Wednesday, December 19, 2012

hai friends this My new Blog About Films....Kindly Just Read it and give Your Responds


A lot of low budget trailers suffer from wanting to put too much information in the allotted time. Don’t get bogged down trying to explain everything from A to Z, that’s the film’s job. (I know, there is a common gripe that trailers show too much but that’s an entirely different blog post)
The best way to do this is to choose a story through line for your trailer, which, shock horror, may not be the story you originally thought it was, but that’s ok, it’s marketing, you’re looking for the best way to get an audience. All films have their strengths, so play to them.
Filmmakers are often precious of their own work and find it tough to choose what is the best part of their story. That’s why getting a third party to cut your trailer or promotional material is often the best way to go. Now, if you don’t have that connection or can’t afford to pay someone to do that, then it’s up to you. But you have to be ruthless.
I would say the simplest approach is to think of the trailer as a visual synopsis.
Approach it as though you’re writing a synopsis or at very least a logline, then build around that.
So, here are some basic tips for creating this, these are fairly generic and I feel are pretty common for most genres:
  • Choose the story through line and stick to it.
  • Don’t introduce too many motifs or characters choose whose journey it is – if you’re fortunate to have a known performer, albeit in a minor role, utilise that fact.
  • Don’t name check people who nobody knows.
  • Know the end, the theme and feeling you want to leave the viewer with.
  • The trailer doesn’t have to be as linear as the film – often better if it isn’t.
  • Don’t have random moments that come out of nowhere – sounds contradictory to the above point but you can put scenes in any order as long a the through story is being followed, don’t be afraid of mixing it up.
  • Writing copy (the voice over or captions) is tough, unless you have a way with words, don’t try and be too smart, serve the film rather than attempting to be clever with you words. The copy should encapsulate your through line story and can be helpful to skip through this. However, if you don’t need copy, don’t use it. If the film is strong enough let it do the talking.
  • Stick with simple graphic captions – often the best way if you’re not graphically skilled.
  • Voice over is not a must, and bad VO can alienate the viewer (don’t cheapen it with a fake American accent, if you’re a Brit and can read the lines, be a Brit, just be confident. Failing that, stick with captions)
  • Don’t let shots and moments out stay their welcome. The perfectly constructed moment you created in your film CAN be trimmed right down in the trailer, don’t worry it doesn’t ruin your film. It will always be perfect in the film.
  • Say something once, for example you may have two characters saying pretty much the same point in two different ways, cut one out you don’t need the other. Move on

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Cousin$$$$$$$$$$$$


In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term to describe the relationship (e.g., one's parents, siblings and descendants). The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of a genetic link. A system of "degrees" and "removals" is used to describe the relationship between the two cousins and the ancestor they have in common. This system can handle kinships with common ancestors existing any number of generations in the past, though non-genealogical usage often eliminates the degrees and removals and refers to people with common ancestry as simply "cousins" or "distant cousin".

By extension, The term "cousin" can also be used when referring to the genetic relationships between humans and any other form of life, as per the theory of evolution of all life on Earth descending from one common ancestor. However the term in this sense is most commonly restricted to the fields of study surrounding ecological genetics

Peechangadath (Tharavadu)




IT was situtated in the life touch of kannadikkal.Tharavad is a system of joint family practised by people in Kerala, especially Nairs. Tharavadu was a legal entity like a Hindu Undivided Family as per Indian Income Tax. which owned properties. The others, like Namboothriris, Ezhavas, Christians and Muslims also now refer to their ancestral home as Tharavadu. However the Nairs system was very different and was an integral part of their joint-family lifestyle in the bygone era. There was a very complex system of relationships amongst tharavads, which were based on the matriarchal and marriage relationships. The key to a Nair Tharavad was a very prominent temple for forefathers and Serpent Groves

Some Tharavadus were the protectors and rulers of the Desham (region) that they were in and a reporting relationship emerged to a "Naadu Vaazhi" (Ruler of the land). Naadu is a group of Deshams. Since the tharavad had a name of its own, it invested the members with a sense of responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the traditions.

The Tharavad was administered by a Karnavar, the senior most male member of the family, who would be the eldest maternal uncle of the family. The members of the Tharavad consisted of mother, daughters, sons, sisters and brothers. The fathers and husbands had only a very minimal role to play in the affairs of the Tharavad. It was a true matrilineal affair. The Karanavar took all major decisions, however, the consent of the eldest female member of the family was obtained before implementing the decisions. This eldest female member would be his maternal grandmother, own mother, mother's sister, his own sister or a sister through his maternal lineage. Since the lineage was through the female members, the birth of a daughter was always welcomed.

A fresh water pond (Kulam) was an essential requirement for the Tharavad for bathing purposes. Daily baths were a must for all. Also, there were many rituals which needed ceremonial bathing

Architecture

Many Tharavad houses were grand and unique in style and architecture, and many tharavads owned temples, schools, other buildings and vast expanses of land. One peculiarity of Nair tharavad in the past was that they were built always quite deep into the landed property owned by the tharavad and almost in the middle of the main property, never at the edges, mainly for security and military strategy reasons. However as the families grew bigger and more homes were built, in recent times, things have changed.

The Tharavadu house had a unique Kerala style architecture with an inner courtyard or many inner courtyards enclosed within the several large buildings built in the traditional Kerala style, including wells.

A house with one courtyard is a Naalukettu, one with two is an Ettukettu, and one with four courtyards is a Pathinarukettu.

There were specific locations for prayer places, kitchens, storage for grains, living places for women and men - both married and unmarried - in the Tharavad building complex. A NaaluKettu had four sectional buildings, Thekkini (Southern Section), Kizhakkini (Eastern Section), Vadakkini (Northern Section), and Padinjattini (Western Section), around a single inner courtyard. The Thekkini was the abode of the Karnavar. The Vadakkini was for the kitchen and for women. The Padinjattini consisted of bedrooms for the married women. There was a separate Uralppura (Building for Mortar) for rice meshing. This same room was used for separation of women during their menstrual periods


Tharavads of occupational groups

Many occupational groups had their own Tharavads associated with the Naaduvazhi centres. These Tharavdus were centres for imparting various vocational knowledges. These Tharavadus also hosted Bhagavathi temples where the Karnavar officiated all the religious ceremonies

Deterioraton of Tharavadu system

The socio-cultural changes which accompanied industrialization, modernization and political awakening had its toll on many old institutions.

The matrilineal communities had to change with times. Maternal uncles started caring for their own children instead of their nephews and nieces. Fathers took charge of their sons and daughters and the husband and wife started living together with their offspring.

Social reforms spread with modern education. Partition of Tharavadus for individual share (Ohari Bhaagam) happened due to enactments. Tharavadus crumbled. The matrilineal system disintegrated.

The change occurred within a span of 25 years and by 1940s the Tharavadu system of living became a thing of the past. Big Naalukettu and Ettukettu structures began to collapse or were sold off.


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