ചോദിച്ചപ്പോ അത് പറഞ്ഞു തരാൻ പറ്റില്ല എന്നാണ് ഞാൻ ആദ്യം പറഞ്ഞത്. എന്നാൽ ഈ സീരീസ് തുടക്കക്കാർക്ക് ഉപയോഗപ്രദം ആകും എന്ന് ഞാൻ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു.

00:00 Intro

01:03 Gaming

A game that I loved to play as a child. I had not been on set for over a year. I missed creatively solving challenges.

02:16 The Game I Once Loved Playing

It takes a while to get the hang of all the controls and the gameplay. So I searched for gameplay videos on YouTube.

03:16 Watching Gameplay Videos

Found videos documenting things from the very beginning, the decisions, the whys, the implementation, over many months and years.

04:24 A Gameplay of Art Creation

Why did JK Rowling give Harry round spectacles and not square? What was James Cameron thinking when he first saw the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean? Whatever it was, it earned him the Oscars.

07:07 Gameplay of Turning an Idea into a Story

And there was my solution! A series of turning an idea into a story and then a film.

08:41 Challenges in Documenting

What if the film becomes a massive success? What if it doesn't or if it takes 10 years or never ends up on screen because I decide the story isn't working? 

These are exactly the fears and risks of every writer that I hope to capture for you! In sharing my story in this documentation journey what if someone steals my story? Again! Another fear of every artist.

Many have had the idea of starting a burger joint. But it was the execution of McDonalds that made it a massive success. It is not the idea that matters, but the execution.

09:38 What I Gain by Documenting My Journey

- help you

- sharing my learning

- not only turn my ideas into films, but do it for others as well

- build an audience

- binge worthy playlist on how the film came about

11:56 Language I Will be Using

Though I write in English, the final film and the videos will be in Malayalam (my mother tongue). If you are a Malayali who is not comfortable with English, writing parts might be difficult. If you are not a Malayali, then the videos and films will be difficult.

12:17 Expected Timeline

- 2022 November: Release film

- 2022 January: Start working on film 

- 2021 December: Publish story

14:23 Join Me in This Long Journey

As you can see it is not going to be this a short one. Join me in this journey. Subscribe to my YouTube channel https://iashik.com/youtube

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🍿 Watch Munnariv, Malayalam's first Sci-Fi iPhone feature film: https://munnariv.com/watch

📖 Ashik's book, The Indian Indie Film: https://iashik.com/iif

If you are an aspiring filmmaker, Subscribe to Ashik's channel, for filmmaking videos every Sunday noon 12:00 PM (IST): https://iashik.com/youtube

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Ashik Satheesh's goal is to make world class Malayalam films. He made his debut into the film industry with Munnariv (2020), the first iPhone feature film in Malayalam.

He was the assistant director to awards-winning films such as Ottamuri Velicham (2017). He wrote and directed more than ten short films and assisted various short-films and commercials.

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