After you are through with this week's headlines, browse the Archive!
 
 
Online news & information journal for animation industry professionals
8 September 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -62
 
Interview

"Different art styles are like vacations. You don't repeat the same ones often, even if they are fun" 

Interview with Animation film maker Gitanjali Rao.
 
Headlines!
Pixar's first India event in Mumbai on Oct 11
Global animation giant Pixar Animation Studios will be hosting its first India event in Mumbai on October 11. The three-hour seminar will offer perspectives on historical and current trends in computer-graphics rendering, with a specific focus on Pixar's RenderMan.
Read
 
Vismayas working on TV series
Promoted by malyalee super star Mohanlal, the Trivandrum based Vismayas Max Animation Academy has announced its plans to create Dasan & Vijayan,a 2D animation TV series. Read
 
Gaming Gyaan
Game Development Brief
Courtesy Milestone Interactive Software Ltd
Check out this Game Development brief courtesy Milestone Interactive which takes readers quickly through all the phases of game development including Conceptualization, Pre - Production, Production & Post - Production. Read
 
 
More News
Macromedia thrust on online video, mobile with Studio 8
Looking at the catalogue mentioning the new features, it is very clear that Macromedia has strengthened its thrust towards Online Video, Mobile and also towards integrating the workflow of the various products of the Macromedia family.Read
 
Autodesk releases Discreet Smoke 7 in India
Some new features include 64 bit architecture, Clip History, Gap Effect, Motion Estimatation timewarp (cool tool), and Keycode conformn. Read
The Buzz

Mumbai Studios in scale up mode
At last count there were 8 studios in Mumbai that had scaled up or were in the process of doing so, add yet another one to the growing list.

The buzz doing the rounds is that a large Mumbai based post prod house is adding not one but 2 more facilities to its network, including one in Chennai.

Animation 'xpress awaits confirmations.

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Trends
Demand for Graphics programmers on the rise
As the Animation and VFX industries evolve in the country the demand for programmers is on the rise. The potency that programming can add to graphics is limitless and this field is yet untapped in India.

Animation expert Jesh Krishnamurthy opines,"One of the main things that the Industry needs here today are people with mathematics and programming skills. In a mature workflow and pipeline, a lot of processes are automated using code.

Besides programming can be used to create other tools, shaders, plugins etc"
 
Briefly
News Corp. to buy internet gaming company

An official press release states that News Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IGN Entertainment, Inc, a leading community-based Internet media and services company for video games and other forms of digital entertainment, for approximately $650 million in cash. IGN and its network of sites will become part of News Corporation’s Fox Interactive Media unit.

IGN’s major video game-related properties include IGN.com, GameSpy, GameSpy Arena, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, 3D Gamers, Direct2Drive, GameStats.com and a number of web sites within the Vault and Planet networks.

In addition, it provides technology for online game play in video games.
IBC 2005 sees launch of the Mobile Zone

Here's a clipping from the IBC website: "The mobile phone industry is booming, with over 1.5 billion mobile phones in use worldwide and the population sending more than 700 billion text messages a year, mobiles are a hot topic at IBC2005.

Acknowledging that the newest generation of handhelds are being referred to as the 'Fourth Screen', hot on the heels of cinema, TV and the PC, IBC will be hosting a dedicated Mobile Zone. This area will provide a unique showcase for application developers, content providers and technology companies.

Accompanying the Mobile Zone, the IBC Conference has a theme day dedicated to Mobile Applications on Saturday, 10 September"
 
Links to other important reports on the web
Ottawa animation fest unveils lineup
- Jam Showbiz (Canada)
Luma Pictures Delivers 200+ CG Shots For “The Cave”
- Presentation Master
Rainmaker Gets Emmy Nomination for Stargate: Atlantis
- Animation Artist
Interview With Digital Domain Senior Vice President & Exec Producer Ed Ulbrich
 - Music Video Wire
Narnia - just in time for Christmas -
Tonight (South Africa)
Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" Animates Italy’s Film Fest -Softpedia
“A Sound of Thunder” Digital Intermediate Completed With Nucoda Film Master
 - Broadcast Buyers
Gorillaz to tour - in 3D- Guardian, UK
 
From Indiantelevision.com
Beyblade 'top' favourite among kids after Pokemon
Indian Kids have added two new words to their vocabulary lately - Beyblade and Beystadium. Such is the phenomenon of Cartoon Network's latest phenomenon Beyblade that most building compounds and play grounds have been transposed into Beystadiums overnight.Read Special Report
 
Hungama TV ties up with Indiagames
Zarina Mehta : " Close to 77.6 per cent of teens in India who use the Internet, play or download games from the Internet. Through Indiagames, kids and even adults now have an interactive, fun-filled mobile version of their favourite channel."Read Report
 
Cartoon Network starts production on Andre Benjamin series
Cartoon Network has begun production on the untitled Andre Benjamin Primetime series. Created by Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000 of OutKast) and Tom Lynch (Romeo!), 12 half-hour episodes and a one-hour premiere are being produced at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California. 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.
1 Sep 2005
Paradox, ICTV in pact for Multiplayer games.		 25 Aug 2005
Bioware looks to outsource gaming art to India.		 18 Aug 2005
Gaming Gyaan - Interview with Milestone's Sachin Naik & Sunil Menghrajani.
 
13 Aug 2005 (Newsflash)
Mayabimbham's Puli Raja to air on 15 Aug on Jaya TV		 11 Aug 2005
SIGGRAPH 2005 - An Overview		 31 July 2005
Pixar plans RenderMan push in India
 
26 July 2005 (Newsflash)
UTV Toons announces animation deals worth 16 Crore 		15 July 2005
Detailed case study on Crest Animation's 3D squash & stretch for Pet Alien		 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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