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                            EMBARISING PICTURE

EMBARISING PICTURE!!!!!!! Is something I’m not new to at all as I have always gone through the feeling of having an embarrassing picture of myself. My experiences with camera and pictures is quite odd as I have always shied away from getting myself clicked and I really don’t feel comfortable posing for a camera the reason may be because I feel I do not come out well in a picture and I feel get captured doing something weird or mostly something funny and have rarely had a pleasant picture. The restlessness and awkwardness I feel while posing patiently for a camera and how difficult it is to get me pose without constantly moving and looking here and to get me focus on the camera are the reason behind my pictures turning out to have one eye shut, hands in movement, mouth opened, looking out of the frame and the list goes on.

My most embarrassing picture would be this one, way back in my 10th grade I was a huge fan of a particular celebrity and one of my friend who coincidentally turned out to be my secret Santa gifted me a picture in which she photo shopped my picture and merged mine and the celebrities picture together so it actually seemed like we both were standing next to each other and then on the day of the gift exchange she put the picture in a glass frame and gifted it to me at first I was so shocked to see it and my embarrassment reached another extent when my teacher who was having a look at everyone’s gifts actually took the picture and showed it to the entire class although it was so sweet of her to gift me that because I was truly a big fan of that celebrity but it ended up being a embarrassment for me.

The other one would be a series of photographs me and my best friend took on the day of our graduation, so on the day of our graduation in 10th we had to wear sarees and after completion of the function at school we headed to my friends place and then went to her terrace and decided to have a photo session and since I was the model for the session and my friend the photographer I was made to try all the funny and weird poses possible starting from the Jhansi Rani pose to  the naagin(snake) poses and also I posed like a Rajastani having my head covered with the pallu of my saree and so on we literally tried out every pose that would seem funny so those pictures are ones that feels funny when me and my friend have a look at it but are a big embarrassment if others have to look into it.

Another one would be the one taken on my school trip, we had gone to a resort in Hampi and the resort also had trekking so on my trekking camp along with my jeans and top I also wore a white or blue cap, my friends  wanted me to take it off but I insisted on wearing it and when I saw the pictures later I realized why they wanted me to remove it, the cap was quite small and it did not quite well set on my head and was a bit popped up and it looked more like a head gear  and with the forest at the background and me holding a stick and with the cap on and to add to that my military pose I looked more like a tribal queen from one of those forest than a student on a trekking trip so that was one picture I hide from my trip photos because that is one hilarious photo I  do not want anyone to take notice of.

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INTERESTING PICTURE

Talking of interesting picture! my phone has quite a few of them starting from those with slogans to a few weird ones and then few funny ones and even few animated ones all of them got from shared wattsapp images or got from some other social networking sites and so...

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INTERESTING PICTURE

Talking of interesting picture! my phone has quite a few of them starting from those with slogans to a few weird ones and then few funny ones and even few animated ones all of them got from shared wattsapp images or got from some other social networking sites and so...

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                           INTERESTING   PICTURE

Talking of interesting picture! my phone has quite a few of them starting from those with slogans to a few weird ones and then few funny ones and even few animated ones all of them got from shared wattsapp images or got from some other social networking sites and so on and i really find most of them interesting and unique but since the task was to pick something interesting from what i have clicked from my phone the whole idea of interesting changes because I’m not someone whose clicking pictures all the time and not so much of a selfie person either but click photos on important occasions and whenever I visit a new place and I also sometimes do click objects on the table or something I spot on the wall or something which caught my attention at home and the one thing I love capturing is my pet dog as he is upto something always and I love to capture those moments and that’s the reason my phone is full of his photos. So, coming back to my task I pretty much don’t find anything out of the way or something very interesting but would like to share those images I love from my photo gallery and which bring a smile on my face whenever I see them. 

To start off, this  is my favorite picture and  it was taken when my dog ‘CHAMP’ was about 3-4 months old and it was one of my attempt to try on a new look on him and so thought of making him wear this cap, he looked so adorable and cute that I thought he needed to be clicked and so captured this and the most fun part was that he was ready to pose for the camera and he actually did pose patiently until we were done clicking so this picture always is something I just simply love not just because of how cute and sweet he’s looking but also because it reminds me of how obedient and such a darling he once  was as  he’s just become the opposite of what he was then, he’s become a big guy now , but I still love him though!

The next image I like is the one I took when me and my friend went on an outing to Lalbagh and that was one such experience I will never forgot  having 

known about the place I have never actually gone there since my last visit about 7-8 years ago so this time did not want to miss anything so visited the place and enjoyed there the complete day and what a day it was full of fun and excitement and the part that I enjoyed the most was reading the hoarding front of every tree as each had its own history and its specialty so one such tree which was very special and unique was the KAPOK tree it was the largest tree in terms of land covered and its width in the entire Lalbagh and was at a height of 20-30 mts and had such a huge trunk and widespread branches that was one such giant tree I had seen in my entire life I took me a few attempts to capture the entire tree in one frame and had to stand quite a few meters away to capture the complete tree and not forget the tree was 200 years old.

This one was also taken in Lalbagh and i love this one as it has the famous glass house with all its magnificence in it and to sum up the fun we had in Lalbagh me and bestie took this picture with the glass house providing a elegant and beautiful backgroung for a splendid picture.

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                                 WIKILEAKS

To start off with ,i had no idea about  wikileaks and what was it all about.but have heard about it during revelations of Indias black money in swiss bank but then never went to find more about it.During class when discussion about wikileaks started i personally found it very interesting and felt really excited to know there was somthing like this around as being in a country like India you always want to know the actual truth  about the government and about politicians as our country houses corruption like no other country.The simple fact that wikileaks brings out the actual truth about the incidents that happen in and around us but are hidden to us by powerful governments and the fact that it provides the opportunity for an individual to exercise the Right To Know was a major attraction for me about wikileaks.So since we were assigned to know more about wikileaks i stared my search with finding details  of who  Julliane Assange was he was an Australian publisher and journalist he had an early carrer in hacking and programming,he  was also put into trial for hacking a Canadian multinational telecommunications cooperation.Later after his period of study at the University of Melbourne, he(Assange) and others established WikiLeaks in 2006.He is the co-founder of wikileaks and is member of the organisation's advisory board and also is known as the  as the editor-in-chief of he organisation.

wikileaks is a non-profit organisation it is not under any political organisation corporate house or under any buisness organisation it holds the idea of free press and are completely on a network of trusted and dedicated volunteers around the globe.They publish original source material along with their  news stories so readers can get to know the information and also  see the evidence of truth.They provides maximum protection to their sources by using technology of cryptographic information technologies. It works through a network of journalists, software programmers, network engineers, mathematicians,lawyers and others.

On the wikileaks  page i saw a list of latest releases and on the top there were sections like About which gave information about wikileaks,how it woorks,how it verifies its stories,the people behind it,how it provides security for its sources,the prizes achieved by it,essays on importance of journalism and how it can make a change.there's a section called Press which gives information about issues regarding the Financial System that Should Be Made Understandable to the General Public,Interviews and about who Speaks for WikiLeaks etc.ther is a section called Banking Blocade which speaks of how wikileaks has faced financial blockage and that it completly depends on the public.there is also a section called Donate where we can donate money.in the Support section we can become friends of wikileaks and also help in support projects.

I also read about the information leaked about India by wikileaks firstly i read the story about Nandan Nilekanis 3000 crore id card project and its scams.I also read about wikileaks report of Indian money in Swiss Banks being more than any other nationality and the and the amount being 13 times greater than the nations foreign debt,it also spoke of more than 700 Indians including politicians,cricketers,buisness organsations having accounts in HSBC banks in Switzerland.I also read a letter which was written to the Reserve Bank Of India.I also watched a video of an interview between Indian journalist Arnab Goswami and Juliane Assange regarding the black money in Swiss banks who promised to release the names of Indians who kept black money in Swiss banks.

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                                         Newsapaper At Home                                              

NEWSPAPERs!!!!!!!!!! Newspapers to me are a great source of knowledge though there is nothing new to this but the fact remains that they are indeed great providers of knowledge to us. I believe that if one develops the habit of reading a newspaper it can end up being one of those that they can treasure in their life. I really like reading stuff and enjoy it a lot unless it has interesting news to provide  and I’m very much amused that I haven’t yet opted for a newspaper at home and this assignment may help me to continue this habit of  reading newspapers regularly and also select one of them  to get issued everyday at home.

My early experience of Newspapers was during my High School as my school used to issue THE DECCAN HERALD newspaper to us every day and the first thing I remember doing was to look for the sports page and then would just glance through the sports page and would end it up as we could read the newspaper for about 5-10 minutes in the break and the rest of the reading had to be done at home, so this was my first connection with the NEWSPAPER. My style of reading the newspaper remains the same even today I always open the sports page first as I love cricket and then read one of those trending stories or the stories that have been the talk of the town and then look for the supplements and checked on for articles.

  We have never bought  newspapers at home just because of the simple reason that there is no time left in the morning to read a newspaper and in the evening all are busy at doing their own stuff or watching television. Lately my father has started reading the Kannada newspaper UDAYAWANI and also has got it issued issued everyday at home, when asked why this particular newspaper he told me that he has been reading this edition whenever he and his friends meet up for a cup of tea in the morning near his workplace and feels more comfortable reading it and also told me that they have a good coverage of politics and I could understand why as my father is very much interested in politics. So the Kannada newspaper UDAYAWANI is the one which we get regularly at home. Since I can read and write the language (Kannada) I end up most often than not reading the paper I directly go to the sports column then flip  a few pages backwards were I find the daily horoscope and then they have the BALCONY section which covers bollywood and sandalwood movies and then read through the VISHESHA section which means special it covers the latest trending and special news and then just have a glance at the paper, the VIJAYAWANI usually has many catchy lines for the different stories they print so I stop at the one which attracts me  and then read through the piece. With every edition they have a supplement which gives all the details of various bollywood,sandalwood,kollywood and tollywood movies being screened for the day in Bangalore ,the theatres in which they are screened and their timings. The most fascinating part of UDAYAWANI is that they have a special supplement edition for everyday of the week that is for Monday they have the AISIRI ,for TUESDAY its JOSH, Wednesday its AVALU, Thursday its BAHUMUKA ,Friday its SUCHITRA, Saturday its I LOVE BENGALURU and finally for Sunday its SAPTHAHIKA SAMPADHA.

DAY: 1

I read a piece on how it’s been 100 years since the first WORLD WAR and how Indians also have been a part of it. I then in the sports section I read that Shreyasi Singh of India has won silver medal in women’s double trap shooting in the Common Wealth games and in men’s India had won bronze. In the special edition AISIRI which deals with articles relating to saving income and there’s a section for new ideas which speaks of newly discovered stuff around the world and then there is a section for interior designing with images of beautiful and furnished homes along with it, there are office jokes printed and there was a satire on the boss’s  which was quite funny and there is also a section for agriculture which speaks of farming and new technology used in farming and articles on farmers and I read one  which told the story of a farmer named Bassawanna Gowda who ploughed and also sold his vegetables all by himself, so the special edition AISIRI contains all these sections every Monday.

DAY: 2

I read a story on Theatre actors Loknath, Mayarav and Venkataram being awarded with the NATYASHRI award and about their contribution to theatre. In the special edition JOSH which contains section for short love stories this supplement is full of love stories either with happy ending or with some other twist and there is a section called “The Interesting Info” which deals with the latest gadgets available in Bangalore from which I read the article on xiaomi phones available on flickart and then there is a section for columnist who write stories ending with continued….so have to look for next Tuesday to know the complete story and there is a section called “The TEEN Adda” which contains articles written by college students and then there is a SELFIE COLUMN where readers are allowed to get their selfies  posted in that column.

DAY: 3

There was a story covered on the cyber crime and it reported on how Bangalore was ranked no.1 in the entire country for the highest number of cyber crimes occurring every year, then there was this article on Karnataka based man who has invented a battery using a particle called kwinon which can give the battery long life and which can also be eco friendly. In the special edition AVALU which is completely for  female readers as everything is for women starting from section which provides steps to make natural facepacks,then there is section called RUCHIGE THAKASTU  were recipes are provided there was a recipe on masala chai which I thought was quite easy to make and there is a section for providing fitness tips and a section called MAKEUP where a images of cosmetics and designer outfits and information about them are provided, there is a column containing short stories which also is female oriented the story I read was very funny and interesting about the relationship shared between mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law.

DAY: 4

i went through a story based on world environment day and it also spoke of Salu marada thimakkas contribution to environment and then on the special edition BAHUMUKI there were sections for astrology and a section named HAKKI SALU which gave details of different birds every week and then there were columns for cartoonists and a complete page  giving information about FIFA World Cup its history,stats etc .

DAY: 5

in the sports column i read the story covered on the opening ceremony of Common Wealth Games and about the gold medal achieved by indian weightlifter Sanjitha Januge.With the friday newspaper a thick supplement containing huge movie stills of the movies that are about to release are printed and the information about the timings and the theatres in which the movies are going to be screened are also given.in the special edition SUCHITRA movie gossips,trending bollywood and sandalwood issues and interviews of stars are printed.

DAY: 6

started the day with the tragic news of Kashmir floods and read a piece on 700 villages being drowned due to floods and the severity in which the rescue operatoions are being carried out.I n the special edition I LOVE BENGALURU  this completely speaks of bangalore the recent movie hits in the city,the places in bangalore were you get best chats,biryani etc.the trending topics in bangalore at the moment , the places one must visit in the city special offers on the brigade etc..theres a section which is my favourite is a section dedicated  for pet lovers.i read a piece which gave information about the 5 trekking places available in the city which i had not know of them earlier.

DAY: 7

in the first page there was information about the Tungabadra Dam being overflown and because of which the gates have been open to avoid floods.in the special edition SAPTHAHIKA SAMPADA there are several long stories i somewhat have liked them as there are several stories written by regular columnists and there is a section called AROGYAWANI which gives information about the diseases and how can one prevent them it gives natural remedies for those diseases  and the importance of various vegetables and fruits in ones life.There is also a section for Kindergarten students called  PUTTA PUTTI wherein the drawings of the tiny tots are displayed. 

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Newspaper assignment-2

After dealing with THE DECCAN HERALD my newspaper assignment started now as I had to deal with newspapers I hav not yet had an experiece with and the first newspaper that I thought of starting with my assignment was THE TIMES OF INDIA as it is one of the most popular newspapers around not sure because of the content or just the name as it had name of a news channel associated with which had its fame so thoughtvof finding it out. Preferably I chose this newspaper as it had many supllements associated with it and was one of the heaviest paper's around so selected this. Thecsupplements include THE TIMES LIFE which gives us recipies of celebrity chefs and covers information of luxurious restraunts in the city and also shows us stuff about well architectured homes, then there is The times property which for obvious reasons deals with property issues in the city and the rate of plots, flats , villas and so on it is full of picturez oc beautiful and finrly designed homes so good to look at though not interested in the content, then there's my favourite THE BANGALORE TIMES which is a definite stop if you want to get your dose of the movie buzz about the film industry it gives us information about movies, recent releases, movie reviews etc. Interviews of bollywoid celebrities who have been in the city and also covers interviews of sandalwood celebrities it also vontains a section for television an radio ehere it gives us updates on the timings of different series and movies on movie channel and if you are the one who loves all the gossip and buzz of bollywood and sandalwood thrnthis is the one for you. DAY-1 I looked into an an article which read"A pill to switch off hunger is possible" It spoke of how a pill could substitute food for humans, it also spoke of how rxperts have identified a molecule called acetate that signals the brain yo stop eating. DAY-2 the article I found interestin was an article on how cctv cameras were used to monitor the nandi hills The next one was on girl child welfare scheme being launched. Then there was sn article which spoke of a letter being written to smithi irani. DAY-3 today I rad something very interestin an artivle titled "human tace shaped by millions of years of fighting" It gave facts on how fistcuffs lead to skulls becoming more robust Then there was complete news on the fifa wirld cup its fixtures, review on tems strength weakness etc. DAY-4 I started off with the bangalore times it sowcased saif ali khans new mivie and then there was this articld on bityani which gave drtails on the different types of biryani available in different places in the city and also showed images of tatoos of football stars. DAY-5 It was football fever again and then there was this news piece which spoke of how daily intake if coffe by a cup could cut the chances of having type 2 diabetes by 11%. Then there was this piece in which it dpoke of how sciwntist were developing cellphones that could be printed in clothing. Then there was this sattire on pollitics which said buy one neta get one free. DAY-6 Football fever all over once againand it also gave information on the indian team which had its conference before flying to england to play test, t20 and oneday series. Thenbthe bangalore times had interview aboutvyesteryear legend dr.rajkumars grandsons interview and about his film. Then there was an article which spoke of whether obesity was a disability and court would hsve its verdict on it.

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SEQUENCE OF "MEDIA CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY"

As far as what i think about the sequence MEDIA CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY being placed in the order that they have been sequenced can be of  the logic on what needs to be known or what we would encounter first in the study of MCT.

That is to understand tecnology it is important for us to have good knowledge about media first,by having known media it  becomes easy for one to explore the concept of tecnology as media forms a medium through which tecnology can known better and since culture has had its existence from the beginning and since it plays its part in both media and technology it is placed in between.

Or if not want to complicate things it could just be a simple reason that the sequence "media culture and technology" sounds better than if it could have been placed any other way around.

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UFO MOVIEZ

UFO Moviez India Limited is an India based company and the world’s largest satellite-based Digital cinema network. UFO offers electronic delivery of digitized full-length feature films and content in theatres via satellite across geographies. UFO Moviez technology helps to reduce piracy of movies.Leading Indian industrial house Apollo Tyres Group and international PE investors 3i UK and Providence Equity Partners have made investments in UFO Moviez. UFO Moviez acquired Scrabble entertainment with increasing the stake from 24% to 76% in 2011 . Today UFO has 4000 Digital screens across the globe.

History

UFO Moviez was founded by the Valuable Group in 2005 & it acquired a controlling stake in DG2L Technology Pvt Ltd in 2006, thereby gaining access to its Digital Cinema technology which was an MPEG-4 based, end-to-end solution comprising film capture, encoding, encryption, management, secure digital delivery and playback at the theater.Due to this MPEG-4 based encoding and encryption system, UFO could compress a large film to an optimal size and transmit the data via satellite directly to the theatres where its projectors were installed. UFO was able to facilitate the electronic delivery of digitized full-length feature films in theatres via satellite.

Identifying the business & market need, UFO Moviez followed Pay-per-show business model, which saved the average cost of releasing a film in the theatre incurred in print & logistics. It started charging the distributor only towards the actual use of its platform, i.e., when a film was actually played out in a theatre.At the theatre end, UFO Moviez decided to completely fund the investment required to be made in Digital Cinema equipment in theatres and then made it available to theatres on a rental basis.

UFO also extends the benefits of digital delivery and projection to the advertising fraternity by way of satellite based Digital Cinema Advertising.

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6TH BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(BIFFes)

The 6th Bangalore Inter­national Film Festival kicked off ceremoniously marking the arrival of the magical week for cinema lovers and movie buffs. The inauguration  took place at the Jnana Jyothi Auditorium at Central college campus. The event was inaugurated by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah and renowned film actor, Kamal Haasan.  Around 160 films representing 52 countries were screened in seven screens in the city. These include three screens at Fun Cinemas on Cunningham Road, two screens at Fame Lido, and Sulochana and Priyadarshini screens at the Department of Information and Badami House. In total there were about 230 screenings that took place  and there was an overwhelming response for all the 230 screenings. Films from different countries and movies of different genre were been screened,SAMURAI films of japan which were new to the country were also screened.The screening of several SHORT FILMS and DOCUMENTRIES also took place.

According to an estimation which i read over 4000 people watched an average of three to four films a day. Over 750 students from various colleges and film clubs attended the festival and watched the best of world cinema.

The above mentioned were the information i got to know about the film festival with the help of the internet and to have more information from movie buffs who experienced it live i spoke to my cousin who along with his friend had attended the gala event which took place in the city.According to him the fim festival was a major hit and it was very interesting as he got to watch films from different countries and also could experience different genre movies,he also mentioned to me that there were fight  for entries among movie lovers on several occasion. The one problem he faced was the "problem of plenty" there were many good films and he could not choose between tjhem and thats why he kept on looking for the reviews of the movies and watched them on basis of that.On one occasion he wanted to watch an italian film SALVO and an Indian film both of  these screnings were at the same time and thats why he often had to keep track of the repeat shows as he did not want to miss any of them.He did watch one among the five films of legendary kannada actor RAJKUMAR which were been screened in the film festival.He told me that there was a lot of buzz around the movie 'LUCIA' also because it was a kannada movie and had been nominated for a couple of awards,but told me that he couldn't watch the movie though. 

On the whole he summed it up by telling me that it was agood experience and film festivals such as these benefit movie buffs and gives us a chance to explore world cinema and learn more about it.

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TENT CINEMA

Tent cinema is one of the oldest forms of film watching,experienced before the era of cineplexes and multiplexes.Tent cinema emerged from the starting days of cinema in india.Tent cinema I believe has been the  inspiration for the cineplex and multiplexes of today.                      Movies were being screened not in spacious and huge auditoriums but instead in small tents.Movies were not displayed on 70mm screens but in small screens through projectors.the seating arrangements in a tent cinema are quite unimaginable,metal chairs were arranged and placed in order  and that was termed as "FIRST CLASS" and people were seated on ground making heaps of sand which formed the "GANDHI CLASS".Screnings of all regional  movies,bollywood hits and few hollywood flicks starting from black and white movies  until  recent colour movies takes place in tent talkies

As far as my own experience  I haven't had the experience of tent cinema but had a view of it from the outside as there was one tent talkies situated close to my place about 10-12 years back called"".My father has had the taste of tent cinema during his college days and he did share a few things about the experience with me there were lights fixed in pots hung at few places and the seating arrangements were of the first class and the gandhi class but mentioned that those experiences are something different and most loved by him and the fun he had cannot be explained as it can bec understood only when experienced by oneself and the rate of the ticket of his last movie was 15rs.

 TRAVELLING TENT CINEMA

As i was surfing on tne internet for information on tent cinema this is the one common thing i found-TRAVELLING TENT CINEMA.Traveling tent cinema has been got from the  legacy of the earlier version of public entertainment the circus. But in India it has  another dimension to it ,      it gets accompanied with JATRAS. Though in all other parts of the country and most probably even in the world, the traveling tent cinema, as a phenomenon, has faded  long back but in Maharashtra it is still going strong. There are about 40 registered Tent Cinema Companies in Maharashtra. One reason behind it is that   the companies have aligned themselves with the local socio-religious jatras that are very popular. The  vehicle carrying the deity or the saint  leads the procession of devotees and this is closely followed by the cinema truck with a giant projector placed on  top moving from village to village.

  TENT CINEMA  has died in big cities but still find its place in remote villages,the decline of tent cinema started with emergence cineplexes and the more popular and luxurious multiplexes but this is a n experience every movie lover should experience atleast once in a lifetime.Though Indian film industry is the largest producer of films in the world it accounts for a very small number of cinema theaters compared to other developed and developing countries.With the advent of film based television programme; real estate boom that has illegally destroyed many neighbourhood theatres and the opening of overseas market for Hindi cinema the number of functioning theatres is shrinking further. We should not let all these factors do what multiplexes did to tent cinema as movie watching in cinema halls needs to be protected.

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MY FAVOURITE ROMCOM MOVIES

The term  ROMCOM  brings a very interesting dimension compared to normal cinema as many would agree that comedy is one of the most difficult thing to try in movies and to make people laugh on what you have portrayed as comedy is the most difficult thing for any filmmaker.That is the reason that romantic comedy forms a fun filled and difficult set of jauniere films. romcoms may turn out to be to good to watch or may end up being baseless that is why it is necessary to have the right mix of romance and comedy in them and more importantly it is of finding the right trick that ends up working magic in the box office and one such director who seem to be getting it all right is a director from the south named M.RAJESH.He has blockbusters like Siva Manasula Sakthi,Oru kal oru kanadi,boss engira baskaran all being super hits.

  And two of my most favorite romcom movies "Boss Engira Baskaran" whose tagline Nanbenda turned viral and "Oru Kal Oru Kannadi", have been both eventually directed by him.

   My most favorite  being  ''Oru Kal Oru Kannadi",the movie is a laughter riot.It has  crazy stuff going all along and there wasn't a moment when i could stop laughing, it was complete madness at its best.Every character was very well defined and they played their roles superbly,the characterization was too good ant the director needs to be applauded for this,the dialogues were crazy and it caught up easily with the masses especially PARTHA the role played by SANTHANAM was the major attraction of the movie

.The movie starts with a flashback where Saravanan (Uday) and Parthasarathy (Santhanam) work at a multiplex and are close buddies. One day,  Saravanan sees Meera (Hansika) at a traffic signal and it is love at first sight for him. He desperately runs behind her to impress her and also takes the help of his friend Partha after several efforts he finally succeeds and wins over her heart.As it happens, there lies the twist, in the name of a  single phone call  things take a turn and Meera's wedding gets fixed with an industrialist's son. after a series of confusion created by the duo Partha and Saravanan the movie ends with Saravanan and Meera getting re-united

The film received mainly positive reviews.Sify called it a "rollicking comedy", stating: "If all you're looking for is a relaxed time at the movies, then, this is Good Fun. Go with your buddies, you'll laugh till you have tears in your eyes". The Times Of India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and quoted: "M Rajesh is a rarity in Tamil cinema. How else does one explain sitting through almost a three-hour-long movie without realizing the passage of time?"IndiaGlitz quoted "Oru Kal Oru Kannadi – Humor At Its Best!" and wrote that it was a "clean and convincing film that makes you laugh every minute" Behindwoods.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and quoted: "OK OK double OK".Oneindia expressed that the film "may not have a great story line, but watching the film is worth every penny".

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SINGLE SCREEN AND A MULTIPLEX THEATER

To start of with I haven’t watched a movie in a multiplex, but got to watch movies in single screen several times.Based on the discussions  made in class and the chat that i had with my cousin whose a movie freak and goes to multiplexes more than often i figured  out certain differences between a cineplex and a multiplex. 

To begin with the most important aspect of a movie going experience the TICKETS .In a multiplex the range of tickets begin from 250rs-400rs whereas in single screen it may start from 80rs.This would mean  middle class preferring the single screen theaters  more in comparison with the multiplexes who charge everything more. 

I heard that the the print provided by the producers are same for all the theaters be it a multiplex or a single screen,but multiplexes tend to have Dolby Digital/THX/Surround systems. Even more modern multiplexes have digital DLP projectors which really bring out the colors very well and the brightness and dark levels are superb. This is something which we do not get to find in a single screen theater. 

During the discussion in class this was one point which caught my attention the structure of the multiplex mall exploring the psychology of the consumer  where customers are made to pass all the floors in the shopping mall to  increases the possibility of them making other purchases.In a single screen the customer have the opportunity of only watching a movie and they end up doing only that.

Multiplexes provide a quality viewing experience and are generally located around shopping malls. Cineplexes are poorly maintained as the owners find it difficult to upgrade their facilities, due to lack of finance.

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           I also heard from my cousin that the youth prefer the multiplexes more as it provides them with the perfect atmosphere of watching a movie and since most of the multiplexes are situated in malls it turns out to make their weekends more fun filled than single screens.

So these were some things i got hear about the experience of watching movie in a single screen and a multiplex.To experience these stuff myself I would definitely watch a movie in a multiplex soon.

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TASK-2

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The HIDDEN FORTRESS this was the movie given to us as apart of our assignment on the world cinema.The task was to watch the movie with and without the subtitles and to post about the different experiences we had throughout

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I started watching it without the subtitles and found completely lost at times,it was funny at times though since the tone of their language had a weird touch to it and since nothing was understood from what  i was seeing things turned out to be bit funny.it was a weird and interesting experience actually since you tend to completely concentrate on what is happening as you cannot keep track of the otherwise.for every scene i watched i kept on guessing the story line and what the characters in the movie were trying to portray my imagination started getting big of trying what the probabilities would be and all i could understand was that two strange men are quarreling among themselves and there is war like scene happening and these men seem to be in a big trouble or have been captured and  found that they were going through a terrific situation.The guessing game was quite fun eventually.being impatient after  45 minutes of the movie I switched onto subtitles and started watching the movie with the subtitles.

Finally certain weird scenes started making sense to me and I was on the right track on the story line.the movie begins with two men who happen to be peasant are seen quarreling among themselves they seem to have escaped from a war camp and are trying to get back home due to their arguments they part ways and then after being captured once again they re-unite only to find gold in a piece of wood in search of more gold they run into General Rokurota Makabe who takes them to THE HIDDEN FORTRESS where the princess is kept in hide The general being aware of the greed  of the peasants uses them to help bring Princess Yuki  get through enemy territory and across the border to safety so she can reclaim her throne.The story then revolves around this very journey they undertake.

It was a good movie but felt it was too slow at some points which made it quite boring there were many things I liked about the movie,the bold characters of the princess and the general were impressive and the characterization of the peasants were interesting.The scene in which the general is seen chasing on a horse which I thought was shot brilliantly,the scenes in which the princess gets angered on knowing that her body double was being sacrificed and when she saves a woman of her own clan from being a slave and in the end the song she sings speaks of her concerns towards her people all  of these scenes has brought out out the personality of the princess beautifully.

                There has been a lot of comparisons between THE HIDDEN FORTRESS AND THE STAR WARS as the latter is an inspiration of the former ,I haven't watched STAR WARS so I read through an article which spoke of these two films and got to know though one was made from the inspiration of the other the characterization differed. In  THE HIDDEN FORTRESS where the peasants had a grey touch to them and were not useful to the princess ,in STAR WARS the characters were on the good side would be able to make a more evident judgement if would have watched it.

On  the whole the movie THE HIDDEN TREASURE was a good experience in  trying get a taste of  world cinema

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Task-1

MY FIRST MOVIE EXPERIENCE

I have good memories and remember very well about my first movie.It is quite interesting to know on how I got to watch my first movie.Watching the movie clippings aired on TV I started imitating the dance steps and the signature  style of the hero in the movie.I started performing these stunts every now and then and would even perform them whenever we went outside, feeling quite embarrassed about my acts my father decided  to take me to the movie I had developed the craze for.I barely can remember of how excited I was in getting to watch a movie but just remember that on our way to the theater I kept on asking my mother about how the movie would look like and how long it would take us to get there.

I  was taken to the PALLAVI  theater to watch SUPERSTAR RAJINIS PADIYAPPA which had such craze all over and it was nothing less for me. Finally on reaching my destination  i got to witness a huge crowd and could not understand on how such a big crowd would be seated together to watch a single film.Standing  in the queue I proceeded towards the  cinema hall, as I entered I could hardly see anything as it was very dark and got frightened initially, then as I went inside I was clueless as to where they were taking me as we had to walk a few steps  to find the seats, finally I was made to sit in my seat and it felt very comfortable and I was thrilled. After a while ,the moment I anticipated the most arrived, the film started I was amused to see the size of the screen I could not even imagine that I would get to watch the movie in such a big tv as I did not get the concept of  screen and stuff this is the term I used,the sound effects got me frightened initially but it got me thrilled as i got into the mood of watching movie in a theater and after on began enjoying it  as I could feel the vibe. I started jumping in my seat when my hero Rajini's entry began I was very excited and found that people around me were very much thrilled than I was as I could hear people screaming and the whistle sound could tear Into any ear drums though several aspects of the theater got me frightened but this part of the movie watching experience brought to me a great feeling of excitement and joy.Watching my hero do his signature style on such a big screen was such a thrilling moment.

The big screen, the booming sound effects,the popcorn, the vibe in the theater and more importantly The crazy crowd who always go bizerk screaming and shouting,  and having got a taste of all of this all for the first time was a complete feeling all together.

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WEEK 3 ON THE INTERNET

I began this week by reading blogs of few Indian bloggers,one of the interesting blogs was the blog titled “PINK DIARIES”

It had a female blogger who had named herself Inky  Pinky. The blog was all about girly stuff,it completely spoke of shopping as shopping is girls favorite thing to do.I  searched on to find that the blog did only speak of shopping and sales and nothing else.I read few of its popular posts which had a post on the “Baggit Bags”,trendy “Yellow Shoes” and about a recent “Garaga Sale”

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The blogger spoke of the trendy stuffs and the recent collections available and spoke why she liked or disliked the recent trendy stuff.The blog was a complete review  of the latest fashion collection starting from shoes,bags,cosmetics,dresses etc…. .and everything which fascinates a girl.Finally it had a few male followers too.

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WEEK 3 ON THE INTERNET

I began this week by reading blogs of few Indian bloggers,one of the interesting blogs was the blog titled "PINK DIARIES"

It had a female blogger who had named herself Inky  Pinky. The blog was all about girly stuff,it completely spoke of shopping as shopping is girls favorite thing to do.I  searched on to find that the blog did only speak of shopping and sales and nothing else.I read few of its popular posts which had a post on the "Baggit Bags",trendy "Yellow Shoes" and about a recent "Garaga Sale"

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The blogger spoke of the trendy stuffs and the recent collections available and spoke why she liked or disliked the recent trendy stuff.The blog was a complete review  of the latest fashion collection starting from shoes,bags,cosmetics,dresses etc.... .and everything which fascinates a girl.Finally it had a few male followers too.