May 21

5Elements Entertainment

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5Elements Entertainment is a Visual Effects Studio caters to the International Market, and produce the output of world-class quality. It has grown to become one of the biggest visual effects studios in Chennai extending its services globally to many Studios, Independent Movie Producers, TV Shows, and Commercials.

Job Description

The Ideal candidate should have 1.5 years of rotoscoping experience of having worked on VFX Roto for International Projects.
Good knowledge in all roto techniques, manual, motion-blur, hair and fur details

Responsibilities:

Should have a keen eye for doing “final” level quality of work

Salary will be competitive based on experience.

  • Pro-active.
  • Eager to learn.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Team players.
  • Ability to take direction and feedback well from your peers.

PAINT Artist

Job Description
  • Minimum of 2 years for senior level.
  • Minimum of 1-2 years for Medium level
  • Experience in VFX paint and prep work for International Projects is a must.
  • Exceptional skill in at least one Paint software.
  • Proficient in creating clean plates.
  • Additional knowledge of Rotoscopy and 2D Tracking would be an advantage.
Responsibilities:

Should have a keen eye for doing “final” level quality of work

Salary will be competitive based on experience.

  • Pro-active.
  • Eager to learn.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Team players.
  • Ability to take direction and feedback well from your peers.

Please apply to hr@5edigital.com and mention the position you are applying for in the Subject of the mail.

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May 21

Rob McElhenney to bring animated horror comedy ‘Spikeface’ to Rooster Teeth

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Rob McElhenney

SVOD content creator, Rooster Teeth has ordered eight episodes of the original animated dark comedy, Spikeface from RCG, the production company owned by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, the creators, executive producers and stars of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Based on an idea by writers and executive producers Geoff Barbanell and Itai Grunfeld, the eight-episode original series will see McElhenney as the executive producer along with 3 Arts Entertainment and Rooster Teeth co-founders Matt Hullum and Burnie Burns.

Spikeface tells the story of one of the world’s greatest horror icons, who slaughters a couple at a roadside motel. Later when he finds out that they have a baby girl, he decides to raise the orphan as his own. This angers his roommates (other horror icons) who live to destroy people and not help raise them.

Burnie Burns

“So many of us at Rooster Teeth are huge fans of Rob and we can’t wait to help him and his team bring Spikeface to life. Plus this sends a really strong message to young people that if you study, work hard and produce over a decade of top quality beloved network television programming, well then maybe you can get your own show on the internet too,” Rooster Teeth co-founder and chief creative officer Burnie Burns commented on developing the project with McElhenney.

Spikeface is set to premiere in 2019 as a Rooster Teeth original series, on their streaming service available at RoosterTeeth.com, Xbox One, Apple TV, iOS and Android apps, with memberships starting at $4.99 a month. This will not be Rooster Teeth’s first dip into the world of horror-comedy as its third feature film, Blood Fest  was a self-aware slasher flick that premiered at SXSW. The casting and more details about the release date are yet to be revealed.

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May 21

Ex WG.Unity coach Shenal Daniel will now guide the Dota 2 roster for Signify

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Shenal ‘AB’ Daniel

Signify, which operates under the COBX Gaming brand, has roped in Shenal ‘AB’ Daniel as their new coach for the Dota 2 roster. Daniel, who hails from Sri Lanka, has previously served as the coach of WG.Unity. With the addition of an experienced coach to the roster, Signify plans on making bigger impacts in the SEA Dota 2 circuit.

Better known as AB, Daniel got into esports in 2006 and has been a remarkable player since then. He started off with Counter-Strike 1.6 and then later moved to DOTA. Playing professionally from a very young age, he has a keen understanding of esports. He had his major breakthrough in 2012 and was soon coaching WG.Unity in 2017.

“I’m honoured to be brought in as the coach for Signify. I’ve known the players personally for a long time and I see the potential for greatness in them. With proper guidance and training, we can achieve greater heights,” he commented.

The addition of AB ushers in an era of meticulous training and structured inputs for the players to improve and hone their skills on an individual level as well working cohesively as a team. The team is eager to utilise the new resource provided to them and dive into more rigorous practice sessions.

The active roster includes Balaji ‘Blizzard’ Ramnarayan, Jeet ‘Swifty’ Kundra, Dhvanit ‘Negi’ Negi, Moin ‘No_Chanc3’ Ejaz, Raunak ‘Crowley’ Sen, Omkar ‘PasoLL’ Urunkar and Shenal ‘AB’ Daniel as the coach.

Signify is gearing for action for the upcoming MPGL Asian Championship Regular Season and the JoinDota League.

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May 21

‘Avengers : Infinity War’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ by Oscar winner Richard Hoover among the 40 sessions at effectsMTL18

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The conference program for effectsMTL18 (5-6 June 2018), was announced on 16 May 2018 during a presentation at INIS, in the presence of programme chair Marie-Odile Demay, Connection Events sales manager Marie Gislais, Digital Dimension head of technologies Pierre Blaizeau, and also INIS managing director Michel G. Desjardins.

Forty conferences fall into four themed tracks : VFX an animation study cases, Collaboration, Technologies, and Real time/AR/VR

Three keynote highlights are Avengers : Infinity War, Blade Runner 2049 and “streaming”

For the much-anticipated evening keynote Phil Cramer, animation director for Digital Domain, will share his expertise on the creation of the Thanos character in Avengers : Infinity War on Tuesday evening. The Marvel theme will also be discussed at the very end of the afternoon before the Nocturne, thanks to a case study presented by overall VFX supervisor at Marvel Studios Geoffrey Baumann and VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX Bryan Grill, about Black Panther : the making of Wakanda’s Warrior Falls.

Atomic Fiction co-founder Kevin Baillie will launch the event Tuesday morning at 9 am with his opening keynote on the topic, Binge Watch: How streaming content is shaping our industry. The closing conference of the two-day event will be presented by VFX supervisor for Framestore, and Oscar-winner for the best VFX in feature film Blade Runner 2049, Richard Hoover. Several artists who have worked on Black Panther, The Shape of Water and IT will showcase their creative process.

Animation will also be highlighted thanks to top-quality conferences presented by On Animation, Mikros, Animal Logic and Cinesite.

Increasing expertise and developing skills with three Master Classes on major software

On the technology side, software editors will present some new features, among them Pixar RenderMan, Side FX and Foundry. On Tuesday, 4 June 2018, a full schedule of conferences will be focusing on real time study cases and sessions held by Eidos, Epic Games, Imaginary Spaces and Digital Dimension. Nvidia will join the program with a talk about the use of artificial intelligence in animation. In collaboration with INIS, three master classes will take place prior to the conference, on Monday, 3 June 2018 on the premises of INIS. The classes are designed for junior or senior level professionals wanting to increase their skills in creature design (Madeleine Spencer), in compositing (Mathieu Brodeur) and in motion control in visual effects (Andrew Lowell).

Bringing together the people from the industry: resources and technologies

For two days, networking, career fair, and mentoring sessions are designed to spotlight the VFX community from Montreal as well as internationally. Forty exhibitors representing major VFX studios and software technology providers will have booths to showcase their expertise. A career fair will facilitate match-making between artists and recruiters. Mentoring sessions are arranged for junior collaborators to have their work reviewed by senior level professionals.

Rates for effectsMTL18

Expo pass: $CAD15 – access to Expo conferences, keynotes and show floor, including Tuesday night

Premium pass: $CAD295 – Expo pass access + access to Premium conferences + access to Premium lounge

Masterclass: $CAD595 – Premium pass access + 1 Masterclass on 4 June 2018

Ticketing is now open online on effectMTL’s official website. effectsMTL18 will take place on 5 and 6 June 2018 at the Palais des Congres in Montreal, Canada.

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May 21

Simon Kinberg’s ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ will be mostly adhered to comics

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During Deadpool 2’s premiere in New York, producer Simon Kinberg revealed that his directorial debut, X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be much more grounded to the comic version, than the divisive X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Originally slated to release this November, the movie is now pushed to 14 February 2019.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix marks Kinberg’s directorial debut, after spending more than a decade contributing to this X-Men franchise. He wrote and produced X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse besides producing Deadpool, The Fantastic Four. The upcoming projects in his sleeve are The New Mutants, Gambit and X-Force.

Simon Kinberg

“I’m trying to think of what new I can say that’s new. I directed the movie and it’s much more loyal to the original comic than X-Men 3, which told the Dark Phoenix story. It’s a movie that involves extraterrestrial characters, which is not something that we’ve done in the X-Men franchise before, and is something that is a huge part of the Dark Phoenix saga in the comics,” Kinberg mentioned.

The first two movies of the franchise, X-Men (2000) and X2: X-Men United (2003) which were directed by Bryan Singer, ended with a teaser that the next movie would follow the Dark Phoenix saga. Though, Singer did not return for the next movie, Brett Ratner took the reins for the final installment of the original trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), which followed the Dark Phoenix saga.

However, the original trilogy was eradicated by the time-bending events of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), which allowed the studio to tackle this story with a new cast, from a different approach. 

Commenting on the rumors about the tone being darker than other X-Men movies Kinberg added, “The tone is… I wouldn’t say it’s darker, but it’s more intense. It’s more real and grounded, and hopefully more relatable, a little less operatic than we’ve been in the past.”

This movie will continue to follow the ‘tradition’ of the setting in the previous three films, which are all set in different decades.  X-Men: First Class (2011) is set in the 1960s, tracing the first group of mutants that came together under Charles Xavier’s leadership, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) set in 1970s, in a darker present-day timeline, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) was set in the 1980s, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be set in the 1990s, although a specific year has not yet been revealed.

 

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May 21

Senior Environment Artist – Sumo India (Pune)

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Established in 2007 Sumo Video Games was set up to work alongside Sumo Digital’s Sheffield based UK studio. Together we have consistently delivered AAA titles from Next Gen to Mobile on all platforms for partners that include SEGA, Microsoft, Codemasters, Sony, EA, BBC, Konami, Disney, and many more.

Our most recent successes include Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox 360), LittleBigPlanet 3 (PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3), Disney Infinity 3.0 Toy Box Speedway (multi-platform), and our first self-published title Snake Pass (multi-platform). We are also incredibly proud to be working on the highly anticipated Crackdown 3 (Xbox One), Dead Island 2 (multi-platform) and Project Nova plus several other exciting but currently unannounced projects.

Sumo Video Games is a true extension of our UK studio and team members on both sites collaborate on a daily basis on all aspects of game development. Our Studio is unique in India, giving our staff the opportunity to work directly on every available gaming platform from Next Gen to Mobile, at every stage of game development.

2018 is a very exciting year for Sumo Video Games, we are looking to significantly add to our team in our office in Pune. We’re looking for highly talented and dedicated individuals who thrive in fast paced, ever changing development and live service environments. Working for Sumo you’ll be an integral member of the team shaping our games to satisfy both our hard-core and casual gamers alike.

Being part of Sumo’s development team is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on.

All our roles here at Sumo demand highly creative and motivated individuals with a superb attention to detail and a keen eye for quality.

Location: Pune, India

Role and Purpose

Sumo Video Games Pune, India is looking for passionate 3D environment artists who aspire to create realistic and stylized game Environment alongside the Sumo UK Studios and help bring life to game world of some of the world class AAA projects on major consoles.

The ideal candidate should have a striking portfolio demonstrating an exceptional eye for detail, creative flair, up to date knowledge and experience with hi-res sculpting to game mesh workflow, PBR pipeline, and current game editor experience such as Unreal.

They should be eager to learn and develop their skills alongside some of the best environment artists in India and the UK, to deliver high quality art work.

Responsibilities

Working along with the Lead Artist, the candidate will be working on a current project in production, and will form part of the highly skilled Art team(Environment/ Props/Vehicles), and be required to:

  • Create high quality realistic and stylized Next Gen game art buildings, props and landscapes
  • Sculpt and Model High and low polygon assets and texture them through the PBR pipeline
  • Ensure assets created follow the given art direction, and are within the agreed productiondeadlines and conform to the required technical specifications
  • Collaborate and communicate daily and weekly with project teams in the UK
Skills Experience and Qualifications

Skills and Requirements

  • Should have at least 4 years of experience creating art for console games
  • Should be proficient in 3D packages such as Max, Maya and Zbrush
  • Excellent Photoshop skills and ability to create stylized hand painted textures
  • Thorough knowledge of PBR work flow and procedural software’s such as SubstancePainter / designer and Quixel DDO
  • Working experience of game engines such as Unreal and Unity
  • A portfolio demonstrating breath-taking prop/environment modelling and texturingtechniques, both high and low poly
  • Have excellent communication skills to communicate internally in teams and externally to UK project teams.

What We offer:

  • Being part of Sumo’s Art team is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on. In return we’ll offer:
  • Competitive salary & benefits,
  • An excellent working environment
  • Most importantly we will give you the room to be yourself and live your passion.

Additional Information:

  • Relocation reimbursement from other cities is offered
  • Performance linked bonus in addition to the fixed salary
  • Opportunities to attend industry conferences
  • A complete and all-encompassing medical insurance package for our employees andtheir children
  • Exciting work environment with Game zones
  • Work life Balance

Email your application to : nicetomeetyou@sumo-india.com

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May 21

Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Everest’ is renamed as ‘Abominable’

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The much talked Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation co-production, Everest has been retitled and will be released as Abominable.  

Jill Culton (Open Season) is serving as the director along with Todd Wilderman (Trolls, The Croods) as co-director, Suzanne Buirgy (Kung Fu Panda 2, Home) as producer and Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge, Home, Antz) as executive producer.

Chloe Bennet

Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has been cast in to voice the lead role of Yi. Further details about the film is likely to be revealed by the production companies during Pearl Studio’s upcoming ‘Studio Focus’ session at the Annecy Film Festival next month where director Jill Culton is a speaker.

Abominable follows an epic 3,000 mile journey from the streets of Shanghai to the mesmerizing Himalayan snowscapes. When a mischievous group of friends encounter a young Yeti, they embark upon an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.

Currently in production, Abominable will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide on 27 September, 2019. Pearl will distribute the film in China. 

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May 20

How Black Panther Should Have Ended

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May 20

Google Assistant will soon be able to call restaurants and make a reservation for you

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Google calls this feature “Duplex” and it’ll roll out at some point in the future.

Google showed a crazy (and terrifying) new feature for the Google Assistant at its I/O developer conference. The Assistant will soon be able make calls for you to make a reservation — maybe for a salon appointment or to reserve a table at a restaurant that doesn’t take online bookings. For now, this was only a demo, but the company plans to start testing this feature with the Assistant in the summer.

In the demo, Google showed how you can tell the Assistant that you want to make a haircut appointment. The Assistant can then make that call, talk to whoever answers and make the request. In the demo, the Assistant even handled complicated conversations, adding small little hints (“ummm”) that make it sound natural. Even for calls that don’t quite go as expected, the Assistant can handle these interactions quite gracefully — though Google obviously only demoed two examples that worked out quite well.

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May 20

Loop | Listening: The Secret of Sound Design

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