Daastan-e-Cinema

On Saturday, 21st September, the auditions for Spandan 2019 Musical Play, “Dastaan-e-Cinema were held. The auditions were held to unearth artists like actors, dancers, singers, and instrumentalists who were going to be an integral part of the cast of the Musical Play.

Posters were put out, calling for artists from the VSJMC Department who wanted to perform.

The day began with the students from Semester 5 reporting at 8:30 a.m. for the auditions of the directors. Our teacher-in-charge Ms. Neha Pande wanted all semester 5 students to be present for the Directors’ auditions so that they could also see what each of them had envisioned for the play.

After everyone heard what each director had to say, a unanimous decision was taken where the final directors were finalized. The directors chose their parts of the play, as to who will be working on what.

The students auditioning for the cast were called for the auditions at 10 a.m. The auditions began well on time with all the students present, along with Neha Ma’am and our Dean Prof. (Dr) Charu Lata Singh, who had come to support us and to watch over the auditions.

The directors along with the production team oversaw the performances of various artists from all the semesters. There were many talented actors, dancers, vocalists and instrumentalists who wooed the audience with their talent. The time duration given to performers was 1-2 minutes.

The directors and both the teachers related the performers to the characters that they needed and asked a few of them to prepare for the same and perform again. The performers took their time and prepared for the same. The directors chose the people who were suitable for the roles.

The whole process of auditions was a resounding success and many talents were discovered from the department. The directors are onto finalising the cast and another round of auditions might be held, if needed. At the end of the audition everyone could have a better vision of what Dastan-e-Cinema would actually look like. The first phase of the play is accomplished successfully.

• Date- 27 September 2019
• Day- Friday
• Time- 4-5 PM
• Location- Room 410, B Block, VIPS

Agenda: The meeting was conducted to discuss the roles allotted, expectations and the second round of auditions.

Proceedings: the following were discussed during the meeting

• Director Mehak Sahni explained about how the roles were given according to the persons’ talent and requirement. She explained that the cast was chosen according to how they would fit the role of the character
• The directors also gave the assurance that everyone who is interested to perform in the musical would be given an opportunity
• Director Vedant Ojha explained that one person might also have to do more than 1 role. They might be in different eras and working under different directors but would work under one umbrella direction.
• All the directors introduced themselves and their eras.
• The cast according to the decades was revealed by the directors.

Outcomes

• It was assured that second round of auditions would take place and everyone would get a part as a lot of characters are yet to be casted and no one would be rejected.
• Sunday, 29th September 27, 2019 from 8AM-5PM has been finalized for conducting auditions.
• The cast and the directors personally met to discuss their visions and expectations with each other.