Tasveer
(Experimental Animation Film)

Director, Writer, Storyboards, Animation, Sound

Direction-Vatsal Bucha, Saniya Paliwal

Writing- Vatsal Bucha, Saniya Paliwal, Malaika Bahl

Storyboards- Vatsal Bucha, Raja Jigar Shah, Saniya Paliwal

Animation- Vatsal Bucha, Raja Jigar Shah, Saniya Paliwal, Sudhanshu Kanwar

Character Designs- Saniya Paliwal

Sound- Vatsal Bucha
Poster- Manvi Mehrotra

Winner

Best Student Film- Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival
Winner, Battle of Projects (2023)- Association of Designers of India
Silver, Best Animated Film- Never Ending Story Film Festival (2023)
Best Experimental Animation- CHIAFF (2023)

Official Selection

Rushes National Film Festival (RNFF 2023)
Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival
Himachal Short Film Festival (2023)
Animators Guild India Fest (2023)
CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)
Unspooled Film and Animation Festival
SIFFCY - 'Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth'
ASIFA STUDENT AWARD (ASA) 2024

Synopsis

Legacies live forever, or do they? a 12 yr old embarks on a pictorial journey to answer this question and understand her grandmother's way of life

Process

The film was created for the Experimental Animation module, part of the animation curriculum for my B.Des program at NID. In this module, we were encouraged to experiment with various animation mediums and techniques, as well as with story and narrative structures.

The initial idea centered around "photographs" as a recurring element, offering us a way to explore the medium creatively. The narrative was developed by incorporating personal stories and experiences from our lives.

The first week of production was dedicated to building the narrative, while another team worked on testing how we could execute the film. The following week was focused on preparing the materials and animations for the main shoot, which was then completed.