Showcasing Unique Stories of India with
Sony FX6 Cinema Line Full-frame Camera
Stories depicting emotions of
India: The Virtual Bharat Project
“Virtual Bharat” is a creative India on the cloud. From the iconic filmmaker Bharatbala, who gave us Vande Mataram, Gurus of Peace, Incredible India, and the national anthem with 50 of India’s maestros, Virtual Bharat is a vision for contemporary India. An immersive, 1,000-film journey across the nation, all under 10 minutes, spanning people, landscapes, dance, poetry, music, traditions, folklore, and food.
The purpose is to connect Indians to India's mystical realms, allowing them to explore and discover the stunning stories of the country. Virtual Bharat captures the emotion of people of India and aesthetically presents their stories. It’s one story at a time, it’s #1000StoriesofIndia.
Director’s inspiration:
Bharatbala the catalyst
A great idea stems from a great mind, and no doubt, the idea of producing 1000 unique stories about India was bound to excel! Imagining something enormous like the "Virtual Bharat" project could never be so easy, but Bharatbala has been a catalyst who ardently worked with a diversified crew, understanding varied challenges.
The utmost inspiration was his urge to bring creative talent and harness their potential to tell stories that have remained untold and undiscovered so far. Be it the story of Thaalam, known as the rhythm of the nation, in which 150 men from all walks of life come together at the Chundan Vallam races in Kerala. Or the story of Silambam, the pride of Tamil Nadu, Bharatbala exhilarates his audience with every emotion seeded in his stories. Do watch some fascinating films from the series of “1000 stories of Virtual Bharat”.
virtual bharat stories
The peaks & valleys of Virtual Bharat: The challenges
While talking about the Virtual Bharat journey with Bharatbala, we were amazed to see that Virtual Bharat finds its stories in every nook and corner of india. They travel the distance and camp their cameras in the mountains of himalayas, the mighty river of ganga, deepest of jungles and remotest of villages. They ultimately go where the stories belong.Their crew is diversified, making them well equipped to bring out their very best for the creation.
For instance, a recent story being filmed in Chhattisgarh, they have a sound recordist from Uttarakhand, a cinematographer from Kerala, an editor from Mumbai, a composer from Chennai, researchers from some corners of India. Each of these efforts are timeless, both in creation and experiences.
Sony FX6 cinema line full-frame camera: Enabling an expressive journey of Virtual Bharat
Here comes the action part of the project; the entire creative journey of Virtual Bharat has been brought to life with the Sony FX6 cinema line full-frame camera. Bharatbala doesn’t fall short of words when it comes to talking about this fantastic camera and its versatility in filming 1000 stories of India.
According to him, the filming experience he has had with Sony FX6 is one of a kind because the depth of information has been unique. For this project, he needs varied colors, different textures, and depth, and that's exactly what he gets with Sony FX6. Above all, this camera lets him tell his story with convenience and gives him an ease of working with people. the stories feature real life people, and they dont get intimated by the size of the FX6 camera kit.
Sony FX6: A sturdy and steady companion
“The Sony FX6 with her G Master lenses has been my constant companion across various films that I have done. She has performed outstandingly across my journey of filming various landscapes of India.
The Sony FX6 has accompanied Bharatbala everywhere during the filming of Virtual Bharat across the remotest corners of India. The director very proudly mentions that the camera has and can endure all kinds of extreme and severe weather conditions like heat, dust, and high altitude. He also mentions their most recent treks to Gangotri, Gaumukh, and Tapovan, where they utilized the FX6, which was quite handy for him and the team.
Sony FX6: Compact & delivers high-end results
“The more I use Sony FX6, the more I want to explore it! Because of its compact size and ability to capture high-quality images, the FX6 strikes me as go to camera. Most notably, the variable ND is a huge blessing. It also helps with our cinematic style, where equipment needn't look as daunting.”
“The more I use Sony FX6, the more I want to explore it! Because of its compact size and ability to capture high-quality images, the FX6 strikes me as go to camera. Most notably, the variable ND is a huge blessing. It also helps with our cinematic style, where equipment needn't look as daunting.”
I continue to have excellent results. So far, filming 100 films and shorts across India for my Virtual Bharat series has been awesome. Our journey continues to film the remaining 900 stories of India.
