Archive for March, 2008
FICCI FRAMES 2008: Something Old, Something New!
The 3-day long FRAMES 2008 ended today with Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi being awarded the FICCI Living Legend in Entertainment Awards 2008. The last 3 days were hectic as delegates rushed from one auditorium to the other for the sessions that closely followed each other. With speakers getting excited and passionate about the subjects and audience throwing a lot of questions at them, most sessions extended well beyond the extended time, but no one seemed to be complaining!
Free popcorn, coffee and coke overflowing (quite literally!) and newbies as well as the veterans exchanged pleasantries and business cards with each other in the lounge area. Each night there was a special programme - a Fashion Show on the 1st night, FICCI BAF Awards 2008 on the 2nd night and the Living Legends Awards 2008 on the concluding night.
My primary interest being in Animation, I skipped the other irrelevant (to me at least!) sessions on Radio, Sports, Television and Outdoor Media, and focussed on the sessions that covered animation and VXF.
Personally, the highlight of the event for me was a delightful chat I had with Jean Thoren, the Founder and CEO of the international monthly magazine on animation called, simply, Animation Magazine . I will share with our readers some of the gems I gleaned from her. Watch this space!
Don’t Miss! ASIFA India’s CG Meetup: Animation Case Studies
CG Meetup - Animation Case Studies
This Saturday, 4 studios are coming together to present an interesting ‘behind the scenes’ look at some Indian and international animation projects that they have worked on.
- Crest Animation Studio
- Famous House of Animation
- Graphiti Multimedia
- Rhythm & Hues
Date: 29th March, 2008
Time: 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Venue: National College, Linking Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Expect to see technical shot breakdowns in detail, behind the scenes videos, approaches and solutions along with a whole lot of fun stuff. Just like all other CG Meetups organized by ASIFA India, this one is sure to be a houseful as well!
ENTRY IS FREE!! Click on the image to view the poster and get all the details. Register by writing to cgmeetup@asifa.in
The Golden Cursor Awards 2008 : The Complete Coverage
At the ceremony on Thursday night, when AnimationXpress co-founder Anand Gurnani was asked,”How important is it to write about animation?” he said that a few years ago, many creative people would have loved to pursue a career in animation but due to parental pressure settled for more secure ‘jobs’ in companies and banks. Luckily, today times have changed. The Indian animation industry has seen an astounding growth and there are several lucrative career options in the field of animation, VFX and gaming. If we talk about it and spread the word, parents will be more open to allowing their kids to follow their dreams and become the future of Indian animation.
So here we are, writing about animation and sharing with our readers the events of the first ever Golden Cursor Awards for Excellence in Animation. Get all the details right here on the All About Animation Blog.
Don’t Miss : The Making of the Animation in Taare Zameen Par on 29th March
TASI presents The Making of TZP animation and vfx
TASI (The Animation Society of India) is organizing a special workshop and has roped in the creators of all the 3 animation sequences from the popular Taare Zameen Par - Dhimant Vyas, Pankaj Khandpur (Visual Computing Labs) and Vaibhav Kumaresh (Vaibhav Studios) to show us how they created magic.
Do not miss!
Venue: Whistling Woods International, Film City, Mumbai (view map)
Date: 29th March, 2008
Session Starts: 2:00 pm
Speakers:
Pankaj Khandpur from VCL – CG and Vfx
Dhimant Vyas - Clay Animation
Vaibhav Studios - 2D Animation
Registration:
Members - Entry FREE
Non-members - Students - Rs. 50/- and Professionals - Rs.100/-
Please Note: Students please carry your ID cards to avail the student discount.
To pre-register, please contact:
Ravish Shanbhag: 9833105305 | ravish@tasionline.org
Yogi Chopra: 9820366313 | yogi@tasionline.org
Ritesh Reddy: 9869403527 | ritesh@tasionline.org
Nominees announced for the Golden Cursor Excellence in Animation Awards
Animationxpress.com has finally announced the nominations for the Golden Cursor Excellence in Animation Awards, instituted by CNBC TV18 and Arena Multimedia, to be held on 20th March 2008 at The ITC Grand Central Sheraton and Towers, Mumbai.
The awards have been instituted with the intention of recognizing excellence in the Indian animation industry and have been conceptualized with the objective of enhancing and shaping the future of the Indian Animation industry as it expands its foothold in the international animation arena.
There are two basic categories- students and professionals further divided into 15 categories. The preliminary screening of entries was done by the TV18 graphics and animation team and AnimationXpress.com, followed by the final selection by a distinguished jury of Indian Animation experts including Kireet Khurana of 2nZ, Ashish Kulkarni of Big Animation, AK Madhavan of Crest Animation, Suresh Seetharaman of Virgin Comics, Kedar Raut of R&H India and Salil Desai, Arena Multimedia.
Discovery of the week: AnimationMentor.com’s Free e-book - “Animation Tips & Tricks”
From this week onwards, I will be blogging about one new “Discovery of the Week” that I want to share with all AAA readers.
This week’s special-
The Online Animation School - AnimationMentor.com is giving away a free e-book called “Animation Tips & Tricks” by Shawn Kelly. All you need to do is sign up. The book is the first collection of all the tips and tricks that appear in the Animation Mentor monthly newsletter. Judging by their high standard of teaching and the calibre of the ‘mentors’, the book should be informative and extremely useful for all animation students.
Written in a witty, tongue-in-cheek manner, the book covers a wide range of topics including ’spotlighting expressions’, ‘contrast in pose and timing’ and ‘transitioning your style’. Learn what ‘randomblinkitis’ is. ‘Rise above the snobbery’, ‘impress the recruiters’ and ‘recharge your animation batteries’. If all this has piqued your curiosity, head over to their download page and sign up.
Shawn Kelly is one of the co-founders of AnimationMentor.com. He is also the winner of the 2008 VES award for The Best Single Visual Effect of the Year for his work on Tranformers and he continues to work full-time at Industrial Light & Magic as an animator.
CG Tantra presents Free Seminar : Behind The Games
Date - 5th march 2008
Venue - KC College Auditorium, Churchgate, Mumbai
Time - 2.30 pm onwards ( Registration Desk opens at 1.30 pm)
For Registration - Click here
