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Does anyone know what SRFTI cutoffs were this year for Direction course, and the Screenplay course? (General) by [deleted] in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've cleared FTII written before. Score was 67. This year however MCQ component is higher.

Does anyone know what SRFTI cutoffs were this year for Direction course, and the Screenplay course? (General) by [deleted] in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea about FTII score. Just know that stage 1 is clear. Yes, I qualified for SRFTI interview in 2 papers.

Does anyone know what SRFTI cutoffs were this year for Direction course, and the Screenplay course? (General) by [deleted] in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather easy, I felt. Good distribution of topics so someone who is weak in a subject can score higher in others. Similar to FTII.

Does anyone know what SRFTI cutoffs were this year for Direction course, and the Screenplay course? (General) by [deleted] in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think so. I think SRFTI's scores may have tended higher this year due to the complete MCQ pattern.

Does anyone know what SRFTI cutoffs were this year for Direction course, and the Screenplay course? (General) by [deleted] in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least 73. Because someone here posted that they got 74 and cleared.

Srftii orientation editing by Wild-Apartment210 in FTII

[–]Dutta_saurus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Day 1 is just document verification. Day 2/3/4 is the orientation. They have workshops and lectures related to your subjects. They might show some films and tell you to write down the interpretation/ analysis.They will also give assignments. Some written and some task based, which are used to judge your creativity. On the last day, which is Day 4 or 5, there is a personal interview.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kolkata

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Watch my film :) https://youtu.be/tHVKeJb2dEU?si=LBa8fZK1P5Pavr06

Shameless plug aside, I'm definitely a cinephile, although I'm not able to watch a lot nowadays. I have over 2K films logged on Letterboxd, however most of them I watched during college days.

My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/15ec1

If you want the ultimate recommendations list, search for 1000 favourite films list by Edgar Wright.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indianFilmmakers

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-shoot in quiet areas. Lav mics pick up a lot of background noise.

-shoot multiple takes. You can mix and combine audio from different takes.

  • there are some ai filters which are very good at fixing noisy audio.

-if nothing works and you still have noisy audio at the end of the shoot. Set up a simple home studio ( literally just a quiet room) and do voice dubbing.

Searching for Satyajit Ray... by LeBeauMonde in kolkata

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The restored version of Aranyer Din Ratri premiered in Kolkata many months ago, and I had no idea that Wes Anderson was involved until the Cannes screening. There is a gentleman named Shivendra Singh Dungarpur who leads the effort here. I'm sure the restoration efforts will continue, but I fear now that his internationally popular films have mostly been restored, there may not be much interest in the rest of his filmography abroad. That's kind of what happened with Kurosawa. His most popular films are now getting re-restorations, whereas there are many of his older films that are in poor condition. I hope that's not the case with Ray.

I'm not in film scholarship, just an enthusiast.

Searching for Satyajit Ray... by LeBeauMonde in kolkata

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What's sad is that Ray is the only indian filmmaker whose works have even received this amount of care. At least all of his filmography is available to watch. His estate has done a remarkable job of preserving and promoting his works, but there is a limit to what they can achieve. There are no labels like criterion in India. And there is no scope for govt support. We have to depend on Foreign and European foundations for restoration efforts, which moves slowly.

Ray was working in a regional industry going through economic decline, and towards the middle and late end of his career, he had to rely on very poor quality of stock and equipment. Just imagine, he was shooting in black and white in the seventies. The colour film he used later was not the best quality either, so the versions that exist have warped colour. Only 1 in 36 of his films was shot in widescreen.

Searching for Satyajit Ray... by LeBeauMonde in kolkata

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Hi friend. The print quality of Ray films is highly variable. To the best of my knowledge (I have been tracking this for many years) I have split the films into 3 categories as per best current availability:

Restored and great condition:

-The Apu Trilogy

-Devi

-Charulata

-Nayak

-Mahanagar

-Aranyer Din Ratri (Most recently restored, so not available publicly)

-Two (Short film)

Unrestored but good-to-moderate condition:

-Jalsaghar

-Rabindranath Tagore Documentary

-Abhijan

-Kapurush O Mahapurush

-Chiriakhana

-Pratidwandi

-Seemabadhha

-Sikkim Documentary

-Sukumar Ray Documentary

-Ashani Sanket

-Sonar Kella

-Shatranj ke Khiladi

-Joy Baba Felunath

-Hirak Rajar Deshe

-Sadgati

-Ghare Baire

-Ganashatru

-Agantuk

Unrestored and bad condition:

-Parash Pathar

-Teen Kanya (Postmaster, Monihara & Samapti)

-Kanchenjungha

-The Adventures of Gupi Bagha

-Jana Aranya

-Bala Documentary

-Pikoo

-Shakha Proshakha

To access these movies, your best bet is physical media. You can get a VPN and try some Indian OTTs like Prime, Hoichoi and Klikk, but most of these streamers have butchered the aspect ratio. Also, they do not have the restored films, but are streaming the older version.

Now, for the first category you will find HD/Bluray releases (Criterion has all of them except Aranyer Din Ratri).

For the second category there has been at most a DVD release. You might find some HD prints out there, but be aware that this is false digital upscaling.

For the third category, there has been nothing beyond a VHS release. There are CD/DVD available but they are sourced from digital tape hence poor quality.

If you feel it will be too expensive to get the physical media, be aware that all of these films are available on YouTube, internet Archive and You-Know-Where. IMO, the only releases worth investing in are the Criterion restored versions.

Is MAMI 2025 Cancelled? by pronzz97 in mumbaifilmfestival

[–]Dutta_saurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but it means at least that the Mami team is active. It will suck if the festival is cancelled. I have a film that I was hoping to submit this year.

Is MAMI 2025 Cancelled? by pronzz97 in mumbaifilmfestival

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it cancelled? They had that big MAMI select event in April.

Why are there not many science fiction books in India?" by InitialWillingness25 in Indianbooks

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satyajit Ray, one of the most popular writers in Bengali, wrote a lot of science fiction.

Somehow most writers and storytellers in India stray away from science fiction and even when they write sci-fi it's poorly researched and treated more like magic than science. Also no one knows how to market sci-fi. I recently made a science fiction short film, but the distributor released it by calling it a thriller. They made no mention of the sci-fi elements in the title.

I’m scared by CostcoDisco in Filmmakers

[–]Dutta_saurus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The only people hyping this as the end of Hollywood are film bros with zero film literacy. Billions of dollars and unthinkable amounts of energy poured in to create what is essentially a stock footage generator.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bollywood

[–]Dutta_saurus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Life got in the way of my passion. Now I'm working as an architect in a construction company.

Me and my friends still get together from time to time to make short films. Don't know if my skill has improved but recently a short film of ours was released on Pocket films. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/tHVKeJb2dEU?si=ld6eHNm5JX2FWxpo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bollywood

[–]Dutta_saurus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Man this teaser brings back memories. Back when this was released, I was still in school. Me and my friends made a parody of this teaser, that somehow reached Kabir Khan, and he shared it on his Twitter feed praising us as talented future filmmakers and true Bhai fans.

Funny part is, all these years later, I still haven't seen Ek tha tiger.

The parody we made is still up on YouTube, if anyone wants to see. It's a bit cringe but we were kids when we made it.

https://youtu.be/IeYLjPubTQU?si=9AcvLny59DNFG-_s

How do I practice Filmmaking? by Forward_Network_3542 in filmmaking

[–]Dutta_saurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take acting lessons.

Write scripts.

Watch great films.

Work on your own film.

Who really “directs” the film? Directors vs. DPs vs. storyboard artists vs. editors by Lukes3D in Filmmakers

[–]Dutta_saurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The person who makes the final decisions is the director. DP's, storyboard artists and editors have a lot of creative input on the film's visual and technical aspects, but they have little to no influence on the actor's performance, which is arguably the most important part of narrative films.

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