Posts Tagged ‘Teaching Film-making’

  • 36
    Comics : The step after Screenplay
    During many of the “behind the scenes” of movies made in Hollywood, I’ve noticed some footage being spent on checking out the characters and many scenes drawn in a comic book format. This after the screenplay has been written or God only knows what draft stage it is at and before the actual shooting of the movie has commenced. I view this as an amazing...
    by oz at November 2nd, 2006 at 11:11 am
  • 8
    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
    Directed by: Shyam Benegal Actors: Sachin Khedekar, Rajpal Yadav Year: 2005 Running Time: 222 minutes Apun Indian hain magar apne ko apni hee ithiaas ke baare mein kuch nahi maloom. So I was a bit skeptical about watching ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero’, as I would not know what part is the fact and what part is fictitious. And I think, I should...
    by Honhaar Goonda at October 31st, 2006 at 12:10 pm
  • 20
    Shift in main stream Bollywood towards realistic Cinema
    Considering the commercial success of recent films (starting from late 90s) Satya, Lagaan, Company, Dil Chahta hai, Sarkar, Black, Rang de Basanti, Omkara, Lage Raho Munnabhai etc. Even the relative success of the small budget films without Star cast at the box office eg. Page 3, Iqbal, Corporate, Hazaron Kwashian aisi, Khosla ka Ghosla, Dor, etc is a clear signal of people...
    by Manjeet Singh at October 30th, 2006 at 11:10 am
  • 40
    The ‘Guru’ is Back
    Guru is a very important film in the career of Manirathnam. Through this post, I do not wish to give out the already heard multiple grapevines about the film, I would just like to share my observations on the man the industry affectionately and respectfully calls Mani Sir, and assess what to expect from his latest venture. I have grown respecting his cinema more and more...
    by Tushar at October 30th, 2006 at 08:10 am
  • 18
    Can Ghai reinvent himself?
    Subhash Ghai, the man who gave Indian Film Industry a sense of pride in its opulence and grandeur, is a school of cinema by himself. He has defined and redefined the genre of song-and-dance with a governing authority time and again. His cinema celebrates Indian culture in a much questioned stereotypical manner, but no one can doubt his command over the medium of narration...
    by Tushar at October 25th, 2006 at 05:10 am
  • 14
    Animation Films – ‘Cartoon’ Nahi Hain
    I beg to differ… a) koi talent nahi hai in this field – Animation Films, in India? b) Paisa nahi hain? c) is-type films ke liye koi public nahi hain? I believe that we have people, technology and money to make animated feature films in hindi or any other regional languages. And I also believe that there is a public for this kind of cinema. In this article I...
    by Honhaar Goonda at October 23rd, 2006 at 01:10 pm
  • 13
    Master of the Arts III – The Crazy Kamal Connection
    Master of the Arts III – The Crazy Kamal Connection “When I look back, sometimes, I wonder if I was pretentious trying to make all those message oriented movies. I have no such illusions today. I am here to entertain people and all I will do is just that!” This is the essence of his career – chequered with fantasies and social satire, thrillers...
    by wb at October 19th, 2006 at 03:10 pm
  • 31
    Film School? Yes or No?
    I’ve been struggling with this issue for a while. And with the application deadlines just 5 weeks away, I need to make up my mind and not let the decision be made for me by procrastinating. Background — I have a graduate degree in business. I have a Filmmaking Certificate from NYU where in 12 short weeks, I made two shorts. I live in New York, so there are...
    by Shripriya Mahesh at October 18th, 2006 at 02:10 pm
  • 9
    Master of the Arts II – Singeetham’s Films – An Analysis
    What makes a master, Master? “In Raj Kapoor’s Jis Des Mein Ganga Behti Hai, one guy plays an instrument and challenges Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor concedes to that guy and says you are really great, I don’t want to challenge you. I believe in that concept. As long as one thinks great of themselves, they do not achieve any thing. Which is the reason I am...
    by wb at October 17th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
  • 9
    Master of the Arts
    “Had I not been a film maker” said this man once, “I would have been a teacher and built a school on the lines of Shantiniketan“. No bout a doubt it, if we were to look at his extensive experimentation with cinematic work and his exhaustive toolbox of skills, including writing, music and painting. After half a century of film making career –...
    by wb at October 16th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
  • 0
    In case you’re gonna be in Boulder (CO) next week…
    … you might wanna participate in this Shoot Out, a 24 hours film festival. No it’s not about watching movies for 24 hours (you wish) or watching 24 movies – it’s about making a movie in 24 hours. What’s Involved: … You have 24 hours to make a short film\video happen. Film must run 7 minutes or LESS, including titles and credits. Editing...
    by wb at October 15th, 2006 at 07:10 pm
  • 4
    for those in mumbai…
    for anyone in mumbai, i wanted to pass this out.. a friend of mine, manas malhotra, started up a nonprofit organization called baiscope entertainment. in essence, it’s similar to SAAFA. a little intro.. Baiscope Entertainment – a window of opportunities to the world of cinema. Its Your Cinema Forum. Where you talk, breathe, feel, watch and grasp cinema. It’s...
    by striker at October 6th, 2006 at 09:10 am
  • 13
    The first Screenplay I read – Pulp Fiction – Real Life to Scripts!!!
    The first Screenplay I read – Pulp Fiction – Real Life to Scripts!!! I had just started getting into writing short play scripts and used to submit them for online publications. More often than not, they would be rejected for some strange reason. Writing was something I liked and I never did out of money (it always starts like this especially if you are in...
    by kartik krishnan at September 27th, 2006 at 06:09 am
Page 3 of 3«123