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Must Attend Workshop with Ram Mohan, the Father of Indian Animation
Masterclass with the Master himself!
A REMINDER: TASI is organizing an interactive workshop on Character Design, Concept Development and Production processes on 5th December, 2008 from 3 pm to 6 pm at Whistling Woods International, Goregaon, Mumbai.
The Father of Indian Animation, Ram Mohan or ‘Sirjee’ as he is fondly called will be conducting the workshop and this is a session which should not be missed.
Ram Mohan needs no introduction. Any Indian animator who has not heard of him should not be doing animation!
So make sure that you are there with your sketchpads and pencils to learn from the Master himself - for details of the workshop and to register online go to the TASI website (click here)
CGTantra 4th Anniversary celebrations postponed
CGTantra event postponed
Please inform everybody you know might have been planning to attend the event tomorrow that it has been indefinitely postponed. We will post updates as soon as we get them. As of now, as a sign of respect to those who were affectd in any way by the Mumbai terror attacks, and considering the safety of all those attending the event, it has been postponed to December. Details will be announced later.
CGTantra’s Anniversary Celebrations
CGT Anniversary Celebrations
CGTantra is celebrating its 4th Anniversary at the Mumbai University YBR Auditorium, Kalina, Mumbai on Saturday, 29th Nov, 10.00 am onwards.
It will be a celebration of 4 years of the CGT community, where CGT will honour friends and organisations who have supported their initiatives in the last 4 years.
For the previous 3 celebrations, they had speakers and guests coming from all over the world. This year, they have planned something different.
CGT will commemorate its 4 year long journey with friends and supporters from the industry by honouring them and having lots of fun.
The highlights of the programme are:
- A detailed making of Roadside Romeo-by Tata Elxsi, VCL
- Launch of New products and features of CGTANTRA
- CGTANTRA Community Honours to all our speakers, supporting Educational organisations, Studios and technology companies as well as volunteers
- Announcement of CGTANTRA Community Excellence Awards categories to be given during CGTEXPO.
- Rock Show by Student Volunteers Team.
“Making of a Showreel” - Today in Mumbai
This informative session will begin in a few hours from now at the Rangsharda Auditorium in Bandra Reclamation, Mumbai. AAA will carry the complete coverage in tomorrow’s blogpost.
Bambi Reincarnated in India as Buji? You decide.
Classic Animation has announced that it is releasing a 90 minute, Hindi cel-animated feature in Summer 2009 called ‘Buji’. The film is about an orphan fawn raised by a family of lions. I’m yet to interview the creators but I did find the 3 minute video on YouTube, uploaded by the producers themselves. Take a look and decide for yourself if this is Bambi reborn or not.
You can visit the Classic Animation website here.
India Gaming Summit on 21st Nov. 2008 in Mumbai
India Gaming Summit 2008 this year is going to be held against the backdrop of the Intel & Zapak India Gaming Expo 2008 on 21st Nov. in Mumbai, creating a public showcase for the Gaming Industry in India.
The summit would cover the following topics:
· Gaming on the road to 2011: An overview on how the India Gaming industry plans to gear up to reach the estimated target ofUs$200 mn.
· Driving the Gaming Eco System – Opportunities an Challenges: This session provides a unique opportunity to look at what drives Gaming in India.
· Infrastructure and Technology – Opportunities and Challenges: The backbone of gaming is based on technology – what do the tech guys have to say about this industry.
· Distribution and Access - Opportunities and Challenges: Distribution and access form the core of gaming. How is India taking gaming to the masses.
· Marketing and Advertising: Understanding of media structure, media potential, consumption habits, etc. Case studies on successful brand partnerships, insights & learning.
The Gaming Summit will have leading industry stalwarts coming from the varied fields namely, gaming, media, advertising fraternity, addressing important dynamics of the industry. There will be panel discussions addressing different topics which will involve industry players from diverse fraternities.
Some of the speakers are:
Mr. Rajesh Sawhney, President Reliance Entertainment Ltd.
Mr. Rohit Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd.
Mr. Prakash Bagri, Director Marketing, Intel (South Asia)
Mr. Quentin Poulet, Chief Executive Officer, Kreeda
Mr. Nishant Goyal, Manager-Sales, South East Asia, NVIDIA
Mr. Jaspreet Bindra, Regional Director - Entertainment and Devices, Microsoft India.
Mr. Madan Sanglikar, Partner, Inventions - Mindshare
VCL bucks the trend. Plans to increase workforce 5 times over!
While there’s talk of recession, layoffs and pink slips all around, Visual Computing Labs (VCL), India on the other hand is looking to increase its team strength 5 times over!
Sources from the company revealed that VCL, which is a division of Tata Elxsi, plans to increase its headcount from the present 300 to 1500 animators and special effects artists over the next three years. Having completed ‘Roadside Romeo’ they are now working on three more animation films, TV shows for Germany and bidding for large Hollywood projects.
