whole film will be different to different individuals. cheers to Mr. malhotra.
the editing is brilliant but i felt the frames moved faster, as if running to conclude on time.
The lead actor still had scope to utilise and comeout with something better.
a master piece in its trait.
ratings-3.5/5
Explaining ‘Ad Hominem’
I had hated to do it, but finally I have to write the explanation here, as everyone has panned it. (No offense meant, the blame is entirely mine).
What I had attempted to show is that a seemingly sensible and rational guy discuss about his ’society for promotion of cosmic insights for humans(SOP-CH)’ but gets progressively intrigued by the questions that are asked, and silences his opponents by making ‘ad-hominem’ statements (personal attacks/prejudices).
Pratik, thanks for your interest in Puddle Jumper.
The glasses emptied in quick succession signify a tryst with alcoholism. We blurred the last one to give a feel of inebriation.
The man in the alley shouting out to the girl represents a relationship gone sour.
Each cutaway from the puddles is a possibly regrettable scenario.
Hope you liked the “rat” too.
@madhav…. i liked ur film man…congrats…
@ Madhav
Actually I meant to ask about the “rat” as well. What is the rat? I watched it again. Did “he” cheat on her or something?
(I’m dense!)
@ Anuj
Hindu funeral rites and rituals heh? I don’t know anything about them. So I googl-ed and find that water is used to purify the soul during the funeral. But why just a sound effect? Why not include that as a visual? I’m not questioning the execution, just want to see how you went about making it.
A MINUTE OF LOCAL KUNG FU is the best movie of all easily.
The other, more sophisticated ones, more often than not, are just pretentious.
THE GAME is another brilliant one!
Can anyone comment bout the movie”Scintillating FLAME”
Quick review of movies from my side:
Rating scale (1-5)
1. Kung Fu…… 1/5 …kuch to dimaag lagao
2. Ad Hominem….1/5…huge communication gap
3. After 8 years…1/5….so cliche
4. Alice….1/5…just playing with sentiments
5. Are you listening…1/5..too plain..no innovation
6. Breaking news…1/5…WTF !!
7. The Game…2/5….could be much better
8. Good times…1/5….WTF !!
9. I want to see me…2/5..again..just playing with sentiments..acting was decent.
10. Just a minute….1/5……..WTF!!
11. Khidki….1/5…..WTF !!
12. Killing the deceased…1/5…didn’t get it
13. KLPD…..
14. Lost in mall….1/5….WTF!!
15. Mind’s Eye….2/5…idea was good
16. Mobile Phobia….1/5…nothing in it…even the title is wrong.
17. Puddle Jumper….3/5….good camera work…lead was good…
18. Puppy….1/5….WTF!!!
19. Rang….1/5….kitna kheloge sentiments ke saath
20. Recycle and reuse….1/5…WTF!!
21. Rolled urge…..3/5…nice camera work…and execution
22. Scintilaating flame…1/5…so cliche
23. Sky Ship….2/5…..nice msg…could have been much better
24. The first Step…2/5….i thought it was a bit creative
25. The Nemesis….1/5……..WTF !!
26. Perfect plan…..1/5…no comments
27. Transaction……1/5….fir sentiyaapa
28. Unspoken….1/5…..WTF !!
29. Who…..2/5….could have been much better
Great job by PFC and all the budding directors in making this festival happen….kudos to all !!
One suggestion…..can we have a rating by PFC readers for the movies in PFC One festival….i think it will be great.
@Lord –> well it was a decent way of cticising the film (the nemesis) but can you alaborate on what you mean by ‘more asthetic’..
And to all film makers I just want to say like many this my first hand experience with n behind camera. while going through teh comments I jumped at the +ve response from some(@dhruv-> thanx for calling my film the most under rated one)). The negative response with proper explanations also will help me in the long run.Thanks to them too!! But only few (i will not name ) has rejected my film without giving any concrete reason..Anyhow everyone has a point of few..Within the film makers of day 1 I am awaiting yours comments (though i have received from few)
Just when I thought not another ‘Smokin’ film!
Rolled Urge stands out deffy.
Puddle Jumper is pretty of course.
Game/I want to see me…..were worth a watch.
Congrats to all of you for taking a giant leap forward.
K-3
thanks alot…to all guys to watching my first film `THE GAME`
thanks for encouranging me….!
@lord u r right..that my theme lacks its standard
I was not satisfied with that…
I feel good work of day one..i.e.
I WANT TO SEE ME
AFTER 8 YEAR
PUDDLE JUMPER
ROLLED URAGE
To
Sandeep, Kvita and Safat, thanks for liking my film. Its strange how I never ask people who liked the film, their interpretation.
Pratik
. Thanks.
First, If I could get you googling, then you must have really liked the film.
The water connection – In Hindu rituals and rites, a body is meant to be burnt near a river or a water body.(Though its seldom done that way). The sound you hear is supposed to be the river nearby. Though ofcourse, even that cannot be taken literally. Its a symbol for something. What could that be?
A Minute of Local Kung Fu – a personal fav…superb action choreography …5/5…..superb job guys :d/
Kenny Basumatary – ur my man….awesome…..
To
LORD
Thanks. The start was abrupt? Allright, accepted. Your rating tells me you really liked it. Thanks again.
OPTIMIST
Thanks for the 2.5* as well. They matter.
DHRUV
Really missed this one. Thanks a lot for placing us in the top 5.
Havent seen all films but I thought local kung fu was funny and well done.
Could not see all the movies. Among the few i saw, I would like to give the credits to “Nemesis”. In just a short span of 1 min, Arnab managed to give a complete picture of the turmoils and obstacles one faces in pursuit of dreams. Many times he meets the end in the struggle. Arnab’s “Nemesis” rightly projected this.
My ratings
1. Kung Fu
OZ BHAI…
PFC DAY TWO ME KITNA TIME BAKI HAI… :-?
safat.. nahi nahi.. abhi nahi.. karo intezaar..
only about 1h20mins to go for day 2
Hey…Ankur Pandey (Ad Hominem)
Dude..i just dont know…u may hav faltered a bit in ur final product..but the underlying humor was damn funny.. like.. “oh..u dont agree maybe u got good grades.. “..i liked the way the guy (maybe u were the actor) became an adament child..stubborn…after starting off as a sophisticatedn intellectual
Thanks to one of my friends that I came to know about this forum and also this online film fest. Great work guys. Kudos to you for making such a thing possible. I took my time to see all the first day entries and here’s what I think
1)after 8 years…..the main theme seems to be inspired by O’Henry ’s “after 20 years”. the premise was good, execution and climax sloppy. especially that letter part was totally uncalled for. a 1/5.
2)game……slickest flick of all the entries. the editing is awesome especially in the dream sequence. easily 3.5/5.
3)I want to see me…..the first few seconds where we see only a montage of black screenshots is good. the rest is very mediocre. 1.5/5
4)JAM…….crappy acting. but the humor was good at places. 1/5
5)KhiDki…….again a good premise. but weak presentation. 1/5
6)KLPD…….kickass acting and background score. crude but effective humor. 2.5/5
7)lost in mall……..I seriously want to have a chat with the director just to know whether I am missing a point or not. above any ratings.;)
8)scintillating flame…….I liked the candle thingy. overall nice concept. 2.5/5
9)sky ship…….nice message. but to get an oscar in 22 yrs. of age?:o the guy must have been a genius.:d 2.5/5
10)mobile phobia……..fun. but why the phobia? a philia or mania should have been more suitable. 1/5
11)rang…..I don’t know whats with this blindness stuff. is it the sympathy angle? the ending’s very sloppy. You didn’t even need to show that the girl’s blind dude. only showing the paper with black color would have sufficed. 1.5/5
12)mind’s eye…..schizophrenia. one of my favorite topics. the ending’s very predictable. but some detailings are very good. like in the first shot the wife pours juice in a glass. and in the last the glass is shown to be empty. 3/5
13)rolled urge……..good editing job. and the overall execution is very good. though the acting could have been a tad better. 3/5 and that disclaimer wasn’t needed. “No smoking” and your film deals with completely different issues, methinks.
14)puddle jumper…….a bit preachy. but undoubtedly the pick of the day. the girl does very well. the glasses emptied in quick succession , the guy calling from behind, jumping from one puddle to another……brilliant stuff! 4/5
15)puppy…….another very well made flick. the use of light, angles in the first shot is wonderful. and the ending……o director, subtlety be thy name. 3.5/5
16)the nemesis……conceptwise one of the best entries on the first day. the acting in the first shot was sloppy. editing’s a bit amateurish. the use of different color schemes for the diferent selfs was commendable. 3/5
And the rest, I thought, was not worth mentioning. Peace!:)
Day One –
Best Concept – The Game
Best Acting – Puddle Jumper
Best Editing – Puddle Jumper
Best Cinematography – Puddle Jumper
Best Direction – The Game
Best Movie – The Game, Puddle Jumper
Obviously, I being the editor of ROLLED URGE, didn’t rate my film in any of those categories.
And yeah, thankyou everybody who saw Rolled Urge and appreciated the movie, and especially the ones who liked the editing, and I must say, Anuj Malhotra(Director of Rolled Urge) was equally involved in editing of the movie. Thank you once again to all of you.
Anand, Ankit, Safat, The None, K-3, The optimist, Vinod, Indraneel, Tarun and Ankur, thank you all for your support. It is much appreciated, sorry, just logged in after a while to see the new comments and reactions.
Going to check out day 2 now…
@ab
thanks. it failed in delivering.
Thanks None….for watching my movie….
yesterday i was not available to comment on Mind’s eye and sorry for that….anyone wants to ask anything about mind’s eye….i am here ..
@ Anuj
I think it’s just a matter of wanting to know the film better. I’m just interested and rather fascinated with some material, that’s all. I want to be able to interpret the next complex material I come across, I guess.
Let me take another guess : Is he in transit to heaven / hell ? Is it his last smoke maybe ?
Pratik
I am genuinely pleased you are interested.
“Is he in transit to heaven/hell?”
Maybe.
“Is it his last smoke?”
Is there ever a last smoke? The film ends without a conclusion doesn’t it? Like a phrase with three dots at its end.:)
@ arnab bhattacharya
yes arnav, i will define the aesthetics as i meant to … but to start with i would like to quote Godard “bying a camera and shooting a sequence doesnot make film-maker”
u used a handheld movement for two reasons known to me
1) to make it realistic.
2) that served as a charecter.
(thats my interpretation)
… but in no way the camera should be so louzy… there are many hand held sequences shot to fame- ROCKY BALBOA CLIMBING THE STAIRCASES- to name one. but that never took off the feel and rhythm of the film. ur camera movement was against the feel and felt like MJ dancing with the tune of ustad bismallah khan.
and as a well wisher of ur field i would like to advise that never try to define aesthetics of cinema … it just comes it cant be forced.
whatever u do, be it a piece of sequance, music or a note; close ur eyes and repeat; if that doesnt pain ur closed eyes, or ur beautiful heart or ur hearing then go for it if it disturbs then work on it- thats what i think is the way to get the right aesthetics.
CHEERS FOR UR FIRST EFFORT-:)>-
Hi Viewers(Friends),
I’m the Director of Sky Ship movie.. Seen ur all kind of comments .. 1st lemme thank for your valuable time and comments..
My movie had some comments like getting Oscar in 22-23 yrs age..i agree that ur comments are valid, however a “Creative Kid” whose talent is rightly encouraged at the right age can reach such heights..
“I THINK TALENTED PEOPLE DEFY AGE BARRIERS”
This is my point of view, i luv to hear more from you.
Regards,
R.Hariharakrishnan.
@lords –>
Well as I told it was my first hand experience I felt that hand-held camera will only add to realism (as you think also)..Your comments above directed to me made feel that u are somehow offended .. But previously as a student of film making I just honestly asked to know more in details about ‘aesthetics’ of film-making..
anyhow Thanks as I have got the meaning sound n clear…and thanks for chossing my film as one which has worked under the limitation of resources and still come out with brilliance..
@Dhruv –> forgot to Thank you for considering mine among top 5…
DAY 1 – My picks
@Lord
Well well buddy, who sayeth that we make or watch films only for aesthetics? Ever heard the term “its so bad that it’s good”? Anti-entertainment is also an art form and there are number of famous films in that genre. And speaking of hand held camera, lousy camera movement et al. , there’s a complete film movement that exercises all those intentionally. Peace!
P.S: As for Godard, here’s another of his quotes……”All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl. ” :d
Um, this will be long ;) But, here are my random thoughts on many of Day 1 movies…
A Minute of Local Kung Fu – Funny and fun. An entertaining minute and it looks as if everyone had fun making it…
After 8 Years. Great job at telling a classic story in a different environment on only a minute. The use of music was perfect. I actually loved the letter at the end with the VO and the credits running, effective use of time!
Alice. I loved the fact that it showed action rather than told a story or became preachy. I liked the way it showed her at first dependent, and then independent.
Are You Listening? I liked the news reporter as poetry slam contestant delivery. I like the shots, the way they broke up the narrative. There are a lot of films here that seem to be PSAs, but I enjoy the fact that there are so many entertaining ways to deliver these messages…
The Game. I really loved this from a technical perspective.
Good Times. This put a big smile on my face. Partly, because I can’t believe that people still do the Robot, and partly because it was sweet.
I Want to See Me. I don’t know why this one appeals to me so much, so I won’t think to hard about it. I liked the idea, how it was laid out, and how it was shot…
Mobile Phobia. Cute. OK, Ashwani Thakur probably wanted a better review than cute, so I liked the idea and it was executed very well. Also, I don’t speak Hindi, and the idea behind this film transcends language. I like that.
Puddle Jumper. Brilliant in every way and for every reason. The sound quality of the narrative was a bit distorted, and that in no way took anything away from the idea that she was expressing.
Puppy. Good, fresh idea. I kept waiting for one thing to happen, but the ending was obvious (to a dog owner, at least) in its reality, a nice change from what I expected. I don’t want to spoil the last few seconds, but they were telling and an interesting summary of the dog
t!
“Rolled Urge. The message delivery reminded me of a high school project. I apologize to Anuj Malhotra if you are a student. But, the film was interesting to watch; well shot, well staged, great use of textures in black and white. I watched it twice because there is a lot to see here. ”
Thanks for the compliments.
However, the unfortunate human tendency is to respond to the criticisation :(.
When you mentionthe message delivery, is it the written message that you are talking about?
If it is so, then-:
1) The written message is NOT the message of the story. Its not even the point of the film.
2) It is there to pronounce the recursion and make the loop more evident.
Thanks.
spoken to the T….
t! that was a brilliant effort in seeing only the good in all the movies…
@ THE NONE.
well my beloved friend have the guts to display ur name. UR IDEAS ARE A DOUBT OF EXISTANCE LIKE UR IDENTITY.
on ur everything i just will say: ” u can have sex for pleasure or out of frustration; u can make love with ur lover or have sex with a prostitute- the choice is urs”
@t!….
Hey what abt mind’s eye..even if u didnt like i would like to hear ur comment……
@ t! –
I met ravptor this friday and he told me you’re a Zombie Farmer. Please get in touch with me. I may have something of interest to you or perhaps it’s the other way around.
I like this Film Festival
I Like these Films
*Good Times-Nice ,. I enjoy watching, senti laga,.
*Khidaki- Nice concept,. I think Too much light in the bedroom, you could have use table lamp or something
*Moblie Fobia – Good one
*Puddle Jumper – Nicely Done
*Rang- Black Crayon is great Idea
*Transaction – Enjoy watching, sahi sahi,.:):):)
it was a long office day,but two people were equally waiting it to over.It was friday and BLACK FRIDAY was going
to be released.
“aray yaar agar PM(project manager)ne rok liya to…?”
“yaar…wo tu tension mat le….kah denge ki aaj jaane do ,,,kal saturday ko kar lenge….aur jab usko lagega ki
hum chutti ke din bhi aake kaam karne ki baat kar rahe hain ,,,he will be very happy”
“abe paagal hai,,,,chutti kharaab naheen karenge”
“abe maine kab kaha ,,karenge…wo saala khud naheen aayega….aur jab wo aayega naheen to..usko kaise pata
chalega ki hum naheen aaye”
“chal theek hai phir,,,done”
We escaped from office…a bit earlier.It took around 2 hours from andheri to vashi.we reached the movie
hall…tickets were easily available…nobody was going for no smoking…all were going for JAB WE MET.
vivek was very with me…yaar jab we met dekh lete hain…
“naheen yaar…wo to add dekhte hi pata chalta hai ..ki bekaar hogi…ye anurag kashyap ki movie hai…kuch alag
hoga…aur saale asli baat mat bhool…hum dono ko sutta chhodna hai…it might be an inspiration for us”
“bas ye ek suttaa waali baat pe aake main atak jata hoon,,,chalo koi naheen,,,dekh lete hain”
movie was started.we could not have dinner and we were watching the movie with hungry eyes..camera work was
good…even the set was looking gr8888…till the interval we could not understand ..wats going on..but we did not
leave the hopes…but after few more scenes…ppl started shouting,,,aur shayad hi koi gaali ho jo hindi ki
dictionary main ho…aur wahan na di gayee ho..i was shocked and vivek was still scolding me…how can it be
possible,,,a director who had made black friday…again made my friday…BLACK…what happened to him,…poor
acting ,,poor direction,,,poor story…achha tha to sirf gulzaar ka gana ,,,,phoonk de.,,,video naheen ,,sirf uske
bol…this movie was a must watching movie…taaki jindagi main kabhi bhi …kisi kharaab se kharaab movie dekhne
ke baad….tum ye na kah sako,,,ki ….”yaar isse jyaada kharaab movie main apni life main naheen dekhi…”
ending was really happy…kyonki baahar nikalte hue logo ki hasi dekh kar to aisa hi lag raha tha.
people started gathering at cigaratte shops….uff khopadi ki to lag gayee yaar…
“de de bhai cigaratte”
“kitna..???”
“abe dikhta naheen kya,,,no smoking dekhke aa rahe hain…poora packate nikal de…raat ko daaroo bhi peeni padegi
na …uske saath kaam aayega”
it was smoke all around…the smoke of burning expectations….
@ t!
People do still google first
@ Anuj
You never told me the significance of the sound of running water.
Pratik
I did man. In one of my previous posts. Do read it.
After 8 years: The story with its time limitations was cliched but could actually convey what it set to. Nice attempt. 2 stars. Background score was okay.
Alice: Nice one but to me looked more like old DD’s 1min short messg before some serial. 1 star
Are you listening ?: This one looked nice to me compared to “Alice”. The presentation was full of energy and editing made it look good. Brave attempt. 2 stars
Game: This is a brave attempt. Was wonderfully shot, edited and background music was complementing the visuals. Liked the concept and the way it was shown. 3 and 1/2 stars
Mind’s Eye: Aha. This one was good. 3 stars
Poodle jumper: Okay sort of. 2 stars
puppy: This one is good and innovative. 2 stars
Rolled urge: Okay. 2 stars.
Most of the shorts, according to me, runs from the urge to say a social message in 1 min. Only exeption was Mind’s eye which tried to fool audience in those 1 mins. But game was the most technically accomplished in this lot.
@Omprakash…thanks for those kind words for Mind’s eye…
Puddle Jumper is a very personal film that tells the story of a girl through visual metaphors interspersed with “real” images. Inherently, it is meant to be an introspection and not necessarily a social message.
And Omprakash, granted you didn’t “go” for the film, but at least have the courtesy to spell its name correctly.
@ Anuj – First, kudos to you for wanting the feedback!!!
The message delivery had nothing to do with the written message or the recursion. It was the idea of showing a smoker with mourners, showing the consequences of smoking, that I have seen done over and over again in school projects, etc.
Fact is, at first I found the idea trite and done before, but exceedingly well made, which held my attention until the recursion, and at that point I got excited and realized that there is something much, much deeper going on here. That’s why I had to watch it twice!
I watch hundreds of short films a year. Many look alike and deal with the same few themes, although some are technically better than others. There are some themes that tend to be made over and over to the point of being overdone.
Yours could have been one of them, but you made it something else!
@ DPac, it wasn’t a conscious effort to find something good in all the films. I am really enjoying these films. There are a lot of really great things happening here…
@ Anand – sorry for no comments on Mind’s Eye, but I don’t speak Hindi, so I am not commenting on the dialog driven Hindi language films I am seeing. I am the wrong person to do so…
@ Dabba – I am not a Zombie Farmer, but worked on a film called “Zombie Farm”. Nothing to do with the game at all. Interestingly enough, I didn’t even know about the “other” Zombie Farm until about three weeks ago!
Almost through Day 2. I am so excited!
@Lord
I atleast provided my blog link unlike your “orkut.com”:p And talking about identities, I seriously hope your name isn’t Lord. :d
I would definitely like to know why you thought my ideas were a doubt of existence. And get one thing clear mate, I seriously don’t challenge your reviews of any film or anything. Everyone has their own ways of seeing things and I respect that. I only was trying to point out that unlike you have suggested, only aesthetics and out of the world camera work doesn’t make a good film. < ):)
@Madhav. Sorry for the spelling mistake. I apologize. I understand that how frustrating it might be for the film maker whose audience is not even paying that much attention. I assure you that I was actually writing about all the movies then I realized that all my comments are straightaway negative in nature. So I decided to keep only those that captivated me. In that sense, I did really “go” for the movie. Puddle Jumper captivated me with its sleek and sepia presentation. But the didactic nature put me off a little bit. I was expecting less voice-overs (less in the sense crisper), for someone like the girl you are showing, a little bit more sarcasm and even cynical.
Omprakash
“Okay, 2 stars”.
Could you please elaborate a little?
t!
“Fact is, at first I found the idea trite and done before…… ”
The whole idea of recursion was to show that this concept has been done before and many a times, This is why Anuj has said in the one of the posts above that the film is not about a smoker but about the effeiency of anti-smoking campaigns, and the effect of SO MANY such campaigns on the life of the smoker.
Thank You.
t!
Thanks for the appreciation.
The mourners are our representation of the constant warnings(see:anti-smoking campaigns), that a smoker is blatantly subjected to every single day, and how he chooses to refuse it, deny it, and move on. Its a vicious circle. In the larger scheme of things, the film could even be a commentary on how things work with every one of us. There are certain issues in all our lives, certain troubles, which we have accepted as a part of our conscious. We either deny the existence of such troubles, or completely seek bliss in ignorance, instead of trying to do something about it.
But really, I think our novelty lies more in the originality of our treatment, than in the originality of our concept. Though the half-burned face is still something we are proud of. ;)
Those two successive posts, by Ankit and me, should clarify our intentions with the pronounced recursion, the meaning of the mourners, and the intention of the whole film.
PFC: Box Office Report
1. Puddle Jumper, KLPD
2. Rang, Sky Ship
3. A Minute of Local Kung Fu
Liked, but lack something…
- After 8 Years
@THE NONE
Lord
I atleast provided my blog link unlike your
puddle jumper
this is the best among the films loaded here. the film has portrayed one of the worst attitude of the society but amazingly in a beautiful way.
i give 5 cheers to the director(madhab). the film made me feel that madhab was very sure about what he wanted even the amount of water on the floor and the area of spreading.the film was ready in his mind! the voice over is just perfect with the movement of the charecter… its wonderful to see the film for n number of times… each time i find a new thing.
ratings- 4.5/5
>-:d/:d:)
I would like to request arnab(on a good note) and “the none” to watch the film and learn the aesthetics… and please mind that a critical and delicate subjest can be presented beautifully on celluloid if we WISH AND TRY. I cant entertain a reply saying-i dont wish to…!
madhab i have two questions:
1) why did u name the film Puddle Jumper? i mean everything in the film is metamorph even the name is but that still sounds a little uncomfortable to me. thats why i have taken 0.5 points, else its just perfect to me.8-|
2) how did u shoot the rat in the perfect motion u wanted and what difficulties u faced?/:)
@t! man should have added subtitles !
@LORD –
I have a question for you –
1. How much do you rate Rolled Urge out of 5? Give perfect expaination of you rating, I mean why are you giving these points or why are you deducting it?
lets have the best 3 films of the festival here…..
:-?
first let us get 3 top films from each day ….and then select 3 out of them …..what say hemant …:)
Well to be honest……
1. Rolled Urge
2. The Game
3. Puddle Jumper
well ankit what abt day 2 …and day 3
Well, not a bad idea.
My choice would go with Ankit….
1. Rolled urge( loved the concept Of Recursive Loop….,liked the film style too):)
2. Puddle Jumper(okayish film,IMO overrated):)
3. Game….Nice!
well i cant pick from day 1 since my film is also there …..:( .anyways guys pick from other days as well
Lord_ink, t! and No. 1:
Thank you for your kind words of appreciation!
Lord _ink,
To answer your questions:
1. From the moment this was conceptualized I’ve always thought of the girl as the puddle jumper. It feels right and fits well, to me. You’re right about it all being metaphorical.
2. I followed the rat around for a while and managed to get the right set of shots. The alley where we shot the film is infested and we were lucky to get what was needed for the shot. There was a lot of improvisation.
Thanks again!
Madhav
Anand Kadam,
The list was for all the 3 days. I think Day 1 was the best and it had the 3 best films of the the three days. And why can’t you pick from Day 1 though your movie is there, just be honest with your opinion, even though you are mentioning your film in the top 3. I was the editor of Rolled Urge, still I meantioned it because I truly think Rolled Urge was the best.
Hemant,
Thank you very very much.
allright…
so its the crew of Rolled Urge!!:d
dude….how did the concept come in?
Also,are you(the editor) and the director very experienced?
Hemant
The concept is one of many we had and have.
As for the editing of the film is concerned, we had two major options-:
1) The recursion that you see
2) The construction(till the point where he is burnt), and then the deconstruction(where the funeral around him ends and he is back to normal) chain.
Both would have worked well for the conveyance of denial, but I think recursion is surely a better idea, as it covers a longer duration of time.
We are both 18 and 19 respectively, but yes, we have made some short films.
Anuj,
19 is too immature for this, man….
i can just say Great work by your team.
am still in a state of denial wrt your work….:d
Hemant
“19 is too immature for this,”
I construe this in a positive sense. Thanks very much.
Guys,
I couldn’t complete my film for the festival but i am really enthusiaistic about all other films here….
I must say “We do have lot of talent still left in India”( in reference to directors like SLB and KJ)….But thats again just my opinion!!;)
And again, why are people not discussing films here….We have had some real good films here, in the festival but there are only few left who are enthusiastic on day 4…look at Rolled Urge, the entire crew hooked on PFC, the Puddle jumper….director’s interested…
I think thats the most important thing…Being committed to film-making….dont just wait for the results…Come on,its about FILMMAKING….
NB-not intended to hurt opinions or responses!!:)
Hey hemant ….reply to 178 …i am the maker of Mind’s eye …can you let me know your comments on the film ..good or bad ..its all mine …
Anand,
Thanks for asking my opinion….
To be honest,the film has been done pretty well but dont you think the concept is over-used….I mean,in this festival only,i saw 3 films on the same concept…
But, inspite of that….Mind’s eye is one of the nicely handled concepts….I liked it….would rate it 3.5/5….
i am sure you can do so much more with the film..:)
Wrong Title :d
BOY I named my film mobile phobia and now after the sweet comments I actually realised that it might have been something else. Thanks (Indraneel, vinod, prat, pratik, the Optimist, Shetty, the none and T!)
for all your comments.
Thanks for your comments Hemant …i could have done more thats for sure ..this is what i could do with all the available resources ….i am here in uk since aug ..dont have many indian friends and those who are,are all my Team leads and seniors …so i had to change the context of the story and cast me and my wife (grateful to her that she agreed to act) …you can check the story on my blog if u want ..its very diff from this …and also this is my first experience with a video camera and i am happy enough that it is atleast appretiated ….:)
@Anand (182),
How you arranged BMG for this shortie? The moment your camera follows the male actor inside the gallary on the way to inner room, BMG is quite good and camera also goes with good and controlled speed. and that blackened screen was also quite good.
Liked three good films here.
I want to See
Puddle Jumper
Sky Ship
—-
@Madhav (Puddle Jumper), you (or your camera person) have seen Anup Singh’s Ekti Nadir Naam ?
with all of that, you are a winner already..:)
I salute you bro ^:)^
PS: Your wife’s really pretty!!
Followed by
Kungfu, Alice, Khidki,KLPD, Mind’s eye, Rang, Recycle Reuse, Rolled Urge, The perfect, Transaction, Who
can anyone tell me whats so great abut PUDDLE JUMPER and SKY SHIP???
i used a very normal digital camera (Not a digicamcorder) samsung nv3 …while taking the shot my wife held the camera and followed the actor (Thats me)…she is pretty good with camera steady
….only two of us were involved in the making ..so you will never find both of us in one shot coz the other one was with the camera … it was damn fun …as i told earlier i had diffrent story in my mind but due to lack of resources i had to go with this one ….may be next time …not may be surely next time 
RK,
I would like to differ….Agreed all the films are good in their own right but i would still want to ask you..
On what basis do you call films like KLPD and One Minute Kungfu better than Rolled Urge??
No personal differences with any of the teams but if a cinema buff appreciates KLDP and Kungfu, alice or Mind’s eye(sorry Anand,i hope you agree that there are films lil better than yours)then i dont think there’s need of such festivals….
Arent we here to encourage classy cinema….I mean,personally i would rate Rolled Urge the best film(The dir is 18/19….No age isnt the factor,look at the concept,his technique,the style)thats worth watching….
I dont mind puddle jumper also(though i said its over rated, there’s still some good editing involved), The game(amazing concept)…
Films like KLDP( a bunch of chichore’s and dhinchak-dhinchak music) or kung-fu(comedy with action),they do deserve to be encouraged but honestly of my opinion, these flms cant take the credit from good works here….
“Good Times”: Very nice interception of music and cool disappearance of the protagonist being replaced by the father in the doorway. Good effort Ali!
@Hemant11,
In comment 186 I have not mentioned films in decreasing order. Along with (I want to See,
Puddle Jumper, and Sky Ship) I liked those films on first day of Festival.
Different film for different aspects.
PJ- I asked Director if he or his Cameraman has seen Anup Singh’s Ekti Nadir Naam. If this film is seen then later we can discuss more.
PJ spreads feminine touch in a beautiful manner
on screen.
Kungfu is a fun film with well arranged action shots.
KLPD’s main character has got very animated face to express emotions and that fetched my attention.
Rolled Urge is good but perhaps the fact that had seen exactly similar skit during college days, and few scenes are repeated two times reduced the impact. Use of B&W certainly increase its viewing experience and we have to consider if same impact was brought with colours also?
All through the film, I was getting impression that its done on a stage and camera is following characters. Or may be I could not get the real essense of this film. Will watch it again. This is amazing to know that Director is so young.
Above all I am not counting films in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 order. Jury of PFCOne festival has to spend energy for that.:)
Personally I dont favour any attempt to select no 1 in the field of art as its not possible in this field. Few good can share same place. Every year few deserving people have to face injustice because there is only one award for no 1 position. This is ridiculous.
I am not sure if basic idea behind such festivals is to reward best but to invite many entries and promote them and few natuarlly will attract attention of more people based on their merits.
@ hemant ..
i think RK is right ….art is subjective …every one will have their differnet take on a subject ….
yeah….lets rely on PFC for the judgements.
We can just vent our opinions….
which according to you are the 5 best films,RK??:)
Here is my top 5 list (Not in order):
)
Mind’s eye (Can’t be that modest
Puddle jumper
Sky Ship
Missing
Hey RK,
No I haven’t watched the film that you have mentioned here. Why do you ask?
Also I was the cameraman for the film, so we both haven’t seen it
All the best guys.
Madhav
RK
I do not mind the criticism, I do not mind it all if its based on a fair judgement.
Your statement-:
“few scenes are repeated two times ”
Not few scenes, ALL the scenes are repeated twice.(btw, they are shots). One of the scenes is repeated thrice. But thats the whole point of the film. Do watch it again. Please do before passing a judgement. I, and Ankit, have used up half of our preparatory holidays to try to explain why there is recursion.
When you say you have seen the concept in school skits, what exactly do you mean? Could you elaborate?
Its fine if you got the feel of a stage. I never made an effort to ensure than someone does NOT get a feel of a stage. An ensemble in a room generates that feeling automatically.
Kindly request a rewatch and the resulting comments.
Thank You.
@Madhav,
As you (and your cameraman, means you again) have not watched Anup Singh’s film, now you must watch it. That film may appeal you a lot and subsequently may help also.:)
Thanks RK, I will look out for it.
@Hemant ..was the comment no 185 …reply to my earlier comment or someone elses…got confused:-?:-?
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments and support for SKY SHIP.
@Anuj Malhotra,
Good to see your attachment with your film.
Surely others cant have that grip over any film by simply viewing it as its maker can have because he makes it and spends many hours or perhaps days in the preparation. But That kind of PhD on any film is neither required from the audience. you may not be knowing about rest 123 films present in the festival as their respective makers know.
I am not giving any judgement on your film because I am not judge for your film. May be judges of festival like your film as you like it. My opinion or others opinions dont affect that decision of the jury members. So rest assured about that thing.
Rest in normal case audience have to be earned by the film itself.
Why I said stage, becasue when you use camera and use close up shots then character should be having some expression on the face. Your character acted like present on the stage where audience see the character from a distance and mostly their movements, major make up (like half destroyed face of your character) will be visible but what he is carrying on his face will be hardly visible from a distance. Though you wished to show his mental conflict!
You have made it so you know why you repeated your scenes (shots) but do audience also get same meaning from your order of presenting the shots?
Just from the begining when match stick is rubbed at match box, we hear sound but no flame. Its all dark. It could have made a hell lot of difference if you had shown flame after first or second sound of friction between stick and match box. Rather you see face of person, person and flame in some other synthetic light.
Then you repeat your slogan also.
What shortcomings you find in your short film? as you have made it so you must be knowing where your film is weak? :-?
Dont worry all films here have shortcomings and that confession does not decrease your chances of winning over others.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra should take some inspiration from you and your team. You guys are so religiously supporting your film. This die hard attitude is required to win awards
RK
“But That kind of PhD on any film is neither required from the audience. you may not be knowing about rest 123 films present in the festival as their respective makers know.”
“You have made it so you know why you repeated your scenes (shots) but do audience also get same meaning from your order of presenting the shots?”
Nobody asks the audience to give the exact meaning of the shots as the director, you just have to give our own interpretations, read some of the above comments, a few users said the meaning of tulsi plant, sound of water, etc.etc, and they all were good interpretations. That’s what we expect as makers from the audience, to give their own interpretation.
You will be surprised to know that the director(Anuj Malhotra) and the editor(me) have different interpretations of the recursion thing in the film, and yet both of them fit correctly, like ways audience may have their own ones.
And nobody in this world will force you to like the film, but please make an honest attempt to try and understand it.
Hemant
Thankyou very much for rating ROLLED URGE as the best film of the festival and above all thank you for your words of encouragement.:):)
@Ankit,
If I, as an audience, have to read a book first to understand a film or to get right kind of interpretation or if I have to read comments to get that level of understanding then I find myself as an audience not suitable for that film./:)
Whatever mathematics I know did not help me this time to decode completely this Recursion. :-?
You find it dishonest attempt to see your film? Your cinematographer comes with so long comment in praise of light, and camera work but your film lacks since begining, it misses the point that in dark, first it will be light of the flame of the burnt stick and later artificial light source (whatever you guys used) will come in to existence.
Its very first scene of any film which set the mood of the audience. Sorry for pointing out small thing but you guys are trying to promote your film forcefully.
I repeat again, Jury members have nothing to do with comments made here. They will judge the films independently. They may not be having time to go through these comments made here.
This is good you as editor and director have different interpretation of same film you guys have made and both versions fit very well.
Have heard that sometimes director and editor think differently about same subject.:)
Anand,
185 was for you…..cheers to you!!=d>
Thanks Hemant …..:)
RK
Thanks and sorry if you feel we are forcefully promoting the film or forcing it down your throat.
Its fine if you think that the slogan appearing twice is an error. Thanks for pointing out that the sound of a flame being lit should also necessarily be accompanied by the visual showing it happening. I also apologize if my ‘dead body’ had very minimal expressions. Thanks for pointing this out, and we appreciate your earnest effort.
@Anuj,
You dont have to behave like a Martyr ;).
Now when you say ["sound of a flame being lit should also necessarily be accompanied by the visual showing it happening"]
I understand that (because knowledge comes in a flash) your main character is knowingly living in darkness so light of flame does not enlighten the space around him and hence you, your cameraman and your editor have decided not to show light of flame initially:-?
Your every comment creates another confusion- you write “if my
RK
“You mean your
@Ankit,
I would be lost in realising who is responding, Ankit or Anuj. Its as confusing as your film.
you write “David Lynch has his own audience, Scorsese has his own, Yash Raj has his own”
And I extrapolate your statement further that Anuj/Ankit team has its own audience. Sadly I am not in any of the category mentioned by you above.
All the best for your future endeavours!:):d:d/:)>-
RK
Thank you very much on mentioning our names with the names of David Lynch, Scorsese, and Yash Chopra.
And if you are getting confused on who is Ankit and who is Anuj, then just to clarify it Ankit is the editor of Rolled Urge and Anuj is the director.
And still I would like to say, there was nothing to offend you, all I wanted is to clarify the film to you, but I think I was not able to do so, all I can say is please see the movie again, probably you will finally end up with a conclusion. Thank you for all the time you spent for seeing our movie.
Thank you once again.
Hooh-haah
Finally, we are not here as the Ankit/Anuj team, we reply on the behalf of all the members associated with Rolled Urge. So,here we are as A ROLLED URGE TEAM and not a Ankit/Anuj one.
RK
Thank you very much on mentioning our names with the names of David Lynch, Scorsese, and Yash Chopra.
And if you are getting confused on who is Ankit and who is Anuj, then just to clarify it Ankit is the editor of Rolled Urge and Anuj is the director.
And still I would like to say, there was nothing to offend you, all I wanted is to clarify the film to you, but I think I was not able to do so, all I can say is please see the movie again, probably you will finally end up with a conclusion. Thank you for all the time you spent for seeing our movie.
Thank you once again.
Hooh-haah
Finally, we are not here as the Ankit/Anuj team, we reply on the behalf of all the members associated with Rolled Urge. So,here we are as A ROLLED URGE TEAM and not a Ankit/Anuj one.
@ Hemant1 – in regards to a couple of your comments. 1. Puddle Jumper has to be my favourite so far. One think that I find frustrating about film is that so many people do not portray women well. The way we feel, the way we act, the decisions we make. It is as if we are all one cliche or stereotype. So, to have a film about a woman making bad decisions and almost embracing them, jumping from one to the next unapologetically, speaking like a young woman and not some man’s idea of what a woman of her “type” should sound like was refreshing. Using the puddles to represent bad decisions was fresh and amazing. I loved this film on so many levels…
And, the initial call for entries for PFCOne stated, “The whole purpose is to encourage the film maker in each one of you.”. Therefore, while passionforcinema may exist to celebrate the best of world cinema, the festival itself was created to allow community participation, to encourage creativity and most of all, fun. It isn’t about, “encouraging classy cinema”, it is about celebrating cinema and those who love it. I think there are 124 examples of that here this week…
Thanks Unclad Fakir, Debjyoti and Ankur Pandey for the
>-. Thanks a lot to Vasan too, especially for the personal praise.
A Minute of Local Kung Fu simply intends to be a minute of entertainment. That’s all. I see that people either really like it or find it beneath contempt :d. That’s okay, although I’d have been pretty cut up about criticism if I were a few years younger.
@t! – Thanks again for your kind support. Glad that you liked the film, we hope to have some killer stuff coming out soon.
KLPD -> Fun to watch…
Puneet gupta Rocks….
Firstly I would like to thank everyone who was responsible for organizing this festival and secondly all the aspiring film-makers for their contributions. I just got a chance to view the message board today and would like to thank everyone who took the time out to watch my film
KLPD Rocked!!