AT A GLANCE
Prahlad Gopakumar
Area of Practice:
OVERVIEW
Prahlad Gopakumar works within the audio-visual medium as a filmmaker, cinematographer and still photographer.
During his graduation in architecture, he was exposed to the world of design and photography which further led him to pursue film making as his post-graduation. There after he worked on several filmmaking and photographic ventures. Parallel to this he pursued his present role as an educator in film and photography.
His area of interest in digital still photography is to use it as a medium to document the intersection of technology with culture and history. As a audio-visual artist he aspires to push the experimental boundaries of cinema as well as work on simple films that portray a ‘slice of life.’
EDUCATION
Bachelors in Architecture, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram Post Graduate Diploma Program in Design (Film & Video Communication), National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked as a Cinematographer & Director for Films (Fiction Features, Long Documentary, Short Films, Music Videos etc)
Worked as a faculty at the Film and Video Communication Dept., NID, Ahmedabad
INTEREST AREAS
Technology and Aesthetics
CURRENT PRACTICE AT SRISHTI
Cinematography
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Camera and Lighting, Elements of Direction
CREATIVE PRACTICE & OUTREACH
Filmmaking, Cinematography, Photography