My graduation film Khoda.
Description:
What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which was seen as a ‘mission impossible’ by many people but eventually proved possible!
Credits:
Director and art director: Reza Dolatabadi
Written by Reza Dolatabadi & Mark Szalos Farkas
Animation by Adam Thomson
Music by Hamed Mafakheri
Winner of the Best Animation Canary Wharf Film Festival (London) Aug, 2008
Winner of the Best Student Animation Flip Festival (Birmingham) 2008
Winner of the Best Student Animation, Royal Television Society Award, Scotland (rts) 2009
Official selection for the "Best Short Film Program” at Waterford Film Festival (Ireland) November 2008
Entered Festivals:
10.2009 - 9th Annual Valley Film Festival VFF Animation Festival (Hollywood)
09.2009 - London International Animation Festival (LIAF) (London)
09.2009 - onedotzero Adventure In Motion (London)
09.2009 - Prix Ars Electronica Animation Festival (Linz)
08.2009 – Screening at the Reading and Leads Music Festival (Reading)
05.2009 - Renderyard Short Film Festival (London)
04.2009 - European Media Arts Film Festival (Osnabrüc)
03.2009 - Rome Independent Film Festival (Rome)
01.2009 - Royal Television Award (rts) (Glasgow)
12.2008 - Anchorage International Film Festival (Alaska)
11.2008 - Flip Animation Festival (Birmingham)
11.2008 - Encounter Film Festival (Bristol)
11.2008 - Animated Dreams Animation Festival (Tallinn)
11.2008 - Exposures Film Festival (Manchester)
11.2008 - Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto)
10.2008 - Marbella International Film Festival (Marbella & London)
10.2008 - Renderyard Short Film Festival (London)
11.2008 - Waterford Film Festival (Waterford, Ireland
09.2008 - 16TH Contravision Film Festival (Berlin)
08.2008 - Canary Wharf Film Festival (London)
Enjoy!
Reza Dolatabadi
www.RezaArt.com
Adam Thomson
www.adamthomsonanimation.com
Comments (548)
Really beautiful. The torture scene with the guards and the scene where the character is running away are stunningly painted.
Absolutely incredible.
So amazing!!I love it!!
Beautiful.
WOW! that is an outstanding piece of art, really beautiful:)
I love this animation! Congratulations!
very good work !!!bravo!!!!
totally inspired!! incredible atmosphere. :)
really beautiful work this animation has inspired me since college, I really love the fast ink splat style
truly amazing and inspiring
Its a beautiful piece of art. Very well done. I like every single frame of it.
Amazing, great work! Thanks for this job!
very nice one!!!
sensacional!!!
OMG!!! This is Absolutely Amazing. And the Music is equallly Fantastic! \m/
great! it's pretty legit!
Great job.
Congratulations. You are an artist. Keep producing, and developing short stories. You will be famous soon.
different style. love the movement that came out from the paintings!
wauw
amazing
Reza, That was amazing, and your commitment to the project showed! You should have won in all those festival submissions! Keep it up, I will be watching ;)
Cool music i would like to know too :)
Awesome ,love it !!!!!
Beautiful work!
Great work of art. just out of curiosity, how much time and effort has gone into it, my god it looks incredible. And what projects are you working on presently. Will definitely be following your work from now on.
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Hats off to the determination and dedication behind this one....Loved it...keep up the great work.
damet garm
This is the 1st time I see this and I'm speechless. I've never ever seen anything like that done by one student. You are a genious, runing scene is amazing. Thank You.
An inspiration... thank YOU for this amazing creation
Great!!!!
Congratulations! Really good!
And I thought my 3fps rendering speed is slow :) This painting was 8,21 frames per day. Great work.
He he...... Wooooooooowww,Yeah. I like This.Excellent.
Congratulations! Your work was featured by Dr. Diamondface on the Verdict Photography blog. Cheers! Dr. D www.verdictphotography.com
Amazing work! Where did you go to school?
It's awesome dude.. By the way, KHODA means god in Persian.. cool bro All the best
amazing!
wow!
A super mega ultra masterpiece.
LOVELY!!!! MORE!!! MORE!!!!!
Great job ;)
This is insane! If you pause at 01.18, 01:26, 02:16 and 03:01 you will find those paintings that I would totally buy and have on my wall! Great work
Wow.
you are very talent and we can enjoy that, thanks and congratulations
''A Masterpiece'' good job mate keepit up...
Absolutely captivating. You did it great. And that music.. Where is it from ?
afarin fogholadast : )
This is absolutely superlative!