Yesterday night I saw a Japanese movie called "Five Centimeters per Second". It is a chain of short stories about two people in love but separated by distance. Really nice and touching piece of animation. I strongly recommend that you see it.
For the annual post graduate cultural competition, PGCult2011, we prepared a 60 seconds uncut movie. Ok first let us see the movie, then we will talk about it.
The video had to be a single shot of no more than 60 seconds. No editing was allowed in between. Not even adding a sound track.
The shooting spot was beside the main road out side IIT Campus. We had a real shooting experience while filming the shot. It was just like what is portrayed in television or films when they show shooting. People were gathering all around us. We had to create a barricade so that they don't come inside the frame. People were really very helpful to us. We were really taken aback by the enthusiasm they showed. We have to say them a big thank you. Thank you all.
We had to face some real movie making constraints on the spot. Like, we can not film a BEST bus without prior permission. We can not show the child getting the cigarette from a cigarette shop because selling cigarette to a minor is illegal. We had to do minor changes in the plot on the spot. That is why a tire shop sells cigarette in our movie.
Let us give the credits here. Our hero, Nilesh was a local boy and performed really well. DamC and Victor gave him full support. The main idea was from DamC which was further enhanced by Victor and others. Abhirup did a great job behind camera; just like a professional. Me, Debarghya, Gourab, Parmod did some plot refinements and crowd management. Here is a 14 seconds making-of video that shows us in action.
It was really an experience we can not forget. At the end when we were taking snaps with the people gathered there, we got touched by life. Without those pictures, this blog will be incomplete.
This is us with all the kids in the locality. But the cameraman Abhirup is missing...
