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Nuit Blanche 2007

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

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A Bad Day For Limousines

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Nuit Blanche - White Night is an annual art and design festival in Toronto and it was held on the streets of downtown T last night. Roads were cleared of traffic and it was OUT there. SO many people were out on the roads, a novelty for Canadians and commonplace for an Indian!

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(Photo by WordFreak on www.Flickr.com . You can see Ricky and me talking to the corseted girl)

Here are some of the things I did -

Walking in a Red Light Area that had been created by some artists. The entry was very morbid as my friend Ricky and I saw a girl walking around in a bridal dress with a goat’s carcass. The carcass was complete with head and hooves and tail. It was skinned. She was holding it in her arms and caressing it, then raising it over her head as the internal organs of the goat threatened to collapse over her head. Next we saw she was playing with its intestines. (more…)

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WHALES & Goldfish

Friday, September 28th, 2007

These days I am studying Economics and in doing so, I am getting a large picture of the world how it is. From Delhi to Toronto, I can see the differences between a developing nation and a developed nation.

The developing nation- India is full of spirit and energy because they need that optimism to grow. Victories like the recent 20-20 cricket World Cup are such Boosters! The nation goes mad. Its frenzy as we burst firecrackers, dance shirtless on cars and gedi around India gate!

In a developed nation like Canada, (more…)

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iPod - Why a celebrity?

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Does an iPod actually play better?

I don’t know! The buzz certainly gives that impression, but some of us don’t like to like a product unless we really know what goes into it that makes it better. Sure, it looks good. You don’t press any clunky buttons, its just about soft touches. But what about sound quality. Is there a difference? I researched a bit and looks like the iPod is one glorified mp3 player, unless you are an interface design junkie.

While you will get a 1 GB mp3 player at $30 to $70, the cheapest iPod 1 GB is at (more…)

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SWOT that PEST

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Porter introduced the business world to SWOT and PEST. These are two techniques that companies use to analyse themselves and then decide what actions they will take in future in order to progress.

I think that SWOT and PEST should be used by individuals. People can use them to see what they want to do with their lives, especially when they are choosing their career paths or the next step for professional progress.

SWOT is your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats

PEST is (more…)

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Spooky stories

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Remember any spooky stories with ghosts or midnight sounds or forbidden doors? Any scary tales from school, boarding days or colonial hill stations? Especially the stories that are true?

My school, La MArtiniere at Lucknow, has a ‘Blue Lady’ that, apparently, walks around at night, especially on the drawbridge over the moat around the college turrets. Her purpose or unfinished business remains a mystery.. (more…)

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For amateur movie-makers: Part 3

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

When you are the producer, director, camera person and editor

I have written this as a film student and an appreciator of good movie-making -

Steps to shooting -

Decide what you want to shoot. Have a story.

Write the story in detail dividing it into shots. This is called Storyboarding.

Each shot must be decided upon as a WS, MS, CU, ECU or an Over the shoulder Shot. The angle of these shots should be decided as aerial, worm’s eye or eye-level. These decisions should be relevant. For example use WS to show the context of the scene, use ECU only when you want to emphasize on the details. Avoid another WS immediately after a WS. If you must, change the angle of the WS. (more…)

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