 It has been decided to revive the periodical, Lensight with a fresh approach and new features on regular basis. The new outlook of ‘Lensight’ will include articles, in English and Hindi, on various aspects of Cinema, Television and other entertainment forms. In this connection, all the FTII students, with an intuition to write on film and television, are requested to contribute heartily for the periodical. The proposed topics can be discussed with the Director or Shri Satish Kumar, Dean (Films) or Shri Chandrashekhar Joshi, Film Research Officer.
We expect a good response from all the FTII students, both from film and television courses to make it a successful venture again.
Editorial:
This is a revival of ‘Lensight’ after almost eight years. But this is revival in a new form, with a shift in focus and perspective. ‘Lensight’ shall no longer be a mere ‘technical’ journal for celluloid professionals, rather it would touch upon a variety of facets of films and media – critical appreciation of films, personalities, music, etc; as well as the dialectics of their organic interaction with society and its trends. We hope that this endeavor would help in getting a wider readership for ‘Lensight’. 
This issue of ‘Lensight’ is concentrated on films. It encapsulates a wide range of subjects – from a critical evaluation of some memorable Hindi films of the 50s and 60s to an in-depth analysis of Renoir’s masterpiece ‘Rules of the Game’, from an examination of ‘looking’ and ‘image making’ in literature, theatre and cinema through the story of Sakuntala to a reliving of the experience of cinema through ‘A Space Odyssey’ or via the struggles and the turmoils faced in the making of the award-winning diploma film ‘Udedh Bun’, from reflection on writing in films to a commentary on films and social change. This volume also include articles as tribute to V. Shantaram and Nabendu Ghosh, interviews with Raj Kumar Hirani and Enoch Daniels, a journey through the Korean film industry, an interesting poetic interpretation of Bollywood as well as some thoughts on film and recorded music.
It is particularly heartening that not only experts and the faculty of FTII but even the students of the Institute have contributed in this revival of ‘Lensight’. It is this enthusiastic response that inspires us to plan at least three issues of ‘Lensight’ every year. We hope that with the continued support of contributors and readers, we shall be successful in continuing this venture.
Pankaj Rag
A BI-LINGUAL JOURNAL OF FILM AND MEDIA (LENSIGHT - 1st Issue)
Contents :
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| 1) |
Top Ten Hindi Films mainly from the 50s and 60s– Prof. Suresh Chabria |
| 2) |
Music in Cinema– P. K. Nair |
| 3) |
The Theme of Social and Political Consciousness as a Challenge for Indian Recorded Music- Pankaj Rag |
| 4) |
The Aural Experience of 2001 : A Space Odyssey – Tathagata Singha |
| 5) |
In The Land of Kim Ki-duks and Park Chan-wooks – Chandrashekhar Joshi |
| 6) |
Shakuntala – Gayatri Chatterjee |
| 7) |
Writers as Actors, Actors as Writers- Arno Krimmer |
| 8) |
Rules of the Game and Playtime- Sreya Chatterjee |
| 9) |
Making of Udedh Bun – Siddhartha Sinha |
| 10) |
Enoch Daniels : Arranging the great scores! – Chandrashekhar Joshi |
| 11) |
Good Bye Bernd! Reflections On Screenplay Writing – Arno Krimmer |
| 12) |
Darsheel, Amol Gupte and Taare Zameen Par’– Jyothi Venketesh |
| 15) |
Bollywood : Ek Khamoshi hai, sunati hai kaha karati hai – Rashi Mishra |
| 16) |
Ek Sakshatkar : Raj Kumar Hirani – Ajay Brahmatmaj |
| 17) |
Film aur Samajik Parivartan – Prof. Satish Bahadur |
| 18) |
Sanskruti ke chak par uga adha Chandra – Yatin Mishra |
| 19) |
Beesavi sadi ka sahitya uka sada runi rahega – Sunil Mishra |
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LENSIGHT - 2nd Issue
Contents :
| 1) |
Om Shanti Om : A tale of self-reflection from Bollywood |
– Ratnakar Tripathy |
| 2) |
Appaji |
- Satish Kumar |
| 3) |
A Question of Realism |
- P. K. Nair |
| 4) |
Rules of the Game and Playtime (IInd Part) |
- Sreya Chatterjee |
| 5) |
Film Market and the Telugu Nation |
- S. V. Srinivas |
| 6) |
How Our Films took after then and still taking |
- Firoze Rangoonwalla |
| 7) |
High Dynamic Range in Still and Motion Picture Photography |
- K. G. Soman |
| 8) |
Design in The Apu Trilogy |
- Satish Bahadur |
| 9) |
A Search for that Perfect Indian Documentary |
- Anu Radha |
| 10) |
Swanand Kirkire Se Batchit |
- Ajay Brahmatmaj |
Lensight Revived !
Here is Great news!
The FTII has revived the professional journal, Lensight. It was earlier a quarterly publication and then it was published twice a year. Lensight used to publish articles by professionals and teachers elaborating various technical and aesthetic advancements in the entertainment industry. Now, It will also have articles on the process of making of film and Television projects, the problems as well as challenges faced and the solutions sought.
Besides contributions from FTII teachers and staff members, renowned personalities and professional are writing articles and sharing their experiences in the field on the platform of Lensight.
Lensight has already earned huge goodwill among film and television professionals, teachers and students.
Do you wish to contribute to Lensight on the above line or even an independent expression?
Feel free to communicate.
Chandrashekhar Joshi
Film Research Officer
Email: lensight@ftiindia.com
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