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Film: the letter

One person chooses to end his life every 5 minutes in India. That person could be anyone. Even you. Dabbling in the exciting world of making films I came up with this…

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Film: Staying Awake for God

Just through with Alexander Henn's film on the Zagor in Goa. Titled "Staying Awake for God", the film is an introduction to the Jagor in Goa. Jagor, meaning to be awake, are all-night ritual performances in various villages in Goa, once a year.

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7D in the field at the Siolim Zagor

The Siolim Zagor in Goa is an all night festival of prayerful song, dance, stage performances and entertainment. Zagor is sanskrit for "Awakening" or staying awake. While zagors are performed all over Goa, what makes the Siolim zagor special is the coming together of two communities – Hindus and Catholics to celebrate together.

I shot the Siolim zagor this year as part of a film project by Alexander Henn.

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Brother’s Keeper – Canon 7D first look

Well…well…well… The baby has spoken!

Here's my first with the Canon 7d. A short short on sibling interactions. It's done as a "One shot – One minute" film with minimal post editing.
 
 
Was checking out the depth of field possibilities – amazing! The cam offers the possibility of shooting video the way we look at still images with subject isolation!
This does what big buck cameras would not do.

 

Freelancer Perks and a new baby!

It may be a hard life being a freelancer in digital media but then there are the perks no office ‘job’ can beat.

Check out my office these days – a park bench in the old town of Mapusa!
My equipment?
- A laptop
- Nokia 5800 Cellphone
- EV-DO wireless broadband from BSNL (their best kept secret – I get amazing speeds of up to 1MBps in the park!)
Today, sitting in my office, I just made a down payment for my soon t0 arrive baby – Canon’s 7D. They tell me I’ll get it by Wednesday. I can’t wait! It’s so exciting!
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Gasper D'Souza

An independent visual storyteller, Gasper D’Souza uses still and moving images, audio and text as a means of social awareness.

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To view Gasper's work in wedding photojournalism and cinematography, see aether.in