The Maverick's Mind-Space

At the gates of heaven..

"Knock Knock!"

"Whoz there?"

"A man not dead."

"Why are you here?"

"That's the question all of us down there have! Now YOU tell me!"

"Huh! What do u want now?"

"Lemme in. I am tired of that place."

"But you haven't done enough good to be let into heaven!"

"Then let me in hell. I am sure its better than down there."

"But you haven't done enough sins to be allowed there!"

"What kind of sin should I have done?"

"Hmm...Dunno... Something like..a murder?"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"There you go. Lemme in!"

-- The story of how God died.

Researchers describe what's happening as none other than the selection process that Darwin made famous: the fittest of a species survive to reproduce and pass along their traits to succeeding generations, while the traits of the unfit gradually disappear. Selective hunting picking out individuals with the best horns or antlers, or the largest piece of hide works in reverse: the evolutionary loser is not the small and defenseless, but the biggest and best-equipped to win mates or fend off attackers.

When hunting is severe enough to outstrip other threats to survival, the unsought, middling individuals make out better than the alpha animals, and the species changes. "Survival of the fittest" is still the rule, but the "fit" begin to look unlike what you might expect. And looks aren't the only things changing: behavior adapts too, from how hunted animals act to how they reproduce.

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'Species-X is wiped off the face of Planet-Y'. How do I care?

But give species-X a name, give planet-Y a name, make me visit Planet-Y for a month and give me sweet memories of it, accompanied by a member of Species-X so that I know what colour it likes, and what it eats for breakfast, and what its deepest desires are.

'Species-X is wiped off the face of Planet-Y'. Now, do I care?
I DO !!

The call for peace is not made heard by the explosion of a bomb.
Make it felt by love. Make it heard. Make it personal!

An Amber entertainment production,

'BALANCE' is an abstract art on Video. It talks about the balance in one's life and hence the universe, through random imagery and symbolism.


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This is an ad-film we made for Nutri-treats, a new brand concept we developed, for the brandNEW competition at Michigan State University, organised by Kellogg's.

brandNEW! is a 1-week, intensive competition that requires a multi-disciplinary approach to develop a new brand concept.

The students teams have 7 days to develop a new brand concept, packaging, a 30-second video ad, point of purchase displays, and a persuasive presentation that will be delivered to a panel of industry executives.


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The Platonic Robot

Starring:
Sridharan Narayanan
Amina Lahbabi
Raghav Prashant Sunder
Jijo Joseph
Lipika Swarup

Written & Directed by
A M Abinand

Read these quotes...and you'll know what I am talking about.

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." (Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895)

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." (Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943)

"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home." (Ken Olsen, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977)

"The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." (Western Union internal memo, 1876)

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value." (Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French commander of Allied forces during the closing months of World War I, 1918)

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" (David Sarnoff's associates, in response to his urgings for investment in radio in the 1920's)

"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools." (New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work, 1921)

"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" (Harry M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927)

"Everything that can be invented has been invented." (Charles H. Duell, commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899)

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When I was searching for a topic to write an article on for TEEN ENGINE, I remembered my strange old-friend called Nitin, who was destined to speak in palindromes.
It all started when a young woman called Reema got married to a handsome man called Ameer and became Mrs. Reema Ameer. They never realised that the palindrome formed by the union of their names would have such a great influence in future.
They named their only son, Nitin. Nitin was born on 28.11.82 which was a palindrome in itself. Everything in Nitin's life was palindromic. His mother-tongue was Malayalam. He did his B.E. in E.C.E. at Anna University. He named his dog, Bob. Bob barked, 'WOW..WOW'.
Since I felt it would be better to interview a man who talks in palindromes, than interviewing a dog that barks in palindromes, I went to meet Nitin. He was dozing on his sofa.
Here is the transcript of the conversation:

I: Nitin! Nitin!
Nitin: Is it I? It is I.
I: Drowsy, eh? How about a cigar?
N: Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.
I: Hey Nitin. I am so tired. Aren't you gonna offer your guest a drink?
N: Hey, Yeh!!
I: Hmm..Shall I have a lemonade?..Or some watermelon juice, please?
N: No lemons, no melon
I: Oh..Okay. A glass of red rum?
N: Red rum, sir, is murder.
I: Oh My God!! You have nothing?I feel like killing you!!
N: Murder for a jar of red rum?
I: Yeah!!
N: Do go to God.
I: Okay, Never mind. Here is the tabloid I told you about. Its called TEEN ENGINE.
N: Look, sire, paper is kool!
I: Overall, What do you feel about it?
N: Must sell at tallest sum.
I: Huhh!! No..Its free circulation. Anyways, can u pose for the camera. Our readers would want to see how you look like.
N: Oh, cameras are macho!!

CLICK!!

I: Alright, Nitin. Before I leave, would you like to say something to our readers?
N: Live not on evil.
I: Wow!! Thats a good one. Finally, tell me something. This is out-of-record. How are you able to speak in palindromes so skillfully?
N: Because if I didn’t, I would sound something like this: "Siht ekil gnihtemos dnuos dluow I"
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- A. M. Abinand

(Thanks: 'Shwetistics')

WITHIN
Written by A.M. Abinand


INT. THOMAS' HOUSE - DAY

We see a bed with the bedsheets not folded and pillows carelessly thrown around.

FADE TO:

Thomas' computer, with many DVDs lying around and a screensaver running on the monitor.

FADE TO:

Thomas' closet, where we see a pair of unpolished shoes and a jacket.

FADE TO:

Thomas' bed, again in the same state.

FADE TO BLACK.

FADE IN:

Thomas sleeping on the ground, totally exhausted. He is still wearing his tie and socks.

BEAT.

We hear the sound of someone trying to open a door.

ZOOM IN TO THOMAS.
Slight twitching in Thomas' face. He opens his eyes. He hears the noise.

ZOOM IN to the door knob. We realise that someone is trying to open the door from the other end.


THOMAS

Whozere(muffled)

(no answer)

THOMAS

Whoz there?

The door opens, and Thomas sees a hazy figure. The person is out of focus.

Thomas comes to a sitting position.

THOMAS

Who are you? (Thomas gets up abruptly while scratching his head distractedly, this is very subtle and comes naturally to him)

PERSON

Guess? (The person makes a similar scratching motion that Thomas did.)


Thomas notices that the person makes the same movement that he does.

THOMAS (V.O)

Maybe he is my mirror image. He just did the exact same thing!

THOMAS

Yes! You’re my reflection. Aren’t you?

PERSON

YES!! YOU are my mirror image*. Aren’t you?

Now Thomas begins to think.

THOMAS

How can a mirror image occur with a time lag? And how can it speak to me.

NO(shrug in voice)!! NO!! You are NOT my mirror image. You can’t be. (Saying it very cynically)

PERSON

Of Course, I am not. It took you so long to find that out? How can a mirror image* occur with a time lag, you moron?

THOMAS

The..(n…almost swallows while saying - Who tha hella’you?


PERSON (teasingly… mockingly)
Find out….Think a li’l harder Thomas.

Thomas is totally confused. He begins to think of all possibilities.

THOMAS

Why are you here?


PERSON

I’m here because of you.

Think Thomas….You think…..therefore I am…(cynical wicked smile)



THOMAS

Wait a sec. I was sleeping. And you came... You are in my Dream. You DON'T exist..Ha ha..I know. You don't exist at all. My God! I can’t believe I’m talking in my dream. I know you’re gonna go the moment I wake up.

PERSON

If you say so.





ZOOM IN TO THOMAS

Thomas is a little relieved. But slowly he begins to have doubts. His facial expression changes.


THOMAS

What if he’s not…what if he’s here to…..

PERSON’s Fist smashes into Thomas’ face

THOMAS falls down..a distant shot of Thomas-- alone and screaming. He is strangling his own neck and punching himself…trying to rescue himself from the “killer”.

Argh’s and muffles and sickly coughs are heard.

Snap into reality where Thomas is punching his palm and talking to a woman….

ZOOM OUT.

We see two people, a man and a woman sitting on a sofa beside each other. The man who screams is ADRIEN. Beside him is Jessica, his friend.

JESSICA

Good story, Adrien. I liked it. Nice schizo stuff. You really haven’t written anything like this before…So...does he realise that he is a schizo?

ZOOM IN TO ADRIEN.


ADRIEN

Hmmm...Not really. There are some points when you actually suspect you are Schizo, but then your mind is not prepared for it and it begins to search for alternate realities....

(ADRIEN CONTINUES TO SPEAK..The volume reduces).

ZOOM OUT..

We see ADRIEN talking.
He is alone in the room. There is no sign of Jessica. Adrien continues to talk looking at his left.

ADRIEN

...to explain what those hallucinations are. However, I personally believe--that it is all related to lack of acceptance and….unfulfilled dreams.


FADE TO BLACK.

*Our short-movie 'WITHIN' wins the third place at the MSU FILM FESTIVAL 2007. I thank each n everyone who extended their support and made it possible.

A man who is living a monotonous life, wakes up in the middle of the night hearing a knock on his door. As he tries to find out who the person is, he finds out a truth about himself. Or does he?

Written and directed by A.M.Abinand, and acted by Venkat Narayanan and Divya Gunaseelan, WITHIN delves into the psyche of a troubled young man.

Movie screenings:

7 PM at the MSU FILM FESTIVAL, WELLS MOVIE HALL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

20 April, 2007
21 April, 2007
22 April, 2007

A man living in monotony...A knock that will change everything.

Within is a short film written and directed by A.M.Abinand, and acted by Venkat Narayanan. It is to be premiered at the MSU Students Film Festival 2007.

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