03 March: The much awaited event of the year for the Dept of Journalism of St Aloysius College, “Shooting Stars -2007”, the Short Films Making Competition cum Short Film Festival concluded with a bang, with “Life Is Beautitiful” winning the coveted trophy. The euphoric team consists of Anisha Sheth, Valene Noronha, Shilpa P C, Chaya Ganapathy, and Benubala Nameirakpam of final year Journalism. The screening cum prize distribution was held in the Xavier Auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking on the occasion the chief guest, Mr.Balakrishna Shetty, the representative of Adlabs, Mangalore said, “The simple thing for a movie is to make people take a message home”. Suggesting Lage Raho Munnabhai as an example of a simple yet effective movie, he said that the subject of the movie should strike chords with the public. He also praised the efforts and talents of the students and their mentors for actively encouraging and supporting them.
Delivering the Presidential address, Rev.Fr.Denzil Lobo, Vice Principal, said media is not just massage but a message, as the students have proved today.
Certificates of Merit were given away to the 42 participants who have put in their heart and soul in making these movies.
Rev. Fr. Richard Rego SJ, and Ms. Suman Mendonca, the lecturers of the Journalism Dept were present on the dais.
All together there were 10 movies in the fray. Four documentaries made during the National Level Documentary Workshop were also screened.
Shooting Stars – 2007 (03 March)
Credits
Bhramid (Illusion, Konkani)
- Story: Lester Saldanha; Music: Abrar Khan, Anuj Lewis, Arron Menezes
- Camera: Arron ; Editing : Abrar & Arron
- Direction: Anuj, Abrar, Arron
Darpana – the Mirror of Life (English)
- Story & Concept: Aparna S, Dwitheeya P, Neetha M S, Aswathy
- Script: Anasara Bhanu, Anjana George, Neetha MS
- Camera: Anaswara, Anjana, Dwitheeya
- Editing: Anjana; Direction: Anjana, Anaswara
Who is a Friend:
- Direction – Clarence
- Story/ Script – Robert
- Camera – Austin
- Editing – Sonesh & Austin
- Music –
I am Not an Island:
- Direction – Thiranjala Niroshan
- Story/ Script – Elizabeth & Kaveri
- Camera – Kiran & Veekshitha
- Editing – Thiranjala Niroshan
- Music – Praveen & Jesu
- – Nidhi Shetty
Jivth: (Life, Konkani)
- Direction – Loyan D’Souza
- Story/ Script – Alwin Mendonca
- Camera – Loyan & Alwyn
- Editing – – Avisten D’Souza
- Music
Just Another Day:
- Direction – Sajma Aravind
- Story/ Script – Sajna Aravind
- Camera – Sangeetha Gopi, Saranya Valsarajan
- Editing, Recording, Mixing – GRL
- Music – GRL Keys
Naanu: (Ego, Kannada)
- Direction –Jesuraj
- Story/ Script – Jesuraj, Francis
- Camera – Jesu, Barriester
- Editing – Barrister
- Music
Life is Beautiful:
- Direction – Anisha Sheth, Benubala
- Story/ Script – – Anisha Sheth, Benubala Nameirakpam, Chaya
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- Ganapathy, Shilpa PC, Valene Noronha
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- Concept – Shilpa P C
- Camera – Valene, Anisha Sheth, Benubala
- Editing – Anisha S, Benu, Chaya
- Music
Roll of the Role:
- Direction – Sindhu MV, Mahima Bhat
- Story/ Script – Sindhu M V
- Camera – Madhuri Holla, Mahima Bhat, Sindhu M V, Sandhya
- Editing Sindhu, Sandhya
- Music “”
Sankalp (Ek Antarik Shakti, Hindi)
Direction – Swati J Bangera
Camera – Anjana George
Editing – Prasad
Documentaries screened today (made during the national level documentary filmmaking workshop, October, 2006)
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- A Day Out in the Sea – Trawler (on Deep Sea Fishing)
- Everybody Says Nobody Does (On the neglect of Sultan Battery)
- Conflict Zones (Mangalore riots in October)
- Where’s the Road? (satire on the pathetic condition of Mangalore roads)
for more photos visit: http://www.richardrego.wordpress.com
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