journey with in!

Cinematographer Ayillian made a docu-film on a motorcycle safari in India. K. PRADEEP finds out how FREAKING OUT Ayillian had fun documenting the 100 Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle team in the Himalayas They descend every year and set the roads on fire. Around hundred riders on their Royal Enfield Bullets vroom across the country in what is turning out to be a fascinating new vista in the sphere of adventure tourism – motorcycle safari. On three such expeditions, capturing those memorable moments of the incredible journey was Ayillian, a young Kochi-based cinematographer. Organised by the British-based Enduro India, that promotes motorcycle tourism, the riders traversed through South India right up to the Himalayas. The Journey Within For Ayillian those journeys were not just an amazing experience. It provided him with ample material for his first documentary film. Ayillian’s `The Journey Within,’ was screened before an invited audience in the city recently. “The journey is retold visually from my point of view. I have always found our documentaries sticking to a format where the movement is painfully slow. I have tried to break the usual pattern in this. With focus on the motorcycle riders, lovely scenery, it is speedy and full of life. I hope that it will inspire youngsters and attract them to documentaries,” says Ayillian. Visual narration The 33-minute documentary is cleverly edited from rushes of over 1500 minutes shot on these expeditions. More than the thrill …
Video Rating: 5 / 5