In his day job, Mr Vigil works as a Senior Information Technology Executive and a Management Consultant. He is also a passionate filmmaker who believes in departing from the norm while making movies. He is the writer, director and cinematographer of the short film FALL. He is currently attending a master class in Direction by Oscar-winning Hollywood director Ron Howard. Mr Vigil is also listed in IMDB at https://www.imdb.me/vigil
Mr Binny Cherian is an accomplished poet and a story writer. Mr Cherian began writing at the age of 12. Having many works published in Malayalam periodicals, his interests turned to photography when he laid his hands on an SLR camera first time with which he captured the life and beauty of Kerala and South India. One can see the glimpses of his published images through a Google search. Mr Cherian also works as the CEO and the Operations Executive at CT Solutions Inc and VPrint Inc in Fairfax, Virginia.
The director Vigil handled the cinematography for the film FALL. During the premiere of the film, he talked about storytelling through visuals. This film will not disappoint the audience as it captures the beauty of nature while narrating a mainstream story. Vigil brought home 10 awards in Cinematography for the film FALL from international film festivals.
The film FALL was filmed in multiple locations.
The opening shot was filmed at Algonkian Regional Park, located in Sterling, Virginia. It’s a beautiful park with curvy roads and roughly 838 acres of outdoor adventures.
Our second location was Point of Rocks, Maryland. It is known for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which was formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Appalachian Mountains. It is also known for its Victorian Style metro station which has become a noted town landmark.
The third location was Cunningham Falls State Park, which is a public recreation area located west of Thurmont, Maryland. There is a boardwalk from Route 77 that goes directly to the base of the falls which is where our climax was filmed.
Our fourth location was Lake Anne, Reston. It is a reservoir in the unincorporated suburban community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia. Lake Anne is also the name of the village centre that surrounds the lake. This is where we filmed one of the important scenes in the film FALL.
Our fifth location was a friends house located in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Our sixth location was another friend’s house located in the neighbouring city of Sterling, Virginia, which is called Ashburn.
Our seventh location was in India. Areekkal falls is situated within a steep trench near to highway. The name board on the roadside with points out the stairway down towards the fall. This beautiful fall is one of the least explored waterfalls in Ernakulam, situated near Piramadam, Kerala.
Lead Actor: JIJU NAIR as Michael Williams
Lead Actress: SINDHU NAIR as Dr Olivia Thomas
Lead Supporting Actor: PRAVEEN KUMAR as The Mystery Man
Written & Directed By: VIGIL BOSE
Lake Anne Scene Dialogues: SUJIL CHANDRA BOSE
Director of Photography: VIGIL BOSE
Casting Director: SHILPA M. CHERIAN
Assistant Camera: RAKESH SAHADEVAN
Assistant Directors: Dr MANJUSHA GIREESH, MIMI GOPINATH
Hair & Make-Up: Dr MANJUSHA GIREESH
Sound Design: JENSON JOSE
Boom Operator: GIREESH ANNERI
Music Score: ABHISHEK JEYAKUMAR
Edited By: VIGIL BOSE
Visual Effects: THREE EYE VISUALS TEAM
Production Design: BOSE VARGHESE
Production Coordinator: RATHEESH NAIR
Production Assistant: JOE KELAT
Executive Producer: BINNY CHERIAN
Produced By: VIGIL BOSE
The writer, director Vigil wants to convey the underlying message behind his maiden short film “FALL” through a poem. Its the about the emotions that his character(s) experiences in the film FALL.
FALL
No face, no voice no body
No style to worry nobody to wait
He stood there alone
While the winds sighed around
The grimly shots, the loud echoes
Lives lost came back to him
Staring with their ghastly smiles
As he stepped back in fear
Those who lost did win
And it is the trigger who lost
He told himself in the sway
He had lost him in the fray
No pain, no joy and no gains
But haunts that return every night
The blade that threatens
From behind in the shadows
Each step turns into a loose stone
And he swerves before he falls
Trust none, not even his sighs
The lord has left him long ago
He knows there wont be another rise
Another dawn or another kiss
Not pausing to look back
The valley beckoned down below
Winds helped the fall
Birds sang and trees played the lute
As the sighs wafted through
A drama ended in vain
The blade lost its enemy
And the bullets its muscle
No more to silence or suppress
None to mourn the fall.
~ Sujil Chandrabose
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