Analysis of Film Doing Time Doing Vipassana

The title is clear that the entire film is about a meditation technique known as Vipassana. The film features one of the amazing programmes offered in Jaipur which is a significantly huge Indian jail in the state of Rajasthan. ‘Doing Time Doing Vipassana' is undoubtedly an effective tool meant to introduce Vipassana meditation programmes in Indian prisons and also other prisons in the outside world (Cameron, 2017). Congratulations to the work of the film directors Ayelet Menahemi and Eilona Ariel, the narration of Paul Samson, music incorporated by Ady Cohen and Ari Frankel and the cinematography of Ayelet Menahemi for making the film an appealing one ("Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version", 2018). This paper will have a discussion of filmmaking tactics meant to not only entertain but also persuade the wide range of audience around the globe.

In addition, camera shots are essential tools to keep the audience's attention. The movement and inclination angle of the camera determines the kind of shot made hence the degree of attraction to the audience. Some of the montage techniques widely employed in the film are: panning shots, zoom shots, tracking shots and track-in shots at 6:28, 6:10, 20:12 and 29:50 respectively, besides mixing lenses to bring about emphasizing of one character than the other majorly to bring to close the facial expression and enable the audience read the feeling and thoughts of the character as applied in the 20th minute of the film ("Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version", 2018). It is the technique of camera shots which necessitates meaningful movements of the objects on focus.

For instance, the camera can be moved faster than before to show that the scenes happened in a very short period and it can be slowed down to impress the stillness of events. In that connection, the film starts from the initial status of the prison (Dancyger, 2014). The prison was not a place to like in the first time but at the end, all the prisoners, after the introduction Vipassana, could smile and cry because they realized their mistake and were ready to ask for forgiveness. The relationship between the prison guards and the prisoners had been bridged through Vipassana. The sequential running of the events from the introduction to the conclusion of the film is meant to convince the audience on the reality and significance of using Vipassana programs in prisons to convert the prisoners into society-accepted members after their release ("Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version", 2018).