Indie Birds – Keeping In Touch

Mera Joota Hai Japani, Yeh Patloon Englistaani, Sar Pe Laal Topi Roosi, Phir Bhil Dil Hai Hindustani .. These immortal lines from the Raj Kapoor classic can never fail to intensify a longing for the motherland among Indians living away from ‘home’. Be it a latest Shahrukh Khan bollywood blockbuster or a Satyajit Ray classic, […]

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Indie Birds – Rangoli – A Beautiful Indian Art

Rangoli is a beautiful Indian art that blends the beautiful colors of diverse Indian culture and tradition. It reflects the actual beauty of Indian art and cultural beliefs. The term ‘Rangoli’ is derived from the terms ‘Rang’ and ‘Aavalli’ that means ‘colors’ and ‘row of colors’ respectively. As the name suggests, it is an art […]

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Indie Birds – For the Sake of Festival Season, Indian VS International Film Festivals

Cinephiles all over the world, including myself, can’t wait! We can trace back the birth of film-festivals to 1920s, the era of flappers and commercialisation of Hollywood. Seeing the rise in popularity of Hollywood, there was formation of film societies in France with the focus on non-commercial films by independent and underdog productions. Film-festivals started […]

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Indie Birds – Crowd Funding for Start Up Company

Start-up companies can not offer the crowd equity in exchange for their financial support without filing with the SEC. Therefore, crowd-funded ventures are designed to be membership organizations. For example, a $ 50 donation will get you into the club, under the agreement that the crowd will be given a chance to vote on business […]

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Indie Birds – Cinematography Lesson One: Angles

Cinematography lesson Nathan Grebe Shots: ● Extreme wide shot: Shows a broad view of the surroundings surrounding the character and informs the audience on what is going on. Often used as an opening shot to a new scene. ● Wide shot: Shows the character from head to toe. ● Medium wide shot: Shows the character, […]

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The Art and the Technique of Editing a Movie – Indie Birds

Editing a movie can be referred to as tailoring a movie. Just as people do not want to wear ill-fitting clothes, no viewer is ready to see an unedited movie. An unedited movie is not compact, brief and tight, so it does not lure the spectators. Editing a movie means arrangement of shots according to […]

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Classical Hollywood Cinema – The Silent Era and Studio Era of Filmmaking

  Classical Hollywood Cinema Classical Hollywood Cinema is the time period of the film industry that began with the movie release of “The Birth of a Nation.” It incorporates both the Silent Era and Studio Era of filmmaking. Unique to Classical Cinema, the mode of production during this timeframe encouraged film directors to view their […]

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Indie Birds – Mammootty – The Pride of Malayalees

Mammootty is an award winning, popular, Malayalee Indian film actor. He along with with Kamal Haasan, held the record of winning the National Film Award for Best Actor most times. He has acted more than 300 films as a lead actor and still counting. Mammootty is sometimes affectionately known as Mammukka (or Mammookka) among Keralites. […]

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Art and Culture

The origin of the word “art” can be traced back to the old English “thou art” which means “you are”. Again, art as in “fine arts” owes its root to the Latin “ars” or “artis”. However, in comparison to the dual meanings in which we may express the word, the second meaning has remained unchanged […]

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Indie Birds – Indie Music: Independent Success

Indie music, or independent music, has been described as the kind of music which is independent from the major recording labels and production studios. Typically, the creators of this kind of music also adopt an independent approach and routes away from the norms of creating music and the trends of what music is appealing for […]

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