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    This document discusses the need for developing a unique Indian animation style that draws from cultural traditions rather than simply imitating Western or mythological styles. It argues that animation in India has lacked an indigenous voice and needs to be more socially and culturally relevant. The document uses the film Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya as an example of reclaiming storytelling traditions and retelling a classic tale. It stresses the importance of research into art, culture and performance to inform the development of a distinct Indian animation language in areas like narrative, characters, environment, movement, music and more.

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    This document discusses the need for developing a unique Indian animation style that draws from cultural traditions rather than simply imitating Western or mythological styles. It argues that animation in India has lacked an indigenous voice and needs to be more socially and culturally relevant. The document uses the film Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya as an example of reclaiming storytelling traditions and retelling a classic tale. It stresses the importance of research into art, culture and performance to inform the development of a distinct Indian animation language in areas like narrative, characters, environment, movement, music and more.

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    This document discusses the need for developing a unique Indian animation style that draws from cultural traditions rather than simply imitating Western or mythological styles. It argues that animation in India has lacked an indigenous voice and needs to be more socially and culturally relevant. The document uses the film Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya as an example of reclaiming storytelling traditions and retelling a classic tale. It stresses the importance of research into art, culture and performance to inform the development of a distinct Indian animation language in areas like narrative, characters, environment, movement, music and more.

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    Contextualizing Animation Design

    Animation in India has largely lacked a strong, enduring,


    indigenous voice

    Addressing the pressing need for socially and culturally


    relevant animation
    Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya

    Resolving the questions of identity in


    Animation Design
    The need for reclaiming, revisiting our storytelling, narrative and visual
    traditions
    Based on Goopi Gayne Bagha Bayne, a classic children’s tale by Upendrakishore
    Raychowdhuri

    and later Ray’s film version of the story

    Retelling the tale as an illustrated book

    An animated version
    Deconstructing the animation process

    Animation is an encompassing medium


    An applied art form
    Animation can be informed by sensitization to art, popular
    contemporary visual culture, tuned to local sensibilities, situated in
    our ethos, have an essence reflective of our traditional legacy of
    movement and mudra in dance, drama, puppetry, performing arts,
    colour palettes connected to our sense of celebration, ritual,
    symbolism.

    Evolving a unique Indian animation language that takes cues from our
    sense of time, rhythm, expression, environments, chaos, music,
    noise, atmosphere.
    Narrative
    Character
    Environment
    Detail
    Texture
    Colour
    Movement
    Performance
    Sound
    Music
    Dialogue
    Song
    Dance
    Language
    Visual flow
    Graph
    Drama
    Emotion
    Geography
    Location
    Architecture
    Objects
    Atmosphere
    •
    Playing out the complete story

    Knitting discrete parts to make a whole


    Indian Animation

    Ironically we have a sparse history


    surprising for a centuries old tradition of storytelling and performing arts and a more
    recent but robust film making culture
    Once there was a Banyan Deer…

    A continuing struggle with the need for rebirth in a new


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    Development of animation in India

    The enduring karmic baggage of Disney and Mythology and


    Technology
    Commitment to research is the key to infusing our animated
    artifacts with essences that help us understand, grow,
    evolve and keep in touch with our vibrant living culture

    New research methodologies are required in engaging with


    art and tradition and reflecting on them.
    A need to formulate and inculcate an arts research
    based rigour to push the medium beyond the fringes
    of aspirational Disney, obsessive mythology, and
    worship of technology
    Amongst sporadic instances of an evolved
    language finding an emphatic voice

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