Animation, Gaming, VFX: News, Information and Knowledge base
29 December 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -74
CASE STUDIES
Breathing life into Clay!
 Vaibhav Studios claymated TVC for Amaron Batteries Pandu Mangal Read
 
Outperform that Rig!
 Crest Animation Studios' 3D Squash & Stretch for Pet Alien Read
 
Making of
a Mobile Game
 Featuring Paradox Studios' Van Damme Kickboxing Read
 
Submarine Sequence
 VCL's CG & VFX work for Sahara One Motion Pictures Bose Read
 
  INTERVIEWS
Crest Animation CEO
A K Madhavan
 "Crest would like to be
positioned as one of the
top 5 digital production studios
in the global animation space" Read
 

Tata Elxsi & VCL GM
K Chandrashekhar
"The Digital Effects Industry is being accorded the same respect and status as the cast itself" Read
 
Anibrain CEO
Jesh Krishna Murthy
 "We need to implement a whole new way of working and producing jobs at the earliest" Read
 
Ashish Kulkarni
"There will evolve more mature ways of relationships between studios and talent" Read
     
EDITORIALS
The Big Billion Dollar Game. Are we doers or day dreamers Read
 
Indian animation - The road ahead! Read
 
 
Indian animation FAQs: Circa 2005 Read
 
Sahara's big chance to push animation with Hanuman Read
     
REPORTS - Original Content
Hanuman sets the cash registers ringing
 Its been a while since the Indian animation fraternity trying to get animation into the Indian mainstream and finally there's Hanuman. Read
 
Graphiti looks to cast Jadoo over MIPCOM
 Graphiti Multimedia is all set to cast magic over MIPCOM 2005 with its original liveaction cum animation series J Bole to Jadoo Read
 
Greengold eyes small screen with Mighty Little Bheem
 The entire show, right from story and pre production to post has been done in India and mostly in house Read
 
Thakurmar Jhuli going strong on Alpha Bangla
 Created by Kolkata based Dawsen Infotech,Thakurmar Jhuli a created animated show in flash is going great guns on Alpha Bangla. Read
 
Dessin Works bets big on original content
Dessin Works plans to pitch not one, not two but three original shows at MIPCOM this year!e Read
 
REPORTS - International Assignments
R&H India works on The Longest Yard
 One of the prime examples that proves that Indian artists can consistently deliver is Rhythm & Hues India. Read
 
Pixaalaya delivers 130 mins for DVD
 Chennai based Pixaalaya Studios has delivered a staggering 130 minutes of pre rendered animation for Clan Clash, a DVD game for a UK based client.  Read
 
Toonz Animation India & First Serve International announce JV
 Trivandrum based Toonz Animation India and California based First Serve Entertainment have announced the formation of a joint venture First Serve Toonz (FST) Read
 
MEL bags $5 Million contract, gets in more investment from Intel
 Maya Entertainment Limited has received a third round of funding from Intel Capital to meet its expansion plans.Read
 
RichCrest in copro with Lion's Gate
Crest US subsidiary, RichCrest Animation and Lions Gate Entertainment have announced a three-picture co-production arrangement . Read
 
Escotoonz delivers King for Decode Entertainment
 Faridabad based Escotoonz Animation Studio has delivered King (2D series) to its Canadian client Decode Entertainment.  Read
 
 
EVENT OVERVIEWS
Outstanding 3D showcased at 24FPS
The kind of animated shorts showcased at the 2nd 24FPS awards clearly indicate that a bright future awaits the Indian animation industry.Read
 
IAD 2005 witnesses record gathering
 Organised by ASIFA India, International Animation Day 2005 witnessed the largest Indian animation gathering under one roof so far.Read
 
Animators have a good time at Anifest 05
 The festival tagline 'of animators, for animators' seemed truly appropriate as... Read
 
Alias' 3December draws full house
The inspirational experience that Disney Feature Animation's Umakanth shared with the 400 odd audience was the highlight of the eventRead
 
Autodesk puts up a good show with ICONS
The show witnessed a full house and had some interesting sessions with International gaming personalities Read
 
COMPLETE CONFERENCE COVERAGE
MIPCOM 2005
 
FRAMES 2005
 
NASSCOM ANIMATION INDIA 2005
 
MOBILE GAMING 2005
 
SIGGRAPH 2005
 
 
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.
    22 Dec 2005
Interview with Animation film maker Uttam Pal Singh Chawla
 
15 Dec 2005
Illustrated Orchids to launch four new comics		 8 Dec 2005
Shyam Ramanna, Meteor films launch DASA in India		 1 Dec 2005
ZMQ to release 4 Mobile Games on Aids
 
24 Nov 2005
Alias to host 3December in Mumbai, Chennai		 17 Nov 2005
R.A.G.E announces Gaming Awards & Expo		 10 Nov 2005
Interview with X Media Lab CEO Brendan Karkin
 
31 Oct 2005
MIPCOM Special; Baby Hanuman propels Hanuman towards Box Office Success		 13 Oct 2005
Dessin Works to pitch original IP at MIPCOM		 5 Oct 2005
Interview with the I&B ministry secretary S K Arora
 
28 Sep 2005
Mobile Gaming 2005 Special Coverage; Interview with RTG Animate Dean Vincent Edwards		 16 Sep 2005
In depth case study on making of a Mobile Game -Paradox Studios' Van damme Kickboxing		 8 Sep 2005
Interview with Animation Film Maker Gitanjali Rao
 
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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