How to colour grade your documentary to enhance the core Story
I’ve sat at grading sessions and watched with great interest as colourists worked on films that I’d edited. The process fascinated me. I realised how
May 28, 2022 1 Comment
The Content Blog
Musings on filmmaking, editing, photography and writing
I love words and the visual language. Through this blog I will share some of what I learn along the road. Too much of what is around us is noise. Its beautiful to stop and explore the nuances of what’s around us. I believe the more we share our experiences and knowledge the more we grow as better humans.
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Working with your editor on your first film
In documentary filmmaking, the film is actually made (or broken) in post – in the edit suite. That’s why deciding on who will edit your film is a crucial decision.
October 16, 2019 No Comments
Top 10 Tips for first-time filmmakers
The tools may have changed making it simpler for first-time filmmakers but the rules have not. Here are some points I’ve learnt from shooting and edited my own films and working with other filmmakers as editor on those projects.
October 5, 2019 No Comments
How to use video to promote your NGO
Video is a great way to show people what your NGO does and why. Here’s how you can use the power of video to promote your work.
October 2, 2019 No Comments
Stories wield power. When told
Over five days at the beginning of September, I facilitated a workshop on Digital Storytelling with 10 beautiful participants from the El Shaddai Charitable Trust, a non-profit in Goa that runs homes and schools for underprivileged children. The participants – five girls and five boys all 14+ years.
September 7, 2019 3 Comments
Documentary film editing: Developing story arcs
In long-format documentary film editing, creating the story arc requires a good deal more thought and diligence. I’ve found certain tools and techniques that have helped me in documentary film editing and am sharing them here.
August 12, 2018 No Comments
What is a Story Anyway?
To be human is to tell stories. That’s a powerful statement I came across when reading “Telling True Stories” from the Nieman Foundation at the
January 29, 2017 No Comments
Fujifilm X-Trans and Documentary Wedding Photography
They say you don’t find religion. Religion finds you. In the most unexpected of places and at the most unintended times. That’s how I can
December 24, 2016 No Comments
EOS to X-Trans – My Journey as a Documentary Photographer
I first took up a camera in 2003. A little too late I feel. Until then, my creative release came through writing. But that first
December 5, 2016 No Comments
Filmmaker’s thoughts on making Journeys – the documentary
The co-founder of El Shaddai Charitable Trust, Matthew Kurian approached me back in 2014 regarding a documentary film that would encapsulate the work of the
February 14, 2016 No Comments
Using Archival Photos in documentary films
In making Journeys – the documentary film about El Shaddai Trust, a charity working with children in need in India, I had to rely on
February 14, 2016 No Comments
The art of editing and sewing
Want to become better film editor? How about practicing the craft of sewing. Seriously. There’s a lot to learn. In the early days of cinema,
November 3, 2015 1 Comment
A solo video journalist’s best friends
As a solo travelling video journalist I find myself doing features across India. Because I am inclined to development type feature stories, in most cases
March 15, 2014 No Comments