For the first time, a smartphone has been used to film a professional production in Bangladesh. The short film titled, ‘Ferar Gaan’ directed by renowned director Shafayet Mansoor Rana was released on iflix. The entire film was shot by Samsung Galaxy S10+. The director and artists recently met the press at iflix’s office and shared their experiences.
The story revolves around Rubab Khan (Jon Kabir) who is a famous star of the country. His music is adored by everyone and he has millions of fans. However, he is very ego-centric and looks down upon people. During a concert, a super fan (Sayeed Zaman Shawon) of his manages to make his way to the backstage where he asks for a selfie. In response, Rubab behaves rudely with him and the fan is thrown out by his guards.
The next morning, the famous star finds out that he has lost his gifted voice. He tries everything to find out the reason but to no avail. He starts to lose everything, his career, his fans and even his girlfriend (Azmeri Asha). Suddenly realization strikes him and he sets out to find the fan whom he had mistreated.
Shafayet Mansoor Rana’s short film ‘Ferar Gaan’ revolves around the story of searching for that devoted fan. It has been released on iflix recently.
The entire film was recorded with Samsung Galaxy S10+. The Galaxy S10+ is Samsung’s flagship phone which comes with 3 rear Pro-grade cameras consisting of a 12MP wide lens, 12MP telephoto lens, and 16MP Ultra-Wide lens which records 4K video very easily. No additional lenses were being used to shoot the film. Only Samsung Galaxy S10+ original camera lenses were used in 4K resolution for the entire film shooting. The film is a testament to the camera’s prowess.
