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Director of Photography

Obhi Chatterjee

Bio

Obhi was born and brought up in London, the son of Bengali parents who regularly organised cultural events in and around London which usually featured the music, plays and dance of Rabindranath Tagore. He has accompanied some of the top singers of Rabindrasangeet on tabla, including Subinoy Roy and Kanika Bannerjee. His interest in moving images developed at an early age from watching his father, Jayanta Chatterjee (Bojroshen - singer / Executive producer), use an 8mm camera to record holidays and film a short, stop-motion animation sequence. Since his marriage to Kaberi Chatterjee (Shyama -dancer / Production designer / Costume designer / Producer), Obhi has been exploring the possibilities presented by digital audiovisual technologies to develop his creative side.

Director of Photography- Job Description

A cinematographer who is ultimately responsible for the process of recording a scene in the manner desired by the director. The Director of Photography has a number of possible duties: selection of film stock, cameras, and lenses; designing and selecting lighting, directing the gaffer's placement of lighting; shot composition (in consultation with the director); film developing and film printing.