Sachin Singh

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use: Sony Cameras, Atomos Ninja V, Zoon H6 Audio Recorder, Senheisser Shotgun Mic, Cine Lenses, Imac 27" For Editing And Color Grading, Gopro Hero 8 With Media Mod

About me

Sachin Singh is a Mumbai-based Cinematographer (WICA) and also a teacher-instructor at FX School, Mumbai.

The DoP
Sachin shares his rich experience with young, visual enthusiasts through teaching and workshops in cinematography at The FX School, Mumbai.
Though, as a professional cinematographer, Sachin has worked on live sports, documentaries, feature films, advertising, news and current affairs. the dominant theme in his work has been in the area of Conflict: social, political, economic and environmental.
His initial years as a documentary cameraman included several stints in Kashmir, covering the impact of civil war and strife on the mental health of its people, “Kashmir Unhinged” (Dir. Tassaduq and Rajesh Jhala, 11 mins. 1996). “Charar e Sharif Besieged” when Pakistani and Afghani militants under Major Mast Gul Hizbul Mujahideen take over a town of the patron saint of Kashmir. (Dir. George Joseph, 24 mins BiTV 1996). “No Young Suitors” the civil unrest, arrests and deaths in Kashmir make it very difficult for Nazira to find a young groom (Dir. George Joseph, 24 mins BiTV, 1997)
Between 2001 - 2003 Sachin traveled and filmed several documentaries highlighting the plight of people under siege or civil war in Israel-Palestine, in Oceania “Cross Currents: A Fijian Travelogue” (Dir. Vibodh Parathasarthi, 52 mins 2001) on the ethnic conflict between Native Fijians and immigrant Indians, after a coup removed the democratically elected PM, Mr. Mahendra Choudhary because he was of Indian origin.
His last two documentaries once again raises concerns about our ecology and environment “The Eco Warriors of the Himalayas” celebrates the province of Sikkim turning to 100% organic farming and contrasts it with the relatively slow growth of organic farming in Germany. (Berndt Welz, 28 mins ZDF 2018) and “Stop Plastic” (Dir. vonYves Schurzmann, 28 mins ZDF 2019)
Feature Releases
Never satisfied, enthusiastic to collaborate with Directors and Producers wanting to squeeze out the human experience of our existence. This has nudged Sachin to work on 5 feature films.
His Indi-features have received much critical acclaim, and also for his cinematography. “Hansa” (Dir. Manav Kaul, 2012) was awarded FRIPSCI Award at OSIAN’S CINEFAN 2012, while “A Gran Plan” (Dir. Sangeeta Nambiar, 2014) received awards in festivals at Los Angeles, New York, and Delhi. “Hansa” is set in the Himalayas, a young girl tries to locate her missing father while her mother is about to give birth once again and their house is about to be auctioned..
"A Gran Plan" was his first international collaboration as a DoP, it was shot exclusively in Singapore and released in theatres there. Revolving around interpersonal and cultural conflicts and friendship, it features a Chinese single mother parent of twins from a British father, a Punjabi Grand mother and her son who is married to a Bengali…
His latest "G Kutta Se or The Heart is a Dog” (Dir. Rahul Dahiya, 2017) is a serious indictment on patriarchy and honour killings, G Kutta Se went to MAMI Gold and is fast becoming a cult film in India.
A film critic wrote “Be warned. G Kutta Se is not an easy film to watch. The camera (Sachin Singh) moves like a seething predator through the rugged landscape combing hearts and loins for signs of fugitive compassion. This fuming film stomps resolutely on all our cinematic perceptions to give us a fresh imminent and extremely disconcerting view of reality at the grassroots level.“ https://www.sify.com/movies/g-kutta-se-review-a-bludgeoning-masterpiece--review-bollywood-rgpmDphegadee.html
Currently a Marathi Indi-feature film shot by him "Rangit" is due for an early release in 2020.

The Cameraman 
Earlier in his career in Television, Sachin covered "hot spots" such as Kashmir, Palestine as a current affairs and news cameraman. He took up numerous big lens shoots in International Cricket, Tennis and Hockey. He has been on assignments with Sony, Set Max, BBC, ZDF, Ten Sports, Arte, France Canal 2, and Swiss TV2, travelling across India, Europe, and East Asia.
The Line Producer
Sachin has also produced several documentaries on ecology and the environment, notable among them being “The Return of the Great Flood” on the impact of global warming and rising sea levels on the people lying in the low lying areas of Bangladesh and India. (Jens Monath, 52 mins ZDF, 2006). “India Unstoppable” (Presented by Claus Kleber 52 mins ZDF, 2006) how will India cope with the growing economic disparity, regressive caste practices and technological fetishism.
The Person

A graduate of India’s best-known TV school at A J Kidwai Institute of Mass Communications, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 

Trained in classical music, Sachin has played the Sarod for over 30 years.
He is an avid trekker and takes long tours on his cycle.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Line Producer
Job Titles	Video Editor, Line Producer, Cinematographer, Teacher
Years in industry	6+ years
Musical Skills	Sitar
Musical Style	Classical, Jazz, Rock