2009 January | PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

‘Bus’

Last year Jan I shot a 9 minute short called Bus for a New York Director, Pranav Vora. His concept was unique – there will be no cuts in the film. So, the whole film unfolds for 9 minutes without any cuts.

The film opened at MIAAC film festival last Nov. and was screened at [...]

Stratfor on marksmanship of Indian police – a response.

Stratfor is bang on target when they brought this out. Our police force, till 26/11 happened, really didn’t have a lethal enemy as such. till then they were dealing mostly with gang wars and all. Gangsters never shoot cops or try to engage them in a street battle. their main purpose is basically making money [...]

’11 weeks’-the film shoot. Part-3

To be frank, we didn’t realize there was anything funny while we were slogging to get ready to roll. The humour was realized over a couple of drinks in the red light bar a few nights later with my rum-buddy – Sid, the production designer.

’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-2

…The crowd seems to have taken a softer line. I was back and we were taking random shots. This success filming continued till we ran into a fresh lot of people who shared the same language and expression of speech-making as the previous one…

Cont. on Filmmaking – ’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-2

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Munich

…The first class coach, though luxurious, was empty. The only occupants beside the conductor were a wiry old man in a black jacket and I. He appeared fitter than most people his age. His grace lay not in his straight spine but in the smooth gray [...]

Running out of Oil, India!

First the transporters’ strike and then came the oil companies PSUs strike. Till last evening the situation didn’t look so alarming. Mumbai’s roads look different today. Marked reduction in traffic and many gas stations are shut. Autos and Taxis were the first to get hit. However, there may be a few stations on the highways, [...]

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crimson sky

A mother walks with her baby past hutments along a narrow road that leads to the Candolim Beach.

The photograph was taken in the month of March, towards the end. The skies are very hot and clear. surprisingly, as a local development, it rained in the afternoon. when the clouds finally cleared around sunset [...]

reel

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Tiger, Tiger

Tiger, Tiger!

I happened to come across a news item on TIMES NOW news channel which is as disturbing as the carnage that shook this city a month back. In the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh a leopard accidently strayed into a village (presumably on the [...]