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DramaComedyDocumentaryAnimationExperimentalMusic
The Scent Of Seth
Anita Shukla
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animation | 2004 | North East | 4 min
Published 12 Apr 05
A young girl and a mysterious character embark upon a night of escapism that changes the order of the world.
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An animation based around a poem of an adolescent girl whose meeting with a strange and mysterious character called "Seth" creates a night of escapism that changes the order of the world.

Although the subject is grim, the film portrays the beauty and charm that exists within a twisted atmosphere.

short fact
Taking influences from Roman Dirge, Tim Hope and Tim Burton, this film takes the subject of the misery of adolescence and the desire to escape from it.

Created within a 3 month period for a final MA project, the animation is accompanied by an original musical soundtrack overlaid by a poem - both created/composed by the director. The soundtrack uses an eastern instrument - the Tabla merged in with an acoustic guitar - mixing Indian and English notations.

Allthough the film is 2D, the idea was to make it as 3D as possible, by colouring in frames entirely in Photoshop.
crew
  • director Anita Shukla
  • writer Anita Shukla
  • producer Anita Shukla
  • editor Anita Shukla
  • sound Anita Shukla
  • music Anita Shukla and Iain Wallace
  • screenplay Joe Cunningham
  • cast
    • Narrator Sarah Matthews
    format
    digital
    © 2004 Anita Shukla

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    Very nice short.

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