The nominees for Best Cinematography at the 88th Academy Awards

Hi, My comrades in SICA,

‘Southern India Cinematographers Association’ (SICA) is an umbrella organization which aims promotes, preserve and advance the cause of art and science of cinematography.

We have to remember the fact that, we are, first of all cinematographers, guys who love looking through the camera, feeling the light, waiting for the right moment… even before we joined the union or got elected.

So I thought we must spend some time regularly looking at our Art, studying the technique and styles that inspire us .

The annual Oscar awards and it’s nominees gives us the fair idea to us were the art and technology headed in our field. Television may venerate the winners, but we members of SICA need the deeper understanding by studying the films and the nominees, to understand the narrative trends and the latest cinematic styles in main-stream studio funded international cinema.