Academy and Emmy nominated Hollywood film experts at 46th IFFI

The 46th International Film Festival of India is leaving no stone unturned to bring an international appeal in terms of celebrities, filmmakers and film content. The festival is hosting an outstanding line up of global experts including Academy members who are taking masterclasses on different topics like sound design, film casting, costume design to name a few. These masterclasses are not only providing an opportunity to learn the different aspects of filmmaking but also offering a great insight about the life and time of famous international technicians and experts.

In line up to the same, Mark Mangini, the three time Academy award nominated Sound Designer and Musician, Re-recording mixer and Lecturer said that the idea of Sound Designing is to creatively, aesthetically and imaginatively collect all the data and sync it with the story of the film in real time. A Sound Designer makes sure how the sound is telling the story of movie. The sound designing is very interesting part of a film which allows the audience to be a part of the story." Mark Mangini has made his life's work creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricating sonic realities for theatrical motion pictures. Mark has worked on various notable films including 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Gremlins', 'Die Hard', 'Star Trek', 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Aladdin', 'The Fifth Element', 'The Green Mile', 'Warrior' and 'Jack the Giant Slayer' He is currently a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the Sound Branch.

Talking in masterclass on film casting, Nancy Bhishop, the Emmy nominated casting director and the member of Casting Society of America said, "I did not know nothing about the film and film casting. I learned that there are good actors who do not get enough exposure and that's how my career started as a casting director. I am happy to be here at International Film Festival of India. In my masterclasses, I will be sharing my insights on Casting process and different steps that go into film casting." Answering a question- where do you find the talent, Nancy said that acting schools, Film festivals, theatre, workshops are the some of the places where I scout for the talent. Sometimes, street casting comes handy in a case of urgency. Nancy has been retained as casting director by dozens of major screen producers and directors, including Brad Bird, (Mission Impossible IV), Roman Polanski (Oliver), and Ridley Scott (Child 44). She also was nominated for an Emmy Award for her casting work on AnneFrank: The Whole Story, ABC/Disney Studios.

The 11-day festival will be conducting masterclasses with Academy members and experts on varied film concepts along with daily interactions with them. It is an effort to give a new edge to Indian cinema at the time when the Indian film content is competing with global cinema.

Source : Equity Bulls

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