0610-13.
In one of my article I
wrote … 'we'
are different kind of species! 'We' will not showcase our
talent to our family members, friends, and enemies nor 'we' will participate in
talent contest but given a chance 'we' will showcase our talent for global
audiences!
You all though I am creating too much hype about me; well; I
am not going to write for booker’s prize. I will not be directing movie version
of my fiction. Then how am I going to show case my talent for global audiences?
When you watch miss world contest do you think that the winner is the most
beautiful woman on earth? Only among the
contestant she is the beautiful one. Now think like me…. There are any numbers
of beautiful women out there; they do not like to participate in contest to win
money or fame. My talent is in the foam of a creative director and visualizer.
Here I tell you the different between a creative director and
a visualizer.
Creative director:
he
can modify story according to culture or set the story in other part of the
world. He can modify the story as per the production cost or budget. Design
titles, set designing, assist director, CGI and graphic artists; he can also
explain director how the scene will appear on screen using table top models or
rough sketches.
Visualizer:
he will basically
design sets, assist director and CGI and graphic artists.
Without experience it is impossible for anyone to work in
movie field as creative director or visualizer. You should have proven track
record to get such kind of job. Given a
chance to work as creative director for movie version of my fiction Eternal
Love I would love to work for free. Designing title, set designing, brings Ajay
back to life, spectacular plane crash landing and few other scenes require CGI
and graphic work.
Here I am writing brief note how to shoot plane crash
landing. First director will brief the actor (pilot) about the scene.
Usually director use combination shots. Using table top (miniature
photography) blue mat screen, CGI and graphic artists and also model of actual
size of plane where real life characters are involved. This how usually director shoot scene. To
shoot cockpit scene pilot (actor) sits on a stool in front of a blue mat
screen. As the director keeps telling how to act /react with the situation actor
either act or mock act accordingly.
‘O.K’… now you move your body toward right then gradually
toward the left. Few medium and close-up shots are taken. Next, ‘’pilot’ will be asked to face blue mat
screen and same actions are repeated. O.K, pack up! Later digital artists draw
cockpit and control panels. On blue mat screen space you will add whatever is
required to like… sky, clouds, runway etc...
I too will be using combination of shots with a difference!
Instead of digital artists drawing cockpit I will use real cockpit! So, you
mean to say you will tilt real plane with entire passengers? My answer is a big
NO!
I will hire cockpit simulator at AIR BUS or BOEING .cockpit
simulator is a real cockpit but it is fixed on top of a huge robotic arm.
Controlled by computer and a joystick for tilting and rotating. Now shooting made easy. Blue mat screen...….
O.K, now how will you tilt real plane with full of passengers?
Somewhere out there in the world you will find damaged and
discard plane. Cut and remove the cock
pit portion and place the entire plane inside the two giant wheels so that you
can tilt either side with real passengers .As the plane gradually get
titled camera mounted on gigs(crane)
enter inside the plane and travel through the passage. Later fog, smoke, fire would
be digitally added to the scenes. Table
top model will be used for miniature photography… run way and toy plane crash
landing….
I like serious comedy scenes in Hollywood movies. Here I have to write Indian comedy scene.
Situation: plane hits air pocket in a thunder storm.
Ajay is a cool guy. He sits next to window. Next to him one Hindu priest was seated.
Hindu priest had half tonsured head with a piggy hair tail on top of his head
with and vermilion on his fore head. Suddenly plane hits air pocket. Passengers
experience severs vibration (Camera shake) and plane tilt towards left. Inside
the plane utter chaos… while most of them started prying other went on screaming
spree. Over head carrier gets opened and one of the suit cases falls on Hindu
priest. He screamed on top of his voice”AAIYOOOOOOOOOOOO……..” Lifting both hands towards ceiling he prayed
God.”O’ God, please save me life’! Ajay scratched on his shoulder and asked him
in sign language” what about me’? Again priest prayed “O’, God, please save
both of us”! Ajay then asked him what about others. Priest again prayed for the
last time “O’ God, please save all of us”! Ajay felt pleased. ‘That’s good”.
As the plane titled toward right, from other side of the over
head carriage another suitcase fell on a sardaji’s head. He was wearing turban,
he just laughed it off and looked around him and saw me sitting diagonally
across his seat. I too laughed back. Suddenly he recognized me. “Jivan Lal Ji,
Aap writer Hai Na”? (You are the writer Jivan lal Ji “? I politely replied him. “No, sir. I am pyarai
lal Ji, waiter! My identical brother
Jivan lal Ji is a writer”. Suitcase hits
the floor and it opened automatically. A
suitcase full of diamond studded gold ornaments. Still laughing sardar Ji secured
the suitcase!
Shooting spectacular plane crash landing on air port require little bit of research work. One needs to talk to air traffic controller and pilot to know the conversation in emergency landing and standing procedure of fire service personnel etc.
What I wrote here is nothing. You need budget, proper planning and ready shooting script to shoot spectacular plane crash landing for global audiences. When I sell my fiction for movie production I will offer free service as creative director .if I get a chance to showcase my talent fine, otherwise my creativity will be buried with me.
Only people with proven track record as creative director or visualizer can work in movie field others can only dream about it.
Friend,
Jivan 