I Don’t Want to be Defined by a ‘Style’: Getting to know Neeraja Raj
At a very young age, Neeraja has achieved a lot - through her unquestionable talent, determination and clarity of thought. …
Engineering Her Own Animated Journey: The Incredible story of Archana Senthilkumar
Ernest and delightful, Archana Senthilkumar is modest about her achievements! From being a trained engineer to currently a Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios in LA, her professional journey has been full of exciting pit-stops. …
The making of MÃYÃ
In July 2021, Totem Creative, whose work we are familiar with and love, dropped their latest work online. An animated 2D music video, by the name MÃYÃ. It’s a passion project, they said. It’s a labour of love for over a year. We were intrigued, …
POST OFFICE STUDIOS
Animation Film Design is an art form that stretches beyond the stories they tell, across various media, materials and methods. Typically broadly categorised into ‘2D’ and ‘3D’ - the average non-industry viewer misses the specific techniques within animation. But therein lies the beauty of the …
Sakina’s Curious Cut-out World
Sakina’s Instagram World is made almost entirely of colourful paper cut-outs and old nostalgic Bollywood songs. Her short stop-motion films have a childlike DIY hand drawn feel and her stories are very relatable because they are based on snippets of our lives. Her style of …
‘Mask Kho Gaya’ with Bob & Bobby
I had the good fortune to get to know and work with the identical twins Bob & Bobby from Kolkata when their professor, Kaustubh Ray, referred the to me a couple of years ago. I’ve always admired their thoughtful demeanour, creative approach to work and …
#Inktober with Squidink Studio
It’s almost the last day of #Inktober and we’ve enjoyed seeing a lot of lovely inky illustrations and doodles. But we thought of presenting to you one such #Inktober project that’s not only quirky and fun but also right up the‘Animation Alley’. The creators are …
Here’s to Lots of Lak!
Tarun Lakshminarayanan, or Tarun Lak as we know him from his Instagram handle, is an Indian-American Animator currently working at Pixar Animation Studios. …
The Matchbox Matinee
Today we walk down the streets of Chennai (virtually, of course) to Chitrakoothu Studio to catch their Matchbox Matinee (a term coined by us)! …
Studio Kokaachi and the Art of the Titles
Kokaachi is Pratheek Thomas + Tina and their darling doggies – Dash, Bolt, Sox and Surumi. …
