Location scouting | PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

Kasmir Pics

trying to get through a really slow connection to upload pictures of Kashmir.

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’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-1

Srinagar greeted with a dry autumn and deserted streets. The tourists who thronged the markets and shikaras a few months back were missing. As a photographer I felt like the streets, the landscape too was barren, with a veneer of gritty yellowy dust all over compared to the lush greens three months back.

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Qutubdinpura, Srinagar

R(EVOLUTION) – 2

Excerpts from R(EVOLUTION)-2

Later in the night the power supply tripped plunging the whole Palolem in darkness. I was sitting at the beach having drinks. A few seconds later as the eye got accustomed to the darkness I saw something inconceivable – a sight so beautiful and not [...]

Kashmir location reccee – “11 Weeks”

Driving to Srinagar is an exhilarating experience. Provided you are ready to face the minor hardships Indian road-trips impose upon you. To enter the valley of Kashmir one has to scale the rugged mountains which encircle the valley from all sides. The Banihal pass is an engineering marvel built by the British. It is a long tunnel and unlike the modern day tunnels on Mumbai-Pune expressway which are spacious and well lit, this one makes you feel claustrophobic. As you reach the end of the tunnel, the eyes which have quickly accustomed to the long drive through the darkness suddenly find the light at the end of the tunnel bright and dazzling. In a metaphorical way I can say the light is divine as it ushers you in the valley – the paradise on earth. [...]

filmmaking

I had written a lovely touching script called ‘A night of redemption’ to be my thesis film before i stumbled on ‘Devil’s Advocaat’. A night of redemption was a story of a prostitute who nourished a dream of finding real love and was set free by a man who didn’t mean anything to her. [...]

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Essentially a cinematographer, but do love to write sometimes about my travels and film experiences.

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Prashant Rai