Aesthetics of cinema:Director of Manipal Institute of Communication Varadesh Hiregange speaking at the film appreciation workshop in Udupi on Sunday.
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Big exhibitors are not interested in serious films’
Staff Correspondent
Online edition of India’s National Newspaper
Monday, Oct 11, 2010
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Udupi: Director of Manipal Institute of Communication Varadesh Hiregange said on Sunday that people should encourage films with aesthetic value.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the screening of a variety of films and a one-day workshop on film appreciation titled “The other side of cinema” organised by Artists’ Forum and Saangathya journal, here.
Prof. Hiregange said India produced the largest number of films in the world. “However, the important question is do the Indian films have an aesthetic value or are they being made just with an eye on box office collections”, he said.
Film making was an art. Film appreciation workshops could enlighten audience with a focus on camera work, sets, narrative and dialogues. “It is only then, they can pass a judgment on whether the film is good or bad. However, in India big theatres are not interested in screening serious films as not much money can be made out of them”, he said.
He said that film-maker Girish Kasaravalli had said that people should have a taste for good cinema. Film-makers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and others had played an important role in creating an enlightened audience for their films in West Bengal. Such efforts were required in other parts of the country.
When Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali was screened in the West for the first time, there was some criticism as the audience there was not used to see people eating with their hands. “Film appreciation courses help people in understanding such cultural differences”, he said. How to distinguish between a commercial film and art film?, is one question which was asked by most people, he said. Film-maker Shyam Benegal had said that an art film was one where aesthetics were given importance. “If a film has good quality or aesthetics, people will see it even after 30 years. It can even become a textbook film”, Prof. Hiregange said.
Editor of the journal Saangathya Parmeswara Guruswamy, President of Artists’ Forum Ramesh Rao and Managing Trustee of Sri Janardhan were present.
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Big exhibitors are not interested in serious films’
Staff Correspondent
Udupi: Director of Manipal Institute of Communication Varadesh Hiregange said on Sunday that people should encourage films with aesthetic value.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the screening of a variety of films and a one-day workshop on film appreciation titled “The other side of cinema” organised by Artists’ Forum and Saangathya journal, here.
Prof. Hiregange said India produced the largest number of films in the world. “However, the important question is do the Indian films have an aesthetic value or are they being made just with an eye on box office collections”, he said.
Film making was an art. Film appreciation workshops could enlighten audience with a focus on camera work, sets, narrative and dialogues. “It is only then, they can pass a judgment on whether the film is good or bad. However, in India big theatres are not interested in screening serious films as not much money can be made out of them”, he said.
He said that film-maker Girish Kasaravalli had said that people should have a taste for good cinema. Film-makers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and others had played an important role in creating an enlightened audience for their films in West Bengal. Such efforts were required in other parts of the country.
When Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali was screened in the West for the first time, there was some criticism as the audience there was not used to see people eating with their hands. “Film appreciation courses help people in understanding such cultural differences”, he said. How to distinguish between a commercial film and art film?, is one question which was asked by most people, he said. Film-maker Shyam Benegal had said that an art film was one where aesthetics were given importance. “If a film has good quality or aesthetics, people will see it even after 30 years. It can even become a textbook film”, Prof. Hiregange said.
Editor of the journal Saangathya Parmeswara Guruswamy, President of Artists’ Forum Ramesh Rao and Managing Trustee of Sri Janardhan were present.
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