When Big finds a new toy to play with, Tiny isn’t very happy about it. A film about trumpets and people who are annoying but you like but who are annoying. First year film from Royal College of Art MA in Animation. Lookings: Dan Castro Listenings: Kenneth C M Young
Odourless world: what smell means to those who don’t have it. Directed by Jacob LaMendola. More on this documentary: aeon.co/videos/odourless-world-what-smell-means-to-those-who-dont-have-it Watch more on Aeon: aeon.co/video Subscribe: vimeo.com/aeonvideo
George Costanza decides to continue wearing his Timberland boots because they add two inches to his height. He feels forced to do so because he was wearing them the first time he saw a girl he wanted to date. He was “eye to eye” with her and he can’t go down to “eye to chin.” The episode is about them attending a wedding in India.
From the episode: The Betrayal (Season 9)
As a part of promoting 3D electronic products, UAE-based Epica Electronics has chalked out ambitious plans to roll out top-notch, innovative electronic products at affordable rates in India and Middle East. Epica Electronics will launch India’s first celebrity edition in consumer electronics segment (TV, mobile, tablet equipped with high end features and sophisticated applications) at Indywood Film Carnival 2017, one of the largest film-based events in the country from 1 to 4 December at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.
“Initially we are targeting India and Middle East markets where we have solid marketing network. We will expand our operations to Africa and Sri Lanka by April 2018, by that time we will also be ready with 3D recording enabled devices,” said Epica Electronics CEO and chairman of Aries Group of companies Sohan Roy.
Epica Electronics CEO Sohan Roy
Epica Electronics, a pioneer in 2D/3D animation and visual effects, will be introducing 3D products in the electronics market in collaboration with the leading technology companies based in Europe and US. In a significant move, Epica has roped in KPMG, a major provider of advisory services, for framing the strategies in India.
The USP of Epica products is 3D visuals, movies etc can be watched without glasses. 3D mobile phones promise accurate, secured and user-friendly authentication said top official of Epica Electronics. The size of the television ranges from 55 to 60 inches. Tablets will come with 7 to 10 inches. “Regarding tablets, we have partnered with two national level educational institutions for promoting glasses free 3D based visual education modules. Many educational institutions have expressed their interest to collaborate and promote 3D education. Discussions with various educational institutions across the country are progressing,” said Epica Electronics director Satish Chandran.Epica Electronics has tied up with leading content providers across the globe for providing quality contents.
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Animation Xpress in association with Adobe organised the seminar “The Art of Motion Graphics and VFX” Alt+ Clt+Del: Reboot and Update at The Club, Mumbai on 9 August, 2017. The seminar had guest speakers who are industry experts like Gaurav Kanwal and Guru Vaidya from Adobe, Contiloe Pictures CEO Abhimanyu Singh, Anand Babu and Ganesh Kotale from Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai. They shared their insights on motion graphics, animation & VFX. The audience included VFX and animation supervisors, creative heads, studio heads, motion graphics artists in large numbers.
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The biggest esports tournament around the globe is underway. The International Dota 2 championship by Valve is in its seventh edition and has garnered a whopping prize pool of around $24 million.
Regarded as the most prestigious esport tournament for Dota 2, the tournament is followed by enthusiasts and gamers around the globe. Mostly, they are either viewed through the ingame mechanics or via streaming services such as Twitch.
As the news comes, folks from India would be able to catch the finals of TI7 on their TV screens as it will be broadcast live through Dsports. The final match of the tournament will be broadcasted on the channel on 13 August, 2017.
This will not be the first time that an esports match would be aired on this channel. Recently the same channel had started broadcasting CS:GO matches from the ESL India Premiership.
With TI7 being broadcast on Indian television screen, it might be a big step in bringing esports into the mainstream in the country.
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The Lannister army prepare to leave Highgarden
The cult fantasy drama Game of Thrones returned with its seventh season last month and just four episodes into it, the show has already created a lot of buzz.
The latest episode, The Spoils of War averaged the most viewership in the history of the series and this shouldn’t come as a surprise for all the fans. For they know the magnitude that this episode scaled with that epic war scene and the breath-taking dragon sequence.
The sixty-fourth episode surely produced great shakes, but filming the same would have been just as excruciating. So if you are wondering how the episode was shot and the secrets behind the amazing sequence involving the fire-breathing dragon, here’s a clip to quench your curiosity thirst!
The terrifying dragon from the episode
The video entails the making of ‘The Spoils of War’ episode where the leads, Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) talk about the trials and tribulations they endured to shoot the episode.
Whilst the visual effects were of the highest order, the men slogging behind the camera reveal what went into its making. VFX floor supervisor Eric Carney, VFX supervisor Joe Bauer and VFX producer Steve Kullback give us the intricate details of the visual effects and also a few ‘before-after’ shots that will surely pop your eyes out!
The fourth episode of the ongoing GoT season was unlike what you have seen so far. An exhilarating viewing that has its effects on you long after the episode has finished. But the travails the makers endured in putting it all together is simply unquestionable.
So what are you waiting for? Hit the start button and witness as the behind-the-scenes secrets unravel!
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Green Gold has brought on board veteran kids’ toon writers Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy to run the story department of its US branch. The dual appointments were announced on 9 August 2017 by Green Gold USA VP and operations head Marc Lumer.
Hickey and McCoy will oversee writing and story duties for every aspect of the company’s production business and will review the current and future projects by and for the company. “We will be looking for creating and co-creating projects that both represent and enhance the global success and image of Green Gold,” summarised Hickey.
Dennys McCoy and Pamela Hickey
The long-time colleagues and spouses have written over 500 produced scripts for every demographic across animation and live-action, series and features. They won a Daytime Emmy Award for Jakers! The Adventure of Piggley Winks in 200, and have received an additional four nominations. Hickey and McCoy, who have written for projects on every continent (excluding Antarctica) have also received two BAFTAs and two Pulcinella Awards. Their YouTube animated series The Adventures of Annie and Ben (HooplaKidz) has racked up more than 70 million views.
New projects under the duo’s purview include animated feature American Golem, adapted from Marc Lumer’s picture book of the same name (out Fall 2018 from Behrman House); anime-influenced sci-fi, kung fu comedy Six Cylinder Samurai; young adult/adult series The Duchess; and TV/streaming toon series I Am #1, Jungle Trouble, Kalari Kids and Little Heroes.
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Vishal Gondal has been a known personality in the Indian gaming circuit. Being the founder of ‘Indiagames’, one of the most noted gaming companies India has seen, he created a name for himself as a polished veteran in the industry. He departed from the Indian gaming scene in 2012 after Disney acquired Indiagames for $100 million.
Post Indiagames, he has been working towards his wearable, fitness brand, ‘Goqii’ and he showed interest in coming back to the gaming scene when we spoke to him last year. He was presiding over Mountain Dew’s esports venture, Dew Arena, as an advisor last year. However, nothing notable came from him in respect to the gaming scene but we can still expect something in that regard, he says.
However he is moving ahead with his personal project. Although it has almost nothing to do with gaming, the veteran’s comeback into the limelight is likely to be watched by many.
He has been blogging on his fitness brand, Goqii’s website and is now also hosting a podcast titled, Beneath the Force: The Vishal Gondal show, which is now acquired by one of the largest podcast companies of India, IVM Podcasts. The first episode of the show has been launched where he speaks to UTV Group founder, Ronnie Screwvala.
The description of the one and a half hour podcast reads, “With a career spanning decades in various fields from cable TV and movies to games and sports to philanthropy with ‘Swades Foundation’, it’s no surprise that Ronnie Screwvala’s life is extremely inspirational. In this episode, we deep dive into this media pioneer’s career, his learnings and what the future holds for him and Indian entertainment.”
According to the concept note of the project, “The show encapsulates the lives of successful and inspirational people. The in-depth profile is a show staple — a nuanced look at a personality on a bi-monthly basis, revealing the person’s workout regimen, their struggles, their habits, thoughts on their latest project and, if we’re lucky, some as yet unrevealed factoid to file away in our collective unconscious. Whether we want to be like them, be with them, or just find out what it feels like to try on a different persona for a while, ‘beneath the force ‘we’ll always be drawn to question and answers about other people’s lives.”
The next guest on the show would be Kuntal Joisher, the vegan, software engineer from Maharashtra who climbed Everest in 2015. The show plans to bring in notable people from all walks of life who share their inspirational stories in conversation with Gondal.
The project looks to tap into the minds of people who enjoy watching or reading in depth interviews, read biographies and books on famous people to understand their life and imbibe those aspects of their lives into their own or aim to be like these successful people someday.
It is quite a shift from Gondal’s gaming days, but it would be interesting to see how this goes!
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