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Dolly zoom, is an art of cinematography where the camera is pulled away from a subject while the lens zooms in, or vice-versa. The effect of it depends on the direction in which the camera is moved. If the camera moves closer, the background seems to grow and become dominant. If the camera moves further…
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There have been long debates on the problems with our education system. Through some of my earlier posts I too have mentioned my opinion on the issue. All said and done, then why is the change not happening? Why doesn’t the student directly start questioning the teacher? Why is the ice not broken yet?
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Since I don’t watch television these days, I am a little late to comment on the new “Mile sur mera tumhara”. But better late than never! Recently, on Sankalp 6th anniversary, we volunteers had performed this song. This song was probably one of the best things that once happened to Indian television. I used to…
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As Valentine’s day is approaching, there is a big halla created by a group of people. They call my generation’s culture obscene as some girls prefer wearing western dresses and going to pubs. Isn’t it an entirely personal and family matter?
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Pakistan is burning. Perhaps democracy is at test and so is the dynastic rule that started after the death of Benazir. Can Pakistan be saved? Many political thinkers across the world agree that the Kashmir situation is the single greatest threat to the world today – both India and Pakistan being nuclear armed. The nightmarish scenario for the world…
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With the 3-d movement entering the mainstream cinema, one more era of cinema is coming to an end. Cinema has always been the ultimate ground for implementing the latest advancements in sound and visual technologies. Generically speaking, cinema is all about conveying ideas- the storyline. The technology involved is secondary. Good cinema embeds the available technology to…
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I recently watched Godard’s Breathless, and I’ve always been a fan of Francois Truffaut- two of the the pioneers of the French new wave cinema. This was the time when the French style of film-making was knitted with Italian neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema. After the second world war, France was undergoing some economic troubles,…
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Dear Sir One thing that has changed significantly in the past 15 years is the size and the quality of lifestyle of the Indian middle class. Lives have changed since the 1991 economic reforms. But these reforms are also responsible for the downfall of these lakhs and lakhs of farmers’ death. A country cannot run…
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“Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin” – John Von Newman
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Is it merely a coincidence that some watchable popular films have an element of untold unfinished love in them? May it be the massive Sholay or the youth heart throb Dil Chahta Hai. The common characteristics of these love stories is they are silent and often controversial.
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सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 