The Magic Wand of Make Up Artists
I look up to my tinsel world. I idolize their luxurious hair with the perfectly coloured roots and highlights. Their cupid’s bow are always shaped perfectly, their eyebrows are the most perfect frame to their face. Their noses are always sharp, cheekbones well defined and every eyelash is visible with high clarity. In their distress […]
How the Infinity War trailer builds Hype
The 2012 release of Marvel’s “The Avengers” changed two things forever: The genre of superhero movies, and audience expectation of superhero movies. With the first Iron Man in 2008, Marvel started one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. With a worldwide box office gross of nearly 13.5 billion dollars so far, it’s […]
THE ART OF A STORY TELLING
A tale of unsung heroes A week before Ashas sweet sixteen, she visited her tailor. In her arms, she held the taffeta pink cloth and the pearls she wanted to be sewn into it. With great excitement and patience, she explained her design for the dress. The tailor nodded, he promised to deliver the dress […]
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Art of Visual Storytelling The story of a cinematographer begins from the evolution of pictures. The humanmind has always strived to express itself through the medium of pictures. Long before the written word had evolved, the Neanderthal stored his stories in the form of pictorial messages on the walls of his caves. We have […]
MUSE OF CONTROVERSY
When the dead raise headlines Here’s a tale of a Villain, and a King and his beautiful Queen. The Villain wanted the Kingdom and the Queen of the kingdom. The King died, to protect his Queen and the Queen died to protect her honor; you know her now as Padmavati. Whose wails can be heard […]
Stunt Direction
Welcome to the world of daredevils “They call me baby driver, and once I am in a pair of wheels, I hit the road and I’m gone” A cherry red Subaru wheels into view on an unassuming street. Baby plays ‘Bellbottoms’ on his iPod, at this point you will catch a headshot of his accomplices, […]
On Art Direction
Your guide to the creative world The Sun rose over the Amer Fort, Jaipur, and the mirrored ceilings of the palace cast strange, interesting patterns over its colorful tiles and frescoes. The palace was awake, abuzz with the impending visit of the Mughal King, Jalaluddin Muhammed Akbar. He climbs the fort, mounted on his white […]
Abhimanika
Love stories are eternal. Good love stories are hard to find, often, the magic of romance is lost between the spaces of the written word. Read this breezy, feel good story of Abhi and her beau. February 6, 2016 It is extremely tough to sit through budgeting meetings, more so when it is a Friday […]
24 crafts of FILM MAKING
Typically, film making consists of 24 crafts. Each department has a set of tasks, and crew assigned to each task. It is imperative to know each craft inside out by a filmmaker or a person who is interested in film making. Thorough knowledge of these crafts helps in effective storytelling. Cinema is both a colorful […]