Dip shooting Over 'n' done with!

Greetings from the south, friends!

Our shooting is finally over and my friends have gone their seperate ways for now. I owe them all a big thank you. Everyone; Monojit, Pratik, Krish, Angith, all took time fo from their hectic schedules to come and lend a hand for that I am eternally grateful.You can get a glimpse into the shoot here: gamerheads.blogspot.com/

Ive only uploaded afew production stills right now, btu soon enough I will put up the process,the pics.etc. Plus, Krish, who was my assistant director is makng an unofficial docu on the shooting period, so we will see if we can get that up.

Ive done a cartoon of the whole group here aswell: fav.me/d2qb0mw

Now, I have to get down to the editing, which is usually my fav part of the process, but this time, with nothing provided from the institute, Im not so sure. Everythign has a price now. Whether it be an editing room, a technical support assistant or even that last potato chip that someone you know is eating but you dont know them well enough to ask for it. (Just to clarify: the price in the first two is money, while in the latter it is dignity. Or is it something else?)

Anyways, what else? I seem to be running short of words, despite having a very eventful month. Oh right, Im'playing Conviction by the way. Actually I saw it beign completed infront of me, so I know wat to  expect,unfortuantely. One of my friends who came for my shoot, reviews games for a mag every month (i think).I wont mention his name or the mag or else it will seem like Im 'name-dropping'.Or atleast trying to.

Conviction seems very entertainign from wat Ive sen and played, although it is more an amalgamation of other games, rather than a Splinter Cell game. If you play it, you will agree with me to atlest some extent. Base elements form the original SC series such as hiding bodies, light meters are gone. Now we bash in door n barge in and color changes to signify how visible we are. Dont misinterpret wat im saying. I LOVE the new game. Because I love the option of switching between both head-on action and stealth.But if you want that type of gameplay with a storyline that has deeper meaning rather than unnecessary complications n plot twists (as Conviction so fondly resorts to), I suggest any of the main Metal Gear Titles. I cant speack for the 4th one (Guns of the Patriots) since I have not played it, but I shall soon enough.

But back to the game at hand: Conviction is defintely worth a play and even if u have finished it, the Deniable Ops extra missions and the LAN game options are very entertaining. Plus the graphic sense of the game is beautiful. The fact u can prject the objectives as light all around the place? THATS AMAZING. I wish they had made more levels where Sam is telling is daughter Sarah about the dark. That level made me alittle less scared of the it!

The other game I am playing is yester-year's Tomb Raider; Underworld.I have finished it before but I really needed to just go back and get the feel of it again. I got Tomb Raider:Legend aswell, as a bonus. I saw a promo for a new Lara game; "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light". I saw the gameplay shots aswell. Isometric View. Lara in Isometric view. Im...dissapointed. This I think is a huge mistake. Right from the title change (rather than 'TOMB RAIDER' not being there, its just Lara Croft) to the new camera perspective. Argh, jsut thinlking about it makes me mad. But i cud be wrong. although i dont think so. Oh Lara... dotn fall in a rutt again. They should make a 4th part to the Legend trilogy. For me, the story isnt over.They have a very good point to pick it up after Underworld.

In my opinion, the Avalon portal can be altered to be time portals and maybe Lara has a tombraiding adventure through different timezones, while the tombs she usually excavates are still bustling with life. That certain sense of mythology they add in the Tombraider games is just amazing. I loved using King Arthurs Excalibur in Legend, and
wearing Thor's accessories in Underworld. Anniversary was alright, but I couldnt rank it above TRL and TRU.

Sigh.It feels nice to talk about games and not have a shoot pending. Still, I want to finish editing and music in time to graduate this year. Wish me luck!