Emerging technologies have certainly made life entertaining. The long queue in front of theatres and lack of time will no longer dissuade you from watching films, your favourite hobby, as it will be right there, in your pockets, in your mobile phone and captured using the same medium.
Mobile phones have now become the latest outlet for those creative minds that had hitherto been restricted by technical and financial constraints. Be it a birthday party or a college function, owners of every mobile phone equipped with a camera captures videos but few take it beyond just documenting an event.
With technologically advanced mobiles entering the market, capturing feature length films have become easier. Marcello Mencarini and Barbara Seghezzi from Italy claimed to have made the first feature-length documentary titled New Love Meeting in 2006 using a mobile phone. The 93 minutes documentary was completely shot using a Nokia N90.
India, as always, is not far behind in adopting new trends especially when it comes to film-making. Recently, a team of two, Satheesh Kalathil and Sujith made a 25-minute mobile documentary Veenavadanam. They are now in the process of making a full-length film called Jalachayam.
Though many argue that this type of filmmaking will mar the quality of the product with lack of technical finesse, it is widely accepted that it is the most convenient mode of film making for the fast moving generation. Like the famed film festivals, there has also been mobile film making competitions in the past. In 2006, Discovery Channel in collaboration with Nokia had launched the Mobile Film Makers Award. Then, there was the Nokia-Whistling Woods Mobile Film Contest in 2007. The newest in the league is the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication in Pune that will host the digital entertainment festival, DigitAll Movement (DAM) from February 1-3. “We have tapped in on this latest trend and included a segment called ‘On the Spot Mobile Film Contest’ where participants will have to shoot a film using mobile phones and upload it on a computer”, explains Shagufta Ahmed, coordinator of the event.
“Now it isn't necessary to have expensive equipment to make a film. The mobile is a relatively easy and cheap medium for showcasing talents of a new breed of creative thinkers. All you need is your mobile phone and your imagination and voila, you have your film!” says Divya Nair, a Mass Communication student from the Mumbai University. Competitions like DAM certainly give these youngsters the confidence and a platform that allows possibilities like never before.
With technology and people constantly on the move, mobiles have revolutionised the communication. With films being captured on this device, the revolution has reached its zenith. The new generation of mobile filmmakers is all geared up. Their success stories are just a click away!
-Sajna Menon
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