Silvercord Films

18/06/2024

26/04/2024

Screening Alert 🔔

Our film “Nothing Grows Under The Pine Trees” will be playing at the School of art and aesthetics film festival (.film_festival ), 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

The screening will be followed by a QnA with the writer & director of the film (.rana_ )

📍 school of arts and aesthetics auditorium
27th April, 2024, 3:45 PM Onwards

08/02/2024

NEW WORK.

The second film we made for Virtual Bharat series.
CHHOLIYA, The Himalayan Bagpipers.

Somewhere in a sun-drenched thicket, a phone crackles. Narendra Prasad’s clients have asked for a “trial”. Prasad, who plays the masaq been or the Himalayan bagpipe, is a Chholiya dancer. When the warbling cry of his bagpipe echoes in the Kumaon hills, it is part romantic entreaty, part war cry, and part colonial relic. Today, its call can be heard from wedding processions and festivals. But it began, quite literally, as martial guile or “Chhal”, leading royal armies into battle. The British Raj found, in the aftermath of the Anglo-Gorkha war of 1815, that the men of the hills could turn a battle, as well as hold a tune. They introduced the Scottish bagpipe to the mix, turning the Himalayan folk tradition into an army band.

A century later, Chholiya brings the beats of war to declarations of love. Swords and shields clash, colourful costumes twirl, and heady percussion animates painted faces as the performers weave a lyrical romance that echoes beyond the Himalayan horizon.

“The sweet fig grows all through the year, my dear, but the bayberry ripens only in springtime. So rare and precious is my love for you. So rare and precious is my love for you.”

Virtual Bharat. A 1000-film journey, one story at a time.

Director: Yashasvi Juyal | Creative Director - Viraj Sikand | Director of Photography: Dipesh Manral

Editor: SanDeep Vyas, Yashasvi Juyal | Colorist: Sandeep Vyas

Vocals: Manish Kumai | Sound Recordist:Ramandeep Malhotra | Sound Designer: Ankit Thapa

Camera Crew: Yash khaire, Prakash Bamne | Post-Production: Sayan Debnath

Production Supervisor: Rajat Gautam | Local Line Production: Manish Kumai | Photographer: Saalim Shamsi

Executive Producer: Lynette Dmello

Name of the Interviewed Person in Film:

Dr. Lokesh Ohri. Anthropologist, Author

Click here to subscribe to VIRTUAL BHARAT: https://youtube.com/ in a sun-drenched thicket, a phone crackles. Narendra Prasad’s clients...

24/01/2024

NEW WORK.
In the delicate balance of nature & progress where do the Van Gujjar’s stand ?

The Nomad’s land - Van Gujjars: uncovers the untold story of a community at the crossroads of conservation and displacement. As roads carve through forests and conservation rules reshape their identity, the Van Gujjars face a pivotal question: Are they people of the forest, or nowhere ?

Explore their compelling journey on YouTube, and ponder the price of progress in a world where not all who wander are lost 🍃

Watch the film now.

Creator: Bharatbala
Director: Yashasvi Juyal | Creative Director: Viraj Sikand
Director of Photography: Dipesh Manral | Second Unit DOP: Sumit Maurya | Music: Nishant Ramteke
Editor: Sumit Maurya | Sound Recordist & Sound Designer: Ankit Thapa | Sound Assistant: Sachin Rana
Colorist: Sumit Maurya | Post-Production: Sayan Debnath
Assistant Camera: Akshat Maletha | Photographers: Saalim Shamsi, Pulkit Tomar
Production Supervisor: Rajat Gautam | Production Assistant: Anubhav Negi | On Ground Local Assistance: Naazim Ali
Subtitles: Aksh*ta Vohra
Executive Producer: Lynette Dmello

Production House: Bharatbala Productions in collaboration with Silvercord Films

Click here to subscribe to VIRTUAL BHARAT: https://youtube.com/ Somewhere in a “bugyal” - the local term for a Himalayan meadow, you will find ...

23/01/2024

“Nothing Grows Under The Pine Trees”
32 minutes, Garhwali.

Written & Directed by Sachin Rana (.rana_ )
International premiere at the 10th Kolkata People’s film festival, 24th to 28th Jan. (tap the link in bio to check the screening schedule)

“A family begins to fix a marriage for one of two daughters as one rejoices meanwhile the other suffocates under the weight of a society divided by rigid caste lines”

Principal Cast : Deweshwari Rana, Akriti Rana, Soni Rana, Rajendra Singh Rana, Anoop Nautiyal

Written & Directed by Sachin Rana (.rana_)
Produced by Sarojani Rana & Yashasvi Juyal ()
Sound recording & Design : Ankit Thapa ()
Director of Photography : Ashish Bahuguna (._.bahuguna)
Additional Cinematography : Dipesh Manral ()
Production Design : Viraj Sikand ()
Edited By : Sandeep Vyas ()
Executive Producer : Rajat Gautam (.gautam__)
Music By Nishant Ramteke & Ankit Thapa
Assistant Director : Prachi Pundir ()
Posters : Sachin Rana, Hrishikesh Rao

📍 Chamoli, Uttarakhand

19/01/2024

The journey begins at 10th Kolkata People’s Film Festival & Indian Film Festival Bhubaneswar.

Officially announcing “Nothing grows under the pine trees” Sachin Rana’s Debut Short Fiction Garhwali Language film produced by Silvercord Films in Association with Rain Dogs Studio Productions.

“A family begins to fix a marriage for one of two daughters as one rejoices meanwhile the other suffocates under the weight of a society divided by rigid caste lines”

Principal Cast : Deweshwari Rana, Akriti Rana, Soni Rana, Rajendra Singh Rana, Anoop Nautiyal

Written & Directed by Sachin Rana (.rana_)
Produced by Sarojani Rana & Yashasvi Juyal ()
Sound recording & Design : Ankit Thapa ()
Director of Photography : Ashish Bahuguna (._.bahuguna)
Production Design : Viraj Sikand ()
Edited By : Sandeep Vyas ()
Executive Producer : Rajat Gautam (.gautam__)
Music By Nishant Ramteke & Ankit Thapa
Assistant Director : Prachi Pundir ()
Posters : Sachin Rana, Hrishikesh Rao
Additional Cinematography : Dipesh Manral ()

📍 Chamoli, Uttarakhand

18/06/2023

Capturing magic on set.
Behind the scenes from our new project for UPES.

Our talented crew collaborates seamlessly to bring this project to fruition.

Tap the link in Bio to watch the film.

Image-maker - Hardik Rawat ()

18/06/2023

NEW WORK
INDIA LEADS THE WORLD
OUT NOW.

UPES invited us to create a musical adaption with the staff and students in the university, they always had a dream to create something which resonates and talks to everyone equally. From the initial stage they wanted to re-create “Mile Sur” and re-think it in their own manner.

This project has been a wonderful experience for the whole Silvercord family to collaborate on such a massive scale and create something without any barrier.

Audio Credits

Music Composed and Directed by Nishant Ramteke
Additional Lyrics By Swaraj Priyo
Mixing & Mastering by Rahul Tiwari

Visual Credits

Written & Directed by Yashasvi Juyal
Creative Director & Executive Producer - Viraj Sikand
DOP - Prateek Pamecha
Editor - SanDeep Vyas
On-location sound - Ankit Thapa
AC - Dipesh Manral
Assistant Director - Prachi Pundir
Choreographer - Harsh*t Gupta
Assistant choreographer - Ananya Singh
Sound Assistant - Ayush Sindhwal
Production Controller - Rajat Gautam
Productions Assistants - Rishabh Pandey & Ayush Sindhwal
Production Designer - Viraj Sikand
Stills on set - Hardik Rawat
Student Team - Antriksh Bahri, Avni Goyal, Sunil Christo, A***n, Sanghini, Rhea, Parth, Devrishi.

India, the youngest country in the world. The next economic and political superpower, led by values of democracy, diversity and equality. It is Indians who a...

16/06/2023

Announcing our new Ad Work.
INDIA LEADS THE WORLD.
Releasing on 16th June, 2023

Client - UPES
Production House - Silvercord Films ()
Music Director - Nishant Ramteke ()
Director - Yashasvi Juyal ()
Creative Director & Executive Producer - Viraj Sikand ()
Director of Photography - Prateek Pamecha (.pamecha)
Editor - Sandeep Vyas ()
Production controller - Rajat Gautam (.gautam__)
Assistant Director - Prachi Pundir ()
Production Assistants - Rishabh Pandey & Aayush Sindhwal (, .ayush)
Poster by Manil Kandwal (.mk)

Cast - The Students And Staff of UPES.

02/04/2023

"Ah, not to be cut off,
not through the slightest partition
shut out from the law of the stars.
The inner - what is it?
if not intensified sky,
hurled through with birds and deep
with the winds of homecoming."

Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Image by Yashasvi.
()

Tap the link in Bio to explore more

14/03/2023

New Poster Work.
By Viraj Sikand ()

'Game of fools/ Burbokor Khel' Film Music album is OUT NOW.

The 4 track album is collaboration album with Kaysee & Minimi

Lyrics by Swaraj Priyo, Snehashish Parashar & Minimi.

Label partner: Nishant Ramteke ()

All the song Mixed & Mastered by Rahul Tiwari. ()

Poster: Viraj Sikand

Film by Ashwin Kelkar
Production: BlackNoise Films

13/03/2023

Pedro Costa on sound design.

“I like working with sound and light. I like when you have this possibility of enrichment, of bringing multiple things, parallel events, contradictory things into a shot just because of the sound in discussions, conversations, the life of that environment. Very intense, very rich, never stops. Can be quiet, but it’s very lively. It’s a little bit [like] the sound of the village where we all imagine we could live. The birds, the dogs, and something that has a lot to do with cinema, image and sound, public space and private space — especially in this kind of neighborhood, where I’ve been working. People say there’s nothing secret here. Everything is shared. Everything, tragedy especially. It’s a very intense place. Sometimes, an alley can be more private than a room at home. The confusion of those spaces, you never know if you’re outside or inside. If it’s a room just behind the house, or if there are people up on the roof. It works in a strange way.

It forms its own rhythm and movement. I try to recreate that with a lot of tracks, ambient sounds that the sound director records. He has time to do it, the four or five of us. That’s the crew plus a production assistant. We’re always there for the shooting, the production. There are lots of days and weeks when we don’t shoot. We had to prepare; we built sets ourselves. So we don’t shoot when we do that, or when we have to rehearse. The sound director walks around the neighborhood and he records things day and night. That’s very useful because we end up with a suitcase full of interesting things that we can use in the editing. The soundtracks on my films are a mix of direct sound and everything that surrounds the location”