Hollywood East.... Far East...

So I finally found out where I'll be working, kindof. UTV's Spot Boy Productions is currently making a film and I'll be interning on set for two and a half weeks. I still don't know which movie they're filming, who's directing/acting/etc, or where it's being shot. I also don't know what kinds of jobs I'll be doing, but from what I can gather it's a take initiative sort of thing so unless I go ask people for work I'd just be standing around. Not many people will speak english so I'll have to do some gesturing. Time to grow a pair....

Many of the films shot in Mumbai are done in Film City, which is kindof like a small town with lots and sets. It's almost like the Hollywood backlots but Indian style (95 degrees, saris, small dogs and goats roaming around, trash everywhere... etc). They also shoot a bunch of tv shows here, the Indian version of "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader" and many soap series'. Our apartment building and the school we're studying at (Whistling Woods) is located in Film City. The school is directly across from the sets and the apartment building is a rickshaw ride up the hill.

We've been taking classes at Whistling Woods all week and we start our internships on Monday. This week is kindof our orientation, a little bit of this and that, some music classes, film theory classes, classes on writing/directing/set design, and (of course) the hip-hop choreography class. We'll also be using Whistling Woods as a base for meals and computer labs. We have a meal plan that came out of our program fee which allows us to eat a decent breakfast/lunch/dinner in the cafeteria whenever we want. Not to shabby = )

If anyone hears about a current UTV Spot Boy production let me know, I couldn't find anything on the web and I'm soooo curious!