Team
Most of Stillsnfilms' long term collaborators are based out of Delhi-NCR while individual projects see pan India collaboration.
Vishal Chauhan, Vivek Gupta and Aditya Gupta contribute as DoP and aerial cinematographers generally. Ritesh Gupta has contributed as an editor and colorist since 2018 while Venkatram Mohan also contributes as editor on documentary projects. Nosh Mistry composes original music. Apart from these we have recurring collaborators in terms of Producers, Creative Directors, Direction Team, Art, Sound, etc. based on the kind of film or video project we are doing.
Chandramauli Singh
Founder and Director
Chandramauli is a Director who began his career on the production side in 2015 and worked in a range of roles across the film and photography industry over the next few years, including- Production Assistant, Production Coordinator, Camera Operator, Assistant and Associate Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Photographer- each contributing to a deeper understanding of the craft. Since finding his voice as a concept writer and Director, he has made both documentary and fiction films that have been noted for their gripping telling of genuine stories and sensitive portrayal of emotion. Apart from running Stillsnfilms Productions, he also works as a freelance Director.
While early on in his career he got to work in international films like- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, his photography work for Harley-Davidson, Morris Garages, Triumph Motorcycles, etc appeared in leading automotive magazines including his shoot of MG Live 2018 at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. His film directorial work includes 18,603ft for Harley-Davidson- a film that was appreciated by the company's top brass for it's storytelling and liked by viewers around the world for its emotional and gripping narrative; Gift Hope, Gift Life- a film on Organ Donation in Children for Mohan Foundation, An Individual's Responsibility- a film on the inspiring philosophy and life work of Dr P.D.K. Rao, Himalayan Hope- a film on the restoration of Kedarnath and birth of Youth Foundation, among others.
The Himalaya- his own pursuits through trekking, climbing and skiing along with the never ending research and reading of their exploratory history have played a defining role in his life. He cherishes the climb up Longstaff's Col (5,910 M) to see Nanda Devi up close. The diversity of this exposure in life lends itself to his creativity and hardworking ethic.
He sees the writing and direction of the Coen Brothers, the candid honesty of cinematographer Gordon Willis in seeing the craft as a part of him and there being no formula for it, the depth of Ankhon Dekhi (by Rajat Kapoor) among many other specific individuals, works and events as inspirations in his love for films and the desire to tell stories in the film form.