#Shekila

[mi4012mariaperera]

Concept artwork

05/09/2024

Hey everyone! I just finished my concept artwork for one of the storyboard panels. I chose shot no. 11 for the concept artwork since the butterfly can be seen in Shekila's eyes! It has a magical look to it, so I was inspired to color it!

Shot no. 11 -

Concept artwork for shot no. 11 -

I drew this in Photoshop since I'm familiar with the brushes and filter options on it compared to Krita. I first added the base colors (skin and hair ), added shadows, and then worked on the eyes.

In this artwork, Shekila's eyes are actually brown. However, you won't see much of the brown since the butterfly fluttering in the sky needs to be seen.

That's basically it for now. I'm not too sure if I'll have time to draw more concept artwork, but I'll try my best to draw one more! I'll have to save up some time to complete the rest of the checklist.

Update:-

I decided to erase some of the sky colors from Shekila's eyes so you can see the Brown color clearly. After softly erasing the sky, I realized that I liked her eyes being this way. You can see the clouds and the sky subtly. The butterfly on the other hand can be seen brightly at the center of her eyes.

Final concept artwork 1 -

Concept artwork 2 - 06/09/2024

Hi everyone! I'm back again with a new concept artwork. Thankfully, I feel much better now. I got some new meds from a hospital close to my place and those meds are working their magic.

Anyway, I drew one more concept artwork to satisfy myself. Before concluding the concept artwork post, I wanted to do one drawing where Shekila looks at the magical yellow butterfly (This butterfly would be Guddu's spirit being near her)

I headed over to Pinterest and I found the perfect reference for this idea of mine.

Reference -

To keep it short and sweet, I wanted this concept artwork to have a magical look to it. I wanted to place Shekila in a dark/dimly lit area to represent her feelings of sorrow. These feelings of sorrow are a result of losing both her brothers Guddu and Saroo. However, in this time of darkness, Guddu's spirit finds her to give her a sense of happiness and hope in seeing her loving brother again someday.

Work in progress screen shots -

Final concept artwork 2 -

I had so much fun working on these 2-concept artwork! Especially the 2nd one since I got a lot of time to study through and see how lighting falls onto certain areas in a figure. I would say that both of these concept artworks have a magical touch to them. Especially with the fact that the yellow butterfly is Guddu's spirit being there to cheer Shekila.

If I were to put it simply, if Guddu appeared to Saroo during his times of peril to guide little Saroo to find his way back to safety (In real life), then I'm convinced he would've appeared to Shekila to cheer her up from her feelings of depression and loss. (I would like to believe that hypothetically, Guddu would've appeared once or twice as a yellow butterfly to Shekila, but she must've forgotten those memories since she was little)

That's all for my concept artwork! I'm hoping to get started on the other work soon. Thank you for reading!

[mi4012shizashaiyan]

ALTERNATE ALTERED NARRATIVE

ANGLE 1:

Guddu and Saroo set out to play hide and seek at the busy train station in Khandwa, while Kamla and Shekila tag along with them for some work.

The two boys decide to then play, where Guddu is declared the hider and Saroo, the seeker.

While their mom was in deep conversation with a vendor, Shekila sits at the bench and has her eyes on her two brother’s and looks at them playing passionately and into the game.

Saroo, in hindi, counts till ten until Guddu runs and finds for a spot to hide. Guddu doesn't really go much further from Saroo and has his eyes on Saroo while he was seeking.

Saroo keeps finding for Guddu really hard and at one point, gives up, as it was almost impossible to find for his brother in the midst of the busy station.

At one point it felt overwhelming to keep playing for longer as he was getting drowned out by the adults at the busy station.

Saroo kneels and is on the verge of crying when Guddu spawns out of nowhere and comes into Saroo's view.

Saroo is surprised but then is immediately relieved.

Saroo wipes the tears at the corner of his eyes and hugs his brother really tight, Saroo spots Shekila smiling at them from a few feet away and calls her out to walk beside them. The siblings hold hands as they walk through the train station to fetch their mom.

ANGLE 2:

Guddu and Saroo set out to play hide and seek at the busy train station in Khandwa. Guddu is appointed the hider and Saroo, the seeker.

Saroo, in hindi, counts till ten until Guddu runs and finds for a spot to hide. Guddu doesn't really go much further from Saroo and has his eyes on Saroo while he was seeking.

Saroo keeps finding for Guddu really hard and at one point, gives up, as it was almost impossible to find for his brother in the midst of the busy station. The scene then cuts to the scene where Kamla and Shekila are frantically looking for the boys.

The scene cuts to an overwhelmed Saroo who didn’t want to keep playing for longer as he was getting drowned out by the adults at the busy station.

Saroo kneels and is on the verge of crying when Guddu spawns out of nowhere and comes into Saroo's view. Saroo is surprised but then is immediately relieved. The scene then cuts to the scene where the mother and daughter are on the floor consoling each other

The scene cuts to Saroo wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes and hugs his brother really tight and stays beside him as they walk further down the train station, as the yellow butterflies surround the boys. The scene then cuts to Kamla and Shekila walking back home as the yellow butterflies surround them and zooms into the yellow butterflies to end the scene.

FEEDBACK:

I was asked to stick to the very first version of the narrative I came up with as it was simple and fit well.

The two above versions sound promising but the issue is that the narratives are a little too long and would be very difficult to fit into 18 panels.

[mi4012thesandukandevidanalage]

Lion

Saroo and Guddu first met and stole charcoal to exchange for milk, which later led to their separation and Saroo wandering. Saroo and Kamla Munshi (Saroo's biological mother) embodied the love between mother and son. But in the morning, she went out to work and asked Saroo to take care of Shekila, but she had to work in the morning and didn't notice that Saroo and Guddu left. Saroo met Shekila, which embodied the responsibility of an elder brother. Saroo met the homeless children and gave them a cushion, but some bad guys at the train station started to arrest people and scattered. Saroo met some kidnappers and ran away, running all the way on the railway. Saroo met Noor, who brought hope and seemed to be able to find his hometown. She even gave him good food and drink, but he was sold to her lover unexpectedly. Saroo met Rama, who made Saroo discover something strange, which led to his escape and wandering again. Saroo met Riddhi (Café Man) and got another chance to return home. He also met the Police Official, but he didn't get help and was sent to a difficult orphanage. Saroo met Saroj Sood, got help, arranged to go to Australia, and also learned some English. Saroo met Sue and John, who gave Saroo a home in Australia. It completely affected his life, recognized them as his parents, and got a brand new life, which was much better and more stable than before. Saroo met Lucy, got continuous spiritual help, and gained a true love. Saroo talked with Prama, Bharat, and Sami at the party and got a way to find his hometown. It indirectly affected his relationship with Lucy. After finding his hometown and arriving, Saroo met the English Speaking Man in his hometown and finally found his biological mother.

[chameli]

“Even emperors are ordinary. Your destiny transcends the throne.”

[nimbooda]

#DISHA PATANI#WHEN SHEKILA GIFS HERSELF#YOU EVEN HAVE THE SAME SMILE fdhfsjdjshd you associating me with disha patani is my most fav thing ever i love u

I’m sorry but I don’t believe you’re two different people. You just pretend to be Shekila to get to know your fans while in reality you’re actually Disha. Just admit it! 

[byrdology-blog-blog]

After Reading Students’ First Posts (Introduction)

WARNING: Before I talk a bit about the introductory posts which were due yesterday, I want to take the opportunity to remind you to omit information that is too personal and probably your full names as well. Remember that Tumblr is a public forum, so the material you post is not read exclusively by our class. You want followers, of course, but you want to protect your privacy as well.

I enjoyed reading the introductory posts and learn a bit about each one of my students this semester. I am pleased to see good groups of students who are determined to learn, of course, and to create a community of writers in each one of my fiction writing courses (undergraduate and graduate).

My experience teaching a genre specific course at the senior level or graduate level is that students are highly motivated and willing to support each other in the learning community in question. As a result, everyone feels at ease and knows that we are here to work together, even if at times we struggle, may be a bit uncomfortable, and even feel that our ego needs to deflate. . . . We all learn from each other by sharing knowledge, work, questions.

Artwork by Vicky Sawyer “Woodland Princess”

A few students from last semester asked me if I would share with them the list of all the blogs (undergraduate and graduate), and I will be happy to do so below:

Advanced Fiction Writing:

Kareema A.                serenitees

Peaches  A.                immortalpeach

Carl  H.                       mrmasksalesman

Michael   I.                  michelo-thedreamer

Mallory J.                    mfjohnsonblog

Cytra K.                      diosadulzura

Amanda K.                 aknipper

Torielle R.                   toriswriting

Adrienne V.                 tyrantmelonlord

Raven W.                    its-raven-ward2

Writing Fiction (I will add the missing blog asap)

Iman B.                        ibrown21

Kaitlyn F.                      kaitsforrest

Elizabeth G.                 catstagram

Danietta P.                   pryceofwisdom

Yiorweh R.                   complexitiesofyiorweh

Shekila S.                     itsastanberrythang

Anthony W.                  willinglyable

Marjorie W.                   polecat-pondering

Artwork by Rlon Wang “Dream Deer”

[amarakaran]

happy birthday you cutieeeeee 🤍🤍🤍

thank you shekila!!! ☺️💖💖💝💝💘

[mi4012mariaperera]

Learning Outcomes

19/09/2024

Below are the points for the learning outcomes and my answers to them. This will also help me for the final presentation.

Understanding the basic concepts required for formal analysis and interpretation of films.

When it comes to analyzing films, the first thing to do while watching a film is to write down the names of characters, repetitive elements and scenes you remember.

Writing such things down will help you with researching and analyzing the film.

Paying close attention to the themes and symbols in the film help you learn more about the main character and their journey.

Reading the themes helped me realize the significance of family in Saroo's story. Also, learning about the symbolism of the yellow butterfly (as mentioned by Garth Davis in an interview) it helped me to create a narrative that is heartfelt and beautiful.

Shekila will never see Guddu again, but his spirit in the Yellow Butterfly will visit her the same way it visited Saroo in his lonesome and terrifying journey.

2. Identify and undertake research into storyboarding design.

After participating in Trishan's storyboard workshop, I learned a lot about the methods of story boarding.

In my mi4011 animation, most of my characters were drawn in a symmetrical manner. This time, I challenged myself and I drew most of my storyboards using 'rule of thirds'.

Using 'rule of thirds' made my story boards look much more appealing, and I used various camera angles and shots to add some variety.

3. Deploy film concepts in practical analytical contexts.

4. Display evidence of creative thinking through the exploration and communication of concepts.

5. Engage with the studio community including professional conduct to ethical considerations, and sensitivity in a multi-cultural environment.

[balancegreys]

A long way home brierley

A LONG WAY HOME BRIERLEY TRIAL

A LONG WAY HOME BRIERLEY FREE

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 9781405912938 Number of pages: 288 Weight: 214 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm You may also be interested in. A Long Way Home is a non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. 'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account.With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo.recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation' Weekly Review (Australia) Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia) 'I literally could not put this book down. Though his family lives in extreme poverty and Saroo is often. When he’s about four, he becomes responsible for his baby sister, Shekila. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. He admires his mother Kamla, and his older brothers Guddu and Kallu. 'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review The author and narrator of the book, Saroo was born Sheru in the central Indian town of Khandwa. In a book called A Long Way Home, written by Saroo Brierley, imagery and internal conflict are used to portray how ones perseverance contributes to the.

A LONG WAY HOME BRIERLEY FREE

'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures.

A LONG WAY HOME BRIERLEY TRIAL

And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home. A Long Way Home Paperback Januby Brierley Saroo (Author) 2,017 ratings Editors' pick Best Biographies & Memoirs Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 37.97 61 Used from 1.27 7 New from 28.00 Paperback 14.00 3 Used from 8.51 2 New from 13. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. This is the miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible. This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home.įive-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings. Lion is the heartbreaking and inspiring original true story of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later and is now a major film starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.Īs a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train.

[mi4012shizashaiyan]

FEEDBACK ON THE NARRATIVES

Narrative 1, where Saroo and Guddu play hide and seek and have a whole bonding session, is the narrative both my lecturers approved and asked to go ahead with if I was fully satisfied with it.

Narrative 2, where Kamla and Shekila go on a search to find for the boys and learn some harsh truths, was the narrative that the lecturers liked but asked to make changes as it reveals a bit of the story of the boys going missing, which may potentially ruins future scenes for the viewers.

Narrative 3, where Noor tries to lure Saroo into her antics but fails, was the narrative where the lecturers were skeptical to confirm the narrative as it would reveal Noor out to be a deceiving woman, whereas when she is first revealed in the film, she acts nice and then turns out to be deceiving.

Personally, I am leaning more towards narrative 2 and so I plan on coming up with a few other narratives and see which one turns out to be the most fitting.

[chameli]

SRK & KARISMA for my dearest Shekila ♡

[jdgacutan]

LION(2016): MOVIE REVIEW

Director: Garth Davis

Cast: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Priyanka Bose.

Movie length; 2h 9m

True story may sometimes do not get so much attention from that movei goers. Most of the time this kind of movie are not appreciated in this generation if not introduced by others nor have famous actors. This movie will surely make you feel every emotion and ut will hit you with a strong realization about life.

The movie was based on a true to life story of a child named Saroo, a boy living in India with his poor but happy family. His mother carries rocks for a living, he also has a sister named Shekila and together with his brother Gaddu, they find ways to help their mother fill their empty stomachs.

The film begins his brother Gaddu told him that his off to work somewhere far from their town and little Saroo insisted to come with his brother even though he doesn’t want him to. They traveled out of the town with a train and when they finally reached their destination Saroo refused to wake up and continue sleeping on a bench at the train station so Gaddu couldn’t do anything but to leave him there leaving a promise he will come back for him after his work at the central station. Woke up scared and along Saroo mistakenly rode the train and continued to sleep, before he knew it, he woke up and notice that he’s in a totally different are,Calcutta, 1500 miles away from home. Totally lost in a place that he never knew the boy experienced a lot struggles to survive living alone in the streets, until one day a man helped him and he was sent to an orphanage where he was adopted by a married couple who is living in Australia, played by Nicole Kidman and David Wenham. However, Saroo was keep on getting a memory of his past, so he used Google Earth to find his way back in the place where he was born.

The magnificent script, by the Australian writer Luke Davies, did not missed nor change any single detail in the story, Saroo’s own point of view as time passed by.It is an autobiography by the grown Saroo Brierley, called A Long Way Home. He can’t imagine how endlessly they’ve looked for him, the agony and pain his mom (Priyanka Bose) and his brother must suffered for his loss.

The movie portrayed that no matter how hard your battles are, be courageous enough to face it like little Saroo, be strong like a Lion in facing all of the struggles that will come in your way because it will not be always rainbows and laughter, there also be thunderstorms and sorrows. Be thankful to God with all the blessing and privileged that he gave us and we may be suffering right now but God has his own perfect timing to give us what we deserve.

Lion is an Indian film ( SEESAW FILM PRODUCTION) which genre is drama. This film is based on the true story of how a 5 year old boy named Saroo who was lost for 25 years and how he managed to survive alone in Calcutta, West Bengal, 1600 kilometers away from his home in Ganestalay(Ganesh talai).

It all started one day when Guddu says goodbye to his lil brother to do some business, he don’t want his brother to come along because he’s just a kid to deal with a dangerous business, but due to his brother’s willingness to help, Guddu got convinced. T’was late at night when they arrived, Guddu left Saroo in a bleacher because Saroo don’t want to get up… Saroo woke up knowing that his brother’s gone, went to find him in a train not knowing that he���ll fall asleep, ended him to get lost in a village named Calcutta... It was hard as a child being away from his own family, suffering in this kind of situation. Being treated as a beggar with no one want to help, walking in a way which you don’t know where you are going, fighting bad guys—running away from them, meeting a person who he think was good but not(she’s Noor), sleeping in dirty placed, being put in an orphanage thinking one day he’ll get back. Saroo experienced all of that but due to his willingness to comeback, he never lose hope… Days, no, months have passed when he met an old lady teaching them speak english, act like a rich person, rode in a plain meeting John and Sue— an Australian couple who adopted him. They treated him nice, like their own son. Met his adopted brother Mantosh… 20 years later, Saroo grew up being just a fine man, went to Melbourne to continue his course there, met new friends who tell them about “google earth”. Met Lucy who became his girlfriend-exgirlfriend… 25 years of being lost, Saroo did some research, day and night, thinking on how he’ll get back. One night after all the problems he had with his family and his girl, he once again locate where he truly lives and found a place named Ganesh Talai. Finally after 25 years!, he went there, walk and walk thinking that theres no tomorrow believing that his family still lives in there , he found his mother and sister but his brother died-hit by a train.

Wondering why ganestalay weren’t in the google earth is because Saroo pronounced it wrong. Not only that, he also pronounced his name wrong, the true name of Saroo is Sheru which means LION!!!

I, myself experienced being away with my family because I need to study here in Saint Paul to change my bad habits, but my love for them never change and I’m willing to risk my life in order to be successful.

A life lesson that can be learn in this film for me is struggles are just obstacles that we need to overcome in order to become successful. Look at how Saroo handles his problem, he did lost but due to his willingness to go back and be with his family again, he managed to overcome these obstacles. Add-ons to his braveness is he became a fine man and had a second parent who loves him whatever his race is.

[mi4012mariaperera]

Creative Decision

19/09/2024

Hi everyone! This post is related to one of the requirements for the stage 2 checklist.

For this requirement, we have to analyze how our creative decisions for the opening scene support the plot/themes/narrative of the film.

Here's a screenshot of the 3 points I wrote down for this requirement in my 'stage 2' presentation. I'm hoping to add more points as I type along.

Now, let me elaborate on each point....

Shows the untold perspective of young Shekila dealing with the loss of her brothers.

In the film, Shekila's character hardly has any dialog and is only seen twice. (As a 2-year-old child and in the end as a young adult) So it was a good opportunity for me to make use of her as a secondary character and put her under the spotlight.

Even though the rewritten version of the opening scene has no dialog, the audience gets a chance to place themselves in little Shekila's shoes and feel the grief she is facing at a young age.

2. Makes usage of the timeline jumps from the film.

While watching the scene in the film where Saroo runs away from Noor, it transitions into her memory of his where he runs to help Kamla (his mother) to lift rocks.

Since I noticed such timeline jumps between the past and the present, I wanted to create something similar when sharing Shekila's story.

3. Showcases Kamla's efforts to find Saroo.

In the film, we only get to know that Kamla decided to stay back in the village, hoping that Saroo will come back. We don't see any efforts made by her to search for Saroo since he is the main focus of the story. We have to tag along with him as he runs on his journey to survival.

For this rewritten opening scene of mine, not only did I want to show Shekila's dealing with grief, but I wanted to show Kamla's efforts to find Saroo. In addition, in Kamla's character sheet, I have dressed her in one of her work outfits. This is to show that regardless of being tired from her labor-intensive workload, she is willing to visit the train station many a time to find her missing son. It goes to show the beauty of motherhood/mother's love.

4. Visuals of the 'Yellow Butterfly.'

As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts, the 'Yellow' butterfly is symbolic as a spiritual emblem and represents the transformation Saroo had to go through to find his identity.

In an interview, Garth Davis mentions that the real Saroo Brierley did in fact see a yellow butterfly from time to time on his lonesome and horrific journey in Calcutta. He strongly believed that this butterfly was actually Guddu's spirit, guiding him down the right path.

Keeping this in mind, I wanted to create a scene where Guddu's spirit appears to Shekila to give her some comfort during times of grief. I truly believe, if Guddu's spirit visited Saroo to guide him, I'm sure he would've appeared to Shekila at least once to comfort her.

[future-nurses]

Lion

By Desiree Dale M. De Leon

The movie that is based on a true story was begin with Saroo a five year old boy who has a brother named Guddu they sneak and steal coal. They sell the coal in Khandwa Village where saroo sees jalebi and his brother promise him that he will bought one someday. After that they return to their home where their sister namely shekila and their mother Kamla was there.

The next day, Kamla leaves to collect rocks which she does for a living. Guddu is going to leave for a week then Saroo asks him to take him along. At first guddu doesn’t want his brother to come with him but then he agrees to let saroo come along. In arriving the train station saroo wants to sleep so his brother decide that he will come back and he will just going to check on the work. A few moments later when saroo wakes up he find and look for his brother until he goes inside the train. The little child fell asleep and when he wakes up again the train was moving. He called for help then the rain stops at Calcutta. Saroo becomes a street children in calcutta until he is sent to an orphanage. Soon, Saroo is selected to be adopted by the Brierley family in Tasmania. He meets his adopted parents, John Brierley and his wife, Sue. Two years go by and now they adopt a second boy from India, named Mantosh. But the young Mantosh is very standoffish and requires a lot more patience than Saroo.

Saroo goes to Melbourne for his course and met Lucy. They’ve both walk to a party the other students ask saroo where he’s from and he says Calcutta. Saroo goes in the kitchen and notice the jabelis that causes him to have a flashback. Eventually he admits he isn’t really from Calcutta where in he got lost and couldn’t know how can he go back to their village. Someone suggests he research how fast trains go and estimate how many he was on the train to figure out how many miles he traveled. Another girl tells Saroo about Google Earth, a new site at the time which allows users to search the world through satellite images. Saroo begins doing the math to calculate how many miles from Calcutta he was. Until one night, Saroo is on Google Earth looking at all the places inside the giant circle he's pinpointed as his possible village. This leads him to the village that he used to run home to every night. It is a suburb called Ganesh Talai. Saroo travels to Ganesh Talai in hopes of finding his mother, sister, and brother, even though its been 25 years since he knows they last resided there. He makes his way to where he used to live and sees it's now used as a pen for goats. A man who is multilingual approaches and Saroo tells him he is looking for his mom and his siblings, Guddu and Shekila. The two make their way through the village until they stumble upon a group of women walking home. One of them is an older woman who is clearly his mother.

She recognizes him as her son; they hug each other and cry. Her mother introduced him to the now grown Shekila. Saroo asks where Guddu is but everyone becomes somber then the man told him that Guddu is with God. Guddu died when he left Saroo and walked on the train tracks unfortunately he was hit by a train. At the end of the movie Saroo also learned he had been mispronouncing his name his whole life his name is actually Sheru which means LION.

Guide Questions

1. What life lessons can be learned from the movie?

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing occurs by chance, It’s all part of God’s divine plan. Learn to trust it and go where he leads you.

When saroo lost and became one of the street children I believe that it happens for a reason that god has a better plan on him. Eventually he got adapted he made a life in Tasmania, Australia. Through the help of his un-biological parents he grew up and became a good man. To cut the long story short all of his struggle in searching her true family was worth it and really a right time

2. What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?

When Saroo visits his parents' home and has a conversation with Sue, She reveals she could have children and she didn't adopt him because she had no other choice. Sue explains that she married John because they were of like minds and both agreed there were too many people in the world and they'd rather be parents to someone who needed saving. I am really touched in this scenario because sue was so selfless and think about the kids out there who needs a parent to love and take care of them as she do.

3. Who was your favorite character in the movie and why?

My favorite character in the movie was Sue the mother of saroo because she’s a wonderful woman where in she said “there are enough people in the world, but to take two boys who are suffering and give them a chance in life, that’s something.” Well As for me I’ve always had a soft spot for children in need and maybe that’s the reason why sue is my favorite character because we have something in common.

4. Did anything that happened in the movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life? Or that you have seen occur to others?

When a lady named Noor helped saroo I’ve reminded something that occurred in my life, but this moment does not goes with the exact scenario where Noor and her accomplice plan to sell Saroo into sexual slavery. I’ve experienced helping a child also I can’t forget this day because it was my special day when a boy approached me and seek for a food. I gave him a food to eat and in return he gave me a necklace that is full of flowers.

5. If you had a chance to ask a character in this movie a question, what would it be? I would ask sue if what can she says to the kids and parents who have a problem that are exactly or a bit the same with the experience that happened in their family and to those parents who are planning to adopt a child.

[mi4012shizashaiyan]

LION - OPENING NARRATIVE IDEAS

Chosen location: railway train station in Khandwa

Narrative 1:

Guddu and Saroo set out to play hide and seek at the busy train station in Khandwa. Guddu was the hider and Saroo was the seeker.

Saroo, in hindi, counts till ten until Guddu runs and finds for a spot to hide. Guddu doesn’t really go much further from Saroo and has his eyes on Saroo while he was seeking.

Saroo keeps finding for Guddu really hard and at one point, gives up, as it was almost impossible to find for his brother in the midst of the busy station.

At one point it felt overwhelming to keep playing for longer as he was getting drowned out by the adults at the busy station.

Saroo kneels and is on the verge of crying when Guddu spawns out of nowhere and comes into Saroo’s view. Saroo is surprised but then is immediately relieved.

Saroo wipes the tears at the corner of his eyes and hugs his brother really tight and stays beside him as they walk further down the train station.

Narrative 2:

Kamla (Saroo's mom) and Shekila (Saroo’s sister) run frantically through the crowd at the train station and stop by every willing individual that were willing to answer the urgent questions.

Kamla was carrying a photograph with her, that she kept showing to everyone at the station, asking if they saw the two boys. While Shekila was screaming out loud and calling for Guddu and Saroo.

Saroo's mom then spots a huge bag of stones in the corner of the station, beside the fallen bicycle. The bag was slightly ripped and the stones were half out of the bag. She walks to the bag and cycle, and finds for any kind of clue or evidence that may lead to her finding her sons but to her dismay, the bag of stones and the damaged bicycle were the only source of final evidence after their search.

After some time and with lost hope, Kamla falls down, beside the only remains of her son’s items, to the floor and starts crying hysterically. When Shekila spots her, she walks to Kamla and tries controlling herself to console her mom, but fails starts tearing, while their hands clutch tightly onto the photograph as if it was their lifeline.

Then, a swarm of yellow butterflies surround the mother and daughter duo, where Shekila looks up at the butterflies and feels her pain lessen and that their hope isn’t completely lost.

Note:

The photograph is to be kept hidden from view so that the the scene doesn’t reveal a crucial element to the film.

Shekila’s screams are inaudible and drowned out by the busy station.

The bag of stones and bicycle symbolize, Guddu’s and Saroo’s work and transport method for their daily work routine.

The yellow butterflies, provide a sense of spirituality and hope.

Narrative 3:

Saroo and Guddu were back at the station on the bicycle for their daily work routine. Guddu stops at their daily spot and asks Saroo to stay back for a while, right beside a known vendor spot, till he went and looked for something.

Saroo stands there idly and just looks around and observes the atmosphere around him.

A few feet away was Noor, unbeknownst to Saroo, sets her eyes on Saroo and making him her next target.

As she keeps walking and is about to tap Saroo and lure him into her antics, Guddu calls out for Saroo and Noor immediately turns her back around to stay unknown.

Much to her dismay, Saroo runs back to his brother and holds his hands out, where they conjoin their hands and start with their routine for the morning.

OTHER SHORT NARRATIVES

Narrative 4:

Noor and Rama are with two kids, treating them insincerely as shown by the faces of the kids in Saroo’s view. The faces of Noor and Rama remain the opposite facing of Saroo.

Narrative 5:

Saroo’s finds a dropped wallet at the train station and immediately recognizes the owner and runs after her getting to her stop. Noor stops abruptly and right before she turns, the scene cuts.

[moodybites]

What if Anjali’s story is about her finding herself: her whole life she has forced herself to keep her passionate nature, her love for adventure, her own personal desires hidden-to suppress them-in order to do what is necessary, in order to follow her duty as a woman of the Sindori society, as a big sister to Shekila, as a good daughter to her adopted father Nalin, and as a wife to Rahul. So when she is more or less forced to confront her orc heritage, she finds herself needing to embrace her true desires-to discover who she is-in order to survive and navigate the orc lands.