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Tramlines 2022! What an opportunity to film!

I had the amazing opportunity to go film Tramlines 2022. Having had this on my bucket list for a few years now, it felt just as I imagined being there. The thrill of being in the pits and capturing such huge artists such as Sigrid and Sam Ryder doesn’t feel better (I’m secretly a massive fan of Sigrid). I just wanted to share that I had this opportunity and check out this short highlight video (built for Instagram, hence the short-ness) to showcase the event.

tags: tramlines, tramlines 2022, 2022, music, music festival, festival, sheffield, hillsborough, music video, music festival video, festival video, festival highlight video, tramlines video, dop, cinematographer, videographer, video production
Thursday 07.28.22
Posted by Darshan Gajjar
 

DocFest 2022 - What a year!

A photo of us low-key wearing the same outfit.

DocFest 2022 has been such an amazing year. We’re finally back in person and being able to physically meet people is something that was very much missed from the previous years. I really enjoyed sitting in a darkened room and taking in all the beauty of each film I watched. Additionally I had a lot of opportunities this year, including moderating a Q&A for the international premiere for Dancing Pina. There’s much to be said about this year and I will keep raving about it!

As said, I hosted the Q&A and international premiere for Dancing Pina by Florian Heinzen-Ziob, a fantastic filmmaker. I was extremely grateful to be asked to moderate this event. It’s a great feeling to be recognised for my own dance film and then to be asked for this event. Not only did it make sense, but it also gave me the opportunity to discuss my own project and learn from a great filmmaker like Florian. If you get a chance, go watch Dancing Pina, it’s absolutely stunning and inspiring, it’s definitely going to influence the way I continue filming dancers.

asif kapadia docfest 2022

On top of that, I got to meet Asif Kapadia which is mad cool! Then I also DOP’d one of the films in his 24 hour make a documentary challenge. This was a crazy opportunity that I am very thankful to be a part of. Watching what everyone had made in 24 hours really highlighted the local filmmaking community and how team work shines in any production. There were some absolutely stunning films and I hope to attend and possibly be a part of it next year.

tags: DocFest 2022, DocFest, DoP, Director, Filmmaker, cinematography, Cinematographer, Documentary, FIlmmaking, Event, Asif Kapadia, Dancing Pina
Wednesday 06.29.22
Posted by Darshan Gajjar
 

And post production starts!

And finally we’re here. It’s been an absolute blast of a journey shooting this documentary but we’ve come to an end. It feels so weird to wrap on a project that you’ve been dreaming about making for the past three years. We literally stopped after the last shot and it hit me, wow, that’s it. Not really though…

In documentary the story is actually made not before, but after. It’s really formed in post by the editor and as much as I planned out how I want it to look, I’m aware that it won’t be that. We’ve shot things that haven’t gone to my original plan, but in a positive way. We’ve captured additional things such as breaking competitions and explored stories through peoples personal lives. I’'m really excited to see how Katie takes on the edit and I will keep you all updated as much as possible!

Thank you for sticking around,

Darshan.

Wednesday 06.22.22
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