Let's beat Mediocrity Karan Narula

The guest today is one of the pioneers of content creation from the Indian YouTube community space and is none other than Saurav Sinha, who has his youtube channel by the same name - Saurav Sinha.

We talked about Saurav’s love for photography and how and when it all started and he gave some great insights on starting a youtube channel in 2021. I know we all have this question in our mind k is it too late to start a youtube channel, what if I don't get views and stuff and Saurav answered them all. He talked about how to stay motivated as a content creator and shed some light on his time management skills and how he is able to churn out great videos every single week. There is breaking news in the podcast where Saurav talks about his future plans so watch out for that. Saurav, overall, is a very hardworking, motivated, and talented individual and this podcast will definitely make you feel great about you being a content creator. 

There are just so many things that we talked about in this one and I don't want to give too much away here. Listen to the podcast and get to know yourself. Cheers! 

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The Let's beat mediocrity podcast is a podcast where we talk all about filmmaking, photography, visual effects, and everything related to that. I hope you all liked this episode of it and it would mean the world if will share this episode. Thanks and see you again next week with another awesome episode of the Let's beat Mediocrity Podcast. Cheers!

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Connect with Saurav Sinha here:

Saurav's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sauravus/

Saurav's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIebaFbubF2L_ol3ujxoSA

Lame Saurav: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09AjJabmAuLCtoTO93FRhQ

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/​ 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIsCH87n8iHdPSkmwn24aA

In today's episode, I had the opportunity to have a chit chat with some of my favourite cinematographer and filmmaker - Mr Zafar Mehdi, who is a cinematographer and filmmaker as I already mentioned and is currently working with one of the best wedding filmmaking companies in the world I can surely say and that is The house on the clouds.

We talked about Zafar’s back story and how he got into filmmaking and how he was able to get a job at the HOTC (or the house on the clouds) and guys, spoiler alert - it's a very interesting story. We talked about where he gets his inspiration from and how he is able to achieve a mood in his videos and how basically he gets to create content for himself while working full time with HOTC.

And obviously, we talked about the camera gear he uses, the picture profiles, the lights and all that jazz.  We also talked a lot about weddings where he shared some great insights on how he and the team at HOTC work together and how they are able to create some of the best wedding films every single time. 

There are just so many things that we talked about in this one and I don't want to give too much away here. Listen to the podcast and get to know by yourself. Cheers!

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The Let's beat mediocrity podcast is a podcast where we talk all about filmmaking, photography, visual effects, and everything related to that. I hope you all liked this episode of it and it would mean the world if will share this episode. Thanks and see you again next week with another awesome episode of the Let's beat Mediocrity Podcast. Cheers!



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Connect with Zafar Mehdi here:

Zafar's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/just_zafar/

Zafar's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rapstaZFR



Connect with The House on the clouds here:

HOTC's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseontheclouds/

HOTC's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDu63J7vm10lh4h0-9UzPw



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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/​

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIsCH87n8iHdPSkmwn24aA

In today’s episode, we have with us a very young and super talented Fashion and wedding cinematographer/ editor, namely Chitresh Mishra.

Chitresh’s work is some of the best work that you will find on the internet in terms of Fashion and wedding filmmaking but he has not just limited himself to these streams of filmmaking.

He started as a photographer and now he does primarily videos and he has experience doing almost every genre of video and filmmaking. We talked about Chitresh’s journey and how he was able to get himself clients and was able to work in the industry right after he was done with his assistance phase.

Chitresh’s story is a great example for people who are new to this industry and are trying to find their way in. He talked about his creative process, why he likes the focal length 24mm so much, his editing workflow, how he chooses his music and we also talked about how he incorporates audio in his videos to provide a wholesome experience.

This podcast is a goldmine of knowledge and I am sure that you will learn so much from it!

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The Let's beat mediocrity podcast is a podcast where we talk all about filmmaking, photography, visual effects, and everything related to that. I hope you all liked this episode of it and it would mean the world if will share this episode. Thanks and see you again next week with another awesome episode of the Let's beat Mediocrity Podcast. Cheers!

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Connect with Chitresh Mishra here:



Chitresh's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/chitresh.mishra/

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/​

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIsCH87n8iHdPSkmwn24aA

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the let's beat mediocrity podcast where we talk all about filmmaking, photography, visual effects, and everything related to that. 



#weddingVideography #weddingvideo #cinematicVideo



In today's episode, we have with us the one and only - Jay Pannu! Jay is the founder of Emerald films, a wedding videography company based in Vancouver, Canada, and has tons of experience filming 'Organic' wedding videos and is known for beautiful cinematography and editing skills. He is also very well known for his love for Rick & Morty and is a DC fanboy. According to him, you will find more figurines at his home than camera bodies, lenses, and lens caps combined. 



This episode is not just a conversation btw me and Jay but is a wedding videography masterclass. We talked about his filming style, where he drives inspiration from, and what keeps him going in this industry. He talked about how he makes sure to bring the best out of the couples that he is filming with and how he is able to create something new with every single of his videos. 



FYI - This podcast is jampacked with information so keep your note-taking devices with you to note down a lot of pointers.  

Hope you will like this conversation with me and Jay Pannu. 



Connect with Jay Pannu​ here:



Jay's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jay_pannu/

Emerald Film's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emeraldfilms_/

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/​

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the let's beat mediocrity podcast where we talk all about filmmaking, photography, visual effects, and everything related to that. 



#MohnishDoultani #letsbeatmediocrity #sonya7siii



In today's episode, we have with the one and only  Mohnish Doultani, for the second time on the podcast! Yes, we have already done an episode earlier with Mohnish on the podcast where we talked about his journey and some other basic things but this time we go deep into what we just touched upon in our previous episode. 



In this episode, we talked about him moving to the city of dreams - Mumbai from Nagpur and why this move to Mumbai. We talked about his transition to Sony from Canon and the issues he is facing now as a Sony user coming from Canon. Also, we talked about the hot topic of the town and that is the Sony a7siii. Mohnish recently got the Sony a7siii and the latest DJI gimbal the RSC 2 and he shared his opinions on them.



We also talked about transitions, color grading and I asked him the questions that some of you listeners asked me to ask him through one of my Instagram stories. 



This episode is different from the regular "Let's beat mediocrity" podcast episodes but is no less fun or informational.



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Listen to our previous episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pmiR7xv0dMzSzH9glFx5m?si=i7Sw7I3WT5aUOFL1OmYx0Q



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(0:00) - Intro

(3:23) - Moving to Mumbai

(5:29) - On losing weight

(7:00) - Talking about my recent pictures

(8:16) - Self-Portraits

(12:24) - Tutorials on self-portrait

(14:02) - Sony a7siii

(15:06) - Why Sony a7siii

(17:47) - Difficulties switching from Canon to Sony

(24:15) - How to expose slog3 correctly

(27:24) - 1 on 1 Consultation sessions

(29:32) - About Indian content creator community

(32:24) - Dji Ronin RSC 2

(35:47) - When are new vlogs / videos coming?

(40:23) - How to get paid while traveling

(44:53) - Transitions and Color grading

(48:00) - Rapid-fire round but different

(1:04:28) - Outro

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Connect with  @Mohnish Doultani  here:



Mohnish's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mohnishdoultani/

Mohnish's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWoGiobLTH_jTkQS3b2mH1Q

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/



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Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of the Let's beat Mediocrity podcast! In today's episode, we have with us a great Photographer, videographer and Philosopher who is our first international guest on the podcast and his name is Habib Saleh. 



#habibSaleh #letsbeatmediocrity #podcast



I found out about Habib through one of his Fashion videos that I saw on Vimeo and his work stood out to me a lot and that's how we connected later on Instagram. He was kind enough to be on the podcast and today's episode is just very different from the regular episodes that we have done so far. 



We talked about so many things in this episode and to name some, we discussed why Canon is better than Sony in terms of video. I mean, its debatable but that's what we both kinda think. We talked about what he looks in his models and how he is able to create something new everytime and how does he comes up with all these ideas. He also talks about where he takes his inspiration from and why he tries to stay away from instagram as much as possible.



He also mentioned why he doesn't use external lights to light his subjects and why he prefers to not shoot at golden hour. 



There are so many great things we talked about in this one and I am so sure you will love this episode.



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(0:00) - Intro

(1:55) - Greetings

(3:59) - Who is Habib Saleh?

(11:26) - Habib on Vimeo

16:06 - How he approaches brands

27:02 - How he comes up with new concepts for his shoots

38:15 - Why Canon is better than Sony (debatable)

43:13 - His sources of Inspiration

46:43 - His take on Social media

56:12 - About singularity and individuality

1:01:27 - Talking about weird and trending Photography poses

1:11:36 -  How he poses his models

1:13:44 - Talking about Fashion videos

1:23:29 - Technical Round/ questions

1:42:40 - The One | Rapid Fire questions

1:56:16 - Outro



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Connect with Habib Saleh here:



Habib's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/habibsaleh_/

Habib's Philosophical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/habibs/

Habib's Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user39121229

His Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2PtkRNj2Vn9PBpAGXFRqgO?si=gNPvOZpaReSYdSD9-2mpdA

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediokaran/



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