Render Sessions

Alright, time for a little truth. These tirades, these rants, me yelling at a camera like a crazy person—this didn’t start as some noble “I’m doing this for the community” kind of thing. No. It was just me, trying really hard not to completely lose my mind man. I had a choice: either talk to a piece of glass, or let some dark, ugly thing inside me just take over and, I don’t know, use the glass more creatively.

Of course, it always happened in the middle of the night—when the world’s asleep and I’m just lying there with my brain, wide awake, screaming at me about all the stuff I’ve done wrong in my life. The reason I’m even writing this right now is because, somehow, I realized I’ve actually gotten better at not losing it. Just the fact that I’m doing this in the AM instead of the பேய் உலாவும் நேரம்... huge improvement.

For those asking why not do more of these, the answer is simple: I've upgraded my edit bay to a Mac Mini M2 Super Duper Tim Apple Studio Pro Max Ultra, and the renders are faster than it takes to boil water for coffee.

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February 07, 2025

0:18 — Coming back to Youtube.
1:02 — What would I improve professionally and personally?
6:21 — Why do I HATE the Tamil diaspora?
11:04 — What does collaboration mean to you?
12:38 — What’s my message to my "younger" self?
14:11 — How do you market yourself, and is a portfolio important for getting client work?
19:55 — How do you protect your camera in the rain?
24:37 — Who or what are your main influences?
33:05 — Was Mysskin out of line? Is he crazy?
41:59 — What is Babu Export Company?

November 07, 2023

0:36 — My thoughts on a Tamil diaspora comedian.
4:40 — How do you get clients like EA, Vice...
11:16 — My advice to a first time father.
19:54 — Film emulation.
31:53 — Why so much dislike for Youtube filmmakers.
33:52 — My inspirations. I go a bit all over here. Not for the impatient.
51:03 — Tamil Cinema producers are being scammed?

August 24, 2023

0:41 — Hey V any updates on your short film? when will you release it?
4:30 — adithyapadmanabhan asked: Hey Vino, I saw one of you clips from your Chennai trips and found that you meet PC I would love to what he shared with you and what you shared with him, Maybe something in the likes of your “In conversations with” - Love AP (Logging into my dead tumblr account to ask you this lol)
11:28 — Is there no alternate way to show public reaction to an event within a film other than montages of people watching TV outside an electronic store or Tea shop ? It was ok in Mudhalvan, but everybody is still doing it the same way. Or It’s montages of people flocked together starring at a phone, are there films that do it differently ?
18:06 — I was an assistant for the video song “Pottum Pogattume”, It’s on YouTube. It had the same issue you pointed out about that frame from Thiruchitrambalam. Director and DP had floorplans and even 3D previs weeks before the shoot. Mood board had screenshots from OldBoy to Fight Club, When they finished light up with practical’s and Aputure lights it did not give the look they intended. DP Britto is RaviVarmn’s asst. He told me it’s because of digital sensor’s and in film it would look good.
battery died.

Here is the scene I was referring to in regards to the dynamic range of digital vs. film.

July 27, 2023

1:21 — Have you watched Maadathy-An Unfairy Tale?
2:00 — Have you watched Amir Khan’s Dhobi Ghat? if so What’s your view on that??
2:32 — Hello Vinoth - I have been seeing your comments with discontent with lots of Tamil filmmakers. But I feel like maybe you haven’t seen the better Tamil movies of recent times. Have you seen any of Director Ram’s films? I would highly recommend you watch his Katradhu Tamil and Thanga Meengal. In my opinion he is a true filmmaker. Would also highly recommend Mari Selvaraj’s Pariyerum Perumal. IMO these are some of the greatest Tamil movies. Would love to hear your thoughts on these films!
12:21 — What’s your thought on Analog photography compared to Digital?

A) The email back from the lab regarding the non exposed films.↗
B) Photo of my mom taken by yours truly.↗
C) Photo of yours truly taken by my dad.↗ Look at them cake cheeks boiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!

35:19 — How about a video/podcast comparing a good tamil film with a bad tamil film according to your taste ? Sometimes its kinda hard to understand you🤔
36:01 — Need a Tamil podcast from your side vinoth sir. I hope you can read tamil font “ அப்பப்போ நீங்க பேசற தமிழே கேட்கறதுக்கு அருமையா இருக்கு யார் கூடவாச்சும் இல்லன்னா சோலோவா ஒரு podcast episode release பண்ணுங்க. தமிழ் சினிமா பத்தியோ இல்லன்னா உங்களோட பயண அனுபவம் பத்தியோ…”
39:15 — Have you ever been to Sri Lanka? Or wanted to come ? Have you ever took pictures of people and landscape via Film Camera here?
41:35 — What are your thoughts on the rise of the anti-romance trend in Film and TV? Did you watch Barbie, White Noise or Hulu’s The Bear?

January 06, 2023