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As he spoke with confidence and passion about his craft, Hollywood script writing guru Syd Field enthralled the high profile crowd of Indian cinema through his words of wisdom. Invited to India by UTV Motion Pictures, Field, who is delivering a two-day long seminar on the nuances of screen writing, had the sharpest brains of Indian cinema present to hear him talk about the craft of what forms the basis of every film ' the screenplay. 'In Hollywood, filmmaking is all about hopes. Only after 11 years of hoping can your screenplay see the light of the day in the form of a film,' said the master screenwriter, who has collaborated with such noted filmmakers as Alphonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien), James L. Brooks (Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets), Luis Mandoki (When A Man Loves A Woman), Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields, The Mission), and Tony Kaye (American History X). Over the years of writing various screenplays, reading some more of them while working at a production house, and teaching about screenplay, he said that he has now come to the conclusion that he does not aim to teach anything new, but just aims to sharpen the skills of the participants who attend his workshops. 'The principles of screen writing cannot be taught; it is a craft that has to be nurtured and sharpened,' he said. According to Field, the film becomes an individual experience, which is larger than any culture. 'When a film like Rang De Basanti hits the international market, it becomes evident that the film is universal and manages to touch and inspire people globally,' he said, while talking about the elements that make a screenplay of a film unique. Among those present at his workshop included filmmakers Kamal Haasan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey, Sanjay Gadhvi, Ramesh Sippy, Raju Hirani, Sanjay Gupta, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidwani, Shashaka Ghosh, Govind Nihaliani, Aneez Bazmee, theatre Rahul Da Cunha, actors Shabana Azmi, Atul Kulkarni, Soni Razdan, Saurabh Shukla and Yana Gupta. Calling the first 30 pages of the screenplay as most important, Field elaborated on the need to incorporate science and technology well in films, so that the end product is a seamless fabric of a story that flows with graceful undulations. He said, 'Hollywood is in the midst of undefined evolutions and revolutions in terms of the screenplay because films are now a fusion of art, science and technology. The evolution is similar to that what happened in the arena of art, where painters worked upon the evolution of how reality is depicted on the canvas,' he said. Field began the workshop by asking the participants to reflect on what they would like to take back home after the two-day workshop, as he spoke of his own goal of 'expanding, enlarging and broadening the knowledge of the participants with regards to the comprehension and technique of screenplay'. He had the knack of breaking down the components of his talk into tiny details, while not losing out on the bigger picture. That indeed makes him the most sought-after screenplay writer in Hollywood today.
GIRL BAND to add flavour of Indo-Australian cultural fusion in HEYY BABYY
The Australian Spice Girls, the GIRL BAND, comprising of four sensational singers Renee Bargh, Renee Armstrong, Jessica Smith and Patrice Tipoki arrived from Sydney in Mumbai on the 22nd February. They were here to participate in the recording and filming of an absolutely exclusive song in English which was a remixed version of the title track of Sajid Nadiadwala's HEYY BABYY directed by Sajid Khan. The music is by Shankar Ehsan Loy and the remix is by Akbar Sami with English lyrics by Anvita Dutt Gunjan. This song is directed by Sabir Khan. This international track was recorded in the youthful voices of The Girl Band at Yashraj Recording Studios on the 23rd February 2007. The same song will be filmed on 6 exotic sets erected at the cost of Rs. 150,000 at Film City. This exclusive sojourn of The Girl Band which is managed by SONY BMG Australia will mark a landmark in the promotion of this mega motion picture. The unit of HEYY BABYY concluded (on 9TH February 2007) its six week shooting spell in Australia having shot extensively in the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney. This 10 million US $ production out of India, HEYY BABYY, is releasing worldwide in June / July 2007. It is going to be a very potent and popular platform for the breathtaking visuals of Australia to be presented magnificently to the One Billion plus population in India and the 20 million plus non resident Indians who live outside India and millions of others in the East and West who have over the past few years got addicted to the Bollywood form of entertainment. That's the reason why the producer availed of the talent of the popular music group from Australia THE GIRL BAND to promote their film HEYY BABYY which has that perfect Indo-Australian backdrop and blend. It will also add to the flavor of the Indo-Australian cultural fusion which has so extensively thrived over the past few years in the trade and now in the talent sector.