Kenneth Hopkins

With topics ranging from visual effects (VFX), screenwriting, content and desi pop culture, panelists include RJ Rohini Ramanathan, Ajay Singh, one of the first people to venture into writing for web series and who now works for projects on Amazon and Hotstar, Sunil Nair, COO of Alt Balaji and YouTuber Sonup Sahadevan who runs Bollywoodwala.

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The VFX panel with Hopkins as the moderator will talk about the gap between Indian and international cinema. “If we don’t want an imported film to be the highest grossing one then we must empower our VFX artists. Similarly, with the screenwriting panel, we’re not only addressing OTT as a budding platform but also the nuances of screenwriting, like where do you get your inspiration from, how to get on-ground experience, the grammar of a screenplay and also, if you should write a novel first because people tend to think that it is easier to publish a novel,” he shares, adding that most don’t even know concepts like Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, which is crucial to understanding the character arc.
As Hopkins says, “The purpose is to have some discourse in the content ecosystem and bring some coherence along the way.”

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