Over the last few years, I have worked on several short films, in capacities ranging from a Director, Director of Photography, Assistant Camera, Editor as well as Production Manager.
Click on the image or title of each project to explore further.
Short Film
Role: Writer, Director. Editor
A short film that I made for my pre-graduation project.
Hacking into the power mains of a building for our lights, and furnishing an entire flat for our set, twice. Plus one nervous breakdown and wrapping a three-day schedule in two days.
Short Film
Role: Writer, Director, Editor
A short film I made for my graduation project.
Question: What does one unfinished screenplay, two upset crews and one angry lead actor get you?
Hint: [Nothing too bad, if I may say so myself.]
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography
A short film by Tanmayi Jarubula.
The time my co-DOP and I left the director and sound recordist and ran after the lead into a bus for the shot. The two were not happy about it, but we got the shots, so they couldn’t stay unhappy.
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography, Editor
A short film by Anoushka Rege.
The one with the long one-take shots and the resultant bickering crew and the promise of a Marine-Drive-sunrise/Irani-Cafe-breakfast themed wrap party.
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography
A short film by Suryadevsinh Parmar.
The case of 9PM in the Arctic Circle (we shot this film in Ahmedabad), dehydration and heatstroke headaches, and the best dal-khichdi I have ever had in my life.
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography
A short film by Archita Wadhwani.
How me learning to cook during lockdown finally came to good use as my roles shifted between being the DOP to the stand-in chef for most of the film.
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography
A short film by Suryadevsinh Parmar.
Attempting to mount cameras on every possible surface of the car and trying to fit two full-sized adults into the boot of said car. While it was running.
Tollu Padagallu
[Empty Words]
Short Film
Role: Director of Photography
A short film by Archita Wadhwani.
Hiding in the back of an auto, climbing trees, midnight runs with the co-DOP and about a thousand rupees worth of chai while filming.
Dance-Film
Role: Production Manager
A dance-film by Anjana Ghonasgi.
Dealing with a belligerent landlady, a spoilt mushroom quiche left on the table for ‘production purposes’ and seemingly enough food to feed an entire village.
Dance-Film
Role: Production Manager
A dance-film by Sumedha Bhattacharya.
Beach days are tiring even if you aren’t in the water. And lessons in improvisation and continuity.
Short Film:
Role: Assistant Camera
A short film by Mathew George.
Featuring the upside-down lighting setup, Grandpa Schumacher and the Super-Fast Walker and the time I did 100 on the highway on a moped without a license to get to the shoot on time. [Still don’t have that two-wheeler license.]
Short Film
Role: Assistant Camera
A short film by Mathew George.
It was on this project that I realized that moonlight is blue, and that no production ever begins on time. Especially if the core crew shows up an hour after the call time.
Ved Murarka 