Sending out a strong message on a shoestring budget

 

 

Explaining the shooting process, he says, “The shoot was fun. Instead of seeking out professional actors, we just headed out to the roads and used whoever was willing to do a role in the project. For example, we met the bikers in the video during the shoot, and they readily agreed to act. Similarly, the person who played the role of the father in the video is someone we chanced upon the road. We saw him with a Jaguar and asked him if he would be ready to do a short role along with his car. He agreed and ended up taking us to his house, where his son also agreed to act and we also got to use his home as a shooting location. The students who acted in the scene where we show Assumption College were also identified on spot.” 

 

“Even when we were approaching resorts to shoot some of the scenes, we didn’t have to pay anything. They agreed to let us shoot in the space in exchange for us photographing their resorts for their website. So it was a very interactive and impromptu way of shooting for us.”

 

He adds, “A major part of a film’s expense comes from creating settings to limit the shooting time. For example, in my first project as an assistant, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish, the early morning scenes were created artificially. We, on the other hand, used only a single light for the whole shoot and shot natural footages for the album. What feels great is the amount of appreciation we have been receiving for the project. Santhosh Shivan, Tamil actor Aadhi, Reenu Mathews, Anupama Parameswaran, Stephen Devassy, Suchithra, actor Madhavan, director Salam Bappu have  all responded positively to the video. In fact, actor Aadhi has invited us to meet him to discuss a feature film’s script after he saw the video! We are also planning another project Prem Naseer Thettidharikkaruth please in April.”