In order to finish the Paint on Glass component of my film I converted my shed into a dark room and using a makeshift animation stand I have done six and a half minutes of Paint on Glass animation. Here is a shot of the shed, more to come soon.

Here are some shots of some pottery pieces that I have done in the past couple of weeks. The cup was glazed by my partner Heike.

My film Kaulah has won the Best Use of Sound Award at the RMIT AIM 2007 Graduate Screenings. Credit goes to Markus Kellow for his skills in both music composition and sound effects creation.

I would also like to thank Soundcorp and in particular Tristan Miller for supporting AIM by offering this award and also the staff at AIM for organizing it all.

I am very happy to say that my film Kaulah has been selected for screening at the AIM Graduate Screening. It has been a very competitive year and I feel sad for all the students who missed out but I am sure there will be a second screening at some stage.

The music and sound effects for my film were done by Markus Kellow, and it is true that sound is 50% of any film, thanks Markus.

Here is an almost final fine cut of the rough animation of my film “Kaulah”:

Here’s the animatic for the new short film that I am animating right now.

My minor project The Blind Caterpillar which is a 2 1/2 min hand-animated film completed in 5 weeks has been selected for Kinofest which is taking place in Bucharest in Oct.

It’s hard work writing a script, like pulling teeth out. After many revisions here is the script for my Major Project Kaulah, it’s time to start production so I am not going to make any more major changes.

Kulah Script 08

I have been working hard on my Major Project at RMIT AIM for the last couple of months, I am making a short hand-animated film based on a poem by the Sufi poet Rumi. Here is a translation of the poem by Coleman Barks:

The Water You Want

Someone may be clairvoyant, able to see the future, and yet have very little wisdom.

Like the man who saw water in his dream, and began leading everyone toward the mirage.

“I am the one with heart-vision. I’ve torn open the veil.”

So they set out with him inside the dream, while he is actually sleeping beside a river of pure water. Any search moves away from the spot where the object of the quest is.

Sleep deeply wherever you are on the way. Maybe some traveler will wake you.

Give up subtle thinking, the twofold, threefold

multiplication of mistakes. Listen to the sound of waves within you.

There you are, dreaming your thirst, when the water you want is inside the big vein on your neck.

— Mathnavi IV: 3226-3241
Version by Coleman Barks
“Say I Am You”
Maypop, 1994

This film was made in 5 weeks for my minor project at RMIT University AIM. The inspiration for it came from a poem by the the 13th century Sufi Mystic, Jalal al-Din Rumi.

Or here is the link to the YouTube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_W69D6z3_A

I used the Samtiq which is a DIY-Cintiq that I made at the start of the year to do the animation and it proved to be a great tool.

For those interested in seeing a better quality version than the YouTube one, here is a quicktime (70mb):

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