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    Who is a Film Editor? - Career Guide
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 8 min

    Who is a Film Editor? - Career Guide

    A Film Editor is responsible for giving face and shape to the visuals in the director's mind and thus constitutes as an extremely...
    How an Actor turns into a Director: Deepak Tijori shares his Journey
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    How an Actor turns into a Director: Deepak Tijori shares his Journey

    An Actor with 59 credits and a Director with Nine credits and a Producer with 5 credits, Deepak Tijori enters a conversation at Diorama...
    Advertising aka Cinema of the Sellers: Storytelling in 30 Seconds
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Advertising aka Cinema of the Sellers: Storytelling in 30 Seconds

    Making Advertising Films involves the same in-depth planning and pre-production as a Feature Film. Writer, Director and Advertising Guru,...
    Masterclass: Costume Design for Films by Anna Singh
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Masterclass: Costume Design for Films by Anna Singh

    From Shahrukh Khan's 'Koyla' to 'Golmaal Unlimited' to Dhoom 2, she has dressed up Film Stars. With an eye on detail and an experience of...
    Screenwriting Masterclass by Abbas Tyrewala - Indian Screenwriter, Director, Lyricist
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Screenwriting Masterclass by Abbas Tyrewala - Indian Screenwriter, Director, Lyricist

    'Maqbool' to 'Munnabhai MBBS' to 'Main Hoon Na', 'Bang Bang' and 'War', he has written all. Iconic Screenwriter Abbas Tyrewala talks...
    Who is a Line Producer? – Career Guide
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 13 min

    Who is a Line Producer? – Career Guide

    A line producer is pivotal to any film project. They handle the day-to-day operations and activities right from the pre-production stage....
    Write and Sell your Screenplay to Hollywood!
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Write and Sell your Screenplay to Hollywood!

    Stage 32 is a platform founded by Screenwriter, Richard Botto. It is engaged in helping filmmakers overcome challenges like finding work,...
    Creating Mind-Blowing Thrillers - Sriram Raghavan, Director (Andhadhun, Badlapur, Raman Raghav)
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Jun 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Creating Mind-Blowing Thrillers - Sriram Raghavan, Director (Andhadhun, Badlapur, Raman Raghav)

    His film 'Andhadhun' last year had the audience in awe and admiration for his directorial craft. In this intimate conversation with Manoj...
    Creating Bandish Bandits: Why This Amazon Series Got Success
    Kriti Agarwal
    • May 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Creating Bandish Bandits: Why This Amazon Series Got Success

    'Bandish Bandits' an immensely popular Web Series on Prime Video has single-handedly revived the interest of young Indians in Indian...
    Manoj Bajpayee's Method of Interpreting Characters
    Kriti Agarwal
    • May 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Manoj Bajpayee's Method of Interpreting Characters

    Having worked across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu Cinema as well as Theatre, Manoj Bajpayee is the recipient of several accolades that include...
    Actors too Look for Good Scripts: Vinay Pathak
    Kriti Agarwal
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Actors too Look for Good Scripts: Vinay Pathak

    From a small town in Bhojpur, Bihar to the tinsel town, Mumbai, it has been quite a journey for Actor Vinay Pathak. In this Interview,...
    Finding the Right Actors is always a challenge - Mukesh Chabbra, Director & Casting Director
    Indian Film Institute
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Finding the Right Actors is always a challenge - Mukesh Chabbra, Director & Casting Director

    Casting is often looked down upon but is an essential part of filmmaking. No film big or small can escape this process but casting has a met
    What it takes to become an Actor: Career Guide
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    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    What it takes to become an Actor: Career Guide

    An actor is a person who portrays the hard work of every single person behind the camera on screen. An actor gives life to a character by...
    Cinematographer - Career Guide
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    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cinematographer - Career Guide

    The cinematographer is the person who is responsible for getting the film on-screen visually from papers.
    Art Director - Career Guide
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    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Art Director - Career Guide

    An Art Director is the person with an highly creative and imaginative team.The art director creates the look and feel of the project.
    Importance of a Script Writer - Career Guide
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    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Importance of a Script Writer - Career Guide

    Script Writer or Screen Writer is a person who writes Scripts of the films.
    What it takes to become a film director - Career Guide
    Indian Film Institute
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    What it takes to become a film director - Career Guide

    A Film director manages the creative aspects of the production. He/she directs the making of the film by first visualizing the script and th
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