Root AX Storiculture World
A six part series for Root AX in which various aspects of storytelling, narrative structure and the business of cinema are discussed by prominent figures in the respective fields.
EPISODE 1
Making A Writer with Dhruv Sehgal
For our first episode, we sit down with Dhruv Sehgal, writer, actor, executive producer of Little Things, to deconstruct tropes in genre writing and examine the legacy of tropes that makes Indian films what they are. How do tropes translate to the digital OTT audience? What does the trope of "the nationalistic" signify in the larger context? What does subverting a trope look like? We answer these questions & more in Making A Writer. Tune in.
EPISODE 2
The OTT - Pitch Bridge with Deepti Datt
For our Episode 02, we sit down with Deepti Datt, actor, creator, producer & owner of Copacetic Films, who talks about the essentials of a good pitch and the differences between the film industry in LA and Mumbai. She deconstructs the mystical process of pitching (a film or web show) & sheds light on what producers want versus what they need.
EPISODE 3
Transmedia with Meera Ganapathi
For our Episode 03, we sit down with Meera Ganapathi, @onemeerkat, to discuss what adapting stories across mediums looks like. With her experience of running @thesoupgram for the last six years to writing children’s novels to launching a newsletter, she dives deep into what it takes to be present as a digital creator today, amongst other insights on balancing writing with other creative pursuits, building a digital audience and the charm of serialised writing 🌱
EPISODE 4
International Co-Production with Mathivanan R
For Episode 04, we sit down down with Mathivanan R to talk about the ins an outs of International co-production, using his two feature films Nirvana Inn and Nasir as case studies of how to pitch to international producers, what funds to approach, how to balance creative vision with recouping returns and more.
EPISODE 5
Tamil Futurism with Osheen Siva
For our Episode 05 with @osheensiva, we talk how to build South Asian Myths & Monsters when they’re imagined in an alternate universe and built from one’s heritage & roots 👾
Osheen Siva is a multidisciplinary artist from Thiruvannamalai, currently based in Goa. Through the lens of surrealism, speculative fiction and science fiction and rooted in their Dalit and Tamil heritage, Siva imagines new worlds of decolonized dreamscapes, futuristic oasis with mutants and monsters and narratives of queer and feminine power. They were also an Illustration Jury member for the One Club for Creativity - ADC's 100th Annual Awards in 2021.
EPISODE 6
NFTs for Filmmakers with Ravi Krishnan
For our episode 06 with Ravi Krishnan, founder of Filmrare, we talk NFTs and Crypto-- the good, the bad, the ugly & the future. @mathivananr & Ravi break down the history of NFTs and the basis of blockchain, the nature of IP rights in NFTs, fundraising through it, community, formats & distribution, DAO & more.