Animation, Gaming, VFX: News, Information and Knowledge base
14 April 2006
Volume - 1
Issue -90
Kamlesh Pandey working with Celluloid Dreams on CG feature
Mumbai based film company Celluloid Dreams which is producing the live action cum CG film Friends Forever has announced its involvement in yet another CG project tentatively titled Life After Death.
Rang De Basanti writer Kamlesh Pandey to write story, screenplay, dialogue... Read
 
 
Much talked about topic in CG lighting:
GLOBAL ILLUMINATION

Here's all you need to whet your appetite for knowing Global Illumination in CG.Read
 
Update on 24FPS: Jury comments and team showcase
24FPS, one of the leading team based animation Awards and tournaments in the country is just a few days away. The organisers, Maya academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) recently held a press conference where the grand jury for 24FPS was introduced.Read
 
Registrations opened for 'Bill Kroyer' CGMeetup
Award winning animation director Bill Kroyer, from Rhythm & Hues (LA) will be in India for a two week intensive training workshop for the artists at Rhythm & Hues India.Read
 
 
All about Targa
TGA (True vision Graphic Adapter), popularly known as 'TARGA' (Truvision Advanced Raster Graphics Array ) can be recognized by ".tga". TGA is a raster (A raster graphics image, digital image, or bitmap, representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, on a computer monitor, paper, or other display device) graphic file format.
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Walt Disney unveils wireless service specifically designed for families
Consistent with its strategic focus to pursue technologies that deliver outstanding creative content and services in new ways, The Walt Disney Company unveiled Disney Mobile (www.disneymobile.com) in the US, which is the first national wireless phone service specifically designed for families.Read
 
Nick to launch four new shows in May
Nick has a scorching hot line-up this summer. After launching Trollz in February, Gili Gili Gappa in March and Drake & Josh on 1 April, Nick is launching four new shows in May.Read
 
 
Walt Disney Internet Group signs distribution agreement with Boonty
The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) has inked a distribution agreement with Boonty, a global expert in the digital distribution of video games, to make some of WDIG's most popular downloadable games available to consumers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.Read
 
Indiagames launches marketing initiative on mobile
Indiagames Ltd. has come-up the “Dubai Mat Jao…Indiagames Aao Festival” offer hosted exclusively on Airtel Live. Subscribers can log on to Airtel Live on their cell phones and download content from the ‘Dubai Mat Jao…’ section.Read
 
Baby TV to launch in Indonesia next month
Baby TV and Dori Media International have signed an agreement with Indovision, Indonesia's first Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) provider, to launch Baby TV, the television channel dedicated to infants and toddlers.Read
Interview with Ittina Studios Animation Director Bill Miller
"The abundance of raw talent in India augurs well for the future of the industry"
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Interview with Animation Director
Dhimant Vyas
"I never thought that one day my dream would become reality and I would be working on the same Creature Comforts series from which I was inspired"
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Anifest India 06: Workshop Outline
Anifest India 06 is less than two weeks away and for all those who can't wait for the days to pass by, here's a basic outline of the first 3 workshops on DAY 1 at Anifest.Read
 
Recruitment Classifieds
Rhythm & Hues India is recruiting Digital artists for high end hollywood feature film animation & visual effects.

Character Animators, 3D lighters & Film Compositors.
http://www.rhythm.com/india

 

METAPHOR STUDIOS RAMPING UP.
Kolkata based- Metaphor Studios is looking out for Cel-Animators(Key animators), Animation Director and Business Development executives with relevant Industry experience of 2+ yrs. For more info visit www.metaphorstudios.in Email: info@metaphorstudios.in

 
Autodesk establishes India's first Center of Excellence in Architecture Design
Autodesk, Inc. the world's leading design software and digital content company, recently announced the launch of its Center of Excellence (CoE) in Architecture Design at one of India's premiere architecture institutes; Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai.Read
 
Out of the closet
A fortnightly section on Animation 'xpress where people beyond the kids demographic share their love for cartoons openly.Read
 
BBC’s broadband learning service for children begins a storytelling trial
BBC jam (bbc.co.uk/jam) the UK pubcaster's new broadband learning service for 5 to 16 year olds, has begun a three-month Augmented Reality (AR) storytelling trial.Read
 
Patni Computers inks deal with Disney Mobile
Patni Computer Systems Ltd has entered into an IT services agreement with Disney Mobile. This multi-service contract is for Disney's new mobile phone service, which has been designed just for families.Read
 
Game advertising summit to take place in the US in June
CMP Game Group, in the US which hosts the Game Developers Conference (GDC), turns the focus to in-game marketing with GDC Focus On: Game Advertising Summit, to be held on 9 June, 2006.The event in San Francisco will gather players from both the video game and advertising sectors to explore the viability of the in-game advertising space. Read
 
Games on demand TV network TVHead looks to gain momentum in the US
Bringing high-quality casual games to broad television audiences, US firm TVHead has announced the details of its premier games-on-demand TV network. Read
 
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