About The Session

If storytelling is the soul of cinema, then cinematography, editing, and sound are its body — the physical and sensory grammar through which feeling is transferred from screen to audience. This masterclass with director and cinematographer Kedaar Gaikwad is a deep dive into the visual and sonic craft of filmmaking. Participants will explore how light sculpts emotion, how camera movement communicates interiority, how editing rhythm controls pace and tension, and how sound design creates the invisible architecture of a scene. Drawing from his experience across mainstream Hindi cinema and Marathi regional films, Kedaar brings both technical rigour and creative sensibility to every frame he shoots or directs.

This is a hands-on, practitioner-led session for anyone who wants to understand how cinematic grammar actually works — and how to use it with intention.

About The Speaker

Kedaar Gaikwad is a Mumbai-based director and cinematographer with a career spanning nearly two decades across Hindi and Marathi cinema. A graduate of L.S. Raheja School of Arts, Bandra, he began his journey as an assistant cameraman before establishing himself as a DOP on major productions. His cinematography credits include Enemmy (2013), Farzand (2018), Chopsticks (2019), Dharmaveer (2022), and Phulrani (2022), among several others. As a director, his debut Marathi feature Online Binline (2015) marked a confident transition behind the camera, followed by Tawaal (2021) and the upcoming political thriller Match Fixing (2025). A Preview Committee Member at IFFI 2023 and 2024 (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India), Kedaar brings not just technical mastery but also a deep institutional understanding of Indian cinema to this masterclass.