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My diploma film tells the story of an ordinary office-going person, Pradeep (30), who is on vacation where he meets Babu (32), who is a restaurant owner. Pradeep challenges Babu to play the game of pool with him when Babu insults him by calling him ‘a brainless machine’ and comments on his profession and his boring lifestyle. A Spanish girl Angela (26), who is on vacation in India, is also present during the match. But as the match progresses player’s opinion towards each other also changes.
I wanted my film to be a very small event-based film talking about how people from different cultures, places and motivations interact at a common place. I wanted to shoot in a very new and somewhat unknown place so I selected Diu for this purpose. I prepared a number of drafts before finalizing my script. Then I storyboarded the script. I shot my film in Diu over a period of four days. My first rough cut was thirty minutes long, which I trimmed subsequently. I couldn't use the on-location sound because of noise. So I created a new soundtrack for my film. I wanted my film to be visually rich, so I gave it a greenish tint, to capture the natural feel of the place.
This project was a great learning experience for me. Handling multiple responsibilities from the initial to the final product was a real challenge. I learnt a lot at the shooting stage, where everything that was on paper transforms into reality. While making this film, I met people from different cultures and different parts of the world. Discussing cinema with them was a very refreshing experience. |
