EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: VEDIKA KARKAL WINS MISS GOA 2022
19-year-old Vedika Karkal, from Ponda is Miss Goa 2022. The beauty and brains is a 2nd year BBA student of Dempo College of Management, Panaji. She was crowned at a glittering pageant, held at Pride Sun Village Resort, Arpora. Vedika said, “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
And her goal to win led her straight to her crowning moment. She faced stiff competition from the other contestants, but after putting in the hours of grooming, the hard work, paid off eventually, she said.
Born in Panjim, she credits her parents for teaching her ‘never to take the focus off the larger objectives in life.’ Says the vividly elated Vedika, “While I aim for the skies, the values, I’m brought up with will always ensure that my feet are always grounded. It is that very belief and value system which we believe in & practice in daily life, is that made me stand out and win this Miss Goa title.”
And she is determined to work hard and ‘keep the name of Goa, Stellar Miss Goa & my family high at National and International pageants.’
All the best, Vedika!
Goan Reporter News: Masterclass on ‘Introduction to Digital Motion Picture Preservation’ at IFFI 54
Primary goal of restoration should be enhancing the film while preserving its artistic integrity: Theodore E. Gluck
Filmmakers today are faced with the ever evolving reality of securely archiving their film or file based productions, digitally. A Masterclass session on ‘Digital Motion Picture Preservation’ was held today at the 54th International Film Festival of India, Goa deliberating on this topic. The Masterclass, led by veteran film restoration expert and film historian, Theodore E. Gluck, aimed at emphasising the efforts of the ‘Academy Digital Preservation Forum’ in preserving the motion picture in digital format. It is an initiative of the Science and Technology Council under the ‘Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.’
In his address, Theodore E. Gluck underlined the delicate balance to be followed by restoration professionals in not harming the aesthetics of the original work. “The challenge lies in meeting the demand for digital preservation while preserving the artistic integrity and intent of the original work. The primary goal should be to enhance the film rather than altering it,” he added. He also underscored the importance of respecting the original artistic intent of the filmmakers in any restoration project.
One of the key takeaways from the Master class was the substantial cost associated with restoration and preservation. “The expense depends on what you are trying to accomplish through the restoration project,” he explained. Theodore also acknowledged the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence in the future of film preservation, while underscoring the irreplaceable significance of human intervention.
Responding to queries about the security of digitisation, Theodore assured the audience that solutions for secure encrypted storage for the digitised film content are readily available.