PPS' Scrapbook

I had planned to write this post long before but some how I never actually got down with it. I discovered Edwin Lord Weeks (an American explorer and painter- 1849 – 1903) work 4 or 5 months back when I was researching for my film Rangmahal. read more about him on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Lord_Weeks) I was amazed with the real life like oil paint rendering of his work. the proportion and composition of the scenes are like watching a wide screen frame. you can feel the oriental temperature in the colors he has used. you can see by the depiction of Asian and Indian human figures that he had spent a long time in the region and mastered the color, texture and postures of the people of this part of the world. here are 2 of my favorites: you can see the complete work of him on this web link :  http://www.edwinlordweeks.org/ Disclaimer: all the paintings/images shown here belong to respected owners and shared here for appreciation purpose. rela...

I really appreciate how Mr. Anant Pai is moving with times. Amar Chitra Katha was a bench mark in its own time period and still is a golden collection of best of illustrated Indian Mythology and history. Anant Pai’s contribution in literature & other material for children doesn’t end with ACK but Tinkle magazine set a standard for others, how the print medium could give proper treatment to kids segment. Tinkle gave us characters like Supandi, Shikari Shambhu and kaliya kauwa apart from regular panchtantra and jatakkatha stories. There were facts and GK made interesting with appropriate illustrations. Now, TINKLE is online. They have games, comics and contests. Also a show case of children’s drawings greeting cards etc. Good going lets all support the good cause. http://www.tinkleonline.com/registration/index.php

Film title: Chai an experience Duration: 41 seconds. Technique: Hand drawn animation with hand rendered artworks. Synopsis: this film is about Indian roadside tea stalls, which serve as sites of manifold interaction. It’s done in a realistic style with hand rendered artworks using pencil colours. Credit titles Guide: David Schorr Camera: Dipak Makwana Editing assistance: Anu Sinha Music: NID resources Concept, execution and direction Pushpendra Prakash Sagar Film title: Passing through Duration: 1 minute11 seconds. Technique: Hand drawn animation with hand painted artworks. Synopsis: A film on Mumbai life, with the sometimes alienated point of view of the perpetual migrant. The film is done in a realistic style with intense hand painted colour artworks. Credit titles Guide: Nina Sabnani Camera: Dipak Makwana Editing assistance Anu Sinha Music: NID resources Concept, execution and direction Pushpendra Prakash Sagar