28 March, 2011
Yet another super difficult day as the team struggles to make the audio and video work. Some progress has been made but we are still a long way off from completion.
But again, what made a difference? People!
Today I even had my extended family members calling in to support. Everyone was sounding so very concerned, it was actually pretty sweet. My in-laws too called up and they sounded super worried too. But everyone has tremendous faith in the project, and talking to them made me feel much better.
Not just that, I even got a very heartwarming and encouraging note from a total stranger. She said that she has been following this blog for a while and decided to write in. Her note gave me a huge smile! That is so very much appreciated!
So I guess what I am trying to say is...thanks, I owe all of you one!
505 more to go.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Day 494: People!
27 March, 2011
Honestly it wasn't a great day. Simply because the work was only inching forward on the sound design. No matter how much the team seemed to work on it, progress seemed way too slow. And needless to say, I had started to panic. There are only a few days left for the screening after all.
But certain events kept me smiling still, thanks to some wonderful people around me.
Every now and then I got a message on email or Facebook or even via a call - encouraging me to carry on, wishing me all the best, saying that they are praying for a successful completion of the film, etc. It made such a difference!
I should specifically mention this teacher from my primary and seconday school in India (yeah, from more than a decade ago!) who took it up as her personal mission to spread the word about Mausams among her contacts in Singapore. Her effort actually got me in touch with some juniors of mine from the school and even those girls were so fantastically supportive! It was very overwhelming, really.
It's like God's way of saying "You are gonna face a real tough time but hey, let me make it a bit better for you by sprinkling a few good souls all around you." Surely, am not complaining for that.
506 more to go.
Honestly it wasn't a great day. Simply because the work was only inching forward on the sound design. No matter how much the team seemed to work on it, progress seemed way too slow. And needless to say, I had started to panic. There are only a few days left for the screening after all.
But certain events kept me smiling still, thanks to some wonderful people around me.
Every now and then I got a message on email or Facebook or even via a call - encouraging me to carry on, wishing me all the best, saying that they are praying for a successful completion of the film, etc. It made such a difference!
I should specifically mention this teacher from my primary and seconday school in India (yeah, from more than a decade ago!) who took it up as her personal mission to spread the word about Mausams among her contacts in Singapore. Her effort actually got me in touch with some juniors of mine from the school and even those girls were so fantastically supportive! It was very overwhelming, really.
It's like God's way of saying "You are gonna face a real tough time but hey, let me make it a bit better for you by sprinkling a few good souls all around you." Surely, am not complaining for that.
506 more to go.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Day 493: Radio Masti!
26 March, 2011 The highlight of the day was the experience at Radio Masti. I gave an interview there together with two other lovely ladies... the topic was "arts and culture by Indians in Singapore" and I spoke about "Mausams" (but of course). The RJ as well as the other interviewees were very fun and I had a ball! 507 more to go.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Day 492: Successful Test Screening!
25 March, 2011
If you haven't tried it before, you will have no idea how hard it is to burn a decent quality DVD for a 2 hour feature film together with subtitles and all. Since the whole process is so goddamn painful, I was quite determined that we should not keep it to the last minute and should do a test screening as soon as possible. I wanted to ensure that the picture on the screen is not highly pixelated which was a risk we were running, that the audio is OK and that the subtitles appear properly. So I had made an appointment with the screening venue to have a test screening.
Since I had my BM college, my technical crew went first to the Arts House to begin the process. By the time I joined them, they had cracked the whole thing. We could watch Mausams on the big screen - with decent video quality, subtitles appearing perfectly well and the audio being pretty nice.
An ocean of relief swept over me. With all the problems we have been having recently, at least this went off well! The team was equally overjoyed!
To celebrate, we went off and had a good meal and then all of us said, OK... time to take a nap. We were all pretty exhausted after a whirlwind week, and the nap lasted a good 12 hours and more.
We still have to get the final video ready together with the sound design etc., but this was an awesome day nevertheless!
508 more to go.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Day 491: From Crappy to Not So Crappy
24 March, 2011
When I got back home after the BM college today, I heard from my technical crew who has been working on the sound design and background score work that they have lost 1.5 hours of sound design files because the system crashed. That's 75% of the movie. It had taken my composer cum sound designer weeks to get it done so far and now it's all gone. Pretty shitty stuff.
There was major disappointment, no doubt, but no body panicked. No body showed their frustration or even cribbed for that matter. They just said, "We just have to redo it again but first let's take a break and have dinner together."
And we did just that.
The four of us had a very nice dinner together and relaxed for a while. Now they are about to start on reworking the whole damn thing again. I don't really know sound design work.... so I am just staying apart a bit and watching them. I feel helpless but seeing their commitment and drive to make this happen, I feel pretty good too.
This might sound like a cliche, but honestly when you have a great team, even the crappiest of events seem not so crappy.
God bless them.
509 more to go.
When I got back home after the BM college today, I heard from my technical crew who has been working on the sound design and background score work that they have lost 1.5 hours of sound design files because the system crashed. That's 75% of the movie. It had taken my composer cum sound designer weeks to get it done so far and now it's all gone. Pretty shitty stuff.
There was major disappointment, no doubt, but no body panicked. No body showed their frustration or even cribbed for that matter. They just said, "We just have to redo it again but first let's take a break and have dinner together."
And we did just that.
The four of us had a very nice dinner together and relaxed for a while. Now they are about to start on reworking the whole damn thing again. I don't really know sound design work.... so I am just staying apart a bit and watching them. I feel helpless but seeing their commitment and drive to make this happen, I feel pretty good too.
This might sound like a cliche, but honestly when you have a great team, even the crappiest of events seem not so crappy.
God bless them.
509 more to go.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Day 490: Behind The Scenes Video!
23 March, 2011
My super talented editor and cinematographer put together a lovely behind the scenes video which, am sure, would make me smile for years to come.
Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAC3ayVS4w
510 more to go.
My super talented editor and cinematographer put together a lovely behind the scenes video which, am sure, would make me smile for years to come.
Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAC3ayVS4w
510 more to go.
Day 489: BGM - Check!
22 March, 2011
Another long training day - this one went for 12 hours. Followed by marathon Mausams work which ended at 4am.
But good news - Mausams background music is done!
511 more to go.
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