The Blind Caterpillar – Final
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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Comment by Emil
good animation .. I liked it a lot ! :)
Posted on July 28, 2007 at 4:00 AM
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Posted on September 28, 2007 at 9:45 PM
Comment by Paul B
Great animation! My only small quibble is that I assumed his nostrils were the eyes and if he had groped a bit as he reached for the leaves, then it would have sold his blindness (to me).
I really enjoyed the feeling of the movement, it was very inventive as well.
Posted on December 11, 2007 at 8:32 AM
Comment by rumi
Thanks Paul, glad you liked it. There is lots of things that I would change if I were to do it again.
Posted on December 12, 2007 at 8:56 PM