Animation Workshop in Arunachal Pradesh

The Animation Workshop in Arunachal Pradesh focuses on developing an indigenous folk tale from one of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh for a short animation film. The cartoon film will be a part of the "Tales of the Tribes" collection of animated folktales from India produced by the Adivasi Arts Trust (www.adivasiartstrust.org), UK registered charity no. 1132550

Videos from the Animation Workshop in Arunachal Pradesh

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Participants

Workshop participants observe the animation process taking place in Delhi for the Abotani film.

Animation

Wangdan animates the hero of the story, Abotani, at the Animation Workshop in Delhi.

Model making

This is one of the two bamboo huts for the animation film set. These two miniature huts were made in Arunachal Pradesh by Dr Tomo Riba and Dr Bomchak Riba

Animation

Rabindra animates the character of Yapom in the film production taking place in Delhi.

Animators and participants

Animators and participants view the day's work at the Animation Workshop in Delhi

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Presentation at the Nehru Centre, London

Jonathan Marchant makes a presentation on the short film from Arunachal Pradesh on 6 August 2013.

Animators in Arunachal Pradesh

Animators getting ready for their first day of workshop. from left : Wangdan Wangpan (NID), Jonathan Marchant (U.K), Tara Douglas (Adivasi Trust), Vijay Paul Punia (NID).

Animation

The title of the film is 'Abotani'.

Animation

Completing the title sequence with beads.

Models and animation sets

Display for tomorrow's function.

Character design

Display of character designs for the Valedictory Session.

Preview screening

Previewing the animatic before tomorrow's function, with Moji Riba.

Character design

Dige Wiyu, designed by Jonathan Marchant and painted by participants.

Character design

Abotani - drawn by Jonathan and painted by Dogin Randa.

The art studio

Hard at work carving and painting for the animation film.

Set construction

Vikram is working on the 3D terrain.

Set construction

Vijay Punia and Mojum Riba are working on the traditional houses.

Animation

The sun, created out of beads for the title sequence.

Character design

Tapeng the bat drawn by Jonathan Marchant.

Model making

Tapeng the bat, made by Jonathan Marchant.

Model making

Anu Songtheng paints latex on her character of a pig.

Model sheets

Mojum Riba and Dogin Randa paint character model sheets.

Model making

Tapeng the bat by Jonathan Marchant- still in progress.

Animation

Wangdan Wangpan, Anu Songtheng and Sapna Pango are animating with beads.

Model making

Jonathan Marchant is designing and making the character of Tapen the Bat.

Model making

Dogin Randa is making a model of a mithun for the film.

Character Design

The character of Dige Wiyu is based on a Wancho sculpture.

Animation

The cock crows to wake the sun in the title sequence for the film.

Sound recording

The participants enjoy themselves rehearsing voices for the characters at the CCRD premises.

Sketching

Jonathan Marchant's sketches for the Bat character.

Design

Design of the head of the mithun (wild bison) for carving in balsa wood.

Model making

Vijay Punia's model making class.

Model making

Vijay Punia's templates for armatures.

Animation

Capturing single frames using a laptop.

Animation

Anu Songtheng, Oying Darang and Sapna Pango animating with beads.

Research

Catriona Child, Tara Douglas (workshop co-ordinator) and Mr. Takhe Kani.

Set design and construction

Doggin Randa is making a traditional hut in miniature for the animation film.

Animation

Designing the cock out of beads for the title sequence.

Animation

Wangdan Wangpan and Sapna Pango are animating the title sequence using beads.

Model making

Tapeng the Bat, modelled by Jonathan Marchant (work in progress).

Character design

Wangdan Wangpan's design for Yapom.

Set building

Animators and students are making a 3D landscape using papier mache.

Character modelling

Wangdan Wangpan and his design for Yapom.

Character modelling

Wangdan Wangpan is working on the character model of Yapom.

Props

A Naga style head by Anu Songtheng that will be used as decoration in the film.

Character modelling.

A head modelled by Kombong Darang.

Character modelling

Jonathan Marchant's model of Tapeng the Bat is getting made.

Set building

Dogin Randa builds a miniature bamboo hut of the traditional style for the film.

Storyboarding

Vikramjeet Yadav sketches his idea for the title sequence.

Storyboarding

Oying Darang sketches a storyboard for her idea for the title sequence.

Storyboarding

Sapna Pango storyboards her idea for the title sequence.

Research

Jonathan Marchant confirms cultural details for characters with Roto Tadi.

Design

A design for the title sequence of the sun by Vikramjeet Yadav.

Character design

Designs for characters based on Wancho sculptures.

Design

Working out a look for the backgrounds based on textiles and bamboo.

Model making

Animators and students have started making 3D animation sets. Here they are making papier mache and materials for a bamboo hut.

Design

Rini Tassing is working on the miniature bamboo hut for the film set.

Animation

Dogin Randa and Asha Singh are working on their first animation.

Research

Outing to the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum, Itanagar.

Research

Inspiration for character designs for the film from Wancho wood carvings.

Research

Inspiration for the design of Abotani, from a Wancho wood carving.

Research

A ceremonial shawl for an Apatani priest at the Museum.

Research

Inspiration from artistic objects of the past, at the Museum.

Research

Diorama depicting an Apatani woman in a traditional setting, at the Museum, Itanagar.

Research

Diorama depicting a Nyishi man in traditional costume, at the Museum in Itanagar.

Character design

Design option for the bat by Jonathan Marchant.

Design

Landscape designs by Tanom Jerang.

Design

A design for a tree by Rini Tassing

Design

A tree design for the film by Anu Songthen.

Storyboarding

Wangdan Wangpan presses on with the storyboard for the film.

Research

Obang Tayeng.

Participants

Participants hard at work.

Character design

Two headed being - Abotani and Yapom by Anu Songthen.

Model making

Mojum Riba is making a model of a bat.

Character design

Sketches and plasticene models by participants.

Props

A traditional bamboo hut by Kombong Darang.

Storyboarding

The participants are having a go at storyboarding.

Character design

Options for Dige Wiyu, by Jonathan Marchant.

Character design

Design for the bat by Jonathan Marchant.

Character design

Option for the bat by Tara Douglas.

Character design

Designs by Jonathan Marchant.

Research

A Wancho wood carving photographed by Verrier Elwin.

Model making

Anu Songthen and Kombong Darang with the models.

Model making

Options for designs for Yapom and Abotani by Anu Songthen.

Model making

An option for the bat by Kombong Darang.

Character design

Sketch by Devananda Medak.

Storyboarding

Storyboard frames by Wangdan Wangpan.

Storyboarding

Storyboarding by participants.

Model making

An option for Abotani by Mojum Riba.

Storyboarding

A frame from the new storyboard by Vijay Punia.

Focus Group

Tara Douglas with the second Focus Group of the Animation Workshop.

Storyboard discussion

The storyboard team, led by Vijay Punia.

Storyboarding

First draft storyboard sketches.

Model making

A model by Anu Songtheng.

Model making

A model by Jonathan Marchant.

Model making

Mojum Riba shows the model of the Mithun that he has made.

Model making

Model of Yapom in the foreground by Kombong Darang.

Character design

Art by Debananda Medak.

Character design

Design for Yapom's wife by Anu Songthen.

Participants

The participants engaged in the workshop.

Participants

Dogin Randa, Mojum Riba and Anu Songthen discuss the character sketches.

Designs for props

Sketches by Lobsang Deru.

Character Design

An option for the design of the bat by Debananda Medak.

Character Design

An option for Abotani's character by Anu Songtheng.

Character Design

An option for the design of Abotani by Dogin Randa.

Character Design

A design option for Abotani by Tanom Jerang.

Animation models

Oying Darang and Tanom Jerang admire Jonathan's models.

Script discussion

Rationalizing and visualization.

The team

Wangdan Wangpan, Jonathan Marchant and Moji Riba with Bengia Hemanto.

Research

Bengia Hemanto is a musician and singer.

Script Discussion

Vijay Punia leads the script discussion.

Participants

Participants learn about adaptation for a film script.

Mind mapping

Mind mapping exercise on the main characters.

Character Design

Tanom Jerang sketches Abotani.

Character Design

Character of Abotani by Anu Songtheng.

Banner

The banner for the Animation Workshop.

Animation studio.

Classes in animation.

Animation

Dogin Randa experiments with timing in animation. Asha captures the frames.

Research

Jonathan Marchant's recommended books on animation.

Research

Nyibo Tama Mindo communicates with the spirits (photo by Wangdan).

Research

Moji Riba interprets for indigneous priest, Tama Mindo.

Research

Tama Mindo (Nyibo) with Tara Douglas.

Research

Moji Riba shows the animators images of the bamboo installations that represent the spirits in Galo tradition.

Lecture on animation.

Jonathan Marchant and Vijay Punia (photo by Wangdan).

Participants

Young people in Arunachal Pradesh learning about animation.

Participants

Participants and animators at the inauguration of the Workshop.

Opening Remarks

Moji Riba, HOD Mass Communications, RGU.

Special Guest

Mamang Dai.

Storytelling session

Rini Tassing relates a story called Ninur Lumang.

Apatani culture

Tara with Apatanis at the Dree festival in Itanagar, 2010

Characters

I know that there is a character called Tapeng the bat...

Tribal art from Arunachal Pradesh

A Wancho wood carving from Tirap District.

Map of Arunachal Pradesh

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