Apr 21

Facebook attempts to merge virtual reality and social media with the beta launch of ‘Spaces’

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A few years back Facebook acquired Oculus, one of the premier virtual reality (VR) technologies, but not many people were sure how the company was going to implement it. Now, a lot of speculations can be put to rest as the social media giant has revealed its first VR integration into the platform.

Dubbed as ‘Spaces’, Facebook’s new feature will allow one to interact with their friends in a virtual chat room. You can customise how your character looks, to bring it closer to how you actually look. You can invite other friends on Facebook who are using Spaces to come and hang out with you in a virtual chat room. You can also use the messenger to invite friends to a VR chat.

Together, a group can experience virtual reality videos, draw and hold objects and much more. Their website reads, “It is a new VR app where you hang out with friends in a fun, interactive virtual environment as if you were in the same room.”

A ‘Tips’ video was also launched in order to make things easier for the users.

Currently, the feature is in beta and is available to Oculus Rift users, but the company has plans to make it available for other software developers so that they can build upon it.

For now, the maximum number of users that can join a virtual room is three people.

‘Spaces’ was primarily showcased by CEO, Mark Zuckerberg in 2016. The beta version app is now available in the Oculus store.

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Apr 21

‘Mazinger Z’ manga’s first footage of anime feature to premiere at Annecy 2017

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Mazinger Z, Japan’s major manga series, is making its big comeback on the international animation scene in the form of a full-length feature film. Toei Animation is producing a new opus of adventures for the famous robot. Go Nagai will premiere the first look at Annecy festival this year.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the franchise. In his video message, Nagai thanked the fans for their continued support, celebrating 50 years of being a manga artist this year. The manga, written and illustrated by Nagai in the 70s was already adapted into an anime series, but this time it is hitting the big screen as a feature film in Europe and around the globe.

Go Nagai

The film will add a new chapter to the adventures of the super robot. As the world faces a new threat, Mazinger aka “Iron Castle” stands up with all his might.

“My beloved Mazinger Z is making a comeback. 45 years after its birth and 50 years since I started my career as a manga artist, this is truly a year to commemorate. I’m very glad that I’m able to bring Mazinger Z back. After all, it is beloved in different places all over the world. It’s my sincere wish to bring this movie to the global audience with gratitude to all the fans who’ve supported Mazinger Z all over the world through the years. Now, onward to the global stage,” exclaimed Nagai.

Go Nagai will also present a making-of session on the project on Wednesday, 14 June from 4 to 5:15 pm in the Grande Salle of the Bonlieu.

Nagai launched the Mazinger Z manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1972, and the television anime series premiered at the same time. The anime ran for 92 episodes from 1972 to 1974, and the anime’s 68th episode garnered a 30.4 per cent viewer rating when it aired on 17 March 17 1974.

The story follows high school boy Kōji Kabuto in his super robot Mazinger Z as he battles Dr. Hell, a mad scientist bent on world domination. The franchise has spawned four television series, at least nine movies, and several original video animation projects.

Directed by Junji Shimizu and based on a script by Takahiro Ozawa, the film is temporarily titled Gekijōban Mazinger Z (Mazinger Z The Movie).

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Apr 21

Matthew Rankin’s ‘The Tesla World Light’ to premiere at Cannes Film Festival’s International Critics’ Week

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Matthew Rankin’s animated film The Tesla World Light, produced at the National Film Board of Canada by Julie Roy, will have its world premiere at the 56th International Critics’ Week, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival organised by the French Syndicate of Film Critics. Rankin’s film will be one of 10 short films competing at the prestigious international event, which takes place from 18 to 26 May, 2017.

A dazzling cinematic experience designed for the big screen, The Tesla World Light is set in New York in 1905. Visionary inventor Nikola Tesla makes one last appeal to J.P. Morgan, his one-time benefactor. Inspired by real events, this short is a burst of image and sound that draws as much from the tradition of avant-garde cinema as it does from animated documentary. The sound design is by Sacha A. Ratcliffe.

Government Film Commissioner and NFB chairperson Claude Joli-Coeur said, “The selection of Matthew Rankin’s film for Cannes International Critics’ Week crowns an illustrious year for the NFB’s French Animation Studio, which began with Blind Vaysha being selected to screen at Berlin and continued with wins of the two most prestigious awards at Annecy – namely the Cristal (for The Head Vanishes) and the Jury Award (for Blind Vaysha) – not to mention the Grand Prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (for I Like Girls) and an Oscar nomination for Blind Vaysha. A big round of applause for the filmmakers and for the entire studio team!”

Rankin’s work features a mixture of genres, the use of historical or documentary elements and a referential, lyrical aesthetic. He frequently employs experimental techniques. His most notable works are Cattle Call (co-directed with Mike Maryniuk), Hydro-Lévesque, Tabula Rasa, and Mynarski Death Plummet. The Tesla World Light is his second NFB film, following The Radical Expeditions of Walter Boudreau.

French Animation Studio, NFB, executive producer, Julie Roy expressed, “Producing Matthew Rankin’s film was an extremely enriching experience! Matthew is talented, versatile, creative, cultivated, and a team player, and I was greatly impressed with his approach to Nikola Tesla, an important historical figure. He casts the scientist in a whole new light by shooting in 16 mm and employing a range of hand-crafted animation techniques, from pixilation to puppet animation to ink on film—all of it in the NFB’s purest auteur-animation tradition.”

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Apr 21

Popcorn Animation Studios

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“Popcorn Animation Studios” is a creative driven, full-service production company located at Pune, that specializes in producing and developing 2D animated content for television, film, and web. Our work is our passion. Let’s create something great together.

2D CHARACTER ANIMATOR

  • 2 + years of previous experience in 2D character animation.
  • Must have a strong sense of Animation Timing, Posing, Drawingand Storytelling.
  • Experience with 2D animation software such as Adobe Flash.
  • Juniors and Fresher with deep desire to learn Animation can also apply.
  • Tracing and Asset development Flash artist can also apply under this category.

PRE-PRODUCTION: (Character Design and Storyboard)

  • Minimum 3+ years ofexperience required.
  • Strong sense of Drawing, Storytelling and Design is must.
  • Candidates with separate skill set can also apply.
  • Juniors and Fresher with deep desire to learn pre-production can also apply.

BG &LAYOUT ARTIST

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience required.
  • Thorough knowledge of Perspective, Colors&Lightingis must.
  • Candidates with separate skill set can also apply.
  • Juniors and Fresher with deep desire to learn Animation can also apply.

All applications should be sent to the following email ID:

hr@popcornanimationstudios.com OR info@popcornanimationstudios.com

Please mention the appropriate job code in all the application.

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Apr 21

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Apr 20

Citizen Jane: The Battle for the City – Official Trailer I HD I Sundance Selects

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Opening in theaters April 21st

Directed by: Matt Tyrnauer

Chronicle of activist Jane Jacobs’ battle with developers who threatened to demolish NYC’s most historic neighborhoods and a lesson in the power of the average person to push back.

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Apr 20

Bring Jane's Walk to your city!

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No festival in your city? Start one yourself! It’s easier than you might think to join the global network of Jane’s Walk cities, and you’ll be so glad you did! http://janeswalk.org/information/cities/

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Apr 20

Spacelab

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A Space to create, to inspire, to elevate, to evolve, to educate, to connect, to communicate, to celebrate, to support, to idealize, to materialize, to dream. It is the Space to be. Spacelab : www.facebook.com/spacelabSKG Design, Animation, Concept : DIMENSION³ www.facebook.com/dimensionmotiondesign Sound Design : Larry SKG www.facebook.com/larryskg

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Apr 20

Mississippi Grind Official Trailer #1 (2015) – Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller Movie HD

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Apr 20

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger | Official Trailer | Freeform

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Don’t miss the Series Premiere of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger coming 2018 to Freeform!

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“Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging. The network has ordered 10 one-hour episodes slated to debut early 2018. “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” stars Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, James Saito and J.D. Evermore. The series is co-produced by Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios. Joe Pokaski (“Underground,” “Heroes”) serves as showrunner and executive producer; Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s The Punisher,” “Marvel’s The Defenders”), Marvel’s head of Television, and Jim Chory (“Marvel’s The Punisher,” “Marvel’s The Defenders”) also serve as executive producers. Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Love & Basketball”) directed the first episode.

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