This a post that i promised to share with Missy who has currently gone under due to some virus attack on her unsuspecting computer. I will guarantee the expert's participation and commentray once her computer has recovered form the setback. Missy belongs to the world of television and her insight is crucial to this post. till such a time, let it be known, that this post was originally meant to be joint effort and it will be so.
It isn't everyday that on Indian television we are treated to directorial nuances that make you scratch your head and wonder if you actually witnessed such an interesting, post-inspiring subtlety. The directors of DMG, whoever they maybe, (God bless their souls) seem to be well versed in their craft, leaving us, the viewers wishing fervently that they got adequate support from the Creative team of the show. A script that often swings from showing occasional flashes of brilliance to utter mundane and unimaginative tracks, it is indeed credible that the directors seem to add just that little dash of their special touch that makes us yearning for more. Here are some touches that touched a chord…
COLOURS: Perhaps the most obvious directorial touch has been the use of colours on the show so far. Colours seem to have a life of their own and narrate a tale that goes deeper than that of the script. Be it the initial co-ordination between outfits of the lead pair or the fact that more recently, every pair at Sapna's wedding wore each others' colours (Armaan and Riddhima in red, Atul and Anjali in peach, Shubhankar and Keerti in aqua, Shashank and Padma in mauve), colours are the key ingredients of parallel narrative. Interesting to note was the use of identical outfits for both the first ever date on the basketball court and the heart wrenching accusation scene pre-Lonavala. Sareeta, I will leave white out for the time you surface again and choose to write about colours separately. For now DMG is the canvas that the directors use to paint their imaginative pictures in vivid colours.
SILENCE: Much to my disappointment, a majority of the viewers found the silence in two very pertinent scenes too loud for them. Sorry for the paradox, but yes, they wished the scenes had been accompanied by background scores. However, the unadulterated rawness of the emotions both in the cardiac test scene and the confession was heightened by the silent background, as far as I was concerned. It takes a lot of courage and faith in one's directorial skills to attempt a scene in which you rely entirely on camera work and dialogue rendition. The awareness that even the slightest gasp or intake of breath is audible to the viewers is a gamble and needless to say, it paid off, brilliantly so. In a world of jarring music and people breaking into song at the slightest excuse, it was refreshing note the stress on the governing emotions at the moment. The pain of each protagonist clearly palpable through the weighing silence, the scenes did more than just entertain. They transported viewers into the rooms, an ethereal presence amongst those who were at the threshold of baring their deepest and most beautiful feelings to each other.
TIMING: A tear drop sipped, or a Tear drop rolling off the cheek at the most epiphanous moment of them all…timing does the trick. Very subtle touches that elevate what could have otherwise been a maudlin scene to new levels of artistic splendor. Not to mention the myriad propitious gusts of sudden wind and faltering steps that have provided for some treasured moments between the two, however cheesy they may be.
CONTRAST: Tonight's episode was particularly representative of this touch. A happy moment of childlike glee, two star struck lovers engaged in cat and mouse games of hide and seek, viewers obviously waiting for that moment of seek more than hide, beautifully contrasted with what might ruin the lovers' bliss. An anxious Muskaan waiting for her supposed boyfriend, the man who will deliver her from a plight she considers worse than anything else in this world. Alternate shots of the two sequences highlighted the undeniable connection between and the impending doom ahead. Be it frivolous and light hearted in nature (as we all hope), or of serious consequences, we were told quite intelligently that the fun will see its end in Muskaan's angst!
Several others that can be scoured…would you all care to help and look for touches that left you wondering????
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