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e need to understand the filmmaker through his idioms that s/he uses in the film.” One of the contemporary legends in the Indian cinema, Girish Kasaravalli is the venerable film maker that most of the film enthusiasts look up to. He was talking about My Idioms and My Perspectives of film making in the lecture conducted in Mascot Hotel as a part of Master Class. “Colour is the element that makes the composition rich. For each work, the director has to link the film with a unique colour which will stay throughout the film. While doing a film, the filmmaker should be aware of the colour scheme that suits it”. Analysing his own film Mane (1990), he discussed the factors of a film that influence the perception of audience, like sound, light and composition. Three decades in the field of cinema, and having an envious track record in film making, Girish Kasaravalli bagged the National Award for the best feature film four times. Rituals, ceremonies, legitimization games, legal procedures and codes of communication, and social conduct have their own place in his films. Kasaravalli’s films put emphasis on socio-religious institutions and their laws. He focusses on the matters of justice and its many
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Perspectives On Cinematic Idioms conflicting definitions that seek to pin down its meaning on all, while having their focal points on the effects that these questions have on the social standing of women. In his talk, he compared the directional aspects of renowned directors like Flaherty, Eisenstein, Paul Cox, Bresson and their perceptions on cinematic idioms. While talking about the impact of digitalization in film industry, he said that the evolution of digital technology helps in creating idioms. He made a comparative status of film before and after the evolution of digital technology. His first feature film Ghatashraddha (1977), which won the Golden Lotus Award, paved the way for the emergence of new ideologist films that centred on social and women issues like Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thaayi Saheba (1997) , Dweepa(2002);each also bagged the Golden Lotus Awards. His successful innings in his film career was added by Padma Sri, the fourth highest civilian award given by the Govt of India. Born in Kesalur, a village in the Shimoga district in Karnataka, he completed his film education winning gold medal from Film and Television institute, Pune. Amala T Chacko |