The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

Vkaao is a crowdsourced movie viewing experience and so far they have released 75 independent films including- Village Rockstar, (India's entry to the oscar's in 2019) and The lift Boy ( chk ep 38); also foreign films like Capernaum, Shoplifters, Ash is the purest white, Japanese anime that was an oscar submission and many more. We ask Vaibhav Lal the co-founder of Vkaao about how does this business model work for independent filmmakers and for them as distributors.
1) The idea behind Vkaao.
2) How does Vkaao work for indies?
3) Releasing an indie film like THE LIFT BOY,  to regional films like VILLAGE ROCKSTARS
4) Releasing films like CAPERNAUM, SHOPLIFTERS...
5) How the distribution model has changed over the years. 
6) What should be advised to an indie filmmaker regarding distribution? 

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Where does creativity spring from? How can it be accessed? How can it be enhanced?  What is the structure & science of consciousness?

We are thankful to Mr. Subhash Kak who took out time to be a part of this conversation. Find him:  https://chopra.com/bios/subhash-kak

1) Ramanujan dreamt about the mathematical solutions in his dreams- what was the source?

2) What is consciousness?

3) Split between physical existence and universal consciousness

4) The central idea of quantum Mechanics came from Upanishads.

5) Schrodinger was influenced by Vedanta.

6) Tapping the consciousness

7) Investigating the structure of consciousness. 

music: bensound.

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Jim Kolmar has been programming films for well over a decade, for South by Southwest Film (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, and the inaugural Festival International de CineTulum in Mexico. 

Some of the pointers in this conversation:
1) Cancellation of festivals and screening on prominent OTT platforms- is it going to be the trend?
2) Screening a film at festivals vs online screening 
3) Kinds of stories emerging in the last couple of years.
4) Why is it difficult to see a film selected at a festival years later
5) Why is it difficult to even find filmmakers after their first film
6) Stories post-COVID. 

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#THELIFTBOY is a heartwarming feel-good film with no known actors. It's a film about the act of giving and how simple humane touches can transform lives. I happened to catch the film that got to Netflix last month. Go watch it.I was curious about its distribution journey - and so Jonathan was gracious to take out time and share his experience with us- about the toughest journey an indie film can make- ITS DISTRIBUTION AND REACHING THE RIGHT AUDIENCE.  Know more at www.theliftboy.com

1) At what point does the director decide that they need to produce their own work?
2) What kind of your own monies should you put in your film- example #TANGERINE ? 
3) Tie-ups for camera and food- #accord equipment ( we have.a byte from the owner of accord)
4) Treat your film as a business entity as much.
5) Strategy for limited 3-day release of the film in India. 
6) The film being bought by Channel 4, Released in Taiwan, and UAE. 
7) Pitching to a VOD platform like NETFLIX.- CODE OF CONDUCT.

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Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor- and this quick podcast episode takes us through the #stoic philosophy that he practiced throughout his life and how we as creators can use it to get through these times and otherwise as well.  
Through his book MEDITATIONS, he takes us through this philosophy.
A few pointers that are important

1) Know what you can change and what you cannot !
2) Keep a journal- to prepare, reflect, and remind.
3) Practice being humble, patient, empathetic, generous.......
4) It's all ephemeral.. what matters is NOW 5) Postpone nothing- you could leave right now...- that's true- we are MORTALS aHah!
6) Live a life of virtue
7) Every adversity is an opportunity PDF of meditations
http://www.maximusveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Marcus-Aurelius-Meditations.pdf

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Prabhakar Mundkur is a lateral thinker and no 1 LinkedIn voice. He is a thought leader and problem solver.

Find him on Linkedin and Twitter. 

I ask him about Lateral Thinking and its application:

1) what is lateral thinking

2) what thinking to apply when- vertical, lateral, critical...

building a brand like Amul

Solving political crisis

using it in times of COVID

Building a tech company

3) Edward de Bono's story of two pebbles

4) How to practicing lateral thinking

5) creativity and problem-solving post COVID using lateral thinking. 

Do chk the article and jazz music below:

https://medium.com/@WiseCowboy/the-interesting-parallels-between-language-and-music-ed3d9bc82be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtNefZPLm20&fbclid=IwAR19l5VPJXfynmj_Z_56Pg-YlDAP1smYtgftP3rZaQyWt0DPaN050hJde2I

End Song courtesy- Prabhakar Mundkur (composer)

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Marcus G miller is a jazz musician who uses maths in his music. In this episode, he shares with us how maths can redefine creativity by enhancing our combinatorial skills. Find him on his site imaginewithmarcus.com also on Instagram. 

Some of the interesting discussions and timecode added from this episode for our listeners to navigate easily:

1) How can maths design our creative thinking- combining logic with creativity- 2:20

2) Maths enables us to look at things from difference perspectives 4:50

3) Chk out his TED TALK 7:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0jkbaJqL1s

4) Was Beethoven thinking mathematically while composing "MOONLIGHT SONATA" 11:00

5) Bach used math more fluently than Beethoven 15:10

6) Getting the concepts of Entropy and multiverse in his jam session with Eric Lewis 24

https://www.ted.com/talks/elew_and_marcus_miller_entropy_order_and_the_theory_of_the_multiverse

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Mark Cousins on the house! A very humbling experience talking to him. 
Mark ( needs no intro- but just to get it going) is an award-winning filmmaker who mostly makes long format films.
His most recent one - #WOMEN MAKE FILM- is a 14-hour long film that is getting released by #BFI in UK.
Mark shares with us the making of this exquisite piece of work along with his other most important works. Find him on his IMDB page and twitter handle. 
Also his Vimeo video - 40 days to learn film (link below) has become a huge hit with the filmmakers globally. 
Some of the important pointers in this episode:
1) What is the "WHY" to make films- and how has it evolved over time.
2) Difference between documentary and fiction filmmaking- boundaries are blurred!
3) Visual thinking- Look for a good IMAGE. 
4) In THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES-  it started with FORM
5) In WOMEN MAKE FILM- the detailing, the research, the visuals, the essence- MAKING A 14 HOUR LONG FILM
THE CHALLENGES. 
6) Difference between movies directed by MALE N FEMALE DIRECTORS.
7) Getting the mythic element in your work- getting inspired by nature, landscapes, people more
8) The choices one makes as a filmmaker- SAYING NO, ROAD TRIP FROM SCOTLAND TO INDIA (WOW) and Show what has never been seen before.
9) Best films to watch.
10) Films POST COVID 19

40 DAYS TO LEARN FILM:  https://vimeo.com/399407221

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ILO ILO is now playing on #Mubi. We talk to writer-director-producer Anthony Chen who won the Camera d 'or for his debut feature.

1) ILO ILO got praised by the masters of cinema including Alfonso Cuaron- 

what went into making it.

2) Producing your own work-

3) Writing a well-woven script like ILO ILO- instinctive vs calculated.

4) The Director as a writer when writing. 

5) Why make films? 

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SHINE YOUR EYES, had its Berlinale premiere (2020) just a month back. Directed by Matias Mariani a prominent name in Brazilian cinema, Matias talks about the future of his film as everything has gone under lockdown, the festivals have been canceled and the future is hanging in the air. He also gives us pointers on the process of making his film in Brazil, the art and culture there and also how he gave the 70's Hollywood films look to his film using super Baltar lenses and more. Matias has written prominent films like PENDULAR (FIPRESCI BERLINALE 2017) and also produced FISH DREAMS (CANNES CRITIC WEEK), DRAINED (SUNDANCE) ETC. Find him on www.primofilmes.net/matiasmariani

Some of the pointers.

1) Getting premiered in Berlinale 2020 - in the panorama section

2) Marketing strategy during the festival 

3) The next step post-COVID 19- and cancellation of festivals

4) Brazilian cinema (brush past Bacurao)

4) Funding/Process of writing his film/ designing the 70's Hollywood look for SHINE YOUR EYES

5) Brazilian art and culture now and from now.

6) Predicting the future of films post-COVID19.

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