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cheers --- Pravinder Sheoran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi guys > i just saw GURU third time in cinemas > this viewing was dedicated to Rajiv Menon > his camera work is excelent > no doubt guru is one of the finest works of mani > ratnam > and one of the reasons is the photography by rajiv > menon > > it was very very intresting to see the movie through > the eyes os the > cameraman > > rajiv menon has captured all the scenes very > beautifully and > perfectly > he captures not only the charecters in the scenes > but surroundings > also very well > > for example, when abhishek comes down from train > after meeting > aishwarya first time, just see the sunrise at the > back > very very beautiful > > mani ratnam and rajiv menon have worked a lot on the > minute details > > for example, when abhishek goes to school (where he > gives a watch as > present to his father), if you look carefully at the > background the > teacher in the class is constatly asking questions > from different > students, and they really are giving answers.(and if > any of you guys > studied in the government schools with open class, > we used to get up > same way as children did when abhishek and the > tacher passed near to > the class. Look at the first boy of the class, he > sits down exactly > in the same way as the children do coz they r full > of energy) > > Everything has been tried to be natural, like camera > is your own eye. > When abhishek is taken to the hospital, and they > show the sea (or > big lake) for 5 seconds, the camera takes the view > very close from > the surface of the water, and a few drops of water > appear on the > camera screen. Not a big deal but so natural and > innovative. > > Same way, when they show abhishek at train station > after marriege, > the camera starts from the front of the train and > goes all the way > to the top and then gradually approaches to 3rd or > 4th coach, In > between the camera has to pass through steam, so > water vapours > gather at the camera screen. All looks ao > natural. > > The voices from the surroundings are recorded very > carefully. > For example when abhishek goes to the house of > madhvan and when they > are talikng you can clearly listen to the sound of > three-vehilers > passning from outside. > > Even the activities of other actors, when main > actors are focused on > camera, are taken care of very well. > For example in the scene when abhishek is having the > party at the > home (fight with arya babbar), when abhishek is > talking to everyone, > you can see that aishwarya is standing far behind in > the scene, you > can only see her if you are carefully observing the > activities in > the scene. She laughs and talks with her brother, > she only looks > towards abhishek when arya babbar starts fighting > with abhishek, you > won't even see her if you are watching the movie > first time, but if > you keep focusing on her, her face expressions keep > changing > according to the situation although she is almost > invisible in the > scene. That means every situation and scene was > lived (not acted). > > Similarly when the song EK LO EK MUFT is going on, > and if you are > observing all the dancers from bottom (where > abhishek is dancing) > to the top of the hill, you will realize that each > and evryone > person is dancing the same steps as abhishek and > very accurately. > Every single person shown in the scenario was > actively involved. > > > Lighting is also taken care of very beautifully and > very special > ways are invented. > For example, when guru goes to accountant's house to > tell him to > contact all the newspaper guys, the main light > source in the scene > is headlight of guru's car. > > Did someone notice the mirror at the back, in all > the scenes where > guru and sujata are on swing, you can see everytime > that no one > comes in the way of mirror. > > Very minute details are taken care of in GURU. > Remember when guru visits mithun's house and meets > madhvan first > time.well in the begging guru gives sweets to all > the persons > present in the room and everyone keeps eating the > sweets till they > are finished and then clean their hands by rubbing > one with other. > > Well guys i have forgotten half of my intresting > findings. Also its > not possible to convert visual experience in exact > words. > I was so lost in observing the camera activities > that i hardly > listened the dialoges. > > WELL GUYS, WHEN A MOVIE IS MADE with SUCH AN EFFORT, > WE SHOULD TRY > TO APPRICIATE THE EFFORT. > > MY NEXT VISIT TO CINEMA FOR GURU WILL BE VERY > SHORTLY, AND THIS TIME > IT WILL BE DEDICATED TO A R RAHMAN ONLY. > YES, MOST OF THE TIMES I WILL BE THERE IN CINEMA > CLOSING MY EYES (BY > PUTTING HAT ON MY FACE) AND LISTENING EVEN TO THE > LITTLE MOST BEATS > IN THE BACKGROUND MUSIC. > > AND I AM SURE I WILL BE HERE WITH SOME MORE > INTRESTING FINDINGS. > I AM EAGERLY WAITING TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR FINDINGS > GUYS. > > PRAVINDER SHORAN > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
