Since 1999
Articles
Articles on Hindi Films
- Details
Video camera movements are very complex but there are three basic ones. Pan is from left to right, tilt is from up to down, tracking is going forwards and backwards. All these movements are very common in modern Hindi films. Luckily we have the first silent movie at least part of it is available.
So I watched the film Raja Harishchandra (1913). To my surprise quite early in the film I found a panning movement. The camera stand is stationary but the camera rotates to follow the movement of people. In the video you can see the coastline moving when the people are moving too.
I'm sure this is well known to film historians.
If not then I take the full credit for discovering this for the first time :)
Now You Know!
- Details
When I bought the second volume (1941-1950) of the HFGK in late 80s, I browsed through it eagerly. I was intrigued by the film Meena in 1944 where the cast mentioned Vasanti, Hansa and an actor named Anand. I suspected it might be Dev Anand. I kept wondering about it. Later on I mentioned this to (late) Gurcharan Singh Sandhu. He said he had asked Dev Anand when he visited the UK and he told him that it was not him and he also did not know who it was. Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz' and I also discussed it a few times.
Recently the topic came up again and 'Hamraaz' sent me a page from Sanjeev Tanwar's book for the year 1944. It clearly mentioned the full name of the actor!
Now You Know!
Page 784 of 829
