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 India's
First CG Animated 'Item Girl' Lady Chaterjee
set to blaze Indian screens
Here's a hottie that's all set
to give the silver and small screen sirens
a run for their money. And the good news is
that she's animated!
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King Kong DoP Lesnie, Star Wars Digital
Supervisor Cofer to present at Autodesk Digital
Film tour
 Last
year, Autodesk arranged the Digital Intermediate
tour which was focused on the art of colour
grading,this year Autodesk has widened the
scope of the event to include Visual Effects
and has organised a Digital Film Tour which
boasts of big names like King Kong Director
Of Photography Andrew Lesnie ACS, ASC and
Industrial Lights & Magic digital supervisor
Grady Cofer..Read |
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| Technical
Columns |
Understanding Photometric Lights
In physical terms, the word Photometry
means measurement of light in terms of energy
interactions. Light consists of energy packets
called photons. These photons interact with
surfaces which absorb or radiate out the same.Read |
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 CG
Conversation with Renderviz Maria Prem
Architectural Visualisation is yet another
field that uses CG in a big way.While there
is a marked difference in approach of a CG
professional working in visualization as compared
to someone in entertainment, there are a few
similarities too (especially the technicalities)Read |
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Disney
completes Pixar acquisition
Advancing
its strategy of developing outstanding creative
content, The Walt Disney Company president
and CEO Robert A. Iger has announced that
Disney has completed its acquisition of animation
company Pixar. In the all-stock transaction,
2.3 Disney shares will be issued for each
Pixar share. Read
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Activision
gets license from MGM for Bond Games
MGM
Interactive and Eon Productions have awarded
Activision the rights to develop and publish
interactive entertainment games based on the
James Bond license through 2014.Read
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Rasna
joins hands with Cartoon Network for Beyblade
Championship
Soft
drink concentrate major Rasna Pvt. Ltd. it
making sure of beating the heat this summer.
The company has announced its biggest promotional
activity for the summer with Cartoon Network
for the Beyblade Championship.Read |
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Warner
Bros. associates with BitTorrent to distribute
movies, TV shows
Warner
Bros. will distribute its films and television
shows over the internet using peer-to-peer
technology developed by BitTorrent. Read |
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MTV
Germany to continue broadcasting 'Popetown'
MTV
Networks Germany has decided to broadcast
the cartoon series 'Popetown' in its entirety
from 10 May 2006, on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm,
and repeats at 9:30 pm on Saturdays.Read
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Walt
Disney 2Q earnings climb 19 per cent
Riding
on the strong ratings success of ABC Network
and cable channels shows coupled with the
increased attendance at its theme parks, The
Walt Disney Company's profits in the second
quarter have risen by 19 per cent.Read
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Nat
Geo Kids’ programming secures Award winning
‘Lotties World’ Book seriesr
The
National Geographic Television & Film’s
Kids’ Programming and Production unit
has secured the worldwide entertainment and
merchandise licensing rights (excluding publishing)
to Petra Mathers’ award-winning children’s
book series “Lottie’s World.”Read |
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Gund
and Sesame Workshop ink licensing partnership
Gund,
renowned for its most huggable plush and Sesame
Workshop, have announced a new licensing partnership
involving the original animated series on
Noggin, the commercial-free, educational network
for preschoolers.Read
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Disney
and Optus to launch Disney Connection in Australia
The
Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) and Optus
have signed an agreement to launch an interactive
broadband service Disney Connection on the
Optus broadband portal.Read |
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Recruitment
Classifieds
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 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
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 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
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 Visual
Computing Labs is recruiting
talented digital artists for various
Animation and Visual effects projects.
To build your career with us,
please apply to vclcareers@tataelxsi.co.in |
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 Kolkata
based Dawsen Infotech (P) Ltd.
Is hiring for its Theatrical Film
project - Character Designer,
Story Board Artist, Background
& Layout Artist, Key Animator,
In-Between Artist, Clean-Up Artist,
and Supervisor for all Departments.
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'Nick
News' with Linda Ellerbee turns 15
The
Emmy, duPont and Peabody award-winning
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, the longest-running
and most-watched kids' news show in
television history, celebrates 15 years
on Nickelodeon in May 2006.Read |
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'Sesame
Street' to launch in Northern Ireland
The
American Ireland Fund has forged a partnership
with Sesame Workshop to bring an adaptation
of Sesame Street to Northern Ireland
as a means of promoting the values of
tolerance, acceptance and understanding
among children.Read |
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Levis
3D animated TVC created
by Famous brings in the
Awards
After
its cutting edge CG &
VFX work on cult hit Rang
De Basanti, Visual Computing
Labs (VCL) has recently
added to the thunder in
the new Thums Up TVC.