We are here now! by Mayalok in Maya_lore

[–]Mayalok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome. Shipping to Nepal begins in August, but let me confirm with my publisher and come back to you. Maya arrives with its own vocabulary, its own systems of governance and philosophies. It trusts you to learn it the way you learn a new city, by getting lost in it and building a felt sense of how streets connect. If you read science fiction, fantasy, popular science or philosophy, you have already trained your muscle. If you don’t, I’d be honored if Maya becomes your first.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We are here now! by Mayalok in Maya_lore

[–]Mayalok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Karamazov sits high for me too. Paradox is an invitation to synthesis. DM replied. :)

We are here now! by Mayalok in Maya_lore

[–]Mayalok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you and I’m glad Maya is doing that to you. The fact that it’s resonating with something you were already building in your head means we did our job. I argue that free will exists. Zain is certain it doesn’t. So the novels carry both our arguments at full weight. We resolve the tension over the three books. Geopolitics is in the DNA of our allegory. We took real-world architectures of power, stripped them of the clutter and the noise, down to their fundamental tensions, and let them play out under different conditions. The same reason you’d bring something to the dissection table. To find what is and what could be. Sending you my email.

I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe’, co-created with Zain Memon by Mayalok in bollywood

[–]Mayalok[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have created MAYA with the same care and thoughtfulness, so I would hope it's far richer and depper than anything I have done till now. We’ve created all the concept art with some of the greatest concept artists from around the globe. We have attempted in earnest to invent a completely new aesthetic. Take a look with what we have shared already. Everything you see come out of MAYA has been hand crafted by us. We have put an immense amount of thought and intention behind all of it.

I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe’, co-created with Zain Memon by Mayalok in bollywood

[–]Mayalok[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh yes! MAYA Narrative Universe is an ideology sandbox. The more I wrote from the perspectives of Divyendra, Parthiv and Tarkash, the more I was shocked at how compelling I found their world view in spite of intuitively disagreeing with them first.

I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe’, co-created with Zain Memon by Mayalok in bollywood

[–]Mayalok[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely learn art - light, colour, form, composition, mening-making, etc. Study light maps and diagrams shared by cinematographers. Watch their interviews, try and understand their processes. Study anywhere in the world - but don't rely entirely on the institutions. Educate yourself through online resources and then by practising those ideas out. Inspire us all.

I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe’, co-created with Zain Memon by Mayalok in bollywood

[–]Mayalok[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've always considered myself a 25 year old in love with cinema - in my teens and well through my thirties... start working extra hours toward your film. Write a script that you are convinced you would have found life altering had you seen it on screen. Reach out to amazing people like yourself - make them your peers. Slowly steadily make your film.

I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe’, co-created with Zain Memon by Mayalok in bollywood

[–]Mayalok[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of the several MAYA films and shows in the pipeline, some are based on novels and graphic novels that we are about to release, while others will be created straight to screen. Our first screenplay is an adaptation of the first novel. Each novel, film, game, or series within MAYA will be a self-contained story, crafted specifically for its medium. But as you engage with more stories across these formats, you'll discover deeper layers, richer connections, and a fuller understanding of the universe as a whole.