ROUTINE | Animation short film 2017

Made by Valeria Dakhovich (Molchanova)
Advisor - dr hab. Bartosz Posacki
Sound - David Dakhovich, Valeria Dakhovich (Molchanova)
Rotoscope reference - Leksii Drubych, Valeria Dakhovich (Molchanova)
Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Affter Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Procreate App.
Instytut Sztuki UO,
Opole 2017

This animation is about a young man trapped in a daily routine where every single day is so very similar to the previous one. There are no happiness, satisfaction and love for a long time in his life because of such a routine days, weeks, months and even years.
One day, his ordinary life has taken on a visible form. The routine has looked like a strange monster that is daily growing. His arms and legs are getting longer and sight is getting more threatening. The immutability of the young man’s life caused monster to grow fast with every day of his life. The monster has been always beside a tired man and did not leave him even for a single moment. Even more, this routine has began to control man’s life and now it’s too late - there is no chance to change something ...

Every one of us has probably had that kind of routine days. It depends on our patience, strength and decisions if we want to withstand the effect of this problem and change something in our lives.

[tobias]

Is it possible that like 90% of short films on YouTube are about how frustrating daily life is???

[CanIUseYourJohn]

I love these voiceless animations, there's so much more to think about when things aren't being told.

[iMakeYoutubeConfused]

I liked when that black monster "his routine" started doing things for him, it represents when routine conquer our lives, everything becomes automated .. we continue doing things without even thinking or questioning them, we stop looking for what we really want to do and what makes us happy .. we simply do what we used to.. to the point where routine starts doing everything for us.

[hakimdiwan]

This is what adult horror story looks like. Routine itself is not bad it keeps you focused and discipline but only if you like what you are doing otherwise it's lethal.

[zubaidhahussain]

At first, I thought that the little thing is his pet bird😂😂 Only when it grew, I realised that it's his depression 😪

[indiansherlock]

I think the black thing is the frustration in him which build up due to the same routine which lack excitement and activeness, at last it killed him from inside.

[vinsmokem]

Is no one going to mention how while his "depression" keeps getting bigger and bigger, the video is becoming more colorless until it became totally black and white at the end? I think that's such a nice detail.

[BlueSpy]

I think the video is saying you get in a routine that you will eventually get tired of. That little guy is frustration(I would call it because of the facial expressions), that has built up over time. When the guy turns around, he is facing is frustration. But fear of the unknown creeps up when decides to take it head on. The fact that it cuts at that part leaves you with a question. Does he win and change his life? Or does he lose and give in to his frustration of the "routine". The choice is yours.

[Soaring_Penguin]

3:22 He's got a book called How To Stay Alive. I love the little details in this movie!

[gastrid]

Everyone else in the comments: I think that black thing is his frustration or depression.
Me: That has to be cancer from all that smoking he was doing.

[andrew-mew]

His ‘depression’ grew because of his shit routine. It eventually consumed him.
We all have the ability to change our routine for our benefit.
Routine isn’t the problem.
It’s the stupid belief that we have no control of our routine,
That is the real issue.

[davidmoreno]

Freedom is in your mind, not your surroundings

[thanos]

We create our own demons
-Tony Stark, idk when

[AsfandAli]

Doing the same thing again and again and expecting different result is not possible. Albert Einstein

[hhya]

depression, means when you don’t have enough energy to change anything. even when you misspell one word, you couldn’t correct it. just keep living hang in there

[mitaliprabhu]

From what I have gained from this short film. For those of you who are unaware of what that creature was-- It was "Death". The guy spent all his days in the same routine, striking each day as it came He didn't have a choice but to live the same way as most of the people in society live passing life by. His sedentary lifestyle -smoking, drinking, overworking, and sleeping late added to his coming closer to the end.. If you noticed he worked 12 hours a day. This is a message for us to wake up and do the things we love!

[prateekanand]

04:23 great detailing....
His depression pushed him to smoke

[snowyyy]

Students can be like this too, it's just that we have different assignments to do or subjects to review (for upcoming exams) almost everyday 😭

[RayMak]

He's pretty lonely. Loneliness is bad

[min.stradamus]

This film is understandable to those who have faced a constant cycle in life, it is depressing and annoying, but you can’t do anything, because you just don’t care what kind of shit is happening in your life. And this is exactly what is happening to me now.