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Simply put, the art of film making is the arrangement of two unrelated visuals to give a third meaning. In this short, I tried to work on this basic principle, juxtapositioning shots to allude to new meaning.

Shot with the Canon 7D HD dslr camera, I used the Zoom H4n to record foley. Foley is the term used to denote the process of live recording of sound effects, which are added in post production to enhance the quality of audio for films. Here, I recorded various sounds such as pen scratching paper, ticking clock, alcohol pouring into glass etc. For more on Foley and foley artists, see this article on Wikipedia

Initially, I thought I'd go with only foley sound but later added music to enhance the mood.

The entire film was colour graded using Magic Bullet Looks.

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Film credits: A film by Alexander Henn (Arizona State University/Heidelberg University), in colaboration with Alito Siqueira (Goa University). Editing and camera (Siolim 2009): Gasper D'Souza. Also includes archival footage from earlier zagors.

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Created this “Slice of Life” 30sec video, on the trot, in less than 30 minutes. I’ve gone real low tech on this one, experimenting with a Nokia 5800 mobile phone camera and Movie Maker for sequence edits.

Sequences are a big part of this video. I’ve used an opening long shot and then several medium close-ups and close-ups. Also note the action (cleaning the shells) and reaction (child’s face) shots. And finally, I’ve used a reverse-angle shot to try and get the child’s perspective.

The video sequences were shot in about 3 minutes and then edited.

I think this proves we do not need “pro” equipment to get started with learning. Once the skills come, the 5DMkIIs will follow:-)

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On a warm and sunny Saturday evening, 200 odd little kids, 3 to 5 years old, parents in tow, assembled at the St Marys pre-primary school in Mapusa, Goa. As one parent put it, they were not used to being there in the afternoon. It was an unusual event for the little ones, one for which they’d been practising for weeks. The excitment was running high by the time the curtains went up for the pre-primary annual day event.

As the little ones trouped on stage for each of their performances, there was not a moment without excitement. The teachers and older students ensured continuous performances, as each troupe took a bow and walked off stage, the next ensemble was ready to get into the limelight.

The talent, the colours and the innocence were certainly not lost on the receptive audience. As the chief guest put it, parents need be proud of the alma mater, the school that encourages not just literacy but allround citizens. If this is a taste of future education at St Marys, the future is bright indeed!

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The traditional Poubha art still breathes at a small double-storied old house amidst the crowded streets of Patan Doka. And Lok Chitrakar’s hands are those that keep the dying art alive.

The Poubha paintings date back to the 4 th century but were faced with a threat during the 17 th century towards the end of Malla’s era with the drying up patronage and consequent weakening of community structures in the valleys.

Meanwhile, the art form was carried to Tibet. It was there the Thangka took birth from the Poubha style.

The Thangka has gained immense popularity worldwide with its linkage to Buddhism but today’s generation mostly unaware of Poubha paintings, said Lok Chitrakar.

The Poubha genre developed as a unique heritage of the Newars and is a visual interpretation of the Buddhist and Hindu philosophies as practiced in the Vajrayan tradition.

As per the ritual for painting, the artist must seclude himself from the materialistic world and must be pious and holy. The Poubha is created on a cotton cloth across a wooden frame. Water based colors grounded by hand from stones from the Himalayas, sable-hair brushes; gold and silver dusts are some of the tools used in the paintings.

Text by: Kuenzang Choden, (Journalist: Buthan) | Made for the Panos South Asia Multimedia Local Content Development Training Workshop 2008, Kathmandu. View the full multimedia presentation
To learn more: Panos Multimedia

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Artists Milan Khanolkar and Priya Kamat spent 6 days working on the walls of a day-care center at the Goa University. The duo worked their way up, from ground to the ceiling, bringing the blank concrete to life with colour and facinating characters. This, they tell me, was a labour of love.

The friends work together on murals, pottery and various art forms. “We get along well together as friends and that shows in our joint work.”

Find out how this two women worked together to transform the walls of this center, ready to excite and inspire the little ones who’s little feet will patter about in its halls.

Music by panu moon (http://ccmixter.org/people/panumoon). And, for background info on this post, visit my blog: http://dabblinginmultimedia.blogspot.com

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On a bright September day, a group of students and university professors from Nara, Japan got together with a group of students from Goa University, Goa, India for a one day cross-cultural interaction. And a fine day it was!

Featuring interviews of professor Kyoko Matsukawa of Nara University, Japan and professor Alito Siqueira of Goa University, India.

For more information on the Goa-Nara project, visit the GoCreat website

And to read more about the making of this production, check out my blog: Dabbling in Multimedia

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Children are meant to be in schools, playing with friends, growing up. The street is no place for them. Yet many in India have lost their childhood, earning for their supper. And we call our selves an emerging super-power!

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