Month: October 2022

Variation in Indian Animation

Edited Presentation/ Extra Research

THOLU BOMMALATA

Long before animation, Indian artists and artisans told stories and implemented movements in shadow puppetry, a combination of education and entertainment.

Through shadow puppetry, they talked about mythology and folklore.

These are performed before a thin screen and feature flat, jointed puppets of brightly painted fine leather. The puppets are held close to the screen and illuminated from behind, with canes attached to guide their hands, arms, and lower legs, which swing freely from the knee. The puppeteers moved the puppets away from the screen, creating the illusion of the figures suddenly materializing and fading out. They also animated the figures to walk, sway, hop, and fly. Regionally diverse and had many versions of storytelling and character development of puppets.

The art form of shadow puppetry.

STOP MOTION/2D

The 1912 film ‘The Growth of a Pea Plant’ pioneered time-lapse photography by shooting one frame per day. Later in 1915, after much struggle, he created a stop motion film using matchsticks called ‘Agkadyanchi Mouj’. ‘The Game of Match Sticks’ marked the official start of Indian animation.

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Animation Theory

Initial brainstorming

Basic pointers
  • The three Ws of Indian Animation theory
  • Inspiration & Motivators
  • Talk about before and after
  • Studio film division
  • Industry changes in India
  • Future aspects

RESEARCH POINTERS

  • Dadasaheb Phalke was the first Indian animator.
  • Ram Mohan founded the animation industry. They created Ramayana, the legend of Prince Rama, in collaboration with a Japanese animation/director.
  • In 1957, Clair H Weeks advised the first Indian animated film, Banyan Deer. It was influenced by the movie Bambi. She suggested many Indian animators start careers in the film division’s cartoon Unit.
  • The location where the legendary animators of Indian animation history, Ram Mohan and Bhimsain, were born.
  • Following the 2000s, there was a significant shift in the industry, with animated characters and cartoons inspiring and bringing joy to many households.
  • One such well-known success was Chhota Bheem, a character created from the ground up by an Indian animator named Rajiv Chilka.
  • The characters carried movements, expressions of emotion, and flow in action.
  • It was a cartoon with loaded Indian values and morals of humanity, and each episode attempted to deliver stories of uniqueness and everyday events.
  • The characters were simple monochrome but had happy sights.
personal Pointers
  • I would like to concentrate on the cartoon establishment they had after 2005.
  • I want to develop my style and tell stories about Indian culture.
  • There is so much variety in India, and each has its flaws.
  • I want to create light and creative animation that addresses difficulties and normalizes certain representations and concepts by combining education and entertainment.
  • I want to deliver many untold stories from my county’s interior and help tell sure tales that are fictional but referential and authentic but have a place of origin and roots.

Hello There!!

I usually call myself a passionate but sloppy artist who aspires to create her own Animation and Illustration content. This website is a small record of my experiences taking a course that piques my interest but is mostly outside my comfort zone. Something I never thought I’d do, but here I am!

I don’t know if I can inspire, but I try to surprise myself as much as possible; these are those moments.