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Treading a new path in animation
Film director Mecartin
KERALA IS the favourite spot for those who hunt for technicians in animation films. This fact notwithstanding, the animation film is one genre that has not come of age in Malayalam so far.
And it is precisely this gap that Mecartin, of the Rafi-Mecartin director duo, is trying to bridge. Despite many initial rebuffs, he went on to organise a camp for those interested in taking up animation as a profession and as curtains fell on the camp on Monday at Cochin Towers, he has proved a good point.
Low awareness
"During my interactions with animators working here, I found that few knew about what I would call the Traditional Cinematic Principle or TCP. None were aware that both ordinary and animated films have the same skeletal framework to start working on. That was my starting point," Mr. Mecartin said.
Mr. Mecartin joined hands with the Thalassery-based Auriga Multimedia to organise the camp. About 50 participants were short-listed from those who wanted to attend the camp. "Many tried to dissuade me saying that this sort of a camp is not going to work out in Kochi."
However, at the conclusion of the camp participants were persuading him to organise follow-up workshops, and those in the industry egging him to organise more such introductory camps. "An animation film project is not possible without a network of computers and a network of brains. We need a full-fledged laboratory using licensed software and group of artistes working together. The first part is ready with Auriga Multimedia and I am trying to create the network of creative members."
Basheer's novel
Mr. Mecartin has set his goals in the distant future. Auriga Multimedia is already working on an animation film based on Vaikom Mohammed Basheer's famous short novel, Anavariyum Ponkurisum. On his part, Mr. Mecartin has plans to work on a music album featuring 3-D animated characters and five children's films. Twelve members would be selected from the camp for high-end training in the fundamentals of animation, advanced level of special effects, video editing and sound engineering. They would be invited to work on these projects.
Mr. Mecartin even visualises the possibilities of an animation film industry in Malayalam.
By Anand Haridas
Photo:Vipinchandran
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