The Bandhavi Story: A Documentary

Studio 33 often does projects for Visthar, a well known NGO that responds towards issues of justice and peace. One of their projects is the education of girls in Northern Karnataka. These girls before joining were at risk of being part of the Devadasi System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadasi). This system despite being outlawed by the Government of India is still practiced in the regions of northern Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

In order to shoot this film, the production team from Studio 33 travelled up to Bandhavi in northern Karnataka to spent time with the girls at the school in Koppal as well as in Bangalore. The team recorded a full day with each set of girls, from their morning yoga to their extracurricular activities, while simultaneously getting a better idea as to what these girls want to do with their lives.

It is quite fantastic to have seen how a mother defended her child and her right to freedom with that mindset. How do you think the women in these regions can stand up to such traditions? Would you be willing to volunteer to help out at such a school?

Studio 33 Biographies: Ranjit Sathyaraj

For the video below, we at Studio 33 decided to do something different. The result was a biographical interview, in ten minutes.

We asked Ranjit Sathyaraj to be our first subject, being one of the most unique people we know. Ranjit wanted to live life to the fullest without having "work" consume his time. Ranjit was able to fulfil a dream of his to successfully retire at the age of 36 – and enjoy life. But all wasn't as rosy as it seemed. 

When shooting this video, the objectives were quite simple: Low Production cost and as little post production as possible, while trying to get to the soul of what Ranjit is all about. Do you have any suggestions on how this sort of video could have gone with the same parameters? Would you have had any different techniques? Remember, sharing is caring!

It’s quite interesting to see how a man like Ranjit turned his back on urban life and moved out to a village and just lived life with his wife and nature. So, how plausible do you think this sort of lifestyle is? Would you be able to work hard for an entire year and then take it easy? How would your parents react if you decided to have a similar lifestyle? Leave a comment below and let’s see what the trend is!

The week that was....

The Bridal Boutique product photography shoot, Karunashraya photoslide show, Marble Italia corporate video and the Expat skideo, just another week in the life of Studio 33.

Marble Italia Portfolio Video from Studio 33 on Vimeo.

January 31^st was a long day for us. Our crew landed at Marble Italia in the morning for our first shoot. Shooting on a Canon 5D Mark ii, using an 8 foot jib, we spent the day in Marble Italia’s beautiful gallery space. Back at the office, our motion graphics team worked on another aspect of the Marble corporate video.

At the Bridal Boutique product photography shoot later on, Nanki, our photographer took a wide array of photographs of their exquisite gown and accessories the boutique had to offer. These will be used as test shots for an online store.

We wrapped the week, recording a voice over at Ricky Kej’s Ravelotion Studio for our Expat Skideo. Expat is a real estate and property investment group. Our VO artist Charles was a pro, knocking down the script in just two takes!

Calling All Interns!

We're looking to fill a couple of part time internship positions in our

business development and film & photography departments. We're looking for someone who will be able to work efficiently both independently as well as in a group setting on a wide variety of projects and would be able to function well in a young, energetic, creative, and result oriented environment.

The positions available are:

1. Business Development: Conceptualize and execute a series of business development

campaigns for the organisation under the guidance of servicing staff.

2. Social Media: Conceptualise and implement the organisation’s social media strategy

that would include the redevelopment of the organisation’s presence on Facebook, Twitter,

YouTube and Blogger under the guidance of servicing staff.

3. Filmmaker: Depending on individual candidate's existing skill sets, work on a wide variety

of video & photography projects as an editor, cinematographer, photographer or production

assistant under the guidance of film staff.

If you are interested please contact:

Siddarth Selvaraj

Director, Studio 33

No. 33, 1st Cross,

Vivekananda Nagar,

Bangalore 560033

Mobile: 7259812424

Office: 80-25472225

Email: selvaraj@thisisstudio33.com

www.thisisstudio33.com

We Are Hiring!

Studio 33 is hiring!

If you think you'd be a good fit in a creative, challenging environment, let us know.

1. A full time position in our Film and Photography Department.

The candidate should have an intrinsic understanding of lighting and composition, the mechanics

of working with various cameras, lighting and basic sound equipment, as well as a working

knowledge of video editing software of their preference (FCP, Avid, Premiere).

2. A full time position in our Client Servicing and Business Development

department.

The candidate will primarily be responsible for servicing the organisation’s

advertising and design clients as well as conceptualizing and executing business

development campaigns for the organisation. The candidate should have at least a year’s experience in an advertising agency and have a good understanding of client-agency relations.

We are looking for someone highly motivated, who will be able to work efficiently

both independently as well as in a group setting on a diverse set of projects and would be able

to function well in a young, energetic, creative, and result oriented environment.

If you are interested please contact:

Siddarth Selvaraj

Director, Studio 33

Mobile: 7259812424

Office: 80-25472225

No. 33, 1st Cross,

Vivekananda Nagar,

Bangalore 560033

Mobile: 7259812424

Office: 80-25472225

Email: selvaraj@thisisstudio33.com

www.thisisstudio33.com

Run for Karunashraya: 10k Marathon TVC’s

Run for Karunashraya was an innovative viral video campaign launched by Studio 33, encouraging people to run the Tata World 10k Marathon for Karunashraya, a cancer hospice in Bangalore. Our approach included two viral videos, Anita and The Last Mile. Anita was shot at the Mehta residence in Domlur while The Last Mile was shot on Visthar’s Bangalore campus (www.visthar.org) in Doddagubbi.

You can also check out the original animatic created during pre-production for The Last Mile here.

Things we learned on the shoot:

1. The sun takes a lot longer to set when you want it to.
2. Fathers are very co-operative cast members.
3. Grandmothers are a great source for walkers and other such props.

Anu & Pavan Sangeeth Presentations

In April, 2011, Studio 33 was hired by Jas Singh, Director, Dakshin Honda, to work on a series of audio visual packages that would be interspersed between live performances at his brother’s Sangeeth. Our AV packages ranged from music videos to comic sketches featuring members of the Singh family.

The innovative approach to the project was well received by the audience. The entire production spanned over three weeks. Through food poisoning, a death in the family and the worst rainstorm in Bangalore’s recent history on the day of the event, we got the job done. We got wet, but we got the job done.