Video Interview of Sanjiv Waeerkar, CCO MAAC, MCS on CricX

CricX a feature film venture of Maac Creative Workshop headed by Mr. Sanjiv Waeerkar, CCO of MAAC, MCS, is in every way NEW. They have brought in a NEW concept of Collaborative Animation Film Making. Students are learning the NEW theory of content creation. Students have got a chance to work on a feature film together again something NEW. Their work has been aired by DISNEY CHANNEL, this is definitely something first of its kind. CricX has begun a revolution of sorts, to bring students work to fore and be noticed and of course reach to the audience. Read More...

Making of PARALLAX Teaser

Mr. Sachin Bhatnagar, Programmer, VP-New Media-Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects with his team of budding students and the constant support of Mr. Naveen Gupta, CEO, Executive Director, Frameboxx are in the process of pulling off an out and out 30 minute Sci-Fi Short Feature called Parallax. We bring you a sneak peek of "In The Making" of Parallax.Read More

Making of PUNK by Vikram Vr

Introduction: "Punk" is a character inspired from one of the models of 3d.sk. The intention was to make a character aesthetically pleasing, stands out from the rest and has a unique design. After some research I found out that, there were not many models of punk type characters, so I decided to go in that direction. Read More...

Making of Giant Octopus by Damir Martin

- Please Give us a brief description about your background and what are you working on currently?
I was always drawn by art and visual expression, but I've started dreaming and "focusing" towards CG back when I was 12 years old and first seen Jurassic park. Read More...

An Interview with Daniel Faust, the inventor of the MayaSound plug-in.

CGTantra in conversation with Daniel Faust, the inventor of MayaSound plug-in. To know more about the brilliance of this invention, Read More...

A visual tale of Bank of Baroda TVC’s Directed and Produced by Studio EEKSAURUS

In a world where there are millions (an understatement) of products vying for the consumers attention to break through the clutter is a feat. The Bank of Baroda TVCs in their most unique way has grabbed many eyeballs. Suresh Eriyat of Eeksaurus, a man who requires no introduction tells us in his most animated, exuberant way of their adventure on making Bank of Baroda TVCs. We tell this tale through a visual tapestry, so get your volumes up and understand the mechanisms of brand building through art. Read More...

RamSinghKumaresh : The Animation MasterClass 2 at Pune

June 26, 2010 saw RamSinghKumaresh conduct their first MasterClass in Pune, their second in the series they have recently launched. The 2 day MasterClass had an enthusiastic group of eager students and faculty from some of the leading animation training institutes of the city, all awaiting to interact with the trio. Read More...

A very comprehensive Interview with Mr. Jeff Wike, DreamWorks Animation & Mr. Ray Gilmartin, HP

We bring to you a very comprehensive interview of Mr. Jeff Wike, Director of R&D, California Studio, DreamWorks Animation and Mr. Ray Gilmartin, Worldwide Marketing Manager, Media and Entertainment, HP Workstations. Read More...

Magic of Technology - The Magicians HP, Dreamworks & Nvidia

What would you miss if HP technology did not come to Dreamworks’ rescue? ...hmm say, the very handsome and charming Ogre; Shrek, the escapades of Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman in Madagascar, the very lean and sleek Kung Fu Panda, the flying joy ride of Hiccup on his trained dragon and of course the many dreams that Dreamworks continues to weave, one of them being Megamind. Read More...

Autodesk's Digital Entertainment Solutions 2011

To give the audience a head start into the new ways of technology Mr. Chetan Jain, Business Head, Tasaa Netcom Pvt. Ltd. spoke of the end to end solutions they provide. By end to end it means from software to hardware, training and orientations committed to high level supports. Business domains of Tasaa cover product solutions like Autodesk, Adobe, Corel, Wacom, Plugins , Apple and Business application development (ERP & CRM Solution). Read More...

Industry Speaks its Mind on CGTExpo & CGTantra Community Awards 2010

Having CGTExpo’10 over we did not want to continue blowing our own trumpet, we wanted to know the opinion of our speakers and CCA jury also the opinion of winners. We know it’s too much to ask for, one of the speakers might have commented “Oh! Please give me a break”, but nevertheless they conceded in giving us some credit. Let us take this opportunity to again thank our speakers and judges and associates and of course the audience for making this event a grand success. A BIG THANK YOU GUYS! Read More...

FX School and FXPHD collaboration surfing the New Waves of Today’s Age

FX School is making waves with its progress. Now it has grabbed more eyeballs since its collaboration with FXPHD. An interview with Mr. David Edgar, Mr. Leonard Coster, Mr. Abhyudaya Morarka and Mr. CB Arunkumar gives us a clear view of FX School and FXPHD’s tie-up, vision, horizon and skies beyond. Read More...

An Interview with Raj Naiksatam - The Man behind Story Vision Magic

CGTantra Team recently caught up with Raj Naiksatam, the Man behind Story Vision Magic, a Visual Effects veteran who after a successful career in Los Angeles has set his base in India to explore the best of the talent here. It is our immense pleasure to feature you on CGTantra.
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Digital Tutor - Largest Summer Training Release

For the past few months, the team at Digital-Tutors has been planning a special Summer Training Release. June and July are synonymous with full schedules and holidays, so Digital-Tutors decided to provide all active members with their largest training release to date; making it convenient for artists to learn something new during their action-packed days. Read More...

CGTantra Community Awards 2010 - A Review

A family of 250 sat together on the Jade Terrace Gardens, Nehru centre, Worli on 29th May, 2010. They are a family belonging to artists. They enjoyed themselves over good music, cocktails and sumptuous food. Oh! I forgot to add CGTantra also gave away exciting prizes to winners of the CGTantra Community Awards. Read More...

Mothership’s David Rosenbaum & Dael Oates Direct Domino Effect for Sprint 4G Phone

Venice, CA—June 3, 2010—Mothership directors Dael Oates and David Rosenbaum have teamed up with Goodby Silverstein & Partners to roll out the world’s first 4G mobile phone, the Sprint HTC EVO. Titled “Firsts,” the :30 cinematic TV and in-theater commercial (with an extended :60) broke June 2nd, and showcases an elaborately choreographed domino effect toppling the world’s technological and cultural Read More...

Alioscopy & Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute's Strategic Partnership at InfoComm

Companies Unveil First Conversion Service that Interpolates Stereoscopic 3D Footage to Multi-View, Auto-stereoscopic ‘no-glasses’ 3D. Read More...

Houdini 11 Sneak Peek

One of my favorite times of the year is when we first reveal a new version of Houdini. Last week in Los Angeles, we hosted a forum with a number of top studios to review the new tools in Houdini 11 and to discuss ongoing development initiatives. This is an annual event and the feedback we get has had a big impact on the development of Houdini 11 as well as future versions.Now it is my pleasure to bring you a quick look at the key Houdini 11 features being released this summer. Read More...

The theory of relativity’s meaning sunk in when CGTExpo’10 was over. Today we are reliving the moments by watching the photographs again and again, waiting for the next season to start soon.
Two days the 29th and the 30th of May saw many eager students with very curious eyes, entering the Nehru Centre. They waited to experience the magic of the industry they worship. The days unfolded as a story, a story of action, fun and admiration. Read More

Frameboxx Presents Frameflixx 2 @ Goa - A Review

Speak of Goa and one thing that comes to your very creative mind is FUN, scenic beaches and FUN again. To add to the excitement was the Frameboxx‘ Frameflixx Awards. The animation community was spirited about viewing and awarding the very original “flixx” meted out by the students and their equally hard working faculty. Read More...