The Unseen Visitor

“The Unseen Visitor” by Mathew George.

Project Type: Camera Assistant for graduation film project.
Location: Bangalore
Year: 2023
Tools Used: Canon 5Dii, R6

“The Unseen Visitor” is a short film by Mathew George, made for his graduation project at Srishti Manipal Institute in April 2023. I worked on Mathew’s crew as a Camera Assistant to the Director of Photography, Ameya Hamlai.

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.]

“Gotta get there on time,” I said to myself.

FILM SYNOPSIS:

Joseph, an elderly man becomes convinced of something amiss around him. His paranoia and deepening suspicions worry Mary, his wife. As he struggles to separate reality from illusion, the truth surfaces, leading to an unsettling revelation.

CAST:

Venkatesh Rajan as Joseph
Kavita Agarwal as Mary
Amit Mehta as Paul
Shivakumar Sajjanar as Albert

CREW:

Writer, Director, Editor – Mathew George
Director of Photography – Ameya Hamlai
Sound Recordist – Aryan J
Production Designer – Alina Safi
Production Manager – Purvi Patil
Executive Producers – George Mathew, Rekha George
Assistant Director – Tanmayi Jarubula
Camera Assistants – Ved Murarka, Shaurya Babbar
Gaffer – Suryadevsinh Parmar
Sound Assistant – Riya Sen
Production Assistants – Archita Wadhwani, Vidhi Agrawal
Storyboard Artists – Sanigdhaya Mahajan, MU Ajay Krishna
Casting – Amit Aggarwal (Webshorts Casting)
Project Mentor – Kurush Canteenwala