SHORT FICTION FILM: Mami's Memories
ROLE: Story, Script, Screenplay, Direction, Art Direction, Art
I got selected as one of the 22 from the city of Chennai, to participate in the Chennai Talent Campus and got an opportunity, through Cord Studios (who produced my film) and South Asian Film Chamber to make a short film.
I decided to make a film-‘Mami’s memories’- based on a short story I had written around eight years ago. The story is part of a series set in a fictitious South Indian town named Illundavoor, where harmony is a way of life. The film describes an event in the life of two characters- Janaki Mami and Nasreen Gopal.
Apart from the story, I directed, wrote the screenplay and dialogues, designed the set and created the art work for the titles.
This short film was selected to get screened in the 4th Chennai International Film Festival.
ROLE: Story, Script, Screenplay, Direction, Art Direction, Art
I got selected as one of the 22 from the city of Chennai, to participate in the Chennai Talent Campus and got an opportunity, through Cord Studios (who produced my film) and South Asian Film Chamber to make a short film.
I decided to make a film-‘Mami’s memories’- based on a short story I had written around eight years ago. The story is part of a series set in a fictitious South Indian town named Illundavoor, where harmony is a way of life. The film describes an event in the life of two characters- Janaki Mami and Nasreen Gopal.
Apart from the story, I directed, wrote the screenplay and dialogues, designed the set and created the art work for the titles.
This short film was selected to get screened in the 4th Chennai International Film Festival.
FILM EXERCISES
ROLE: Cinematography, Story, Editing, Direction
ROLE: Cinematography, Story, Editing, Direction
The videos below are various exercises done as part of the course. The following videos have been filmed, edited and ideated by me.
SHORT MUSIC VIDEO: Lone Fox Dancing
Role: Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Screenplay
This Music Video was made as a part of my Fiction Film Project. It is based on a short story by Ruskin Bond. The originally composed song has lyrics from a poem by Ruskin Bond.
CREDITS:
Guide: Akhil Succena | Cast: Sonal Malhotra, Swarup Deb, Himendra Negi |Camera: Manohar Shyam | On-location Sound: Sukriti Tyagi | On-location Production: Shylaja Balasubramaniam | Art Direction: Arvind Caulagi and Kunal Panchal | Assistant Art Directors: Mitali Sarin and Archa Desai | Original Music Composition: Venkatram Viswanathan and Reuben D'Silva | Lyrics: "Lone Fox Dancing" by Ruskin Bond | Song Mixing: Troy Vasanth | Singer and Additional Music Composition: Diksha Grover | Additional Songs: Matthew Jacob and Diksha Grover
JOYRIDE: A travel documentary on Cumbum
(Post-Production phase)
(Post-Production phase)
Joyride is a travel documentary film that was born out of childhood memories of the town of Cumbum in Tamil Nadu, India. I revisited the place in search of the past, to make peace with my maternal grandfather's death and to find some meaning in my life through a film. Burning matchsticks with magnifying glasses, playing cards, searching for memories in our childhood home and meeting a namesake, the film tries to capture a trip to the once-sleepy town and the feelings it evoked.
The film is currently in its editing stage. Given below are snapshots from the film.
CAMERA: Sandhya Ramachandran and Kumar
DIRECTION: Sandhya Ramachandran
PRODUCERS: Manikandan Shankar, S.Chithrakala, N.Ramachandran
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Swetha Ramachandran
CREATIVE ASSISTANCE: Manikandan Shankar, Ramya Manikandan and Swetha Ramachandran
The film is currently in its editing stage. Given below are snapshots from the film.
CAMERA: Sandhya Ramachandran and Kumar
DIRECTION: Sandhya Ramachandran
PRODUCERS: Manikandan Shankar, S.Chithrakala, N.Ramachandran
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Swetha Ramachandran
CREATIVE ASSISTANCE: Manikandan Shankar, Ramya Manikandan and Swetha Ramachandran
THE STAMP COLLECTOR: SHORT DOCUMENTARY
(Post-Production Phase)
This film was made as a part of my Documentary Film Project, the second short film of my 2-part Series on people who collect things. Srikanth Parikh collects setenant stamps and takes his collection seriously. Walking down his footsteps are his grandkids who have also begun their own neat and tidy collection of autographs, magnets etc. This film is supposed to provide a contrasting opinion to the previous film in this series "The Creeper, The Alien & Other Stories".
"The Stamp Collecor" is currently in its post-production phase. Given below are a few snapshots from the film.
Direction, Editing and Sound Design: Sandhya Ramachandran
Cinematography: Pratik Modi and Mohammed Farooq
On-location Photography: Mohammed Farooq
On-location Sound: Samridhi Thapliyal
Technical Assistance: Jagdish Bhai
"The Stamp Collecor" is currently in its post-production phase. Given below are a few snapshots from the film.
Direction, Editing and Sound Design: Sandhya Ramachandran
Cinematography: Pratik Modi and Mohammed Farooq
On-location Photography: Mohammed Farooq
On-location Sound: Samridhi Thapliyal
Technical Assistance: Jagdish Bhai
