Name: Dixa Barooah

Guide: Prof. Phani Tetali

Course: Animation and Film Making

An Adventure Quest

Animated short film about Art saving the creator from mental blocks

I wanted to tell a story that is woven round the concept of a Quest or an Adventure in which the heroine will have to embark on a journey, either one of  Self Realization/Transformation or just a fun filled journey she may undertake in order to reach the destination. My concept also revolves around the following sayings ~ “An Idea never Dies”

Synopsis: The story revolves around an Artist called Kaya and her first drawing. Kaya mysteriously stops drawing all of a sudden. Her favorite drawing comes to life wondering what is wrong with its creator. The “drawing” sets out on a quest in the world of Kaya’s Art to retrieve “Feelings”…which she believes will get her creator to start drawing again.

An artist stops drawing for mysterious reasons. Her drawing comes to life and goes on a quest to revive her creator’s creativity. The story revolves around an artist and her creative block. Her favourite drawing comes to life wondering what is wrong with it’s creator. The “drawing” sets out on a quest in the world of Art to retrieve “Feelings” that she believes will get her creator to start creating again.

I wish to make a film that is magical and funny and has a message at the same time. Visually, the inspiration for the film comes from the colourful cartoon network shows. However, I have used my own style to bring together a vibrant and magical world that can only live inside a creator’s mind.

Layouts were drawn both traditionally and digitally. Frame by frame animation was done and cleaned up and coloured. After Ink and paint, image sequences were exported and the whole shot was composited together.