Film Making

vc on January 3rd, 2011

In 2010 we did not blog much. We were busy and most of the movies sucked anyway. So what do we do for 2011? We are going to be busy and the movies are not going to be Kurosova or Spielberg quality. To keep our mojo flowing we are going to try something new. Instead [...]

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unni on June 21st, 2006

(Written by guest contributor Unni) Finding an appropriate name for a movie is by no means an easy task. It has to be catchy, meaningful, should have relevance to the theme of the movie and should be announced sufficiently early. (Announcing a title early has its advantages – people speculating over the content of the [...]

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vc on June 15th, 2006

George Lucas’s Star Wars Episode II was the first digital movie we saw. Though the movie had many digital characters in it, that is not what we are refering to. The movie was filmed and projected digitally and did not rely on conventional projector. Even in United States, there were not many theatres equipped to [...]

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vc on June 14th, 2006

Are you free right now? Do you have a few weeks to spare? Then please rush to Peerumedu, where director V.K.Prakash is looking for some actors for his movie Moonamathoral (A third person). Actually he had the actors all ready before filming, but suddenly none of them were able to reach Peerumedu. First Biju Menon [...]

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vc on June 12th, 2006

(In the photograph, from left to right Mr.Sameer Hamza(director Magicreel), Mr.Mathew Francis(GM Joy alukkas), Mr.P.Sukumar (Cameraman), Mr.Kamal (Director) during the launch of Joy Alukkas Star search) Usually it’s Kalathilakams, mimicry artistes, failed assistant directors or kin of film people who becomes actors and actresses. Who was the last newcomer who impressed you? Still thinking? Now [...]

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vc on May 31st, 2006

Normally we don’t hear a lot from script writers on how they convert a story into a screenplay. So we were fascinated when we heard Akiva Goldsman talking about the craft. He won an Oscar for his script for the movie A Beautiful Mind, which was based on a book by Sylvia Nasar. Now he [...]

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vc on April 17th, 2006

The sequel to Kilukkam titled Kilukkam Kilukilukkam was released recently. One reviewer wrote But Kilukkam Kilukilukkam is almost a farce with mindless burlesque and silly caricaturing.In the event, the abiding feeling that you come out with is one of disappointment and also disgrace. The gaggle of comedians —- Jagathy, Innocent, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, Salim [...]

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