Lu asked : You speak of a limbo with no structure and context as frightening. Maybe it is frightening because, as you said, we cannot leave our structures and obligations behind. If we did not have such ties we would have no problem. Then we would find "true happiness"? Are you speaking of death? Perhaps [...]
small productions/big productions : karen
Until “The Golden Age” I had only really worked on small productions and my own films at film school. I’ve had various experiences on TV programmes and in postproduction houses but nothing really to speak of. Compared to “The Golden Age” my involvement on low budget features and shorts was a completely different kettle of [...]
The Assembly,
The editing department normally start on the same day as the film crew, this sounds odd to a lot of people I tell this to who seem to think we start once the crew have finished. It is important for an edit team to be working through the shoot for many reasons, both creative and [...]
Doubt ! part 2
Lu asked me : I do not understand your allusion to courage--why should it take courage to see the suspension of time? I do not see it as frightening or dangerous. What if instead of chaos we find absolute tranquillity? Lu, everyone has ther own experience, and I have no doubt that you will find [...]
Doubt !
Here is one of the more frighteniing conversations with the Astrophysicist, Piet Hut (which I am serializing in The Film maker and the Astrophisicist blog ) : From: Shekhar Kapur, Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001, To: Piet Hut : You Said : < Needless to say, IF linear time is not real, then a realization [...]
Doubt
From: Shekhar Kapur, Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001, To: Piet Hut : You Said : < Needless to say, IF linear time is not real, then a realization of that fact makes one a more effective player is alleged linear time; just like you can only be an effective film director if you realize that [...]
concept of ‘me’
From: Shekhar Kapur, 30 Jul 2001 09:17:47 EDT To: Piet Hut I agree that all sages have said that we have to know who we are - and unless we break free form the concept of the self and Maya - we are never going to understand the unverse and our relationship to it. And [...]
chaos
30th July, from shekhar > I agree with that. Sometimes I have no idea what to write bto you - but just begin - and I sometimes do it at the most panic moments when I have no time to think - or late at night when I am so sleepy. Again - try and [...]
Fun !
Sunday 29th July : and TIME, next time we meet. >> > yes that would be great - but I like to continue this conversation on the > email - becasue I can reflect upon all this in private moments - and > would it not be good to ahve a record of our conversations [...]
New Blogger
Hello All, I am Karenjit the trainee in the Editing Dept, and adding to Billy’s Post production diary. Although working in the cutting rooms now, I started off working on the production in the Video dept. For those that aren’t familiar with the concept of Video Assist, in short it means I helped get a [...]