The Wedding Film Experience
My time after agency life has been a fruitful one so far. I was approached by Chennai-based boutique wedding photography studio, Weddings By WFA to jumpstart and head their filmmaking division. Supervising a team of four, the team was tasked with visually aligning the company's wedding films with its award-winning candid photography. Here's a quick look at my wedding film experience so far. I also contributed to the company's rebranding efforts by coming up with its new name, Made In Mono.
The Music Video Gig
Music has always been an integral part of SHASHIN NO SAMURAI's creative language, stemming from a passion for the arts and the Independent Music scene. Be it a Bharatanatyam arrangement of a Pandit Ravi Shankar song or a Malaysian-Tamil Hip Hop song, we've got you covered.
Easy Wanderlings - THE AKKARAI TAPES
(The) Easy Wanderlings are a Pune-based indie band, comprising 7 musicians (including a flautist). 3 members returned to Chennai during the lockdown to stay with their families and as a result had stopped producing content for their social media. THE AKKARAI TAPES, named as such for the locality the videos are filmed in, were created to solve just that. Filmed on a tight budget with minimal production, this collection of videos is my personal favourite.
Anasuya.Life - Investors' Pitch
Anasuya Farms is a Cheyyur-based real estate company that was consulting with on and off, providing them with affordable-yet-effective content solutions that they then amplified on their own streams. The company specialised in creating Eco Villages and their first project is yet to kick off in the near future.
The video below is used to pitch to investors both locally and internationally, and they're currently in the seed funding stage.
ProMusicals - Tamburo Drums
Pro Musicals have started (at least before the lockdown) importing high-end drum manufacturer Tamburo Drums' kits into Chennai and needed a few teasers and playthrough videos filmed to showcase both the premium kits on offer. The videos comprised assembly sections and demonstration sections, featuring popular drummers from Bangalore and Chennai, Willy Demoz and Vinay Ramakrishnan respectively.