Tag: INTM

Lets go Social !!!

Social’s ,heard so much about this place ,from so many people but hadn’t ever been to one yet .Last evening post the press conference of India’s next topModel we the team of production house ,wanted to go to a chilled out place and enjoy some drinks and so here we were at socials the entrance bright orange like a small security cabin and as you enter a large garage with brick walls around ,the wiring seen around ,office chairs , canteen stools ,old chairs and off course sofa around .As I looked around, I noticed there was a patch of white ,painted between the brick wall to “project ” important events and matches from the globe .Well this is just the ambience/atmosphere .The food was with a twist again ,with “vada Pav ” concept was inspired for the Shammi kebab Pav ,the Ice tea was served in a long bowl ,that’s not all the kitchen had the tea pots like the ones available in the street sellers ,the bottles hung upside down on open shelf with the other cutlery around and the cocktails were served with creatively especially the one with mirror and agarbatti and lime .
A very relaxed place to hang out .

Press confrence !!!

  Press conference ,I had just only read about how and what happens at one .But last afternoon had the opportunity to attend one myself,not as journalist but as an audience from the production house .Along with  the broadcaster Mtv .The press conference while it was waiting to happen,Gave me  time in  meeting few of the contestant who were there ,the panel and the channel team.Which turned out to be  the interesting part .soon the press conference began and the panel the contestant were introduced and it was nice to  see that the contestant had become very confident in their approach and the way they answered the question without hesitation was great. And all  this in  15 days of their life being part of this show India’s next top model had changed them in all aspects .This press conference was different since right from the scratch /beginning you have been part of the show and every stage you can see the grooming  of the   contestant  and the working of  the panel  .

summer experience !!

These 20 days working with MTV INDIA’S NEXT TOP MODEL’S  was an experience ,worth sharing and so let me tell you about the behinds the scene action that go on before we finally air the show on television ,There is a lot of co-ordination thats needs to be looked into ,right from the production team to knowing  exactly how many cameras would be needed for the show,the sound for input and output ,and that’s not all what time shift is needed ?,will it be a 12 hour shift if its 12 hour shift ,when does it start .The co-odination for the guest judges ,what time is the car needed to be sent ,what time are the expected to arrive ,what are their requirements ,also the co-ordination for the lighting where does the light needed to be placed ,how light is needed for the perfect shots ,the costumes colours that might or might not suit the background ,The size and design for the setting for the art direction team to make the sets where the maths that you learnt comes in use .If  you thought this is all ?think again ,the number of people today on the sets  required are from caterers for food to analyzing the, cost to  be added on daily bases with cancellation of any shoot ,These  are the  few of the points .But the most important ones are  Time management to get things rolling on time and not just getting blank footage of nothing happening to the rehearsals to get the perfect output .And now here it comes the most basic requirement which we keep hearing  wheres the script ? A script to outline exactly whats happened in the day and dialogues to have the catch phrases for the challenges being summarized .Oh!!! how could  I forget this the moments of all the shoots being stalled for conflicts of interest just because we hit the wrong notes!! any guesses what this is ? EGO ,yes being egoistic for all the wrong reasons ,oh!! might be the right reason for the one who felt hurt .If you are egoistic you cannot be in this field because here ,we are a team working to live one mans dream .
And to conclude all that glitters is not gold ,and being transparent and having effective communication skills are much needed here .