
Screenwriter | Director
Shlok Choudhari

Shlok is a writer-director currently developing his short film 3:30 AM on an international scale. With experience across multiple formats, he has worked on a crime thriller series, a sitcom, an audio show, and film dialogues, assisting writers in conceptualizing, brainstorming, and crafting compelling screenplays.
He previously worked as a Producer’s Assistant at Continuum Media, where he assisted a Tony-nominated producer in ongoing litigation work. As a Film Production Associate, he has written screenplays for independent and student films, scripted a pictorial story, and worked as a Production Assistant on an IFP film. His experience also includes directing independent projects across different storytelling mediums.
Shlok is driven by a passion for telling important stories—ones that resonate with the present and endure for posterity.
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Uncut Gems (2019 ) https://g.co/kgs/RmuRyxV Good Time (2017 ) https://g.co/kgs/c9kGFye
1. Cinematography References
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Uncut Gems (2019 ) https://g.co/kgs/RmuRyxV Good Time (2017 ) https://g.co/kgs/c9kGFye
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Key Techniques: Intense close-ups, chaotic handheld shots, neon lighting.
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Purpose: Creates a claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing atmosphere, mirroring the protagonist’s spiraling chaos. Immerses the viewer in the frantic pace and emotional urgency of the protagonist’s journey.
The Third Man (1949)
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Key Techniques: Expressionist lighting, sharp shadows, tilted (Dutch) angles.
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Purpose: Enhances the film’s noir aesthetic and creates a sense of moral ambiguity.
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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) https://g.co/kgs/rQfSomf
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Key Techniques: High-contrast chiaroscuro lighting, symbolic framing, deep focus shots.
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Purpose: Evokes a dreamlike yet nightmarish atmosphere, heightening and exaggerating reality.