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15 July 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -56
 
Detailed Animation 'xpress case study on Crest Animation Studios' 3D squash & strecth for Pet Alien. The case study includes details on the rigs, facial animation, animation and the scripting and plugins developed by the studio, Also find details on the show sensibilities, team building tips, QC specs etc. The study is best viewed in 1024 by 768 pixels. Click here.

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Lead stories
R&H India's new facility: An art village for creative people
Last month R&H India shifted base from Andheri's Kuber Complex to a new 20,000 sq feet studio situated in Prism Towers, within the new IT/ITeS hotspot at Mindspace (Goregaon/ Malad). The new facility is an arthouse in itself and for a studio that prides itself on its concern for artists and art, R&H India has finally got a workspace befitting its ideology. Read Report

Interview with CG expert Jesh Krishna Murthy

"We need to implement a whole new way of working and producing jobs at the earliest"
The CG expert who's been part of some of the world's best VFX and animation units and has worked on some of the biggest Hollywood movies, finds the Indian animation and CG scene exciting. Read what he has to say.
   
Hungama TV looks to pick up local animated content
Kids television channel Hungama TV is looking to pick up local animation content.Read Report 		The Foundry makes inroads into Indian market
UK based software developer specialising in VFX technology for film and video, The Foundry is looking to make inroads into the rapidly growing Indian post and FX market. Read Report
 
Briefly

Raju & I bags National award
 No dubt that bagging awards must have become a routine thing for Animagic, but this is big. The National awards were announced on wendnesday and Raju & I has won in the animation category.

What next Animagic?

Looking forward to posting pics of Chetan and Gayatri with the president of India.

Cheers to Indian animation!

 Architectural animation, the Chinese way Recently Autodesk Media & Entertainment (formerly Discreet) held a special session with Chinese architectural animation company Crystal, the company which created the Walkthrough for Bejing's bid for the Olympics.

Those guys really do their work well. The kind of lighting, texturing and shading that one saw was a class apart.

Autodesk's Raman Madan sounded optimistic about India saying," We just need a lot of our students to get exposed to good quality. We also need to make them understand the long term benefits of investing in licensed software"
 
News from Indiantelevision.com
Cartoon Network conducts raids in Delhi, seizes counterfeit merchandising
DELHI: Piracy is surely a menace that needs to be dealt with aggressively. While Shemaroo has been on the forefront to end piracy as far as the music industry is concerned, Cartoon Network has now rolled up its sleeves to deal with this epidemic. The channel is in overdrive mode as it conducted the first of its raids in retail and wholesale markets in Delhi.Read Report		 Funskool India bags exclusive retailing rights from Cartoon Network
MUMBAI: In order to capitalise on the booming cartoon based retail toy market, Funskool India has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cartoon Network to retail the channel's Powerpuff Girls merchandising.
Read Report
   
Disney finally settles feud with founder's nephew
Truce at last. A bitter two-year battle between two "disenfranchised" former directors and the Walt Disney Company has ended. As part of the agreement that has been thrashed out, the late Walt Disney's nephew Roy Disney and Stanley P Gold have agreed to dismiss all their pending lawsuits against the Little Big Mouse. Read Report		 Zee's 'Bhaggmati' ties fortune with Universal for Music
Zee Network today signed a deal with Universal Music for releasing the music of its upcoming film Bhaggmati - The queen of fortunes in the Indian and international market. The formal music release will be in the third week of July.Read Report
 
Past Issues & Headlines
Have you missed out on any of the news and interviews?
Here's the Archive to all that's appeared on Animation 'xpress!
Click on any date to read the corresponding issue.
    28 June 2005
MUV-MagicDreams' Kiddo makes it to Licensing 2005
18 June 2005
Escotoonz delivers King to Decode
 9 June 2005
Indian studios to lobby for airtime even as China considers banning foreign cartoons from primetime		 31 May 2005
Detailed case study on VCL's CG & VFX for Bose...
     
16 May 2005
Outstanding 3D animation showcased at 24FPS		 4 May 2005
VCL does submarine sequences for Benegal's Bose...		 21 April 2005
Anifest Report; Int. with Funskool India CEO Raphael Kuriyan
     
12 April 2005
FRAMES 2005: Full & Final issue		 4 April 2005
Day 1 at FRAMES 2005: 		31 March 2005
FRAMES 2005: Acurtain raiser
     
21 March 2005
Interview with Crest Animation Studios CEO AK Madhavan		 7 March 2005
Interview with Pentamedia Chairman & CEO Dr. V Chandrasekaran		 28 February 05
The Big Billion Dollar Game. Are we doers or day dreamers?
     
22 February 05
Chennai Special: Pixaalaya delivers 130 mins for DVD game		 10 February 05
Greengold eyes small screen with Mighty Little Bheem		 22 January 05
Interview with Nasscom President Kiran Karnik
     
10 January 05
Detailed, 19 page Case Study on Vaibhav Studios claymated Amaron commercial
Pandu Mangal		 20 December 04
Three Wise Men of Indian Animation and Comics - Christmas Special Issue		 5 November 04
Interview with IDC animation head Professor Shilpa Ranade
     
26 October 04
Tiny Screen Big Opportunity		 9 October 04
Case Study on Times Multimedia		 24 September 04
Crest founder Dr. Raja Ramanna passes away.
     
13 September 04
Interview with Rhythm & Hues India director of operations, Saraswathi Balgam.		 2 September 04
Pentamedia's Buddha release set for september.		 23 August 04
Interview with CGI Mantra chairman Aniyan Kutty
     
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
     
26 April 04
Imperfection in Animation
- Guest Column penned by Animation Veteran Tom Gasek.
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