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by Saihmee Dara Singh
Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:53 am
Forum: Audio Resources
Topic: Audio options for hybrid cameras
Replies: 2
Views: 3779

Re: Audio options for hybrid cameras

I think for having world class audio we cant refer to these articles they are just references for things and how to go about things here in bharat.have we ever wondered about why we are not able to achieve great sound(apart from a lot of cinema sound till 70's) ...ground noise in india is a subject ...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:21 am
Forum: Cinematography Hardware
Topic: Shooting with RED ONE : real life case
Replies: 11
Views: 9126

Re: Shooting with RED ONE : real life case

Some1 told me at prasad labs in mumbai they align the back focus of their Panavision cameras before every shoot. Panavision has provided them with some gear according to him..
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:09 pm
Forum: Cinematography Hardware
Topic: Shooting with RED ONE : real life case
Replies: 11
Views: 9126

Re: Shooting with RED ONE : real life case

I was doing for a documentary being shot by a foreign crew on red one and master prime lenses...camera was rented from a local Mumbai supplier..the DOP aligned the back focus with the back focus chart everyday after finishing and before the shoot... none of my business but i asked him about it &...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: The Canteen
Topic: We love them
Replies: 2
Views: 3574

We love them

No wonder we are the largest producer of films in the world...We love our films...dont we..

Jai hind O0
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:02 pm
Forum: Screenings At the Institute
Topic: pas de deux
Replies: 1
Views: 3496

Re: pas de deux

For people who might think how the hell with a optical printer...quoting various sources: Optical Printer An optical printer is a device consisting of one or more film projectors mechanically linked to a movie camera. It allows filmmakers to re-photograph one or more strips of film. The optical prin...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:15 am
Forum: The Canteen
Topic: AFTER A LETTER ON graftii......
Replies: 12
Views: 9550

Re: AFTER A LETTER ON graftii......

hi all i dont think the kind of reactions vinods letter or whtever you call it is getting,is uncalled for....i think it throws light on some of the things which have always been prevalent in the institute.............my personal opinion is LIVE AND LET LIVE...FTII is too great a place ,and it will a...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:53 am
Forum: The Canteen
Topic: AFTER A LETTER ON graftii......
Replies: 12
Views: 9550

Re: AFTER A LETTER ON graftii......

Mandy...Sorry but what are you tryin to ask or say..dint get it...can u elaborate or reproduce the letter so that things become clear to respond...... O0
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:50 am
Forum: The Canteen
Topic: Item numbers in Bollywood
Replies: 14
Views: 8210

Re: Item numbers in Bollywood

I think let me try and throw some light on ITEM NUMBERS in Indian cinema...actually if we begin with the study of item songs the term item ideally refers to atom as in ATOM in atom bomb actually a acronym termed by many for a sexy lady in those times(Sorry if any1 is offended)...e.g kya atom bomb ha...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:47 pm
Forum: The Canteen
Topic: Michael jackson dead
Replies: 1
Views: 2007

Michael jackson dead

The king of pop and greatest entertainers of all times and a singer i think a majority of us listened to in our growing years passed away with a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 50 at his rented beverly hills house...
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:39 pm
Forum: Audiography
Topic: Resul Pookutty Scholarship
Replies: 4
Views: 5449

Re: Resul Pookutty Scholarship

yeah param very right...our indian cinema has been always very dialogue centric which i dont think is wrong...but in the bargain no heed is paid to the sound design...i myself know 2 or 3 filmmakers who feel dialogues should be piercing loud irrespective of how the sound is designed...Sound Designer...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: General Film Technology
Topic: External Mac Power
Replies: 0
Views: 1673

External Mac Power

by Saihmee Dara Singh
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: Audiography
Topic: Resul Pookutty Scholarship
Replies: 4
Views: 5449

Resul Pookutty Scholarship

At the recent IIFA awards the Resul Pookutty Scholarship was announced.It goes something like this: International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has collaborated with Oscar winner Resul Pookutty to launch an annual scholarship . The Scholarship will sponsor a Audiography student of the institute i.e FTI...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Audiography
Topic: Bring on the Dynamics
Replies: 2
Views: 3820

Re: Bring on the Dynamics

hi nikhil have u read these: ON THE AUDIO QUALITY OF DEATH MAGNETIC: http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/09/16/on-the-audio-quality-of-death-magnetic/ Analysis: Metallica’s Death Magnetic Sounds Better in Guitar Hero: http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/09/does-metallicas Lars Ulrich Responds To Dea...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:45 am
Forum: Audio Hardware
Topic: Looking for a Dictaphone...
Replies: 4
Views: 5663

Re: Looking for a Dictaphone...

Hi amit, Nowadays no point in buying a micro-cassette based dictaphone...unnecessary hassle of buying cassettes...i think philips GO GEAR(specially SA1335) series has some nice flash based recorders which is hassle-free pure copy paste stuff also has radio,mp3 player and more importantly it also rec...
by Saihmee Dara Singh
Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:12 pm
Forum: The Institute
Topic: GHATAK WAS HERE
Replies: 14
Views: 17574

Re: GHATAK WAS HERE

Hi, Came to know about this great bit of information thought should share it: there's a placard placed on the wisdom tree nowadays written GHATAK IS HERE on it.Now when things regarding the above mentioned strike which amit has written about started heating up in the institute ,students placed the g...