Hasta La Motion!

The promotions for the upcoming Marvel action-hero flick Thor: Ragnarok are supposedly in full swing. With just over a week since it hits the big screen, the production house has kept the fans on the tenterhooks with a string of teasers and trailers from the movie over the recent months.

But now, there’s something new and exciting for the fans to chomp ahead of the mega-release as Thor’s holy (and sugary) hammer Mjolnir, can be cooked at home with the help of this simple recipe released online by Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel.

Named Mjolnir Candy Apples, the short video clip demonstrates the making of the sweets, with all the necessary ingredients list available on Marvel’s official website. And though one doesn’t need to be Gordon Ramsey to pull it off as the recipe looks pretty simple, the hard part may be to bring out the grey colour of the icing to reminisce the actual hammer.

Even if it doesn’t, in actuality, would you care? After all, it’s the creamy wafers that one cannot resist wolfing down!

So don’t hold yourself back, rush into your kitchen and start mixing the ingredients! Don’t you want a pair of Mjolnir hammers of your own?

Produced by Marvel Studios, Thor: Ragnarok releases on 3 November 2017 in India.

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Riding on the success of the debut edition, the stage was set for the grand finale of the second edition of Mountain Dew’s Dew Arena. The hugely successful Dew Arena culminated on 1 October 2017, after an exciting six-month pan-India journey through 300 locations and 125 cities.

Dew Arena Finale

Twenty-four finalists from across India battled it out at the grand finale at New Delhi’s Hotel Andaz by Hyatt to ultimately be crowned as the top 12 winners. This event saw the presence of six prominent names in the global gaming scenario – gaming commentator and CEO of international eSports organisation Hector Rosario, FlipSide Tactics CMO Dana Kawar, ESL MD Niels Wolter, among the best Counter Strike 1.6 players in the world Yegor Markelov, celebrated international Street Fighter player Antwan Ortiz and one of the highest ranking players for International Rocket League Gamer globally, David Lawrie.

The six gaming icons lent their expertise as analysts at the grand finale. At an exclusive meet and greet, they also gave budding enthusiasts tips to hone their gaming skills.

The second year of the Dew Arena saw unprecedented participation from gaming enthusiasts, with over 3,50,000 people participating across India. In a bid to take the experience of gaming to the masses, Mountain Dew’s disruptive gaming trucks featured popular games such as Street Fighter V and Rocket League. Games like Counterstrike and DOTA were also available on PC.

Animation Xpress too participated in the Dew Arena conducted in Mumbai last month and experienced the Mountain Dew gaming trucks featuring Street Fighter and Rocket League. Coupled with that was the amazing opportunity to experience VR through the VR headgear that took its users on a virtual ride across the serene Alps mountain ranges.

Dew Arena – Fan Engagement

The 2017 edition of Dew Arena received phenomenal digital participation and reached out to over 24 million online users. The finale saw the leading teams vie for a prize pool of Rs. 2 million and the chance to have their profile featured on a set of limited edition Mountain Dew PET bottles.

The grand finale was preceded by a semifinal match in New Delhi on 29 September 2017. As a first for a live telecast of eSports, the gaming championship was broadcast live on DSport – the premium sports channel from the Discovery Group and the Facebook and YouTube pages of Mountain Dew India and ESL.

Speaking at the event, Mountain Dew PepsiCo India associate director Naseeb Puri said, “The second edition of Dew Arena saw tremendous positive feedback from consumers across the country. We are extremely proud to bring the stalwarts of the gaming ecosystem together on one platform to celebrate India’s largest gaming championship. As a brand, Mountain Dew has always encouraged youth to break out of the ordinary to make a name for themselves and Dew Arena is the perfect platform for this.”

Echoing her thoughts was ESL India MD Akshat Rathee who said, “ESL India is delighted to partner with Mountain Dew for the second year in a row. The Dew Arena is the country’s largest gaming platform and was developed to encourage and celebrate the gaming community. In a short span of two years, we have established the Dew Arena as a leading authority of eSports in India. ESL India and Mountain Dew have taken gaming to the masses and we are looking forward to an exhilarating finish to an action packed second edition.”

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Digital Domain, one of the world’s largest and most innovative providers of visual effects and immersive experiences, has set up its state-of-the-art VFX studio in Hyderabad, India.

Digital Domain’s ground-breaking visual effects appear in films such as “Titanic,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and recent blockbusters “Furious 7”, “Deadpool” and “Spider-Man:Homecoming”. Our artists have won more than 100 major awards, including Oscars, Clios, BAFTAs, and Cannes Lions.

We invite applications for Pipeline TDs, who believe in their ability to craft an impactful leap in the Digital Domain’s VFX Production Pipeline. While believing in nurturing and investing in everyone’s potential, we want to strengthen our team with candidates from relevant Visual Effects/CG experience, across the following profiles :

• Junior Pipeline TD

• Pipeline TD

• Senior Pipeline TD

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Work with domain specific artists to troubleshoot &streamline their day to day Pipeline interactions
• Work with domain representatives to augment their work flows by authoring tool sets to achieve specific goals of the project
• Collaborate with other TDs and Artists to help design &create tools to be integrated in Digital Domain’s existing Pipeline. These tools will be created using a combination of custom & commercial Python & C++ APIs including those applicable to respective DCC tools (depending upon the emphasis on the specific roles)
• Craft, update and publish documentation for tools, techniques and workflows

Qualifications:

• 0-2 years relevant experience/skillset for Junior Pipeline TD
• 3+ years relevant experience/skillset for Pipeline TD
• 5+ years relevant experience/skillset forSr Pipeline TD
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent work experience
• Practical knowledge of Python strongly desired, knowledge of PyQt, Shotgun API a plus
• Working experience with one or more professional graphics packages & APIs (Python/C++), like Maya/Houdini/Nuke
• Proficiency in applicable domain specific programming language(s) like Shell/Mel/Hscript/TCL
• Strong technical and communication skills, as well as a firm understanding of software design, graphics, and production workflows

Interested candidates can send us their CVs and showreels at ddindia_recruit@d2.com.

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A stylized dark joke on aging millennials and their “problems” Written and directed by Jodeb Starring: Karine Vanasse, Rose-Marie Perreault, Catherine Saindon, Aude Mathieu, Brontë Poiré-Prest, Lydia Wener Music written and performed by Kroy Director of photography: Kristof Brandl A Colossale Films Production Executive producer: Vlad Cojocaru Producer: Nicolas J. Smith Wardrobe stylist: AJ Hélie Wardrobe stylist assistant: Fiona Valathisar Production designer: Sylvain Lemaitre Art department: Julien Bociarelli, Billi Quentin, Marie-Julie Dessaivre, Valérie Beaudoin, Camille Cormier Renaud, Caroline Swift, Joannie Primeau Dress installation art concept: Jonathan Desbiens, Sylvain Lemaitre Dress designer: Eliza Faulkner Dress designer assistant: Eliza Isabel Make-up and hair: Brigitte Lacoste, Marianne Caron 1sr assistant camera: Ina Lopez Catherine, Tessier Gaffer: Michel Paul Bélisle Best boy electric: Pierre-Luc Normandeau Key grip: Pierre-Luc Chetange Grips: Bastien Meyer, Alex Boucher, Simon Therrien, Emmanuel Vieira Sound recordist: Frankie Fiore Extras: Audrey Rose, Amayel Gibson Production assistants: Clémence Lepic, Alexandru Negru, Stefan Petrisor, Théo Lafaurie Sound design: Théo Porcet, Jean-David Perron Sound mix: Jean-David Perron Editing, colors and vfx: Jonathan Desbiens Installation artist (titles): Hot Tea Poster painting by Jérémie DB Kroy record label: Dare to Care Records Special thanks to Video MTL , Cinépool, Muchfact, Cult Nation, L’Éloi Additional special thanks to Jason Sondhi and Rob Munday for the Short of the Week premiere.

Bon Visionage à tous!