DHANY

And of course, a very shady large tree. For Budi and Temi, this large red-hearted-shaped leaves tree is their true friend. Budi and Temi always interacts with this large tree. Miraculously, this tree can feel what they (Budi and Temi) feels. When they are happy the tree looked happy, and when they are sad the tree looked sad.

We wanted to follow the success of foreign animation that not only makes the movie content itself but also prepare physical figures made from a variety of forms with unique and attractive packaging. Our creative team try to create some characters in the form of action figures, paper toys, logo and other assets in the movie such as the bag to be appointed as one of the icon of interest later on.

Searching for the appropriate figure, processing various attractive colours and trying to find out the response of small children, friends and families when we showed the characters that we created. And finally…they also felt happy with these characters.

In accordance to the joint plan, this movie will be packed into a semi-fiction animated film. Therefore, we are more freely to expand and can expand freely. One day after the five of us discuss this plan, we began character research.

Thanks to the feedback that we receive from friends and colleagues, this simple story was later developed into an exciting story and we are also challenged to make this story come alive through animated movie. Discussion and planning lasted until early morning. There was an old table which we use as a drawing board to pour in our ideas and plan the making of this movie.

Every day I see school children playing under a huge Sakura tree. A tree which is said to have lived more than a hundred and fifty years. This tree is the eternal witness of our school. Over the years, he sees so many things changes and turns. This tree may be able to tell you a story about a long journey. Every now and then I like to tell a story during classroom time. A spontaneous story inspired from a tree in the garden, a story about the friendship of a child and a tree. A story that will never ends. – Dhany (director)