National Geographic’s documentary Mega Force presented an interesting challenge. We had to tell the story of work culture in ancient India and how essential day to day skills were passed on from generation to generation. After considering many options, it was decided that since we are showcasing skills of an era gone by, we should employ the tools from the same day and age. Ink, weathered paper and hand drawn illustrations. The idea was to shoot and composite the ink flow in such a way to make it seems like the ink is drawing the illustrations by itself and telling the story of Ancient India.
