Adwaith Shine |
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| Born | 26 October 1994
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| Occupation(s) | Fashion photographer
Advertising photographer
Film director
Cinematographer |
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| Website | http://www.adwaithshine.com/ |
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Adwaith Shine is a commercial photographer, film director, and cinematographer, who works in the Malayalam film industry.
He began working as a cinematographer at age 20,[citation needed] and made his debut as a head cinematographer with 2 Penkuttikal in 2016,[1] which won a Kerala State Film Award.[citation needed]
He is one of the youngest approved members of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala[citation needed] and the Cinematographers Union Of Malayalam Cinema.[citation needed] He studied a BSc in Director of Photography film technology,[citation needed] and a master's degree in cinematography under G.P. Krishna and J. Robert Asirvatham.[citation needed]
Early life
Adwaith Shine was born on 26 October 1994 in Bharananganam, Kottayam District, Kerala.[citation needed] During his school days, he used to practice photography with a basic non-reflex camera.[citation needed] He took a keen interest in cameras, and an interest in film making after acting in a documentary film about Saint. Alphonsa in the 7th grade.[citation needed]
After graduating from Alphonsa Residential School,[citation needed] he began a BSc in Director of Photography Film Technology at SRM Sivaji Ganeshan School of Film Studies in Chennai.[citation needed]
Following his passion in photography, he attended Udaan School of Photography in Mumbai[citation needed] to master the basics of photography from veteran photojournalist and photographer Arko Datta.[citation needed]
After participating in various advertising photography classes and workshops conducted by Indian commercial photographers,[citation needed] he returned to Chennai to spend another year in the Muybridge Film School[citation needed] to learn advanced motion picture and imaging technologies under G.P. Krishna.[citation needed]
Career
Adwaith Shine started his career acting in feature films, documentaries and short films.[citation needed] He got his first professional camera after joining the Film Institute.[citation needed] He created small short films as a part of his studies.[citation needed]
His short film 'Murivunangum Munbe' was screened on NDTV[citation needed] and he acted in a short film titled 'NILA' which has been screened at various short film festivals. [citation needed] At the age of 20, he produced his first feature film, '2 Penkuttikal'.[2] His personal portrait photography project on the homeless elderly has been published in Deccan Chronicle, titled "Capturing the Many Faces of Joy".[3][4]
He have worked as Chief Fashion and Celebrity Photographer for Kerala Fashion League and Indian Fashion League.[citation needed] On 9 August he was officially commissioned by the Government of India to photograph President Shri Ram Nath Kovind,[citation needed] the First Lady, Governor, and the Lady Governor, during their official visit to Kerala. Adwaith now works as a Director of Photography on various television commercials commissioned by film production houses in Kerala, as well as for advertising agencies. His first directorial debut feature film, "Vahni",[5] features his own mother as the lead heroine. He served as Director and Director of Photography on his feature film "Atreyi",[6] which was officially selected at the 2018 Fashion Film Festival in Chicago.[7]
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