Ittaba Umar Hashmi

 Personal output It was a long journey in making this film. It really did touch my heart and made me so much happy. I feel blessed to have the chance to document the underrated deeds in my country. Im proud of every single woman who is thriving in towards success and is doing something that really matters to her.  I filmed this documentary with my best friend farwa. She came with me on the shoot day one and gave me the moral support I needed. Later I edited the film all by my self. It was tiring but it was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.  I have never been more grateful.  My tutor played a really big part in making this documentary possible. He gave the moral support and guidance any student could ever ask for. Im thankful for him and all the people around me who supported me to make this film.  To me this documentary is not just a university project, it is my first ever on ground film. And Im so glad I got to do it here with all my fellows students and my...

 Final Film Self Analysis  I noticed that at the start I thought, all of this project will be a piece of cake. But it was not. I had messed up shots. Trouble transferring data and trouble editing. I had a laggy software which made my videos glitch and didn’t do half of my work. Before going filming, I didn't check my gear, I presumed that everything will be in great shape. Yet it wasn’t. My tripod was broken. Which resulted in shaky footage. Area of improvement I believe if I did silly mistakes one time, I should not repeat them again. So, im doing this self analysis to remind my self that its ok to be human but its not okay to repeat the same mistakes again and again.  I can improve my hand held camera techniques and smooth pan.  I should always watch my gear before I leave from shooting. As for editing, better lighting and better cuts would work better. Having smooth transitions could be a lot better. As for filming, the grains could go and the shots could have bee...

Animation Since the beginning of this entire project, I wanted to do something special with it. Something unique. I mentioned earlier that I was inspired by "The Freedom Fighters" documentary. There was a part in it where they used animation to show a story as they couldn't get hold of the B-rolls related to it. And so I was inspired by that.  I took interview of a lady who didn't want to reveal her identity on the screen nor reveal her face. So, I came up with the animation to show everything that happened to her. The struggles she faced, the animation skill set really helped.  At first I was really confused as of how I was gonna create the characters. I had a three day constant consumption of thoughts thinking as how to create characters but every time I failed.  After some time of failing again and again, I thought of trying something new. I looked up online to free animation making websites and came across Canva. I started experimenting different things on it and ...

Log line - Seeds Of Hope : A Volunteer's Journey Duration -  7 minutes 12 seconds  Characters - Isma Sadat Burka Lady ( Did not want to reveal her identity) Bushra Bibi Children of QBS Qasim bin Sadat Locations -  Qasim Bin Saadat (QBS) Home. Zakheera Village. Shooting Schedule - I had a two day shoot. But i had endless visits to their place just to get them know more. I started my shooting on 18th of December. Finished it on 19th of December. I needed to one more day, but they had only allowed me to come and film for two days. Shooting and having to meet these people broke my heart as well as made me learn so much. This was such a wonderful journey. Story Board - 

 Rembrandt Lighting  In this assignment we were taught different lighting angles like split, butterfly, rim, loop, rembrandt, side lighting and more, to result different feelings and tones in a photograph. Using rembrandt lighting we experimented and created a beautiful picture.  What is rembrandt lighting? Rembrandt lighting is a classic lighting technique often used in portrait photography and cinematography to create dramatic, moody, and dimensional images. Named after the Dutch painter Rembrandt, who often used this style in his paintings, the technique is defined by a triangle or diamond-shaped patch of light that appears under the subject’s eye on the shadowed side of the face. This effect is achieved by placing a single light source at approximately 45 degrees to one side of the subject and slightly above eye level, casting shadows that sculpt the face while leaving that small triangle of light. Rembrandt lighting is particularly flattering because it adds depth ...

  What are cuts in a film? A cut is a transition from one scene of the film to another. It's the main part of visual story telling that changes the spirit, tempo and flow of the film. The term "cut" comes out from the times when editors used to literally cut the film and pasted them together to create sequences. Types of cuts There are a several types of cuts which include the following:- Match Cut: A match cut is a film editing method where different shots are joined together based totally on visible similarities, growing an unbroken transitions among scenes. Jump Cut: A jump cut is a film editing technique that creates the illusion of time passing by breaking a continuous shot into two parts.

 The Evolution of Camera Types: From Origins to Modern Day 1. Camera Obscura (Ancient Times – 1800s) The camera obscura was the earliest concept of a camera. Dating back as far as 500 BCE, this device was essentially a darkened room or box with a small hole or lens on one side. Light passed through the hole and projected an inverted image of the outside scene onto the opposite surface inside the chamber. Artists like Leonardo da Vinci and scientists like Ibn al-Haytham used camera obscura for studying optics and improving drawing accuracy. However, it could not capture or store images—it was only a projection tool. 2. Daguerreotype Camera (1839) The invention of the daguerreotype by Louis Daguerre in 1839 was the first major breakthrough in capturing permanent images. The camera used a polished silver-plated copper sheet, sensitized with iodine vapor to make it light-sensitive. The exposure time was long—often several minutes—and the result was a detailed, one-of-a-kind image...