Thursday, November 3, 2011

Interview of the Director

The director of the film on a one to one with Journalist Anika Sharma on her inspiration and passion for films that keeps her going
The Interview 

Interview of the Director

The director of the film on a one to one with Journalist Anika Sharma on her inspiration and passion for films that keeps her going .
http://anikasharma.blogspot.com/2011/10/visual-impairment-has-nothing-to-do.html

Friday, April 1, 2011

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Production and a note of thanks

Blind Vision is a short film by independent film maker Esther Sylvester. The film began when Esther first met Manish at a blind hostel in Delhi, India. On hearing his traumatic and enduring story she was convinced that the story of this young Indian postgraduate must be shared with the world.  For more than a year applications were sent out for Indian and International feature film grants but a positive response was not received for the film to fully take off. Not giving up on the film she decided to invest whatever little finances she had and with the help of friends and family make a short film. It was at this point she met film maker Nitin Tewari and the concept of Blind Vision was born. The short film shows the dreaming pattern of Manish who turned blind when nineteen. Blind vision uniquely pieces bits and portions of his life together through his dreams.

Though working under financial constraints the film was made possible from the pre production to the post production with the help of friends and family. Locations were locked thanks to the Randhawas and Chopras who generously gave their house for shooting. A special thanks to the cast and crew for their hard work and dedication which has resulted in the successful completion of the film. My humble thanks to Manish who trusted and shared his dreams with us. The story of Manish is still an on going process.





Cast and Crew
Cast in order of appearance
Sumitra Devi  – First mother
Ramesh Joshi – Young Manish
Shivam Sharma – Young Gopal
Manoj Chiranc – Father
Sunita Hooda – Step mother
Aditya Dutta – Manish(Adolescent)
Nanu Burman –Gopal (Adolescent )
Dhruv Randhawa – Manish(Adult)
Shivani Chopra – Sanchali
Deepak Malo - Driver
Atit Rawat – Nitin
Priya Randhawa – Priya
Manish kanaujia – Manish
Vipansi  Bajaj – Student


Crew
Producer – Susanne Vanderwillik
John and Kay Sylvester
Executive Producer – Nitin Tiwari
Director – Esther Sylvester
Director Of Photography – Arindam Bhattacharjee
Stills – Dhruv Randhawa
Story - Esther Sylvester
Script/Screenpaly - Esther Sylvester
Storyboard – Dhruv Randhawa
Casting – Esther Sylvester
Assistant Director- Atit Rawat
Focus Puller – Manoj Kumar
Sound Recordist – Jeet Singh
Film Editor – Rahul Sagar
Music and lyrics -Ashwin Andrew 
Arranged and produced- Sameer Nichani...
Production Manager – Raj Kumar
Production Coordinator- Deepak Malo
 Chief lighting Technician  - Shekar
Art Director – Ani Phillipa Laming
Make up /Hair – Deepak Verma & Pooja
Locations Provided by – Shivani Chopra and Dhruv Randhawa
Lighting Equipment – Focus Lights
Camera & Grips – World VisionMedia
Sound Studio – Santosh Studio
Edit studio – Kunal Mehra