Rewarding the underappreciated heroes of Showbiz
Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards 2022 is back for the second time to celebrate the finest OTT and digital content creators. This award not only acknowledges the artistes in front of the screen, but also highlights the often-overlooked heroes who tirelessly contribute their best efforts to elevate the quality of content from behind the scenes.
Cinematography plays an essential role in skillfully conveying a story through visual elements.
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In this category, Bidrohi Dipon earned the nomination for "Redrum". He successfully managed to keep coherence in his work with the mystery plot of the film. The horror series "Pett Kata Shaw" was one of a kind in making the audience reconnect with folklore. Tahsin Rahman's cinematography was immaculate, earning him a nomination. Narrating the story of Rajshahi locals, in their own language, and bringing out the visual tone in the similar way couldn't have been easy. The director of the series "Shaaticup", Mohammad Touqir Islam, did the tough job himself, and got this much-deserved nomination in this category. "Kaiser's" cinematography was another surprise for the audience. Abdul Mamun's hard work and creativity brought up a combination of the contemporary time and the flavour of '90s visually. This thus earned him a nomination in the Best Cinematographer category. "Karagar's" brilliant cinematography and camera work was done by Barkat Hossain Polash. The visual narrative of the series was another striking element, wonderfully done by the cinematographer.
OTT platforms are mostly story driven, and in the recent year, it has been proven that story is one of the key elements for any content.
Vicky Zahed, despite directing "Redrum", also wrote the thrilling story for it, full of plot twists, earning him a nomination.
Raihan Rafi and Siddiq Ahmed jointly wrote the story and script of the film "Taan". It was applauded by the audience for its suspense-thriller plot. Both of them have jointly earned the nomination in this category. Behind "Karagar's" gripping tale is Neamoth Ullah Masum, another frontrunner for the race. Shihab Shaheen is an experienced director who always manages to come up with unique plots especially in the OTT arena. "Syndicate" is no different, however, he also wrote the script of the series as well. Ayman Asib Shahin is the man behind creating the character Kaiser Chowdhury, a homicide detective. Apart from the character, the entire plot was wonderfully written by him, which is why he has received the nomination.
Makeup is another crucial element for adding visual perplexity to a character.
Atia Rahman is the lady behind creating the much-lauded look of Chanchal Chowdhury in "Karagar". She deserves the nomination for giving her best effort and paying attention to each and every character of the series. Arobindhu Joydher Sumon and Atia Rahman were in charge of the makeup of "Sabrina". Their collaborative work brought them a joint nomination. "Pett Kata Shaw's" prosthetics and makeup were done by Rubama Fairuzz. The artist has earned this nomination for her brilliant work. Rashid Al Rashid received the nomination for his work as in "Mayashalik". "Redrum's" characters were visually smart and had contemporary looks. It was done by Md Khokon Mollah, who earned the nomination.
Editing is a massively underappreciated piece of art that does not get its deserved flowers.
Saleh Sobhan Auneem earned the nomination for his great work in "Karagar". Simit Ray Antor's fine editing in "Taan", made him a candidate in this category, whereas "Pett Kata Shaw's" horror romp was jointly pulled off by Nuhash Humayun and Fuad Shourav. Jobayar Abir Peal is responsible for the editing the series, "Syndicate", beautifully. His work deserves a nomination. Saleh Sobhan Auneem proved his skill yet again in "Shaaticup", making him a nominee in the category.
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