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Discovery of the week: “Forget the films, watch the trailers!”
Submarinechannel.com is a very interesting website that I happened to stumble upon…
“Forget the films, Watch the titles”
This site showcases some very well crafted title sequences for films and TV shows. Classified into 4 categories - Animation, Motion Graphics, Mixed Media and 3D, it has some popular film titles (Pink Panther, Juno) as well as some which we haven’t seen before in India. The site was set up in 1997 as an online collection of some of the most brilliant and eye-catching title sequences made for mainstream as well as independent films. On the FAQs on their website, they tell us WHY they are doing this…
“Because we love a good title sequence, because we’re into innovative motion graphics, because we can… Femke Wolting, founder of Submarine Channel, curated a program for the International Film Festival Rotterdam several years ago where she showed a selection of the best title sequence designs. That program was called ‘Forget the Film, Watch the Titles’. SubmarineChannel editor Remco Vlaanderen has been collecting and researching title sequences for several years. We’re quite passionate about the subject! “
Worth viewing for sure! Check it out…
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
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
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.
This one is for Walt Disney fans…
Found this very interesting post on a fellow blogger’s page. Didier Ghez has this really nice blog called Disney History. Do check it out. The following content was sent in by Michael Barrier and originally posted on Didier Ghez’s blog.
It is a special treat for all those who can’t seem to have enough of Disney. It’s an article by Walt’s brother and business partner, Roy Disney, that appeared in the Reader’s Digest in Feb. 1969 (much before many of us were born!)
Click on the thumbnails below to read the original article.
Photos and the making of TZP Clay Animation
Hear it from the maker himself…
Dhimant Vyas talks exclusively to All About Animation
and shares photos from Taare Zameen Par’s clay animation sequences.
Interview with Dhimant Vyas - The making of TZP’s clay animation
As promised, we present the transcript of the chat we had with Dhimant Vyas about the making of the clay animation sequences in Taare Zameen Par. Hope you enjoyed the photographs we posted earlier. You can send your feedback and comments to Dhimant directly by sending him an email at dhimantvyas@rediffmail.com
AAA - First of all, congratulations on being the first animator to use Clay animation in a Bollywood live-action feature film. How has the response been?
Dhimant - Yes, the response is overwhelming and very positive!! Thanks to Aamir for choosing the clay animation style. It is a craft with a human touch to it so it also tugs at the audience’s heartstrings. It works well with the main film because the story needed this kind of feel to it. The scenes depict Ishaan, the main protagonist’s imagination so the transitions had to be smooth scene and convey the dream-like quality. we used transitions like morphs, camera moves, elements appearing and disappearing, or you have one element dragging you to anther scene, so there is not cut till the end. And you do not realize when the three minutes pass by.
AAA - How did this project come about?
Dhimant - I had created the caricatures for the Lagaan DVD (Special Anniversary Edition Three Disc DVD box) I had shown Aamir some of my work which he had really appreciated. So when he decided to use animation for TZP, he approached me. Aamir initially wanted to use the classical animation style with a painterly quality. I suggested we try the clay animation technique. I showed him some samples. He liked it a lot and we decided to go ahead with clay animation.
*EXCLUSIVE* The making of TZP Clay Animation
Remember, you saw it here first!! 
Stop motion animation veteran, Dhimant Vyas and Aamir Khan Productions have generously shared photos of the making of the Clay Animation sequences from Taare Zameen Par.
Also read the exclusive interview with Dhimant Vyas where he explains the technique he used to animate these sequences and chats with us about his experience of animating for a Bollywood film for the first time ever. Taare Zameen Par or ‘TZP’ has made Bollywood history by being the first Hindi film to extensively use clay animation in the movie.
