Animation is an illusion; beautiful and phenomenal. Often a byproduct of our imaginations, dreams and fantasies. A real image of the unreal parallel universe, often developing in our minds, almost every day.
Media Production: How did you first become involved with animation?
Rita Dhankani: I had applied for further studies in animation at the National Institute of Design, India (NID), while I was still in my final year pursuing Graphic Design in Applied Arts. To prepare for the entrance, I used to cycle down to buzzing markets in order to find interesting scenes where people were busy in their respective occupations, to sketch them ‘live’. It happened during one such sketching session that I noticed my regular human sketches had started looking more like characters. I was emphasizing their physical features so as to sync them with their ambience. It was then that I realized I was turning to the whole idea of animation. NID followed and I received a legal license to create life! To create animation films.
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