Bombay Film Factory Internship Report

INTERNSHIP REPORT

UTKARSHA KOHLI

PEARL ACADEMY NEW DELHI, INDIA 110028 April 2016

INTERNSHIP REPORT By UTKARSHA KOHLI Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the UG Degree in BA (Honors) Fashion Media Communication

PEARL ACADEMY NEW DELHI, INDIA 110 028 DECEMBER 2015

Declaration I certify that the internship report for the period of internship from 25.01.2016 to 25.04.2016, undertaken at BOMBAY FILM FACTORY being submitted to the Pearl Academy, New Delhi for the award of the Undergraduate Degree of BA (Honors) Fashion Media Communication is a record of bona fide work carried out by me, under supervision of SHAWN LEWIS, the founder of the organisation. Due permission and approvals has been taken from all the sources of data collection. The results contained in this document have not been submitted, in part or in full, to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

Signature of the student

UTKARSHA KOHLI

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CERTIFICATE OF MENTORSHIP This is to certify that the document entitled “INTERNSHIP REPORT� being submitted by UTKARSHA KOHLI, to the Pearl Academy, New Delhi for the award of the Undergraduate Degree of BA (Honors) Fashion Media Communication is a record of bona fide work carried out by her, under my mentorship, and fulfilled the requirements and objectives of the industry internship. The learning outcomes of the internship and works undertaken by her herein in the internship report have been carried out by her under my mentorship. The results/information contained in this document has not been submitted, in part or in full, to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree/diploma.

Signature of Mentor

ASHEESH SAINI Associate Professor Pearl Academy, New Delhi

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SYNOPSIS OF INTERNSHIP

With an inclination towards film making and the production aspect of the same, I landed up here in Bombay. It seemed obvious, that to make a career in film, I had to come here.

However, the next choice that I made wasn’t that obvious. Bombay Film Factory is not about the obvious. It is about the arts and the culture. Documenting, Storytelling, Advertising. It is about documenting the journey of, Festivals, Theatre, Music, Literature and much more.

The exposure that I have got in this internship under Shawn Lewis couldn’t have been possible in any other big organization. The faith that he showed in me made me work harder to achieve my targets. From being behind the camera, to designing the light and the set for theatre, I worked on everything. Working directly under the founder of Bombay Film Factory also made me understand how a startup actually functions. It is about your goodwill in the industry and your work. There were days when we had to hop from one shoot to the other and to the other. Working on multiple projects simultaneously came with a lot of pressure.

But it didn’t feel like a pressure at all. Everything went on smoothly. This is what happens when one loves their work.

This was an incredible journey in itself. It was a delight to work with Bombay Film Factory.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am grateful to my mentor, Shawn Lewis and my teammates at Bombay Film Factory whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial internship period and of writing this report enabled me to develop an understanding of the work & procedures in the industry.

Throughout my internship & report-writing period, she/he/they provided encouragement, sound advice, good teaching and lots of good ideas.

I would also like to thank my friends Needhi Dhoker, Aditya Tyagi, Karandeep Chhabra, Abhishek Magaji, Anamika Nair, Shivam Bapat and Sonali Bhagat who spent invaluable time with me to guide me in the right direction and remain motivated always.

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Contents Synopsis

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Acknowledgement

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List of Figures

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List of Annexure

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Chapter Structure

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Introduction

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Objective of the Internship

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Chapter 1: About the company

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1. 1. Main Activities of the Company / Organisation 1. 2. Hierarchy 1. 3. Key issues faced by the Company

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Chapter 2: Work Profile

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2.1. Describe works of My Department

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2.2. Reflections onthe role and importance of my job function

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2.3. Key Issues I faced and How I addressed them?

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Sample of Works (properly annotated)

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Conclusions

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Advice for juniors (Dos & Don’ts to work in this organization)

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Contact information of all the people you worked with (seniors, juniors, peer) 46 References & Bibliography 47 Appendices and Annexure 48

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LIST OF FIGURES: Figure 1a: (above) BFF Website Figure 1b: (Below) Figure 2a: (Above) BFF Facebook Page Figure 2b: (Below) Figure 3a: (Above) BFF Instagram Feed Figure 3b: (Below) Figure 4a: (Above) BFF YouTube Channel Figure 4b: (Below) Figure 5a: (Above) BFF Twitter Handle Figure 5b: (Below) Figure 6b: (Above) Music Festivals Database Figure 6b: (Below) Figure 7a: (Above) Instagram Post Graphic Figure 7b: (Above) Figure 8a: (Above) Registration form of Shorty- The Short Film festival Figure 8b: (Above) Figure 8c: (Below) Figure 8d: (Below) Figure 8e: (Left) Figure 8f: (Left) Poster Ideas (Credits: Neha Godambe) Figure 8g: (Left) Schools Database Figure 8h: (Below) Rules and Regulations Figure 9a: (Above) Photoshoot for a Play’s Poster (Credits: Shawn Lewis) Figure 9b: (Below) Figure 9c: (Below) Figure 9d: (Below)

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Figure 9e: (Below) Figure 10a: (Above) Lighting for Mauj Maharaja Music Video Shoot Figure 10b: (Below) Figure 10c: (Below) Figure 10d: (Left)

Figure 11a: (Above) MUWCI Schedule Figure 11b: (Below) Figure 11c: (Below) Write up on Gender Figure 11d: (Above) Gender Speakers Figure 12a: (Above) Zakir Hussain Memorial Concert Figure 12b: (Above) Figure 12c: (Left) Figure 12d: (Above) Figure 12e: (Above) Figure 13a: (Below) ‘Anamika’ Dance Show Figure 13b: (Below) Figure 13c: (Below) Figure 14a: (Below) Prithvi@The Turf Festival Figure 14b: (Below) Figure 14c: (Below) Figure 14d: (Below) Figure 14e: (Below) Figure 14f: (Below) Figure 14g: (Above)

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Figure 14h: (Above) Figure 15a: (Below) Steve Groves Concert Figure 15b: (Below) Figure 16a: (Below) Light Cues for the play called ‘Outer Dilli’ Figure 16b: (Above) Figure 16c: (Above) Figure 16d: (Above) Figure 16e: (Above)

Figure 16f: (Above) Figure 16g: (Above) Above 16h: (Above) Figure 17a: Editorial Plan

Figure 18a: (Below) ‘The Way I See It’ Figure 18b: (Below) Figure 18c: (Below) Figure 19a: (Below) Wedding Shoot Figure 19b: (Below) Figure 19c: (Below) Figure 19d: (Below) Figure 19e: (Below)

Figure 20a: (Below) Multiple Arts and Culture Festival Figure 20b: (Below) Figure 21a: (below) Summer Fiesta Schedule Figure 21b: (Below)

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Figure 22a: (Below) Light Cues for Mudra Dance Festival Figure 22b: (Below) Figure 22c: (Below) Figure 22d: (Below) Figure 23e: (Below)

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LIST OF ANNEXURES: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m)

Weekly Log 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......53 Weekly Log 2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….55 Weekly Log 3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….57 Weekly Log 4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….59 Weekly Log 5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….61 Weekly Log 6……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….63 Weekly Log 7……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….65 Weekly Log 8……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….67 Weekly Log 9……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….69 Weekly Log 10…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….71 Weekly Log 11…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….73 Weekly Log 12…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….75 Weekly Log 13…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….76

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INTRODUCTION The course ‘Fashion Communication’ taught us very different and diverse subjects in these 3 years.

Including fashion journalism, branding, typography, graphics, photography and films. Though overwhelmed by the curriculum of the course, it became quite difficult to choose one field and getting prepared for it. Finally, when I realized that ‘Film Production’ was my calling, I never gave up on it and worked on it till I reached here at Bombay Film Factory.

The total duration of the internship was 3 months. This report contains a brief about the company as well as the activities that I undertook there, my work samples, weekly logs and the reflection of the whole experience.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE INTERNSHIP Overall, the purpose of this internship-based semester must have been to let the students have a hands-on experience by working in the industry.

Personally, when I came on board with Bombay Film Factory, following were my objectives: a) To apply the skills of photography and videography learnt till now and give my inputs to an organization as well as to gain more knowledge about the same. b) To work in an environment where people were much more exposed to the performing arts. c) To learn the mechanism of the video/film production, from pre to post. d) To experience the work culture in a company.

However, as I began working, the job became more interesting and I was able to apply everything that I had learnt till now in college. I learnt things that I had never even expected. The internship not only took the best out of me professionally, but personally as well. It proved to be a very holistic growth.

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CHAPTER 1: ABOUT THE COMPANY

‘We are artists. We are deep thinkers. We are social entrepreneurs. We are cinematographers, producers, editors and directors. We write. We create. We exceed expectations. We strive to make a difference, to leave a lasting impression. We work hard. We persevere. We engage audiences. We are designers. We are innovators. We are passionate storytellers. We are Bombay Film Factory.’

Bombay Film Factory began in 2014. It is an organization or in other words, an arts and media group that documents the journeys of the performing arts. Be it theatre, music festival, literature festival, dance, workshops or social movements. They also provide promotional content to their clients. Their narratives are very finely crafted and have a certain character which exhibits the client’s organization’s essence.

Here is a list of a few of their clients: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

Prithvi Theatre NH7 Weekender National Centre for the Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra of India Akvarious Productions Silly Point Productions Rage Productions Brickhouse café T-Pot Productions Kala Ghoda Festival

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Figure 1a: (above) BFF Website

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Figure 2a: (Above) BFF Facebook Page

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Figure 3a: (Above) BFF Instagram Feed

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Figure 4a: (Above) BFF YouTube Channel

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Figure 5a: (Above) BFF Twitter Handle

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1.1 MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY/ORGANISATION Being one of a kind in the country today, Bombay Film Factory is involved in the following activities: Documenting the journey of: a) b) c) d) e)

Theatre productions Music festivals Dance performances Literature Festivals Social Movements

Apart from that, they also offer Stage Light Design and Set Design for similar clients.

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1.2 HIERARCHY The company follows no particular hierarchy. Everybody is considered equal. At times, the decisions are made collectively or solely by Shawn Lewis, the Founder and Director of Bombay Film Factory.

So the ‘Factory Workers’ are grouped in the following categories: 1. Cinematographers and Photographers: a) Abhishek Magaji b) Anamika Nair c) Divyata Gogia d) Karandeep Chhabra e) Rohan Das f) Rusha Bose g) Shivam Bapat h) Umang Sampat i) Utkarsha Kohli 2. Production Managers: a) Anamika Nair b) Rachel Samuel c) Utkarsha Kohli

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1.3 KEY ISSUES FACED BY THE COMPANY a)

Primarily, one issue that the Factory has faced is ideology based. This unique idea of documenting the performing arts somehow creates a barrier for the company. It doesn't find people who are passionate about the arts, who have thorough knowledge about the same and also understand the meaning of the documentation of the same. Such dedication and professionalism is somehow missing in the people or maybe the company is not able to find such people.

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Secondly, the company gets a whole lot work every day. It becomes difficult at times to manage the projects because of time constraints.

Apart from these, there are no major issues causing any kind of hindrance in the working of the company.

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CHAPTER 2: WORK PROFILE Being the Content and Media intern, I had to take care of all the activities of the factory.

Basically handling all the managerial work, being on the shoot (behind the camera), as well as a bit of editing whenever required.

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2.1 DESCRIBE WORKS OF MY DEPARTMENT Following is a list of all the work undertaken by me during my internship perioda) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k)

Maintaining a schedule of upcoming projects.

Making sure that the team is briefed about the time and location of the shoot.

Photography and cinematography at the shoots.

Studio Light setup.

Light design during the show or assisting my mentor during the focusing of lights.

Set Design for a play.

Creating a database of the upcoming festivals to send them a proposal to document it.

Exporting a single video for a full play.

Making sure that all the footage that has been shot is collected in one place.

Giving the footage to the editor.

Briefing the new interns about their work.

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2.2 REFLECTION ON THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF MY JOB FUNCTION From being nervous and apprehensive about this internship in the beginning to lighting a show on my own in the end. From being disappointed from myself or letting my mentor suffer because of a mistake to being excited for the project and handling them on my own at a certain point of time (yet not being overconfident), that is how I would describe my journey here at Bombay Film Factory. Full of ups and downs, sunrises and sunsets, I have successfully completed my training.

My first project ‘Cineplay’ was quite good. It was when I realized that I really don’t know much about my camera. I was really shy and afraid to talk to the people. My teammates helped me a lot to explore the camera and overcome my fear. After that, I worked on the database of festivals which was quite easy for me. Whereas, making graphics was a difficult part. I had to refer to tutorials to make one. I had never been interested in making graphics even in college.

‘Shorty- the Short Film Festival’ was my own project for this semester, which would have launched in real. But because of time constraints, it couldn’t be done. During the planning of this festival, I learnt that for official communications, we should always use formal language instead of a casual one.

After this, the projects that I worked on became more frequent. From Kala Ghoda Festival to music video for a band to assisting on lighting for a play to music concerts to wedding to set designing to video editing to scheduling of the projects, everything was one new experience for me.

Working directly under the founder of the organization (Shawn Lewis), made my position a lot more important. I was the communicative medium between the clients or our team and Shawn Lewis. I assisted him in every work, from documentation to lighting to sets to scheduling. Even if our teammates had any issues, they would come to me to ask for help. So yes, my job here has been really important. And Shawn wants me to work with them even after these 3 months of internship.

This is going to be a big opportunity for me. I’ll be accompanying Shawn to the MUWCI Stage, Vision and Gender Identity workshop in Pune for one and a half month, and also working on our editorial simultaneously. Ultimately I am glad that I didn’t go for a big company and went for a startup instead. This has been a great learning experience.

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2.3 KEY ISSUES I FACED AND HOW I ADDRESSED THEM a) At times, there was miscommunication about the timings of the meetings, so I had to wait for a really long time. b) My software premiere pro also gave me a lot of problems. It didn't work most of the time. c) My accommodation was one huge problem. The locality, the landlord and roommates, nothing was up to the mark. I will take care of this next time. The locality was so bad that no tiffin service or eating joints agreed to deliver the food at my place. Because of all these things, I got emotionally upset at times and it hampered the speed of my work. d) Being in this industry, we got no holidays, we worked for almost all days of the week. It became very tiring. I kept falling ill too. Getting one day of rest became a much needed thing.

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SAMPLE OF WORKS

Figure 6b: (Above) Music Festivals Database Figure 6b: (Below)

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Figure 7a: (Above) Instagram Post Graphic

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Figure 8a: (Above) Registration form of Shorty-

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the Short Film Festival Figure 8c: (Below)

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Figure 8e: (Left)

Figure 8f: (Left) Poster Ideas(Credits: Neha Godambe)

Figure 8g: (Left) Schools Database

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Figure 8h: (Below) Rules and Regulations

SHORTY- A SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Bombay Film Factory, the Documentarians of Arts and Culture, are proud to announce its first Short Film Competition ‘Shorty’.

Following are the rules and regulations to participate in the competition.

ELIGIBILITY: A film must comply with the following conditions in order to be submitted: 1.

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The duration of the film should be minimum 6 minutes and should not exceed 20 minutes. th The film must be made exclusively for this competition, between 10th March 2016 to 10 April 2016. It should not have been submitted to any other festival across the world.

The groups can participate in the any of the following age groups: Group A- 9 years to 11 years Group B- 12 years to 15 years Group C- 16 years to 18 years

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To enter the competition, each group must deposit a fee of Rs. 500.

The same can be transferred into our account through NetBanking or Cheque Deposit. Once the transfer is done, you will have to keep the transaction ID handy which needs to be filled in the entry form of the competition.

The Bank details are as follows: Bombay Film Factory (HDFC Bank, Fort, Mumbai) Current Account Account Number- 50200016976566 IFSC Code- HDFC0000060

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The competition will go live on 10 March 2016. The registration and the submission of the film will begin on 20 March 2016 th and the last date for this will be 10 April 2016.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: 1.

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The film has to be uploaded on YouTube ONLY, as an unlisted video.

The film can be shot using any device of your choice, mobile phone, DSLR or anything, as far as the quality remains HD.

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One group is permitted to submit only one film.

The group members must make a Google drive folder putting the scanned copies of their school ID cards and share the link in the form.

The cast of the film can belong to any age group as per your story.

The film can be submitted in any language; however, it must be supported with English subtitles. th The winners of the competition will be announced online on 25 April 2016, on our website ‘www.bombayfilmfactory.com’ as well as on our social media profiles.

The films will be nominated for the following categories: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Screenplay and a Special Jury Award

Figure 9a: (Above) Photoshoot for a Play’s Poster (Credits: Shawn Lewis) Figure 9b: (Below)

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Figure 10a: (Above) Lighting for Mauj Maharaja Music Video Shoot Figure 10b: (Below)

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Figure 11a: (Above) MUWCI Schedule

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Figure 11c: (Below) Write up on Gender WHAT IS GENDER Sex and Gender. These two words have been with us since we were born. Unconsciously, we have been using them interchangeably. An individual is always expected to behave in a manner which is decided by his or her sex. A male is expected to behave like a man and vice versa. On one hand, sex refers to the biological aspect of life i.e. whether a human is born with a male genitalia or female, and on the other hand, gender refers to what an individual feels from inside, whether he actually feels like a man or like a woman. So a person’s gender is complex and is determined largely by the society including family and peers. This concept can be summed up into a slogan, ‘Gender is between the ears and sex is between the legs’.

GENDER AND PHILOSOPHY Fundamentally speaking, people are not born as men and women; they are born as male and female. Each culture has different notions of behaving like a man or a woman. It is not always a ‘tough and powerful man’ and a ‘soft and delicate woman’. It is a mix of one’s beliefs, characteristics and behavior. Hence, it cannot be forced upon to somebody. It is through self realization that one finds out his or her gender. Discovering one’s gender identity can be tough. One may feel emotional like a woman and also be a breadwinner, which is how gender works in contrary to the traditional notion of being only the powerful breadwinner.

GENDER IN 21st CENTURY In 21st century, gender identity has evolved a lot. Though the acceptance of genders other than male or female is not accepted very well even today, it has become better in recent years. More and more people are coming out and making people aware of their different identities. Especially in metro cities, the people have become sensitive towards the various gender identities portrayed by the individuals. The LGBT community in India is working towards the betterment of their members. Since 2004, the harassment of such people has actually declined. The societal norms are changing bit by bit.

GENDER IN GLOBAL CONTEXT (THEATRE AND FILMS) According to the traditional notions, the point that women are born to do drama makes up for the dominance of women in theatre and films. If we were to categorize drama into gender, it would definitely be ‘feminine’. It comes almost naturally to women. But even then if men step into theatre, they will still become dominant, just like in the usual society and overpower the role of women in the same. Even if men will be in minority, they will be able to expand the gender inequality without even realizing.

Gender stereotypes are very well depicted in films and theatre at times. But then comes the idea of role reversal, where either male play the roles of females or it is an all male or all female play or only one character’s role is reversed. Such ideas help the audience to actually question the gender based system and challenge it.

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1. Meera Vijayann (an independent journalist, informing people about gender based sexual violence) 2. Haleem Khan, KUCHIPUDI DANCER Haleem Khan grew up in a rich mix of Islamic and Telugu cultures, and was drawn to the classical Indian dance form of Kuchipudi. At 9-years-old, he started his training under the revered Guru Sri K.V Subrahamanyam, disciple of the venerated Guru Sri (Dr.) Vempati China Satyam. Haleem lives in Hyderabad and has given more than 800 solo and group performances all over India and abroad.

3. Parmesh Shahani (DOT CONNECTOR - AUTHOR - FASHION VICTIM) Parmesh is the founder of the Godrej India Culture Lab, a space that aims to interrogate the textured nature of Indian modernity by cross-pollinating the best minds working on India from across the academic, creative and corporate worlds. In addition, he serves as the Editor-at-Large for Verve, a fashion and lifestyle magazine. In the past, he founded Freshlimesoda, India's first online youth expression community, and worked across the Indian media and corporate landscapes, as a writer, editor, and venture capitalist, at organizations like Elle, the Times of India group, Sony Entertainment Television and Mahindra and Mahindra. Parmesh is a TED Fellow, a MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow, and Utrecht University's Impakt Fellow for 2012. His first book - Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)Longing in Contemporary India (New Delhi, London, Los Angeles, Singapore: Sage Publications) was released in 2008. Parmesh has undergraduate degrees in Commerce and Education from the University of Mumbai and a Master's degree in Comparative Media Studies from MIT. 4. Gazal Dhaliwal (SCREENWRITER) Gazal did a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from NIT, Jaipur, and went on to work as a software engineer with Infosys Technologies for 2 years, before she decided to pursue one of the two biggest dreams of her life. She moved to Mumbai in 2005 to work in the movies. Today, she writes films for some remarkable people in the Hindi film industry, namely Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Govind Nihalani, Prakash Jha and Tanuja Chandra. In 2007, she took another life changing decision. She went through a medical process to fix a disorder she was born with. Her journey to being who she is, has been two-fold - the external path to find a place for herself in the daunting business of the movies... and the internal path of combat with her own identity and destiny.

5. Robin Chaurasiya (ACTIVIST) While serving in the US military, Robin had a bone to pick with her big bosses: along with several other activists, she campaigned against the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, which forbade lesbians, gay and transgender people from serving openly. Herself a lesbian and survivor of abuse, Robin’s interest in girls’ and women’s issues led her to work with NGOs around the world for 10 years before starting her own NGO in Mumbai to challenge the status quo. Kranti empowers girls from Mumbai’s red-light areas to turn round the ‘victim’ status and become agents of social change.

6. Nandita Das 7. Rahul Bose 8. Pramada Menon A prominent queer feminist activist, stand-up comedian and co-founder of CREA. The organization works on issues of sexuality, reproductive health, violence against women, gender equity, economic justice and women's rights.

9. Mallika Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai is one of India’s leading choreographers and dancers. an activist for societal education and women’s empowerment, Mallika began using her work for change.

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10. Rahul Roy Rahul Roy graduated from the Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in 1987 with a post graduate degree in film making. His films have travelled across the globe to various documentary film festivals and have won several prestigious awards. Rahul Roy’s films explore the themes of masculinity and gender relations against the larger background of communalism, labour, class identities and urban spaces. His work has focused primarily on masculinities. Besides film making he has been researching and writing on masculinities. His graphic book on masculinities titled ‘A Little Book on Men’ was recently published by Yoda Press.

11. Nisaba godrej LGBT friendly office. She has changed the way the company functions by bringing in a more performance-oriented culture. She is said to have brought in fresh talent to give the company a much-needed makeover. She heads the company's Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

12. Jaya Sharma Jaya Sharma is a researcher, trainer and feminist, queer activist based in New Delhi, India. She has been working on issues of women’s rights and education for over twenty years. She is founder member of Nirantar, a Centre for Gender and Education based in New Delhi. She has also founded queer activist forums based in Delhi For the past fifteen years she has been working on issues of sexual rights, with a focus on advocacy and building linkages between the queer movement and other movements such as the women's movement. Jaya has been actively engaged with issues related to Adolescence Education and Sexuality Education through research and advocacy. She has also been intensively involved in capacity building related to sexuality of community based NGOs who are working with poor women from marginalized communities, mostly in rural India, through workshops and educational material.

CONCLUSION

Figure 11d: (Above) Gender Speakers

Figure 12a: (Above) Zakir Hussain Memorial Concert

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Figure 13a: (Below) ‘Anamika’ Dance Show

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Figure 14a: (Below) Prithvi@The Turf Festival

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Figure 14g: (Above)

Figure 14h: (Above) Figure 15a: (Below) Steve Groves Concert

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Figure 16a: (Below) Light Cues for the play called ‘Outer Dilli’ 1.Lights at home with maa holding home and ravi with trunk Staircase light when seema says sushila aunty Light when seema comes in front to talk about harrasment Stair Light at maa saying kaleja hai uska, sara din jaise isi se batiya raha ho 2. Light at rehman coming hurt to ravi Stair light at sabse zyada jan kisme hai, bada ajeeb sa hai, kabhi jakhan jeetta hai kabhi minty Once jakhan comes, stair light remains on till the other two people leave Blackout when jakhan sits by window and closes it 3.Light at ravi flying kite Blackout when seema leaves magazine lana mat bhoolna, ravi leaves with kite 4.Staircase light first and then classroom light (*need light through window) Sanjay enters with paper boat, rehman comes, ravi comes in too Blackout at chhathi wali ki masti le k ata hu, sanjay looks at pocket and moves back 5.lights at seema singing Light off at bell ring blackout at chal phir pehen inne

6. Light at khandar and then montage with cross fades Khandar Khandar Classroom Center Home top Classroom top Khandar blue Khandar Blackout when he throws paper ball 7. Lights on when roli says bhai Blackout at ravi says eeb swad aa ra se 8. Stair light first, Lights at home Blackout kisi din mera bhi hath uth jayega 9. Light at Classroom at bhenchod Blackout at kahani gad rha hai maa ki 10. Light at lake Blackout at siren *Light at home (missed) 11. staircase light first, then classroom Blackout when ravi throws the stones, takes bag and leaves 12. Light at khandar with ravi and jakhan Blackout at ravi points gun at himself

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Figure 17a: Editorial Plan

Existing THEATRE magazines1. Theatre World (bangalore) https://issuu.com/theatreworld/docs/72_theatreworld_november-december_2 2. Drama Magazine 3. Plays Magazine (Washington) 4. Drama Mag (fashion and performing arts, art, music, film, theatre) 5. The Play Pictorial (English, one issue about one whole play) 6. Playbill magazine (New York) 7. The stage magazine (London) Existing ART and CULTURE Magazines1.

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Art India (Mumbai) Art & Deal (Delhi) The Wall Art Mag (Gurgaon) Art Journal (Mumbai) Creartivica (e-zine) The little magazine (Delhi) Culturama (Chennai) Aesthetica (British) Marg (Mumbai) Verve (Art and Culture) (Mumbai) Frontline (Art and culture) (The Hindu) The Indian Quarterly (Mumbai)

BOMBAY FILM FACTORY: Documentarians of Arts and Culture Minimalistic, Artsy, Candid, Blur, Bokeh, yellow, black, Motion, Theatre, stage, performance, Music, Dance, photography, films, lights, Drama, details, storytelling, craft, quality CATEGORIES: 1. Theatre and Films: 1 play review, 1 film review, 1 interview of theatre artist (actor or director or set designer or anybody), tips/tricks/guide to entering theatre in any field 2. Photography: New theme each month, for which entries will be invited from all over the country and the 5 best ones will be featured, 1-2 new innovation in the technology per issue, 1 Indian and 1 International photographer’s latest work, upcoming photo contests next month.

3. Music 4. BFF 5. International News One section dedicated to pictures and links to our work.

One section for international news.

One page for the schedule of events happening in Bombay for the same month (for each category)

NAMES: (film, motion, video, cinema, flick, stage, theatre) Stagecraft (exists), shoot the stage, cite the stage, stage cite, theatre cite, set the stage, stage work, cine cite, photoplay (exists) playhouse (exists), docudrama, Bombay talkies, Bombay flick, dramacity, drama scope, flick scope, FREQUENCY: Once a month (so that people are aware of the events happening each month and don’t miss out on any event of their interest) TARGET AUDIENCE: Age group- 13 to 45 (13 because there may be parents who take their kids to theatre, or who themselves are interested in performing on stage, whether acting, music or photography. Since the culture in Bombay is such that kids are exposed to such mediums of art, in comparison to other metro cities, 13 should be a good age to target. 45 because people in this age group look out for some recreation after their busy schedules, and because Bombay offers so much of these arts and moreover they are inclined towards it somewhere or the other, they will be interested in knowing about these things.)

PRICE: Rs. 200 per issue.

Quarterly Subscription- Rs. 550 Half-Yearly Subscription- Rs. 1100 Yearly Subscription- Rs. 2250 ADVERTISEMENTS: Advertisements of : the upcoming plays, films, events or festivals or venues; photography equipment brands like canon; art and design supplies brands like steadtler; music equipment brands like furtados; schools and colleges for art studies) DISTRIBUTION: Published Online (either on website or on issuu).

Youtube trailer of the cover story Shared on social media- facebook, Instagram (glimpse in form of the same trailer or photographs) DESIGN and LAYOUTS: Minimalistic, clean, simple COLORS: Yellow, black, grey, white, subtle shades of blue, green NO. OF PAGES: 25-30

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Cover page (name of the mag, logo of Bombay film factory, cover story photograph) Advertisement (1 page or 1 spread) Advertisement Contents (one spread with a brief of each article) Editor’s Note Advertisement Contributors Advertisement International News about theatre, films, music, photography (2 pages 1 spread) Photography category: (3 pages) Advertisement Theatre and Films: (5 pages) Advertisement Music: (3 pages) Event schedule (per page each category) (3 pages) BFF work (1 page) Advertisement Back Cover

Figure 18a: (Below) ‘The Way I See It’

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Figure 19a: (Below) Wedding Shoot

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Figure 20a: (Below) Multiple Arts and Culture Festival

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Figure 21a: (below) Summer Fiesta Schedule

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Figure 22a: (Below) Light Cues for Mudra Dance Festival

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CONCLUSION Mission Accomplished. My objective of this internship got fulfilled smoothly. Moreover, I got learn a lot more than I had expected. Light design and set design was never in my mind when I had come here. And now after lighting 3 shows and designing 1 set for a play, I feel much more confident. Also, the encouragement from my mentor gave me all the courage to do the job. I am now sure that I want to make my career in film production. However, I’ll still keep my options open; I will try to do as many things as possible. I will make sure that I never stop learning new things. Even my wish of coming to Bombay and staying on my own got fulfilled. And I would definitely say that I will prefer Bombay over Delhi at some point of time.

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ADVICE FOR JUNIORS (Do’s and Don’ts to work in this organization) Following are a few things that I must suggest to my juniorsa) Be confident about whatever you do. b) Try new concepts, angles, and movements in photography. c) Give as many creative ideas as possible. Your ideas won’t go unheard ever. d) Cross check your work 2-3 times before presenting. e) If you have any doubts, ask your mentor or your teammates and don't be afraid of being judged. (otherwise just research and gather all the knowledge on your own) f) Be patient and don't let your ego come in the way because it will only damage your goodwill. g) Make as many contacts as possible. h) Love your work. i) Don't use casual language for any official communication. Get it confirmed from your supervisor or seniors before doing so. This is extremely important. Your words should not hamper the reputation of the company you're working with.

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CONTACT INFORMATION OF MY TEAM Shawn Lewis: 09819591720 Anamika Nair: 09819220805 Karandeep Chhabra: 09827917473 Abhishek Magaji: 08652309280 Shivam Bapat: 09769918972

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REFRENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY Bombay Film Factory. (2016). Bombay Film Factory | Documentarians of the Arts. [online] Available at: http://bombayfilmfactory.com/ [Accessed 24 Apr. 2016].

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APPENDICES AND ANNEXURE

Weekly Activity Log Week:

1

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st

Date: 25 January 2016 to 31 January 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

ISSUES FACED

Went to the first rehearsal of a Cineplay ‘Gardish Mein Taare’, starring Sonali Kulkarni, Arif Zakaria and Rajesh Khera, produced by RItesh Menon and directed by Saif Hyder Hasan. Shot videos of them practicing.

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My camera got dust in it. Gave it for repair.

Researched about the Music Festivals happening in India and created a database of it. It will be used in future when BFF will be pitching to them to make documentaries about their festival.

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WEDNESDAY

Worked on the Music Festivals database. Made graphics for Instagram page posts. Researched about the rules and regulations of the Short Film Festivals.

Didn’t know how to make a paint brush in Photoshop.

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THURSDAY

Went for the Cineplay rehearsal shoot. Observed the techniques of my fellow mates like how do they shoot (because my camera had gone for repair), also the production aspects of the Cineplay.

Went for the Cineplay rehearsal shoot.

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Couldn’t handle the manual focus in the camera. Need to practice.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

FRIDAY

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New Learning Experiences of this week: Tried my hand at Photoshop to make a Paintbrush icon for an Instagram post. During camera handling at the shoots, I learnt about the panning techniques.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

x

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

2

st

th

Date: 1 February 2016 to 7 February 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

HOURS COMPLETED

DAYS OF THE WEEK

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

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MONDAY

Finalised the ‘Shorty’ Short Film Festival rules and regulations, made an entry form for the same on Google Forms, sketched poster ideas for the festival, made an improved paintbrush icon on illustrator. Went to the set of the Cineplay, saw the preparations, and got a byte of the director about the set and the props.

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TUESDAY

Went to the National Centre for Performing Arts, met Devina Kapoor through whom BFF gets a lot of work. For ‘Shorty’, started making a database of the top schools in major cities of India, like Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Pune, and Calcutta.

Went to the Cineplay shoot. Shot stop motion as well as time lapse.

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Didn’t know much about how to change settings while taking a video.

WEDNESDAY

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ISSUES FACED

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Went to the Cineplay shoot. Learnt how to shoot in low light. Used 50mm lens on my 550D Canon camera and understood the difference between 50mm lens and 18-55mm.

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Went to the Cineplay shoot. Learnt how to make relations with the people on set.

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OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS) New Learning Experiences of this week: I learnt to use Google forms to create an entry form for ‘Shorty’. Made a paintbrush icon on illustrator, better than the one I had made last week on Photoshop. Captured the setting up of a Cineplay set through time lapse. The use of 50mm lens in low light conditions proved fruitful.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

3

th

th

Date: 8 February 2016 to 14 February 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES Discussed rules and regulations, entry form for ‘Shorty’ and also poster ideas, Instagram graphic was asked to be changed a bit. The Schools database was also completed.

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The language that I had used in the rules and regulations was very casual and when my mentor pointed it out I realised my mistake.

Went to Kala Ghoda Festival to document it. Later, there was a photo shoot for the poster and advertisement of a Parsi Theatre. It was based on comic horror and the makeup and costumes were done in the same manner. The lighting that we did was top lighting as well as a bit of bottom and a side filling, to capture the contrast as well as horror element.

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Shaking of the camera while taking videos is what I need to practice.

Worked more on the film festival ‘Shorty’.

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Finalised the entry form and the rules and regulations with my mentor.

Spoke to a few people for designing the poster for the ‘Shorty’ festival.

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

ISSUES FACED

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FRIDAY

Started sorting the Cineplay footage which was shot last week.

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OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS) New Learning Experiences of this week: This week I realised that casual language doesn’t work always, for formal things like the short film festival that I am supposed to organise should be in formal language.

And also, how the lighting in a photo shoot should be adjusted to shoot a specific theme. It should not be flat, it should have some contrast.

The sorting of the huge footage of the Cineplay was fun. By watching those clips, i could figure out where I am lacking, where I should work more upon.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

NEED TO WORK HARD x

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MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

4

th

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Date: 15 February 2016 to 21 February 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

ISSUES FACED

MONDAY

Worked on sorting the footage of the Cineplay.

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TUESDAY

Again worked on sorting the Cineplay, it was more than 300 GB of data.

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Went to Cineplay’s office to give them all our footage.

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Met my mentor. Discussed about the new project coming up at the NCPA where we will be putting up a Photobooth as well as documenting an English play called ‘Battlefield’ in second week of March. Also, I spoke to a graphic designer and briefed her about the Shorty Film Festival poster that has to be made.

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SATURDAY- Got the footage of a Parsi theatre festival called ‘Draame Bawaas’ to sort in different categories and put the plays in a sequence in Adobe Premiere.

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Had to make electrical connections for the first time including

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

Got an off today.

SUNDAY- Went to shoot a Music Video for a band called Mauj Maharaja.

Had to buy a lot of bulbs and electrical stuff for the lighting that had to be done in the studio. The studio was lit up only using colored bulbs and some spot lights for the band members.

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cutting the wires, putting a bulb into it.

And also, there is still a fear in my mind about handling the camera, which needs to be addressed as soon as possible. I need to explore my camera a lot.

New Learning Experiences of this week: This week was an amazing experience. The music video shoot made me learn a lot. The whole album had to be shot. So for every song we had to setup the lighting differently and also the cinematography changed for every song. We used different combinations of colored bulbs, used panning for one song, tripod setup for one, circular pan for another. All the bulb setting was made by me. For me, who hadn’t even changed a single bulb at home, I had to make some 20-30 connections for the studio. Apart from the camera learning, I also got to learn this. I am happy about whatever experience I am having here.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

nd

5

th

Date: 22 February 2016 to 28 February 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

ISSUES FACED

MONDAY

1.

The Mauj Maharaja shoot continued today also.

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TUESDAY

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2.

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WEDNESDAY

1.

Worked on sorting the Draame Bawaas footage again.

The Shorty film festival poster is being worked on by some person, whom I am guiding side by side. st Sourced a lapel mic for an event on 1 of march.

1.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

Went to Prithvi Theatre to setup the lighting for a play directed

by Kalki Koechlin called ‘The Living Room’. I assisted Shawn from the tech room, gave him lights while he checked the directions and the intensity. I also saw him patch the lights.

2. Simultaneously, other projects were also being discussed.

1. Worked on the Draame Bawaas edit today. Showed it to Shawn and he asked me to correct some things.

2. Later in the evening, the same play ‘The Living Room’ was being performed.

3. And also, Bombay Film Factory is getting a project from United World College in Pune. So we’ll be conducting a workshop at the college on gender identity and drama. The schedule for the same was prepared today.

SATURDAY- 1. My Adobe Premiere Pro CC crashed while I was working on the Draame Bawaas edit. So I had to go get it fixed.

SUNDAY- 1. Today it was Zakir Hussain’s Memorial Concert at Prithvi Theatre and we were documenting the same. The preparations had begun last night but we started shooting around 12pm on the same day.

The whole decor was done in purple and orange color. Indian silk cloths were made into lanterns with led lights inside.

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Adobe Premeire Pro CC crashed.

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New Learning Experiences of this week: The play directed by Kalki Koechlin, ‘The Living Room’ was lit up by Bombay Film Factory. My mentor, Shawn was doing the light design for the same. As I watched him lighting the play and also when I was helping him in checking the intensity and direction of the light, I got really interested in understanding and actually doing the light design.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

th

6

th

Date: 29 February 2016 to 6 February 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONDAY

Got an off for the day

TUESDAY

Got an off today also. But later in the evening, downloaded the updated version of Adobe Premiere Pro 2.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

Went to the NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai) to light and document a dance show called Anamika.

It was a mix of theatre and dance. It had 3 dancers one Bharatnatyam, one Kathak and one Odissi and one narrator to narrate the story. The lighting was done by Bombay Film Factory. Also, I shot the documentation of the show.

1. Worked on researching the material and speakers for the workshop o Gender Identity and Theatre workshop at United World College in Pune 4. Went to Prithvi Theatre for a play called ‘Parey’. We were doing the lights for this play. More than the lights, I was working on a write up based on Gender and its portrayal in film and theatre.

SATURDAY- 1. Worked more on the Gender based write up that I was working on yesterday.

Also edited the documentation of the Draame Bawaas Theatre Festival.

SUNDAY- 1. Researched about the various speakers on Gender and mainly on masculinity.

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ISSUES FACED

New Learning Experiences of this week: This week I was majorly working on the Gender Workshop for the United World College in Pune. I had to write an introduction, look for speakers who could come and interact at the workshop. Most of my time was spent on reading on the same and watching videos. I have learnt about the Gender stereotypes, gender identity and the gender inequality status too.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

59

NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

7

Date:

th

th

7 March 2016 to 13 March 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONDAY

Got an off today.

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1.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

Went to the NCPA for a play by Shiv Kumar Subramaniam called 2. Worked on the Draame Bawaas edit simultaneously.

3. Went to document the Prithvi@The Turf festival. There was a play that night by Rajat Kapoor and Vinay Pathak called ‘Nothing Like Lear’.

3. Reached the venue for the Prithvi@The Turf festival. Today there was a play called ‘9 parts of desire’, directed by Lilette Dubey and performed by ‘Ira Dubey’.

3. Interviewed two students who want to work with Bombay Film Factory.

4. Headed to Prithvi@The Turf for today’s play. It was basically a recital by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah and their daughter Heeba.

5. After the show, there was a music concert by Steve Groves (Canada) at Blue Frog. We documented the same.

6. Worked on the calendar for the year for my mentor. To have all his project dates at one place.

7. Went to document the Prithvi@The Turf festival. Today it was music based play called ‘Stories in a Song’, by a group of 7-8 performers including Namit Das. SATURDAY- 1. It was the last day at Prithvi@The Turf. There was a music concert by a band called ‘Kabir Cafe’. We documented that.

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SUNDAY- Got an off today.

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ISSUES FACED

New Learning Experiences of this week: This week was actually a very good learning experience for me. I am now getting a hang of the documentation for stage performances. My fear of camera handling is fading bit by bit. My confidence level is increasing. I am learning and exploring new techniques on every shoot from my mentor as well as the BFF team.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

8

Date:

th

th

14 March 2016 to 20 March 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONDAY

1.

TUESDAY

4.

WEDNESDAY

4.

5.

6.

THURSDAY FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

6.

Started sorting the footage of the dance performance we shot in first week of march called ‘Anamika’.

For the Drame Bawaas festival, I had to edit all the plays that were performed there, making it in a sequence.

The Drame Bawaas edit is still being exported.

We are planning to build a magazine for Bombay Film Factory, for which the planning is going on at my end.

For a play called ‘Outer Dilli’, we are designing the set as well as lighting the play.

Worked on the magazine on my own.

8.

Went to NCPA for a play called ‘Three Women’ by Isheeta Ganguly. It was a musical play based on 3 women in the life of ‘Tagore’. I looked after the production for this play.

SATURDAY- 1. For the Outer Dilli play, we made a cupboard for the set and took it to the run through of the play in the evening. I took notes of the lighting cues while the rehearsal was going on.

SUNDAY- 1. Went to document the play ‘The Way I See It’ by Divya Jagdale and directed by Shiv Subramaniam, which happened last week too.

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ISSUES FACED

New Learning Experiences of this week: This week, we took up set design for a play (Outer Dilli). A house and a cupboard were created from a sunboard. This reminded me of the college projects and I didn’t really face any issue while creating it. Also, the magazine for BFF is a challenge too. All that we learnt in college about the planning of the magazine is coming into use now.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

9

Date:

st

th

21 March 2016 to 27 March 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK 2.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES Went to the rehearsals of the play ‘Outer Dilli’. Sat through the run-through and noted down cues for the lighting of the play.

3. Went for a pre-wedding shoot in South Bombay near Marine Drive and Gateway of India.

5. My mentor teaches photography at an institute called Ecole Intuit Lab. I attended the class today. There was a group assignment in which I also participated.

6. For the music video that we had shot last month for the band called ‘Mauj Maharaja’, we had to shoot a few more clips of the members who were not there last time. I had to take care of the light setup for the same.

7. The pre-wedding shoot continued even today at the Girgaon Chowpatty.

Got an off today.

7.

Went to cover the mehendi ceremony of the couple for the wedding project that we have.

9. Today, it was the sangeet and engagement ceremony of the wedding.

SATURDAY- Got an off today.

SUNDAY- Got an off today.

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ISSUES FACED

New Learning Experiences of this week: The major learning this week happened during the wedding shoot. I have never covered such events before, so it was a nice experience, I got to experiment a lot. For the play ‘Outer Dilli’, noting down cues for the light was also an enjoyable task.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

10

th

rd

Date: 28 March 2016 to 3 April 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK 4.

MONDAY TUESDAY

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES Had to cover the wedding ceremony for the whole day.

ISSUES FACED

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Got an off today

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

1.

Went for sourcing the stationery material for the set of the play ‘Outer Dilli’. Also started making the same.

8. Looked out for art and culture festivals in India and created a database out of it. Will be pitching them to make a documentary of their festival.

10. Worked on the set again.

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SATURDAY- 1. Final touches of the set were done today.

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11. Sorted the footage of the Centrestage Festival that BFF had covered to give to the client.

SUNDAY- 1. It was the premiere of the play ‘Outer Dilli’. Had to take care of the set. Some more elements were added last minute and the existing ones had to be stuck properly on the stage.

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New Learning Experiences of this week: Making the set of the play was the most interesting thing that happened this week. It involved some aspects of production too, so it was great working on the set. The use of materials, as studied in the foundation year came into use.

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Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

X

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

11

th

th

Date: 4 April 2016 to 10 April 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONDAY

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES

ISSUES FACED

Got an off today.

1.

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

Worked on sorting the footage of the Centrestage Festival 2015.

1. The footage was finally sorted and sent to the client today.

2. Saw a play reading called ‘Iron’ at the Writers’ Bloc at Prithvi Theatre.

1. A meeting was held with all the other team members of the BFF to discuss the further projects.

1. A few shots of the Pre-Wedding shoot were done today.

2. Recorded a full play at Prithvi Theatre called ‘Flypaper Trap’ which was a part of the Writers’ Bloc Festival.

SATURDAY: 1. An art exhibition was put up at the Writers’ Bloc Festival, so I clicked pictures for that.

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All the latest footage was sorted and given to the in-house editor.

SUNDAY: 1. Writers’ Bloc Festival’s last play called Mundhirikotte was shot.

New Learning Experiences of this week: Shooting a full play without disturbing the audience was quiet a task. We also had to change the batteries in between. The recording had to be resumed after 29 minutes. At first, it was a lot of pressure. But after shooting 1-2 plays, it became easier and quick.

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Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

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MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Weekly Activity Log Week:

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Date: 11 April to 17 April

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK

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TUESDAY

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DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES 5.

Went for a meeting at NCPA regarding the filming of the Summer Fiesta Workshop for kids.

6. Coordinated with people who had to come for an interview.

8. For the Summer Fiesta Workshop, we have to shoot a promo.

For that, we needed some actors who could act as parents and grandparents and also some child artists. Hunt for the same had begun from today. I posted a requirement on Facebook groups.

1. Writers’ Bloc Festival had shifted to NCPA from today. The play ‘Janak’ was not shot earlier, so it was shot today. We covered the backstage as well as the full show.

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Started editing the footage of the Steve Groves music concert shot some time ago. The whole concert had to be put in the timeline.

10. Made an excel sheet of the expenses done for the set of the play ‘Outer Dilli’.

12. Went to the Accounts Department of the NCPA to get a cheque renewed.

13. Met the director of ‘Outer Dilli’ (Shivani Tanksale) to discuss nd the requirements of the set for their 2 show at the NCPA. After that, I went to buy the stuff that was needed for the set.

14. Final Video of a play called ‘Six characters in search of an author’ was burnt into a dvd and given to the client.

SATURDAY- 1. ‘Outer Dilli’ was being staged today. So I handled the placement of the set and fixed everything that needed to be fixed.

SUNDAY- 1. Working on the edit of my first project with BFF, the Cineplay.

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New Learning Experiences of this week: Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

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Weekly Activity Log Week:

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Date: 18 April 2016 to 25 April 2016

Company :

Bombay Film Factory (BFF)

Department :

Production

Reporting Manager :

Shawn Lewis

Please give a brief description about the responsibilities and tasks undertaken by you during this week. (Please send this ever week without fail to your assigned mentor).

DAYS OF THE WEEK 7.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OTHER (EXTRA WORKING DAYS)

HOURS COMPLETED

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNS ACTIVITIES I had to edit some footage today but my software kept crashing. I tried many times, saw tutorials, it didn’t work. So I met our in-house editor and she told me that my cracked version has some issues. So the editing can’t be done until the crack is fixed.

9. Gave the footage of Writers’ Bloc ‘Janak’ to the editor.

10. Had a team meeting in the evening for all the updates and the upcoming NCPA Summer Fiesta Workshop project.

1. Went to NCPA to collect some cheques.

2. Collected all the bills of the set design of ‘Outer Dilli’, scanned them and mailed them to the producer of the play, to get those bills cleared.

11. ‘Mudra Dance Festival’ began at NCPA today. The first show was ‘Hamsoham- the soul of Indian art and philosophy, Flight of Garuda’ (Chhau Dance by Rakesh Saibabu). My mentor focused the lights and I did the lighting during the performance.

15. Today was the second day of the ‘Mudra Dance Festival’. Today also I did the lighting for ‘Manasa Charitam’, a Kathatkali performance by Probal Gupta.

SATURDAY- Did the lighting for an Odissi performance by Rahul Acharya for the Mudra Dance Festival.

SUNDAY- Documented a play at Prithvi called ‘A special bond part three’

by Akvarious Productions.

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New Learning Experiences of this week: This week was actually one of the best weeks I had in these 3 months. While I was just observing my mentor during the stage lighting for plays since last few months, I actually got to do it on my own for the first time. It was a dance performance. I had to play with the colours. I also realised that it was more about observation and practical learning than the theory of stage lighting. At first, I was really nervous about doing the same, but at the same time my confidence and my mentor’s trust in me overpowered it and did it really well.

Self-Evaluation of This Week’s Performance (indicate by marking ‘x’):

DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

MET EXPECTATIONS

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NEED TO WORK HARD

MUCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS