Le Musk
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| Directed by | A. R. Rahman |
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| Screenplay by | Gurachi Phoenix |
| Produced by | A.R Rahman |
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| Cinematography | Gianni Giannelli |
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| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Le Musk is an upcoming Indian virtual reality film directed by A. R. Rahman.[1] The film stars Nora Arnezeder, Guy Burnet, Munirih Grace and Mariam Zohrabyan.[2][3][4][5]
A preview of Le Musk was shown April 27, 2017 at the ‘NAB’, Las Vegas in a room with multi-sensory 'Voyager' chairs.[6][7] At 72nd Cannes Film Festival, Rahman unveiled 'Scent of a song' from the film.[8]
Plot
The film follows the journey of an orphaned child, full-time heiress and part-time musician, who grows up to be a diva on a mission. All through, she has one constant companion – the lingering Muskan scent. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she receives an anonymous message, which brings back her mysterious past.[9]
Cast
- Nora Arnezeder as Juliet
- Guy Burnet
- Munirih Grace
- Mariam Zohrabyan
Production
Development
In 2015, A.R.Rahman was planning to create a theatre with projections all around and scent added to it, after being suggested by his wife Saira to make a film on perfumes.[10][11] Three months later, someone gave A.R.Rahman a Virtual Reality gear which prompted him and his wife to make a virtual reality film based on perfumes. In order to blend the olfactory element in his film, Rahman got in touch with Grace Boyle[12], who is the founder director of Feelies, a London based company that has developed the technology to disperse scent during a film.[13][14]
Filming
The entire film was shot in Rome in a span of 13 days using a pair of Jaunt ONE cameras, with each of them being fitted with 24 camera sensors so as to capture 8k quality video.[15][16]
References
- ^ "AR Rahman on wearing the director's hat for Le Musk". The Indian Express.
- ^ "How virtual reality pushed AR Rahman towards 'multi-sensory' filmmaking". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
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- ^ shiva. "AR Rahman Released Le Musk Movie First Look Poster | Press News Release". pressks.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "AR Rahman gears up for his directorial debut Le Musk". asianage.com/. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "Deep dive into VR with Rahman's Scent of a Song". The Hindu. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Frater, Naman Ramachandran,Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman; Frater, Patrick (October 9, 2019). "Busan: A.R. Rahman 'Le Musk' Directing Debut in Post-Production". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "AR Rahman on Le Musk: It was actually Saira Banu's initiative". The Indian Express.
- ^ "AR Rahman on his upcoming film Le Musk: Filmmaking is a very tough job". First Post.
- ^ "Grace Boyle - The Feelies". Re:publica.
- ^ "A whiff of Rahman". The Hindu.
- ^ "Le Musk: AR Rahman, on turning director and choosing VR". Financial Express.
- ^ "Le Musk Brings VR to Theaters". Intel.
- ^ "Le Musk: Musical Virtual Reality movie; Co-Written, Soundtracked and Directed by A R Rahman". The Virtual Assist.