11:30 p.m - The rain is coming down.

But where does technique fit into all of this?. How do you manage to shoot and direct a film at the same time??

Technique can always be mastered through books and guides, but the core lies with experimentation because it is the only way to realise your potential.

For the cinematographer of a film to also be able to direct it; has its advantages and a fair share of shortcomings.

Mainly, lights and visuals guide a passionate cinematographer. There lies a tendency to pay less attention to other aspects like script or dialogue.

Sometimes it can work the other way around because you can get the visuals to speak for themselves.While filming documentaries it works better as selective visual moments have a better chance of being captured at the spur rather than a feature film where the emphasis may lie elsewhere.

For example A scriptwriter/Director could have a tendency to create a vocal film. Essentially there are flip sides to it.

The bottomline is to be able to translate the directors vision into the visual.

We decide to pack up. Its past midnight and Santosh has begun thinking about dawn break. Its one of those moments. I split..