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23 August 2004
Volume - 1
Issue -32
 
...Interview with : CGI Mantra chairman Aniyan Kutty # ..Interview with : Animator par excellence: Vaibhav Kumaresh# ...Toonskool promises industry ready animators# ...WCG Mumbai Preliminaries kick off with Fardeen, Arbaaz and Channel ' # ...Pyramid does an Indiagames in home entertainment segment # ...
From the Animation 'xpress newsdesk
Interviews  
CGI Mantra chairman Aniyan Kutty
"With CGI Mantra we plan to take the Indian animation industry to the next level."
The Dubai based business baron with diverse business interests ranging from construction to advertising, steel to shipping and IT, in an interview to Animation 'xpress talks about his entry into the Indian animation scene ... Read
 

Animator par excellence : Vaibhav Kumaresh
"When you love your work there is no question of burnout."
The NID alumnus swears by the grooming he went through at his alma mater and likes taking things as they come. "Animation is something I love doing" exclaimed Kumaresh as he took some time off to speak to Animation 'xpress' on the Joys of Animation... Read

 
Toonskool promises 'industry ready' animators
At face value, Toonskool seems to be promising. Concieved as it is by people involved in the recruitment and teaching businesses. ...Read
 
WCG Mumbai Preliminaries kick off with Fardeen, Arbaaz and Channel V
Hakone at the Hiranandani Powai was the destination where everyone seemed to be headed for, saturday morning.
Reason: The World Cyber Games Mumbai preliminaries. ...Read
 
WCG Mumbai Prelims - A slide show - View
 
Pyramid does an Indiagames in home entertainment segment
Bagging the cult series Pokemon is quite a large feather in Pyramid's cap...Read
 
Industry Issues
Special Series

'The IMPORTANCE of Industry based Training in Animation'By Ranjit Singh

Read part 4 entitled 'Manpower' - Click here

Read previous chapters
1 2 3
In Brief

Nishith Bhandarkar joins Toonskool as Mktg. Head
Moving from Percept Pune where he was associate account director, Nishith has joined Toonskool as Head - Marketing and Sales. He comes from a background in Print-Publishing, Advertising and Films., having worked with Nava Bharat Group of Publications, Dainik Bhaskar Group of newspapers, Padmalaya Telefilms and Percept.

And you thought you knew all about Shrek...
F
rom the Shrek2 fact sheet
" If one animator were to create all of the animation, it would take him approximately 47.5 years to get it all done.

" There are approximately 163 unique types of characters, of which 18 are considered main characters and 19 are secondary characters.

" A generic character like "woman A" has about six different hairstyles. Each of those hairstyles has approximately 10 times as many "guide hairs" as a character from the original film had.

Press Release
Discreet Announces 3ds max 7—Designed to Streamline Character Animation and Next Generation 3D Workflow Read
 
News from Indiantelevision.com
Indianised Sesame to start airing by Dec'05
MUMBAI: Sesame Workshop, whose India operations launched last week, plans to start airing its Indian content by December 2005..
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India needs to explore animation, gaming sector: Kiran Karnik
NEW DELHI: India has a strong footing in entertainment and IT segments, but has failed to make much progress in allied sectors like animation and gaming and support from the government is needed for the industry to go global, said Nasscom president and former country head of Discovery India Kiran Karnik. ..More

Cartoon Netwk, Warner to produce preschool content
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros. Television Group have plans for the preschool brigade in the US...More

News from Elsewhere - International
(13 Aug to 23 Aug '04)
 
Program for better animation
- EastDay.com, China
 
Target Users: 2D animators creating digital content
- Digital CAD, United States
 
DBJ offers copyright-backed loans to animation company
-Japan Today, Japan
 
A Guide to Japanese Animation since 1917
- Anime News Network
 
Turner promotes Arnesen to develop animated shows
- Media Bulletin, UK
 
Surf's Up at Sony Pictures Animation
- Comingsoon.net
 
ASIFA To Delve Into Music In Animation
- Tehran Times, Iran
 
 
A message for Indian Animation !!
Edit
The Mystery
There's a lot of brands in the country whose potential is yet to be exploited by the animation industry...Read
 
Past Issues of
Animation 'xpress
12 August 04
TRP's tango to the parle bongo beat
 
2 August 04
New animation studio coming up at Mumbai
 
23 July 04
The Importance of Industry based training in Animation -by Ranjit Singh
 
14 July 04
Paradox Studios launches Battledust
 
07 July 04
Animax launches in India.
 
30 June 04
Anigraph goes house full on final day
 
21 June 04
Up close with 2nz CEO
Kireet Khurana
 
14 June 04
Color Chips India abuzz with activity
 
31 May 04
Wireless downloads galore for 'The Day After Tomorrow'
 
24 May 04
CgA World : Special Coverage
 
17 May 04
Interview with Toonz Animation CEO P Jayakumar
 
10 May 04
Interview with PTL Executive Director G V Narsimha Rao
 
03 May 04
Tenali Raman to speak five languages for ETV
 
26 April 04
Imperfection in Animation
- Guest Column penned by Animation Veteran Tom Gasek.
 
News from Elsewhere
(National News - 13 Aug to 23 Aug '04)
 
Spidey casts net wider in India, collects Rs 29 crore
- The Economic Times
 
POGO's new offering
- The Hindu
 
Course in animation
- The Hindu Business Line
 
Pogo to launch localised programmes on kids
- The Economic Times
 
Pirated Shrek 2 DVDs worry Dreamworks
- The Economic Times
 
Increase Animation Content Across TV Channels: Nasscom - The Financial Express
 
Nickelodeon: Let's just play
- Business Standard
 

 

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