USC | PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

11 WEEKS

11 WEEKS is part of the official selection 2010 at Heartland Film Festival to be held at Indianapolis from Oct 14th-23rd.

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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’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-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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