Mumbai-based director gets Limca Book of Records recognition for teaching prisoners filmmaking

  • | Saturday | 19th July, 2014

To draw out the creative energies of inmates, Sanjeev Sharma organized a workshop inside the jail premises in September 2012. As part of the first such filmmaking workshop, 22 jail inmates learnt the theory and practical aspects of filmmaking and the various processes involved. The inmates were also educated on how to put up plays.

JAIPUR: A Mumbai-based script-writer and director`s efforts to teach the inmates of Jaipur Central Jail the art of filmmaking and theatre two years ago were recognized by the Limca Book of Records. To draw out the creative energies of inmates, Sanjeev Sharma organized a workshop inside the jail premises in September 2012. As part of the first such filmmaking workshop, 22 jail inmates learnt the theory and practical aspects of filmmaking and the various processes involved.

The inmates were also educated on how to put up plays. The Limca Book of Records recognized the workshop because "the inmates on whose lives many a film could have been scripted, found themselves behind the cameras and in the spotlight". Sanjeev Sharma said that nearly 22 inmates, picked up on the basis of interest and aptitude for films, participated in the workshop.

"They gained practical as well as theoretical knowledge on filmmaking and theatre. On the first day, three aspects of film-making — pre-production, production and post-production — were taught to them. The inmates learnt the various technical aspects related to camera angles, editing and sound effects," said Sharma.

On the second day of the workshop, the inmates were given practical presentation of making a theatre play. "Professional actors from Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) made the inmates aware of skills required in theatre," said Sharma. Sharma said that he was surprised by the interests and talent shown by the inmates during the workshop.

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