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Scene Analysis of Blast off to space: Zathura – A space adventure
Analysis done by Devyani Verma Introduction Zathura, a movie based on the concept of Robin Williams’ Jumaji (1995), is an English Sci-Fi/Fantasy movie released in 2005. Having a run time of 1 hour and 54 minutes, the film stars then child actor Josh Hutcherson and then teenage actress Kristen Stewart (the famous Twilight actress). The…
Covid-19 loses against the determination of filmmakers
by Sonalika Singh Director Baltasar Kormakur and Producer Lucas Foster stand at the dawn of a new era of filmmaking. Both of them have resorted to strict and rigorous methods to battle against the spread of the Coronavirus in order to continue with the shooting of a Netflix series “Katla” and a horror movie based…
‘Filmmaking cannot be taught, but can be learned’ – Uma Vangal
The report by Yash Mishra The internet is full of webinars since the lockdown. Out of all the Department of Media Sciences of Anna University College of Engineering organized an excellent webinar for film scholars and lovers. The guest speaker was Uma Vangal, a well-known filmmaker and a film critic. The topic was around “Cinema…
Mastering the master shot
Scene 1 Shot 1 EXT Master Shot of the house …. Your basic scriptwriting or camera classes might have started like this. So, what is big deal with master shot and why understanding master shot is important? What is a master shot? Master shot in filmmaking is also known as establishing shot in which the…