For a person, who has always been enamoured by theatre rather than cinema, `Stumble' was but an experimental venture. Yet, his movie got noticed and earned quite a few good reviews. "I've done shows for Doordarshan and Kannada channels. Many people asked why I don't make a movie and I felt that I've nothing to say through films. But later I took a look at the IT industry and Stumble came about," recollects Prakash.
Though his first movie was made in celluloid, he is not averse to experimenting with the digital world, which he deems as the future of filmmaking. "Digital technology will liberate India. It'll make our film industry the most powerful in the world," he predicts.
"With technology in place, it's now possible to reach lakhs of people at the same time through satellite. Digitalisation is definitely changing cinema," asserts Prakash. H
He also feels technology can check piracy as images will bear watermarks that will enable one to trace the source easily. Prakash is also aware of the possibilities that digital handicams provide to small time filmmakers, who will otherwise find it impossible to even give it a try. "It's now possible to shoot all by yourself and edit it at home.
`Bombay Dreams' was made with a camera that cost just two lakhs. But you need to know how to tell a good story," he says.
Indian commercial cinema according to him has evolved a lot : "We have a style of our own, especially when we weave the narrative between songs".
Prakash is not among those who are taken in by the genre of what critics term the `alternate' cinema. "Whatever be the genre of the film, an audience's interaction or reaction is the same everywhere. He pays the same amount for a ticket for a high or a low budget film," he points out, adding that what is the point in making a film, which no one will understand.
"We must make films on what matters to us the most," he says.
Focus on training
Prakash is all in favour of training as it exposes one to the language, grammar and aesthetics of films.
It also helps one gain a deeper understanding of technology and get an opportunity to interact with other professionals in the field," he opines.
Next on his agenda is a movie on idealism. "If the youth are not idealistic, then who's going to be?" he ponders. "I understand technology and I'll use it to my best advantage."
A movie named `Try' with the tagline `It takes only three minutes' and `Whistle blows' a movie on people who stand up to speak out are in the pipeline.
"I'm just going to make movies. I don't have any qualms in finding a market for my movies too as I know I can find a large one within the country itself. I don't need to market it internationally," he winds up with a grin.
PRATHIBHA PARAMESWARAN
Printer friendly
page
Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
Metro Plus
Bangalore
Chennai
Coimbatore
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kochi
Madurai
Mangalore
Pondicherry
Tiruchirapalli
Thiruvananthapuram
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
