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.