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animation portfolio

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Gesture drawings capture the essence of an action or a

pose in the shortest time.These are some 10-15 sec gestures I did using mediums like pen , pencil and charcoal.

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I love to sketch out doors.I make quick thumbnail

sketches of people, buildings, landscapes,
parked vehicles and anything that interests me.
The outdoors provide a myriad of subjects and is
a constant source of inspiration for me.

Figure Drawing

Life drawings done on tinted sheets with coloured pastels and pencils.The priority in these drawings was
to capture as much detail as possible in 15 - 20 minutes with special emphasis on light and shadows.

Storyboards

These are some of the story board panels I did for my

story The Blue Apple, a classroom assignment where
we were given a concept and developed it through all the
various stages of a pre-production pipeline (namely
Storyboarding, Character Design and Backgrounds).

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A scene from the initial storyboard

done for the movie Ud Jayega Hans
Akela, a 2D animation short film
based on the poem of the same
name by Kabir. The film was a group
project done under the guidance of
Mr.E.Suresh (Studio Eeksaurus).

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Character turn around for the character of the boy Kwami

from The Blue Apple. Kwami is a naive fourteen year old
teenager who loves adventure .

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Some of the expressions and
poses explored of the same
character.

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Character Turn around for the character of the monster

from The Blue Apple.The monster is a sly and deceptive
creature who lures people with his blue apples. He was
once a human being.

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Background
story board

Here is a two field vertical pan background in 12x9

field area done for my story The Blue Apple.

Above : How the background evolved from a zoom out

panel in the initial storyboard to a vertical pan is shown
here.
Left : The final Background rendered using a graphic
tablet showing the tonal values.

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Background

A background done for the group project Ud

Jayega Hans Akela with Nikhita Prabhudesai.
The shot starts at 3 fields and zooms out to 15
fields before having a slightly arced diagonal
pan, where the character travels over the river.
Work on the pans are still in progress as they
have to rendered in charcoal for the final film.
The references for the pan were taken from
Haridwar.

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Two other pan shots that were done for the

group project Ud Jayega Hans Akela done
on 9 x 6.5 field area. Work on the pans are
still in progress as they have to be rendered in
charcoal for the final film.
Above : A scene showing a forest in autumn.
3 fields wide and 2 1/3 fields tall.
Left : A carnival scene. 4 fields wide and 4
fields tall.

I llustrations

Illustrations instigate a thought, evoke a mood or tell

a story to the viewer through imagery. I like to work
with different mediums and I use them to
convey unique themes in my illustrations.
From left to right : Warmth (dry pastel), Prisoner
(done in pencil and charcoal), an illustration for a
friend who loves dogs, basketball and music (water
colour), Charred (pencil).

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Posters in clockwise
order:
The Dark Knight (with
Arvind Jeena and
Ravi Popat), Following,
Parallel Universes, Wholly
Twisted Films Fest,
Quentin Tarantino Mega
Film Fest (with Nikhita
Prabhudesai).

BBC Horizon

PARALLEL UNIVERSES
PARALLEL UNIVERSES
PARALLEL UNIVERSES
PARALLEL UNIVERSES

UNIVERSES
UNIVERSES
UNIVERSES
PARALLEL UNIVERSES

Film posters made for the

college Film Club 24
Fps.

24 fps

6:15 pm
17.09.10

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The Other Face
A live action film made by myself, Saurabh Garge and Nilay
Bhandari. The film is about a man and his obsession for a
rubiks cube. The film won the first prize and audience choice
award at Still in Motion, a short film competition held at MIT
Institute of Design in Feb, 2011.
Duration : 04:34 min
link : http://vimeo.com/20096259

A Pig Story

Save Paper Save Trees

A claymation film made by myself, Nikhita Prabhudesai and

Vicky Punjabi. It is a story about a girl who is day dreaming
during her study-time about flying. The story starts for real
when a pig (a sort of apparition), shows up and confuses
and distracts her from her activity. This film was made during
the experimental animation course conducted and guided by
Mr.Vaibhav Kumaresh (Vaibhav Studios).

This is a short Flash animation I made as part of my 3rd

sem Design Process addressing the issue of necessity
for efficient usage of paper. It was completed over a
period of 10 days and was my first such attempt on
Flash.

Duration : 02:57 min

Duration : 03:08 min

link : http://vimeo.com/22477184

link : http://vimeo.com/13851212

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A Bouncy Affair
2D short film

The Boat and Sack

Lip Sync

link : http://vimeo.
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link : http://vimeo.
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link : http://vimeo.
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Pink Panther Walk Cycle

The Frog Jump

link : http://vimeo.
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link : http://vimeo.
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Movement of a Bouncing
Ball

Box Fold

Movement of a Balloon

link : http://vimeo.
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link : http://vimeo.
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link : http://www.vimeo.
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Movement of a Bowling
Ball

link : http://vimeo.
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HiVE is MITs student
newsletter which was
founded by me and my
friends - Bharat, Nikhita and
Prajakta.
It is published monthly
and is a fully student run
newsletter.
Left : This is a working
prototype for an interactive
website I made for HiVE
using the Adobe Flash
software.
Below : The cover
pages of the last few
issues of HiVE.
1.0

Inter-view
Dean: ummmI dont understand
Our correspondent: Sir, the 1st years UG?
Dean: Ha, I have seen the change in quality. Its becoming harder to shortlist.
Our correspondent: And Sir, first years compared to the 5th years?
Dean: Discipline-wise they are improving.
Computer lab assistant(ground floor.):Unse to abhi nahi jamti. Aate hai ID card deke baith jate
hai.
D.P: (scratches his head) they think width-wise and not depth-wise. (Adds in his peculiar way)
Dimag se socho to seekhte hai, dil se socho to samjhte hai
Manoj Bhaiyya(canteen): Bahot busy ho gaye hai. Time hi nai milta hai. (While buttering a
sandwich) Bahot sandwich khate hai. Bees bread rakhne padte hai.

by Shantanu Verma

Email id: hive.mit@gmail.com

Along with the Film Club, a group of dedicated students initiated the Documentary
club this month; starting off with one of the most eye-opening and mind-boggling
documentaries-- Zeitgest Addendum. A long and fruitful discussion followed that
involved ample exchange of thought.

2.

The Joy of Giving week (Joyfest) is also being observed at MITID. It is a

National event wherein an individual or an institute ties up with an NGO and
helps it either by providing service, money/ other resources, or knowledge.
Anyone interested can contact:
Poulami Mehta (Product Design Sem 5)
Gaurav Ogale (CD Sem 3)
Nikhita Prabhudesai (Animation UG Sem 5)

MIT ID, the logo

by Sarang Sheth

After taking into account all of the aforementioned criteria, the concepts were generated from
the keywords and the core concept of Sadhan and Sadhana, resulting into the boundless Sadhya.
The form detailing, refinement and adaptations into various collaterals would be taken up once
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a direction of flow was selected.(..contd.... On pg.. no.4)

3.

Quasar is finally ready with its identity-- a combination of two designs by Farid Bawa
and Kishore Kumar. Anyone who wants to contribute or help in any way is free to
contact them.

4.

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in college with Aartis and the Visarjan done in full
swing. Controversies followed ;)

5.

Btw, a non-violent monkey roams around the classrooms attending Mahendra Patel sirs
classes, fishing through bags of students, and eats from boxes of brownies (as reported
by an eye-witnesses). Some peace-loving monkey!!

Illustrate the quote

Coffee is not a drink, its a universe.
Stimulate your grey cells and email us your illustration.

The logo would obviously have its own features/objectives. For starters, it would have to
be adaptable. As an identity for an institute with a massive number of people (varying mind
sets), and different departments it would have to adapt itself, manifesting itself comfortably
everywhere. The logo would require to retain its essence and aesthetics, whether in 2-D or
3-D, thus becoming an integral part of trophies, installations, signage, etc.... Another criterion
was its limitation to just one colour (For people not knowing the actual colour of our logo, its
Cadmium Yellow, not faded orange, or orangish yellow!). Last, but not the least, the logo
should be simple, yet the association of the logo with the institute should come instantaneously
to the viewer

Editors behind the mess:

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Philosophically, its our identity. Our mark

Not-so-philosophically, ts the huge thingy you see when you enter the Institute building,
primarily fulfilling its apparent aspect of coming in everyones way, or as an efficient lumbar
support device.
Not many people know much about our Institutes logo. Its just there. Everywhere.
It seemed to me, the basic form of a television, or radio, representing the design link between
communication (the purpose of the radio/tv), and the industry (the radio/tv, itself). Later, after
a lot of explaining, and me craning my head in every possible angle to look for sense in the logo,
was I informed that it was an abstract combination of the letters I and d, merged to give us
our graphical identity.
The design of this logo was the work of a Pune based design firm, namely Lokus Design (also the
firm behind the original architectural plan of this institute). It was the result of an extensive
research revolving around different words the institute would stand for; some being :
Grand
Dignity
Simple and Pure
Design as human face of Technology
Honest
Integrated
Boundless
Change
Innovation
Indian
Experience
Respect
Modern & hi-tech

Ecs-prass-shon

Alok NR (who is a bit sick right now)

Bharat Singhal (found anywhere and everywhere )
Jitendra Arora (super active faculty)
Nikhita Prabhudesai (makes annoying-orange faces)
Prajakta Kulkarni (well..ummm)

In the news

Hive2010

A common question was asked to a few staff members of the institute.

So what is your opinion about the freshers?

hive.mit@gmail.com
We messed it up again!!
Alok NR, Bharat Singhal, Jitendra Arora, Nikhita Prabhudesai, Prajakta Kulkarni

Hive

Whats all the buzz about?

Hive

2010

2010

NEWS UPDATE

Vacation Edition

Another one
Manga

by Jahnvi Shah

Happy Holidays!!

If you are a scary-movie buff then I bet

youve seen The Grudge and The Ring.
Leaving scary movies aside, ever watched
Dragon Ball Z as a kid? Nowadays, the anime
Shin-Chan has quite a following amongst
children and adults alike. How many of
youll know that all the names above were
actually manga to begin with? How many of
youll even know what is manga??

With the festive season having started, all the retailers in the country are aiming for
maximum sales! You see brands offering to bring in the festive season home with
gold, silver etc. And btw, there are some that offer good health, particularly for this
season, with pure drinking water, hottest fashion, more TV channels and so on. They
are ready with the red carpets laid down to give you the best possible shopping
experience.

There was a Quentin Tarantino Megafest held by the film club. The best movies directed by Tarantino were
screened with more than a 1000 people turning up in the projector room, making it hard for the audience to
breath in all that heat and sweat.
We see the groundfloors flooded with students. Hammers and hack saws float around. The workshop courses are clashing among 3 batches, and the corridor is lined with students on the floors in the early hours of
the morning.

o_O? WHAT experience!? Buying an object which youve been waiting to be on sale?
How is that experience? Interestingly enough, the strategy is to sell the same item
throughout the year with different reasons to purchase it. So that you feel happy,
proud, smart whatever; basically satisfied with your purchase as you directly relate
the purchase to the occasion. No matter if youre buying the same damn thing in
February for your loved one or in May-June for someones wedding, in august for your
sister, in October for Navrati and Durga Puja or in November for diwali! What matters
is the satisfaction that comes out of the shopping experience youve had while you
purchased the object.

Manga basically means whimsical pictures

and is the term commonly used for all
Japanese graphic novels. Manga is not to be
mistaken with anime which is the Japanese term for animated pictures. The
Japanese animated TV shows are called anime. Most anime are based on manga
which have gained a lot of popularity.
Although, the modern form of manga was created in the post-World War II period,
manga has a long history dating back to the early 12th century. In Japan, it is read
by all age groups, having separate titles for young girls, boys, teenagers, adults and
so on.

Saurabh Garge

Illustrate the Quote:

Unlike the American DC or Marvel comics that are published as thin issues of 50 to
70 pages, manga are usually available in thick volumes of 150-300 pages. Also, the
size of these volumes is smaller than the standard American comic issue. Another
major difference is that manga are completely black and white and usually the
product of a single artist or a small group of 3-4 artists, the mangaka, unlike
American comics which go through a series of artists like the penciller, inker,
colorist, letterer and so on. In American comics, the panels have a constant stream
of text running through, other than the conversations and thoughts, connecting
the story in the panels. However, this is not the case in manga. The only text in
the panels are the characters dialogues and thought processes. Instead a common
method used in manga to connect the panels is bleeding of one frame into another.
Authentic manga is read right to left. Also, manga is easily recognizable by its
stylized, exaggerated human forms. This is an art style worth exploring guys.

ICC World Cup was screened in the black box of M.I.T! The entire college celebrated Indias victory with
dhols, whistles and cheer! Infact on the day of the finals, even the Admin declared a half day.

Im not normally a praying man, but if youre up there,

please save me, Superman!
Homer Simpson

Convocation took place on the 24th March, and our first UG batch finally graduated with smiles on their
faces. RGB stoles hanging over their necks, they proudly accepted their diplomas.
A promotional video is being shot by the Film and Video UG and PG batches for M.I.T - I.D.
Film Club posters vandalized, and recently even flicked!! As this horrible mentality still exists within some
of our students, may the makers of these posters let them know that the makers of the posters take this
incident as a compliment! :)
Juries approaching 2 months away. Happy panicking everybody. :(

Here at hive, we too wish to offer an experience in every monthly issue! And hence,
we have the dynamic identity which might change the reading experience. We wish
to offer you the best with each issue coming out of the bee archive. We look forward
to maximum participation from your side in each aspect of HIVE, be it graphics,
typo, literature, or just anything. We respect the feedback we have been receiving
and its that which gives us the confidence and keeps our spirits high to reach a level
where readers demand the hive internationally. (students in exchange programmes
abroad) ;)

Summer heat gets to everyone with non-ac classrooms. The 3rd floor lab continues to melt students without
an AC, and students are being observed chilling in the other labs for a few minutes of their day.
Speed bumps continue to come in our way. (pun intended)
Rats.

So guys, wish you all have a joyous vacation and celebrate the festivities to your
maximum energies!
Cheers!
Editors

Alok NR, Bharat Singhal, Jitendra Arora, Nikhita Prabhudesai, Prajakta Kulkarni

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April 2011

Other Works

MAEERS

MIT INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

A logo I designed for the 58th National Conference of

Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists which was to be
held at Thrissur in 2010. The logo had to have the
flavour of Thrissur town, Keralas cultural capital and
yet had to symbolise the conference. Ive used ISACON
written typopgraphically to depict two elephants at the
Thrissur Pooram (a world reknown annual festival held
there).

iDid is the MIT ID Design Store. I helped

design the brand identity for the store.
Right : The main Logo with the Typeface.
Above : The dynamic logo as adopted on
the interactive visiting card.

THE DESIGN STORE

Curriculum Vitae

Educational qualification

Currently student of Animation Film Design (3rd Year) at MIT Institute of Design, Pune.
10th ICSE and 12th ISC completed at Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi, Kerala.
Recent Achievements
Won first place at the short film-making competition 'Still in Motion' at Quasar 2011 (MIT Institute of Design, Pune).
Won second prize for Cartoon Design Competition at Waves '09 (BITS Pilani, Goa).
Participated and qualified in NEF Enduro K2S 09 - an adventure race of 27 kms.
Won third place in Caricature Design Competition (Charitrarization) at Quasar 09.
Involvement
One of the founders and editors of HiVE - MIT ID's newsletter.
One of the chief organizers of 24Fps - the MIT ID Film Club.
Event organizer (Pictionary) for Quasar 10 (MIT Institute of Design, Pune).
Active member of the iDid team- The College Design Store.
Was an active member of the school Quiz Club.
Software and Technical Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Premier, After Effects, InDesign,Toon Boom and Maya .
Comfortable working on Wacom Intuos graphic tablet.
Interests/Strengths
Storyboarding, Character Animation, Writing,Conceptualizing and Story development
Passions
Films, Books,Creative Writing, Painting, Music, Sports.

Alok N.R
7th Aug 1990
phone: +91 9623666498
email: bingemonsta@gmail.com