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THE COUNT
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THE COUNT IS A DIRECTOR / PRODUCER FROM TORONTO & THE FOUNDER OF STUDIO NAGARAJAN. HE PRIMARILY WORKS ON RETRO-FUTURISTIC SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES AND MUSIC VIDEOS.
HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNT?
@STUDIONAGARAJAN or @_THEREALCOUNT. BUT IF YOU'VE RECEIVED A CARD, THE INCONSPICUOUS PATTERN ON THE BACK IS THE NUMBER YOU CALL.
WHAT IS THE COUNT'S STYLE?
THE COUNT'S STORIES ARE USUALLY ABOUT SITUATIONS WHEREIN A PROTAGONIST FINDS AN EXTRAORDINARY DEVICE THAT ALTERS THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF REALITY. HIS DIRECTING STYLE IS INSPIRED BY MANY GREATS INCLUDING YASUJIRO OZU, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, WES ANDERSON, HAYAO MIYAZAKI AND ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU. THE COUNT'S DIRECTING STYLE FEATURES THREE DISTINCT SUB-STYLES THAT PLAY WITH AGENCY AND PERSPECTIVE. THE DRAMATIC USE OF AGENCY COUPLED WITH STYLISTIC PERSPECTIVES CREATE THE UNIQUE EFFECT THAT IS CORE TO THE STYLE.
WHY THE INTEREST IN CINEMA?
SHAKESPEARE ONCE SAID, "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE, AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS; THEY HAVE THEIR EXITS AND THEIR ENTRANCES AND ONE MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS". CINEMA IS TO LIFE WHAT THE CHURCH IS TO RELIGION, MARRIAGE IS TO LOVE, DREAMS ARE TO DESIRES & BIRTH IS TO EXISTENCE. THERE ARE FEW UNDER THE HEAVENS WHO ARE TRULY ALIVE AND WE'RE WHAT'S LEFT OF THEM.
WHY IS HE THE CALLED THE COUNT?
THIS IS BECAUSE HE IS HYPER-SENSITIVE TO LIGHT, WORKS PRIMARILY AT NIGHT AND PRACTICES DEVIANT WAYS OF EXTENDING YOUTH AND MORTALITY. ...JUST KIDDING... BUT WHILE THOSE DETAILS ARE TRUE, THE NAME IS ARBITRARY. ITS THE WORK THAT COUNTS.
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