Tricks of the Trade (Hin, Eng S/t)

Director: Vinita Chuglani
Duration: 10 min 48 sec
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A cheating guru explains the tricks of the trade to his disciple.

Shot on: Panasonic GS330
Shooting format: MiniDV
Edited with: Adobe Premiere Pro 2
Approximate budget: Rs. 5250
Completed in: December 2007

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Director Bio

Vinita Chuglani, aged 20, is a studies in Educational Multimedia Research Center (EMRC), Devi Ahilya University, Indore. She made Tricks of the Trade as a part of Student Projects in her final year of graduation. Now pursuing Masters in Media Management in the same Institute, she plans to assist some creative and experienced directors, and aims to work as an independent director in the long run. Being a feminist in approach, she has undertaken some non-broadcast PSAs for child and woman development.

Cast Bio

Neeraj Badlani pursues MBA in Human Resources and Public Relations. He has been actively involved in dramas and plays at High School and city level, and is also involved in Fashion Modeling.

Vanisha Dham, was a first year student in EMRC at the time of production.

Crew Bio

Ankur Mittal, the DOP and editor, aged 20 years, is a postgraduate student at Educational Multimedia Research Center (EMRC), Devi Ahilya University, Indore. He has worked in many UGC documentaries, music videos, non-broadcast Ads and PSAs.

Purvee Jain, the Assistant Director, aged 20 years, studies Diploma in Toy Design at the National Institute of Design (NID), Gandhinagar. This film was her graduation project in EMRC.

Production Stills

Director's Statement

"The whole idea of this Film was actually forced onto us as every group of the batch had to come up with a meaningful production by the end of the semester. After a lot of brainstorming about various genres and ideas, the theme "bluff" was finally agreed upon, as it suited our style of film-making.

The shooting went on for about three months, with long intervals between schedules due to detailed reviews of already canned shots, unavailability of the lead actors on the same dates, and most importantly, difficulties in availing permissions to shoot in various locations.

The editing was no less difficult a procedure than the shoot, due to scarcity of resources. The final cut was created after four rough drafts. Various changes requested by the crew were incorporated in the final version.

The film was applauded at its premiere in the University auditorium. The film was also screened for the press, and in the First Frame International Film Festival 2008, where the jury appreciated it as "an ultra-modern film".

Contact Info

• Vinita Chuglani (Director): (0)(+91) 9926666534 vinita.chuglani@gmail.com
• Ankur Mittal (DOP & Editor): (0)(+91) 9425311856 ankurmittal05@gmail.com

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