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Introducon Experience RanabirDas /Porolio Filmshop I have been working with Filmshop, a Television Commercial producon house for the last 3 years assisng Mr. Anik Dua (Director) and I am presently his Chief Assistant. During this period of me I have worked in 32 commercials. The cinematographers who have worked in these commercials include Mr. Avik Mukherjee, Mr. Shirsha Ray and Mr. Soumik Haldar. The commercials I have worked in are:- 2007 Biskfarm (Biscuits)- 6 TVCs 2008 Biskfarm (Biscuits)- 8 TVCs 2009 Sunrise Mustard Powder Biskfarm ( Biscuits)- 11 TVCs Tata Photon+ 2010 Kothari Vests- 2 TVCs Safed Detergent Powder- 3 TVCs Magic Wallrush Magic wallrush is a street exhibion that has been held in Calcua on 5 occasions. It is for anyone and everyone and because it is on the streets it is easily accessible. Today, it is an organizaon based in Calcua that supports, promotes and curates alternave art. It develops non-tradional ways of connecng art with the public and tries to help individuals and organizaons to bring about a posive change through art and design. I have been involved as a photographer and a photo curator for all 5 chapters that have been received well locally and naonally. Ongoing Projects Bhooter Bhobishyot Bhooter Bhobishyot is a Bengali feature film, which is being directed by Anik Dua. The shoong of the film is scheduled to commence from the 5th of December. The senior crew includes cinematographer Avik Mukherjee, Art Director Indranil Ghosh and Editor Arghyakamal Mitra, all of who have won Naonal Awards. I am working as an Assistant Director in the film. Thirdeye The Third Eye Project is a constantly evolving interacve new media art installaon conceptualised and designed by Magic Wallrush Studio.The outer structure, engineered completely out of steel pipes and chrome metal sheets and the central shrine consisng of three scrap metal sculptures arranged in a circle of Bramha, Vishnu and Maheshwar represenng the cosmic cycle of creaon, preservaon and destrucon . Each sculpture houses a video projector projecng onto a three way prism shaped screen in the middle where three separate videos, shot enrely in the streets of Calcua in a documentary style, based on the three themes are played simultaneously. The installaon brings together arsts from a number of disciplines, combining architecture, sculpture, video arts, sound design, light arts, painng and interacve electronic art. I am involved in the project as the video arst; co-direcng, shoong and eding all three shorts. Biodata Name Ranabir Das Father’s Name Subir Das Address B-250 Lake Gardens, Kolkata 700045 Telephone 09830026751 Email [email protected] School Don Bosco Park Circus, ISC Batch of 2007. I.C.S.E Percentage:- 79.2% I.S.C Percentage:- 85 % Graduaon St. Xaviers College Kolkata, B.Sc Degree in Mass Communicaon and Videography, Batch of 2010. Grade:- 1st Class My films Why Cinema? My interest in cinema developed into a passion around the age of 16, when I was first exposed to some films from around the world, which were a lile different from what I had easy access to. Since then, this passion has grown, and I have transformed from being just a film viewer to someone who thinks about the craſt of film-making. I’ve always had an urge to create. I want to be able to produce that one moment of magic - that one moment so overwhelming you make an enre film to achieve it. Why Cinematography? My interest in cinematography originated from a general interest in film and a developing interest in photography. I find the very idea of recording anything from real life and being able to view it again in reel life quite fascinang. I want to study cinematography to be able to one day have total control over the look of what I’m recording. I want to have the power to create beauful images out of anything, even nothing. Mahesh Aney I have done a summer internship with Mr. Mahesh Aney where I have worked as his 4th Assistant in the film ‘Phillum City’ directed by Mr. Deven Khote. During this me I observed him and his team at work and contributed in whatever way it was possible for me to. I also observed the usage of various equipments such as the Jimmy Jib and the steadycam. A lile off the centre ( March 2008) The story of a boy and his struggles with tradional society. We follow him through his journey as he finds out how to live how he wants to without let- ng the restricng forces of society stop him. Shot on Sony Handycam Direcon, co-Writer, Camera, Edit The importance of being idle (November 2008)- A modern day documentary based on the rant of a Calcua youth about everything around him and a poec descripon of what he feels about it. Shot on Sony Handycam Direcon, Camera, Edit Babloo learns to fly (Jan 2009) An improvised nonsense verse in video where our an-hero Babloo tries various methods of flight. Shot on Sony Handycam Direcon, Camera, Edit Pablo (March 2009) The film explores the emoonal landscape of a young arsts’ mind in an ambiguous journey to find himself. Shot on Sony HVR- Z1P Camera Running Circles ( May 2009) Romit finds himself in a unfamiliar place with everyone around him behaving in a rather odd manner. He meets Maya here and takes a liking for her. They spend a few hours together and start geng along very well, around which me she disappears without warning. Romit sets out, trying to find this girl he just met as things get more and more bizarre and gets tangled in an ever-changing, vast web. Shot in Sony HVR- Z1P Direcon, Writer, Camera, Edit You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows (March 2010) Ishan has somewhere very important to go but for the life of him can’t remember where it is. He meets a lot of people and travels with them to wherever they are going. Things slowly start to not make much sense as he meets more and more people. Just when he’s starng to get comfortable he is reminded of his inial desnaon Shot on Sony HVR- Z1P Direcon, Writer, Camera, Edit Other Projects
