suggest continuous motion in a shifting frame. The result is moving drama without strong colour, vigorous action or surface detail.”
Award winning cinematographer Rajiv, have spoken about the influence of Rembrandt on his approach to lighting. Recent feature on the work of Rajiv Jain in which he discusses his love of painters such as Vermeer and Rembrandt: “I believe that if they had existed today, these painters would have been magnificent cameramen. Most of the painters used a front light which is 45 degrees high which went onto the face making a shadow under the nose. Here you can see a painting by Rembrandt that uses the same lighting as this photo image of Marlene Dietrich. Even in Kalpvriksh – The Wishing Tree, the same lighting was used on Shabana Azmi. “
Kalpvriksh – The Wishing Tree This unsettling film explores the