Prashant Rai | PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

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Striking the final 35mm print of R(EVOLUTION) at Gemini Labs, Chennai.

R(EVOLUTION) in Europe.

R(EVOLUTION) is still hot in in the European circuit. After an amazing audience response at Karlovy Vary and Prague in 2008, the film has now been invited to the competitive section of XIV International TV Festival bar at Montenegro. Later the film would travel East to be screened at Tbilisi 10th International Film Festival, Georgia where it will [...]

’11 Weeks’ at deluxe labs L.A.

With less than 2 days to go for sound mixing at SKYWALKER sounds, the news trickling in is that deluxe labs of US have cordially agreed to do the digital Intermediate of the film 11 Weeks at their premier digital lab facility EFILM and strike a 35mm print subsequently.

Some of the films done in the [...]

Dude, Where’s my car?

12 March 2006. I was fed up with the cold in Prague, dipping as low as minus 19 degree on one occassion. With the ides of March around corner and living on high latitudes I was expecting Spring season to usher in full strength of colours and style. Instead I saw more snow fall. Two days of [...]

Oto Klempir

We used to drink in the same bar but I didn’t know who he was. I was drinking with Adrian and was well past midnight when the bald man in black trench coat with strong imposing eyes entered. Adrian introduced Oto as a vocalist from J.A.R., a very popular band in Europe. May be it [...]

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Enroute to Cape Point, i came across this picturesque sight. Phaldie stopped the vehicle and I got down to take a picture. There was a man

seated at the edge of the cliff, leaning on some kind of balustrade. Phaldie, explained he is a look out for the shark fins. If [...]

11 Weeks – the film shoot. Part-4

…We were left with few shots to build the entire montage. It was 0930 and there were movements of local people. Some were curious others were apathetic to our presence. A small problem began when a local muscle man appeared from another lane and objected to our shooting there…

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‘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 [...]

’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.

PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

lighting the forest – 2

on the roll(ers).