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[18] Diversity in Thought

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

I arrived at the gate of my new prison (read: college) and scoured the area for familiar faces (read: friendly faces). All I saw was an accumulation unto my conservative outlook of the world. People smoking, hurling abuses, holding hands and what not. It was the opposite of what I was taught to be. The [...]

Reflections

[15] Everyone is scared

February 11, 2017by Rahul Gaur1 Comment

There is a guy in my classroom; tall, well built and when he speaks words flow out of him like waves hitting the rocks - rock solid. I have always envied the plethora of confidence he exudes. Never have I doubted his confidence. But then I see it shatter in front of me. The facade [...]

Reflections

[14] I have no time.

February 8, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

That's the biggest excuse we give us, our emotional response to our inability to do a certain task is I have no time. Maintaining this blog every day will take about 30 minutes to think about the topic (If I am going for a detailed post), 20 minutes to write, 5 minutes to edit and [...]

Cinema, Reflections, Shoot diaries

[13] The Balancing Act

January 29, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

One thing I've learned directing my second short film is that management of the crew, actors and the DOP is essential for creating life on screen as desired by you. I've only looked at directing from a skewed perspective of it being a creative desire to infuse life into 24 frames a second. Never have I [...]

Reflections

[11] Illness and its grip on you

January 19, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

A disease stricken mind can't function at its fullest potential but if you stay idle you are letting it overpower you. Have you tried hard enough to work your mind in 102 degrees temperature that you are radiating? Illness forms a grip on you when you let it. The best way to at least make [...]