Sometimes, amid all the rush, the pressure that mounts up to perform a task keeps pace with your performance. The more the pressure that drives you, the more escalated is your performance. One such situation visited me recently. So I had to design a short film based on a social issue which should not exceed one minute as the mail in my inbox read. The mail was from Gandhi fellowship team. I am joining the fellowship (the best thing that happened to me in last couple of years) just in few months. I had read my mail late (Darn it! I was hibernating again but somehow something got into me and I checked my mail). It was 4th May and the last day to submit the video clip was 5th May. Filming was not a problem but the deadline was. Though it later got extended to a couple of days more but still you need a week’s time to express in video medium. The rush began. I opened my phonebook (yeah still the same cellphone with red and green button) called up I guess some hundred people some thousand number of times. Finally, I came up with the idea and my team.
It was a notable day filming this short film. Some passionate beings extended their assistance. I would thank my department folks for letting us issue the good old PD 170. I wonder what I could have done without that small wonder. And off course my gratitude also goes to God sent Jharkhand blood Mobile at our college and the blood donation camp organized which popped the idea out of all muddle headedness.
How can I forget the actors who pulled it all in such a less time. Chetan Midha, Priyam, Atul Anand, Aditya, and Surur and Jyoti, thanks a ton guys. Chetan, it kills me when you say in the film “inn sab faltu kaamo k liye…”:p I collectively thank you guys for being there with your wackiest sense of humor at every phase of making of this small video be it shooting or editing.
With all numerous cuts and dissolves handled, the Donate blood video (duration -58 sec) was out of the editing table. Thanks again, this time to Final cut Pro.
I know it’s a short video and not that epic one but the experience that this attempt gave me was worth sharing. The beginning exercise of this two year fellowship journey has left me with the sense of learning and doubled up my enthusiasm.
How I wish to attach the video with this post but I am waiting to see it on Fellowship’s official Facebook page .Anyways my smile (actually an ear to ear grin) is attached as I post this. . .
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