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The Art of CRAFT
Naresh Sharma
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What one best can give the other is the Aesthetic Sensibility. With this motive in mind and CRAFT as a maneuver, Naresh Sharma, Director, CRAFT shares his ideas and concepts with noted theater critic Kuljeet Singh for www.artconcerns.com.
Center for Research in Art of Film and Television (CRAFT) is a nonprofit organization registered as a Public Charitable Trust. It was established to strengthen education, training, creativity, research, documentation, dissemination, criticism, distribution, and collaborations across disciplines in the field of film and television. Also to impart quality education in the field of film, television, and other media through short term and long term courses with specialization in various disciplines.
The Centre organises seminars, lectures, conferences, and film festivals spanning fiction, documentary, short, and animation films in cooperation with other film organizations. It also provides fellowship for research and development in film and television art.
It imparts an online archive and database on Indian and international cinema on matters related to production, exhibition, and distribution of films in India and abroad. Besides, CRAFT desires to act as a coordinating agency between Broadcasting stations and film and television production companies and promote sensible and socially relevant cinema in schools and colleges.
With the best of practitioners from the industry and eclectic mix of Guest Faculties, the Centre endeavours to provide the students exposure to almost all related genres including Theatre, Electronic and Print Media, Event Management and Public Relations.
Some of the visiting faculties include:
Sagar Sarhadhi - Well-known for the screenplay/dialogue for Yash Chopra's masterpieces such as Khabhi Khabhi, Silsila, and Chandni as well as for the critically acclaimed Bazaar and the super hit Kaho Na Pyar Hai.
Bhimsain - Internationally acclaimed versatile director with 24 national and international awards. Well-known works include films such as Gharonda (featuring Amol Palekar) and Dooriyaan (featuring Sharmila Tagore), Chotta Birbal (TV serial—Animation).
Aseem Sinha - An editing graduate from FTII, batch of 1989, he has edited more than 25 feature films for directors like Shyam Benegal, Kundan Shah, and Ketan Mehta.
Amitabh Shukla - An editing graduate from FTII, batch of 1999, he has edited films such as Paheli (featuring Shah rukh Khan), Bluff Master (featuring Abhishek Bachchan), Chalte Chalte (directed by Aziz Mirza), and Krrish (featuring Hrithik Roshan).
Priya Krishnaswamy - An editing graduate from FTII, batch of 1987, she has edited films such as Bhopal Express (directed by Mahesh Mathai) and Bombay Boys (directed by Kaizad Gustad).
Sudeep Chatterjee - A cinematography graduate from FTII, batch of 1994, he has worked on films such as Road (produced by Ram Gopal Verma), Kyon Ho Gaya Na (produced by Boney Kapoor), and Iqbal (directed by Nagesh Kuknoor).
Santosh C. Tundiyal - A cinematography graduate from FTII, batch of 1994, he has worked on films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (directed by Karan Johar), Pinjar (featuring Manoj Bajpai and Urmila Matondkar), and Krrish (featuring Hrithik Roshan).
Resul Pookutty - A sound recording graduate from FTII, batch of 1995, he has worked as chief sound recordist for films such as Black (featuring Amitabh Bachchan), Zinda (featuring Sanjay Dutt), Everybody Says I Am Fine (featuring Rahul Bose), and Mixed Doubles (featuring Konkona Sen Sharma).
Hareender D. Nath - A sound recording graduate from FTII, batch of 1993, he has worked as chief sound recordist for films such as Naach, Gaayab, Jungle, Company, Bhoot (directed by Ram Gopal Verma), Dhoom (for Yash Raj films), Jhankar Beats, Ek Haseena Thi, James, and Kaal. He has won Filmfare awards for Bhoot and Dhoom.
Atul Tiwari - An NSD graduate, batch of 1983, he has co-written the screenplay/dialogue for films such as Dharavi (by Sudhir Mishra), Fire (directed by Deepa Mehta), Mission Kashmir (by Vidhu Vinod Chopra), and Netajee Subhash Chandra Bose (by Shyam Bengal).
Brajeshwar Madan - Hindi Academy award-winning short story writer. His work as Film Critics for last 30 years has appeared in all daily newspapers. He has been honored with National award in 1987 for best writing in cinema.
Why CRAFT?
Center for Research in Art of Film and Television (CRAFT) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered as a public charitable trust to impart quality education in the field of film, television, and other media arts through short and long-term courses with specialization in various disciplines.
While many mass communication courses exist at the Bachelor's and Master's level in Delhi, CRAFT has decided to introduce one-year, full-time postgraduate advance diplomas.
“Today, we are living in an era of microspecialization. Besides FTII, not many institutes offer specialization courses in media arts. Moreover, the usual intake of aspirants in so-called mass communication courses is 45-60, where imparting practical training is not viable. Most of these courses run on a theoretical syllabus devised by academic council members who are not industry practitioners”, says Naresh.
“Therefore, we have realized the need for specialization courses run by current industry practitioners”, completes Naresh enthusiastically.
CRAFT is a quality education venture rather than a business. We have the desire and the required contacts within the film industry to invite professionals to conduct workshops/seminars. CRAFT operates on a corporate pattern rather than on a bureaucratic system.
In view of the above, the courses offered at CRAFT are distinguished by the following unique features:
- Specialized courses as opposed to mass communication.
- Low teacher-student ratio, with10 seats per course.
- Guest faculty from the Mumbai Film Industry.
- Training oriented towards film aesthetics.
- Hands-on experience based on current industry requirement.
- Rigorous training assuring guaranteed top placements.
Our mission is to 'create a stream of qualified cinematic professionals'. Our main focus is to provide hands-on training to individuals with latest equipment.
This is an autonomous programme that will train students to find the best placement in the industry. We look forward to students who aspire for a rewarding career in the film and television industry and related media.
Welcome to the fraternity of experts.
Naresh Sharma
Cinematographer.Academician.Curator
As Cinematographer :
After graduating from film and television institute of India, (FTII, Pune ) in Dec. 1993, he acquired on floor expertise while working with ace cinematographers like Ashok Mehta and Vikas shaivaraman.
His independent work of Ad films, promos, corporate and documentaries includes the clientele of agencies like Grey worldwide, Triton advertising, Bharat Bala Prods, Shot in the dark, Mise-en-scene, Squirkle, Percept Advertising, Universal Music,T-series,Channel [ v ] ,B4U and others. Among the well known work includes Music video “Nishani” of pop artist Jassi..
# In 2001,he shot feature length fiction film directed by Senior FTII graduate,1974 batch, on 35mm format. ”Ladli”, funded by Childrens Film Society Of India, to create awareness about female infanticide.
# In 2005, he shot 2nd feature length fiction film on 35mm Cinemascope format “Sonam” about the Monapa community of Arunachal pradesh.
International Exposure:
As DOP
# He got the opportunity to travel extensively in Europe while shooting shot fiction film ”Vivere” based on a song by Luciano Pavarotti, directed by Martin Srebotnajek.
# He holds the credit of being only director of photography from India to shoot underwater on more than 40 islands in the Bahamas and Caribbean for a series called “Diving spots of the Caribbean & Bahamas”.
As Curator:
# Invited to SUC-SCHUTE 97 as a curator for a retrospective of FTII diploma films package to a Short, animation, & documentary film festival in Potsdam near Berlin, Germany.
# Invited to 34th Tampere international Film Festival, 2004, Finland. to curate a show of Activist Films From India.
# Invited as delegate to the location tours made during the first exclusive Indian film festival in Stuttgart “Bollywood and beyond” July 2004 in Germany.
# curator to Indian film festival in Stuttgart “Bollywood and beyond” 2004,2005 ,july 2006 edition in Germany.
As Script writer for Public service animation films:
Four animation films scripted by him, without dialogue, were funded by National Literacy Mission. These films are aimed to mobilize the volunteers and are animated and directed by National award winner animators Kireet Khurana & Bhimsain.
As Academician:
Since 1997,conducting workshops/lectures as guest faculty in prestigious communication institutes schools like MCRC Jamia , FTII Pune , DFFB berlin,HFF Munich, SNDT Bombay, XIC Bombay etc on varied topics of cinema.
As Director of Documentary Films:
- All Time Blues: 30 mins, produced by PSBT, explores the brass band music culture in India
- Rotigraphers of India: 30 mins, produced by PSBT, brings forwards the personal and professional life of local photographic community.
- Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections: 30 Mins. (35mm film format) for Ministry of External affairs, explores the universality of dance form via Kathak, Flamenco, American Tap Dance and European Ballet. Featuring: Padamshree Shovana Narayan Traxl as the lead artist; Spanish Flamenco dancer Omayra Amaya; Guitarist Pedro Cortes from Miami; Spanish Singer Julio Gabber; Australian Ballet dancer Stacy; German Pianists Thomas Bartosch and Herman Sausen, and French Tap dancer Herve Dominique le Goff.
Current assignment:-working on the Fiction feature film script based on the best seller of Hindi Literature “Aapaka Bunty” by Mannu Bhandari.
For details contact
Center for Research in Art of Film and Television (CRAFT)
SIRI FORT COLLEGE, 3rd FLOOR
PLOT NO - 8 SECTOR 25
ROHINI INSTITUTATIONAL AREA
NEW DELHI - 110 085
sharmanaresh@hotmail.com
Tel. +91 9910161695
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