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Submitted: February 12, 2009
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~Linadog586 Dec 25, 2012

@00:28Wow!

~LilStar89 Oct 5, 2012

@00:37Oh my God!! amazing, I love it. I need something like that for my project!!

~GirlyRainbowVampire Aug 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

@02:38This was so beautiful

Just amazing

~LaughterLover Aug 2, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

@02:03Very very beautiful!!!

~sparklykitty Apr 8, 2012 Hobbyist

@02:06This is beautiful! (and entertaining)
Great job!

~JennyJinx Apr 2, 2012

@01:40this is great!!! i love all of the animals!!!

~RedCloudlet Feb 26, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

@02:16It is perfect! I really liked the idea. Keep up the good work.

~YellowButtonArt Jun 25, 2011 Student General Artist

@00:43This is simply one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!!

~ListofRandom Dec 20, 2010

@03:48That was beautiful. I loved every second of it. The wolf reminded me a lot of the game Okami which is one of my personal favorites. Great job!

~zefni May 1, 2010

@02:27Hehe, thanks!!

~zefni Jan 10, 2010

@02:11thank you!!

~zefni Oct 4, 2009

thank you!!

~zefni Oct 4, 2009

thank you so much!! im very glad you liked it!!

~zefni Oct 4, 2009

thanks!!!

~whitekratoswolf Oct 5, 2009 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

no problem!

~zefni Oct 4, 2009

thank you very much for the high praise!

and although I wish i could say that I really did it easily, it did take over a year of hard work to make this finished piece, hehe! so i guess it wasnt really that easy.. but all of the hard work was worth it.

~zefni Apr 27, 2009

thank you!! yeah it did take a while.. because it was my thesis, it took a year overall to finish. thank you much, im happy you liked the animation!!

~zefni Apr 9, 2009

@00:39thank you!!

~zefni Apr 6, 2009

@01:21hehe thank you!!!

I overlayed various footage of bleeding ink and ink being dripped into water, and animated the swirls to make this scene. I think this is actually my favorite scene in the whole animation as well!

~zefni Mar 22, 2009

@00:58thank you, dear! im glad you liked it!

!Keyzumi Mar 11, 2009

welcome! :] it's mah pleasure!

~TillIDiEternally Mar 1, 2009

well you definitely succeeded! Great job!

~Avalik Mar 1, 2009

Oh wow lucky you to get that close to film a cougar or wolf! Keep up the great work ^^

~FlameShuken Mar 3, 2009 Student Traditional Artist

Hehe, I watched it like ten times at least so it's no wonder I noticed them. :3 You deserve all praise! ^^

~zefni Mar 1, 2009

@01:55yeah! yin-yang, and the balance in that duality.. it all ties in together!

~zefni Mar 1, 2009

@02:18thank you very much!!

*Krisderp Mar 1, 2009

Oh, cool. That's really interesting about the Native Americans. I didn't know that.

~zefni Mar 1, 2009

@02:24thank you!!

hehe, i love him too!

~zefni Feb 28, 2009

@00:03thank you!!

it was actually tricky with the music, because during the entire production i was working with a placeholder track, but it was copyrighted. thus closer to the end of the project i hadto switch out and compose my own track, AND make it all match up with the animation

~Flames-in-the-eyes Feb 18, 2009

@00:02he's pretty... you did a great job!

A Flourishing Awakening -Film-by ~zefni

Film & Animation / Animation / 2D / Fantasy

An experiment in disguising digital visual effects with analog techniques, A Flourishing Awakening presents a mythology depicting a fantastic fable of creation. Incorporating influences and inspiration from ancient creation myths, this modern folktale follows the footsteps of two Divine Creators and their journey in forging a new world. They represent the duality and balance that must be maintained in order for the universe to flourish. This dual nature echoes throughout the film as it harmonizes digital and analog. A Flourishing Awakening conveys a moral message to the audience emphasizing the importance of moderation. The fable resolves in a balancing of unbridled creative forces.

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This was my final thesis project at Parsons School of Design, and took over a year to complete. It is mixed media; incorporating both digital and analog animation. Please pay no mind to the large watermark, its unfortunate but necessary.

Sound: The sound was composed by me as well, using various royalty-free sound clips, the sources of which I credited at the end of the film.

Higher quality version can be found here: [link]

Enjoy!

Animation ©

Do NOT steal.

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-02-28

A Flourishing Awakening -Film- by ~zefni "I regularly watch almost all of videos on dA and to be honest this animation was first video that I faved! And I did it with 100% pleasure. All this organic, minimalistic black and white shapes, really nice motion animations of animals and great music make this film beautifull. :)" ( Suggested by ~YeahQb and Featured by `feawen )