Three of Us
Please treat this as a brainstorming discussion and not a review.
So, I've been reading overwhelming appreciation for this one. All three actors have been my favourite since time immemorial.
Especially Shefali Shah. I had fall in her love shefali from after watching her Hasrateyt tv serial in 90th
All three actors - Shefali Shah, Swanand Kirkire and Jaideep Ahlawat have delivered a performance that have made these characters fondly immortal.
The dialogues have an articulative form, that allows the rest of the film to be shot at leisure. Entire film used wide lenses
Director Avinash Arun, speaks through frames and expressions, giving subtlety a new form.they have real acted in movie
The only hindrance that my mind had to keep dodging was the complete lack of authenticity of culture.
This was a chance a Hindi film had, to showcase the Maharashtrian culture in all its glory. Through slang, through mundane things, through food on the plate.
It is practically impossible for a Pradeep Kadam, born n bred in Konkan, to be sounding at his Handiest best.
Even the locals weren't given a chance to throw Marathi idioms here and there. it is entire marathi cultural movie
When we watch Gujarati culture inspired movies like Ram Leela or Punjabi ones like Namaste London, or the most recent cross culture example- Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahaani, see how beautifully they have imbibed culture, keeping the language of the movie intact.
So yeah, that's my perception.
Abhishek Galshar the viewer 🙂
#threeofus #notareview
First of all , I want to tell you something about Vidhu Sir (Munna Bhai) before writing a review about his 12th failed movie. I watched all his films, but someone told me in 2006 that he started his career with the short film Accountant with Face, which was nominated for the Oscar Film Festival. After watching his short film, I was inspired and made a short film based on HIV which won the Special Writer and Director Award at the San Francisco Film Festival in 2008. I believe he is truly a spiritual man whose positive impact we see in his every movie. Now I am not writing more about me now start blogging about 12th Fail excellent Movie I didn’t imagine that I would become one of those people who write movie reviews on Facebook, and Instagram. However, rarely does a movie comes along that is not only a cinematic masterpiece, but that also moves you with the message that it conveys, and you are compelled to break traditional boundaries and share your personal thoughts with your professional network. 12th Fail is an excellent movie, and also an important one. It is a movie that I cried in, that I will remember, and that I will watch again and again. About the movie making — the acting by the relatively new Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant Vijay Joshi, and Anshuman Pushkar is excellent, and feels real and relatable. Each character is developed well, and the interplay between them is authentic. The movie is based on the real-life story of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, and every moment in the movie feels like it truly happened. The cinematography is fantastic, the colors and lighting adding depth to each scene. The music by Shantanu Moitra is on point, especially the background score , which is evocative and emotional. The use of sound and silence through the movie is fantastic, and elevates the storytelling. The writing is great too, striking the right balance: gentle humor, underplayed emotions, and sentimental — but not oversentimental. It is hard to find fault with any aspect of the movie making in 12th Fail. In a career filled with great movies like Khamosh, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Munnabhai MBBS, Parineeta, and 3 Idiots, 12th Fail may be Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s best movie ever. However, . What elevates 12th Fail from a fine movie to an all time great is the message it carries. 12th Fail shows the the struggles that the millions of IAS and IPS aspirants in India go through each year, through the story of one person, Manoj Kumar Sharma, who goes from cheating in school in a village in Chambal to chasing his dream of becoming an IPS officer among the coaching centers of Delhi. The unrelenting optimism of Manoj, the protagonist, in the face of the most tragic struggles is depicted with great poignancy through the movie, and contrasted well with the personal demons of his friend, Pritam Pandey (played by Anant Vijay Joshi), the relative privilege of his love interest, Shraddha Joshi (played by Medha Shankar), and the unwavering support of his mentor, Gaurinandan (played by Anshuman Pushkar). The movie shares a few light messages — of how the success of one person in becoming an IAS or IPS officer is success of the community, of having a Never Give Up attitude (Haar Nahi Manunga), and most important, the core message of the movie: of getting up after failure, and starting again: #RESTART. The greatest movies of Indian cinema, directed by Satyajit Ray The Apu Trilogy, depicted the poverty of our country — and yet, they showed the beauty, optimism, and hope of India. Comparing any movie with The Apu Trilogy is provocation for argument. However, in not a dissimilar way, 12th Fail too is a modern telling of the poverty that most of India lives in, and yet the unwavering optimism, hope, and spirit of its people. This movie is not only a Bollywood classic, but a world movie that deserves attention and prais I dedicated this blog vidhu vinod chopraJI and Dr manoj kumar sharmaJI Review by Abhishek Galshar
Awards Winning Filmmaker, Writer and Screenwriter
Making a short film is very much like making a feature film. I mean that you still need to go through the same stages of production to have a completed film at the end of the process.
Below I’m sharing my own experiences working as a writer, director and producer.
Stage 1
Concept for the Script (you need a script regardless what kind of format your film is going to take. For documentaries, a treatment is enough)
1. An idea is born and anything can trigger that initial idea for the script.
2. Once I have an idea I usually start playing with it in my mind trying out different options of “what if”.
3. Then I start asking myself questions: ‘What if my character would do this or that?’, ‘How would that look?’, ‘What should the visuals look like?’, ‘Would I have a budget for that?’, ‘Could I afford this idea to go into production?’
4. Then I start wondering what I really want my film to be about.
5. Don’t be afraid to play with various ideas and options in your mind before you start writing. That’s the real creative process.
6. Give yourself time to get acquainted with the concepts & ideas you have; let your characters and ideas grow inside you before you either commit to them or dismiss them.
7. You don’t have to know all the details right away and how the story is going to evolve before you write a script. Many issues get resolved during the writing process.
Stage 2
Scriptwriting.
1. When all ideas and concepts have rested and grown (just like a dough) I sit down and start writing.
2. I basically write anything that comes to my mind. At first it doesn’t have to be perfect. I write to give myself the space for my concepts to change and evolve whilst writing. This is what a development/writing process is for.
3. I re-write my scripts a lot. That is why I write whatever comes to me. For me writing is all about rewriting.
4. I keep re-writing until I’m happy enough to make a film out of my story. Sometimes it takes weeks or months, but sometimes even years. I am writing script on breast cancer since 2 years
Stage 3
Pre-production.
I would advice to the director and the producers to decide where the film is going to go once it’s made. What I mean is: ‘Are you making your short in order to go to film festivals (don’t forget to budget for that) or are you planning to release your short online?’ That will determine the format you are going to shoot in and also the camera you are going to use. I do realize that a lot of films do end up online at some point but just keep that in mind while deciding on the format. Even better if you know what film festivals you want to submit your work to.
1. Organize casting to find the right actors.
2. Look for crew members.
3. Look for locations.
4. Prepare your contracts (yes, you need to have contracts with your cast and crew members and it really doesn’t matter that you are friends at this moment in time) and have them signed, too.
5. If you are the director, keep working on your script analysis.
6. If you are the director, work with all your heads of departments to achieve the look you are after.
7. If this is not a self-financed project, you need to find the money to go into production.
8. Budgeting to know how much money you can spend on the production, don’t forget to include post-production and film festivals fees if this is the direction your film is going to go.
9. Script breakdown to know how many shooting days you need.
10. Scheduling.
11. Call sheet just before you go into production.
12. Rehearsals with the actors.
13. Set design/production design build/done/prepared.
Stage 4
Production.
All the hard work you did during the pre-production is going to pay off now. My motto is: ‘the better you are prepared during the pre-production the better you will be able to cope with the unexpected during the production.’ And it’s never failed me.
This is the time when you shoot your movie, work with your actors and other creators to make the film a reality.
1. As much as possible try to stick with the shooting schedule even if it’s close to impossible. Otherwise it creates problems for the whole crew and cast. If you start shooting late, you will finish late, keep that in mind.
2. Plan your shooting schedule, and a shoot list wisely.
3. If you have a noisy location try to record the sound/dialogue once again so you are not stuck in the post-production.
4. Make sure that actors keep everything simple and don’t overdo the scenes. Once you go into post-production you may realize that this is not what you had in mind. Remember, in most cases the simple the better.
5. Don’t forget to feed your crew well. A well-looked after cast & crew is more willing to work. Remember though not to feed them with something terribly heavy like pizza for they may be sleepy afterwards.
6. Remember to use a clapper board for every take. Otherwise you are going to be in big nig trouble in the post-production.
7. Try not to work for too long. It often creates problems between crewmembers if you spend more than 10 hours on the set.
8. At the end of the production have either a little party or eat dinner together.
Stage 5
Post-Production
1. Editing of the images from first cut to the final cut.
2. Sound and music post-production, sound and music mix.
3. Colour correction.
4. Working on the opening and end credits and subtitles if you have them.
5. Working on your marketing and promotional plan; you really should think about that during the pre-production but if you didn’t this is the last moment.
6. Looking for film festivals, choosing the right film festivals and making sure you deliver your film on time.
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