The beginning

Preliminary thesis statement: A 1-2 min commercial for a Japanese travel, introducing the traditional beauty of simplicity. It' about a visual expression rather than just a promotion and story.

What I am trying to show (Keywords): Japanese beauty, introduction to traditional culture and nature, Virtue of simplicity, Sumi-e(wash painting), Zen, Spiritual experience through the journey.

One paragraph synopsis: It's opened with a sound of water drop. Single drop of water leads to one stroke of line, and it leads a stroke of a swimming gold fish in a pond. The shot pulls back and shows that it is actually a picture of Fusuma(traditional paper-made door) in a room of temple. Then the shot pulls back from its veranda to show the outside zen garden and entire temple architecture.

Medium: 2D animation stylized in sumi-e + composite with 3D objects (temple and goldfish).

picture is an example of sumi-e.