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Young World
It’s your call
KENNETH DAMARA
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Want to be a filmmaker? Then this is for you.
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Life behind the lens: At the workshop
A Few days ago children in the city had a date with filmmaking. The interactive workshop helped provide answers to many questions about the celluloid world. Film making is easy to understand when broken down into its constituent components.
Especially these days, with technology being so widely available, the art of film making is possible for aspiring Steven Speilbergs. All that is required is a lucid understanding of what one is doing. These are some of the basics that a beginner needs to know.
The mission of the group, Filmcamp.TV, started by four amateur film makers, is to take film making to the common man, so that his/her creativity can be expressed through a medium that is often misunderstood as being the monopoly of elitist film makers.
If you’re a school student who wishes to make inroads into the world of professional movie making, then Filmcamp.TV is the right platform for you to begin on.
Yet another source person is a group that holds camps in the city and makes the film-making exercise look tad simple. “We have been conducting film making workshops in the city for the 9-15 years age group.
There is guidance on script writing, directing and more from cinematographers and other resource persons.
They come up with story, do the direction, camera and also draw actors from their own group. Themes range from classroom teacher’s reaction, postman issues, saving a dog or making a difference helping a poor friend. They are not preachy but thought-provoking films that children come up with,” says Veda Kumar, managing committee member at the Golden Elephant-15th International Children’s Film Festival.
Five steps
The Idea: first the creative spark will have to go off. You will have to have an idea, which is essentially a story or ‘storyline’. Mentally visualising your story – the sequence, the location and shots, is of vital importance.
The Script: the script is the written manifestation of the mental images. The script is usually a tabulated form, which has columns for dialogue, location, shot composition, background music and a host of other details which vary according to film makers.
The Storyboard: the script, being devoid of any pictorial representation, is assisted by the story board. This is a sheet that has a drawing of every shot in a sequence or just every scene change. Because not everyone’s visualisation is alike, the storyboard will help in describing each scene or shot to your team members.
Shooting: now, you are set to actually shoot! It is the job of the camera, in the hands of a skilful and knowledgeable cameraperson, to capture footage that substantiates the script. Raw and unedited video material on film is referred to as footage.
Editing: when you edit footage, you are one step closer to the finished product. Editing sees the removal of unwanted footage, adding transitions, effects, music and performing many other complex activities that bring you closer to the completion of your short film.
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