the trip that almost ended before it started

North east riders mania gets on in a few days & I am ready to travel the 4000 km round trip to go meet my friends from different mothers.

20th I plan to start ,  having  done the needful on 19th nov. Buying stuff & having

Packed my tent & camping stuff,  I Did a test run on how to pile it all on the bike & finally am in bed by 2245,  having closed doors n windows in my room I go to bed, nice & toasty , very comfortable.

Have closed the house too as it's cold outside, no cold fresh air comming in. ( not advisable)

Well 20th 0500 hours I wake up, am still tired inspite of 6 hrs sleep , i  am  feeling low .

I lounge in bed n finally descide to call off my trip, don't know why but I just did n went back to sleep.

Previous night i

Had requested my aunt from a few blocks away to drop by 0630 hours to see me off. N she did come, her knocking made me wake up n I opened the door, i stood outside the door with  her,  as I gulped the fresh air I was ready to go.  I was in fact dying to get on with the trip

Clock 0640 hrs 

BASICALLY  HAVING SLEPT WITH WINDOWS CLOSED N THE STALE AIR HAD EFFECTED ME ( never do it) 

Shower done I got to packing my bags & by 715hrs i was all set a cuppa cofee &  we was  ready to be up n away   

( Machette &  his ride )

0810 I was on the road off to kolkata for the first leg of my journey. 

First stop was at 1015 hours, I was at behragora 105 km from house 

Food was egg- tarka &  roti at hotel durga.

 I was on the rtoad again 

I knew when Jharkhand ended as the roads were really good n barely a pothole in sight as I rode into West Bengal, 

am in 2nd state on this trip.

The villages mostly had flashing lights to warn motorists of people crossing ot

Traffic cops 

Manned the crossings it  was a pleasure to ride for the next 200 km

As I reached dankuni 25 km from the city, speed limit was followed by all , n traffic was slow, real slow

Traffic fines sure meems to have worked making folks follow the law.

1430 hours saw me at saltlake base camp for next two days.

#nerm2019 #rajatghosh

#motorbikeride #tata #kolkata #traffic #livelife

Language of Filmmaking -2 - bengali New year

Let me say , rather wish you all HApppy new year

Movie, MON ONCLE – 1958, French film which uses high key for happy scenes,

Low-key lighting typically, is film noir, dark story to be told,

Movie – Blond Venus, 1932,

Grafter 1990

Vampire- 1932

EXPRESSINISM it does not typically represent reality, it transcends the moment, often used in cinema, in 1930 ‘s it attempts to capture the inner feelings

IMPRESSINISM like the name suggests, typically attempts to capture the impressions

Movie – the cabin of Dr Calligari

Nosferatu– 1922

The night of the hunter 1955

1910 – 20 - expressionism

1930 – 40 classical Hollywood

1940 onwards – Hollywood NOIr

1940 – 60 - Neorealism

1960 – 90 – New Hollywood movies

Bound 1960

The man who was not there 2000

B/W is a more stylized, and signature style of filmmaking

Narrative style of filmmaking in 1917 was Greed.

NATALIE Clamus, color supervisor, was a moving force at Technicolor,

And attempted to dictate what colors signified, n what emotion it was going to create,

While the viewer is actually the one who associates and lets diff colors help arise diff emotions, based on sub cultures in reality

The movie, Eureka, in 1984 used the color red as a narrative means, as did schidlers list

CAMERA MOVEMENTS CAN BE SUED TO CREATE AND INFLUENCE audience by creative usage of distance / angle / inclination / frame / color / all these combined together can also create deep space

To enhance Depth of field, low and high camera angle is used

Selective lighting . layered lighting also does the same

Different layers of actions inside which are shot specific lensing .

Wide angle lens – rumble fish

Clockwork orange used to great effect

Tele Lens creating shallow focus , in movies like –

Angel 1937

A women under influence 1974

Gerry 2002

DEconstructing harry 1997 are good examples

back to NEW year history :

King Shoshangko of ancient Bengal, who ruled approximately between 590 CE and 625 CE, is credited with starting the Bengali era. His kingdom encompassed West Bengal, Bangladesh and parts of Bihar, Orissa and Assam. The starting point of the Bengali era is estimated to be on Monday, 12 April 594 in the Julian Calendar and Monday, 14 April 594 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. The Bengali calendar is derived from the Hindu solar calendar, which is itself based on the Surya Siddhanta.

Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar is a purely lunar calendar, it does not coincide with the harvest. As a result, farmers were hard-pressed to pay taxes out of season. In order to streamline tax collection, the Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered a reform of the calendar. Accordingly, Fatehullah Shirazi, a renowned scholar and astronomer, formulated the Bengali year on the basis of the Hijri lunar and Hindu solar calendars. The new Fasli San (agricultural year) was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from Akbar's ascension to the throne in 1556. The new year subsequently became known as Bônggabdo or Bengali year.

riding east on green horse

406 miles in 6hr, 30 minutes, with 3 pit stops.

started on sunday 1020 am from : chandler, Az to reach at 1640 at Culver city , LA.

was a fine drive, spoke to pals for at least 4 30 hrs, while I had network on the phone, sure helped me stay awake, thank u to :

sajana

hilary

kool ray

maria

diana

mansie ( hope your back is doing better now )

and yes was stopped by a mobile emigration check point on the arizona - california border, saw it for the 1st time, oh well the reign of fear I guess :)

Most chat seems to be about

What could have been, what chances were missed, what mistakes were made?
(Things on the past that one can do nothing about)
Or

What will happen, scary things that might happen, problems that might happen?
Difficulties that may arise.
(Scared of future)

What about the present I ask?
Better to be quiet and meditate, me thinks ;)

A village called Turi

Lonely road, take me home.

the color red are synonimous with these lovely people

Sharing wall space with the pet goat

daddy has his kid, I have my goat
he says
A village called, Turi

10 km from tatanagar, simple people, with there simple lives

Reservations vs Equality

Reservations for women

While world over Women want equality

The Indian woman wants reservation, to be an ornament

No matter what the performance, the women cant get a 2^nd term, and

“The bill achieves what? “

Tadoba National park

U my dinner?

U guys vegetarian?

Tadoba, National park in Maharastra, The animals are plenty and seem to ask:

Do I look over the shoulder?

Or a direct Gaze?

Or ???

Excellent shoot we had .