Friday, September 10, 2010

DSK SUPINFOCOM second BEST INSTITUTE in the realms of INDIAN ANIMATION EDUCATION

A latest Survey in Hindustan Times listed DSK Supinfocom the second (Just behind NID) in an array of ten institutes, an institute that is "Ahead in Shaping Fantastical Worlds" as rightly put. The survey itself proves DSK Supinfocom's potential. We ask the institute how they achieved this commendable feat, where criticisms come galore over the way Indian Animation Education is going.
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Friday, September 03, 2010

An Exclusive Interview with Matthew Jeffery, Global Director of Talent Brand for Electronic Arts

Matthew Jeffery, Head of Global Talent Brand EA (Electronic Arts) came down to India for MAAC's event on Game On and to also launch an initiative undertaken by MAAC by introducing a state-of-the-art Gaming curriclum "The Diploma In Game Design & Integration". He introduced students to the vistas of gaming and the prospects that come with it. CGTantra couldn't miss on this opportunity. We have the man himself: Matthew Jeffery give us a complete insight into the world of Gaming right here on CGTantra. Read More...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Anifest India 2010 : 3 Day Treat For all Animation Revelers!

Anifest 2010, though at Chembur received an audience one can only envy! The vast hollow of an auditorium, auditorium's balcony was filled with students. The numbers rising to 800+, being bad at math I assure there would be more than that number. All braving the journey came to a very well organized, logistically sound Art and Culture Centre, Chembur Mumbai. Read More...

An Interview with Bastien Dubois on "Madagascar Carnet De Voyage"

The French connection made ☺ he spoke of his award winning movie Madagascar aptly named Carnet De Voyage. Bastien Dubois after winning at Award Canal+ Annecy, Golden Peg bar Animania, Prix Du Publicite L'office National du film du Canada and Sundance Film Festival, very modestly says; "I can't believe so many people want to come and talk to me at Anifest". Read More...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

CGTantra Exclusive - An Interview with the Makers of Loom

1. Congratulations on winning "Best In Show Award" at Siggraph 2010. Please tell us how did you come up with the concept of the movie, what was the inspiration? What was the thought process?

Thanks! When we started tossing around ideas at the beginning, we thought about things that we want to tell, but also emotions we want to express and visual styles we like. Read More...

Monday, August 16, 2010

Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series on Warner Brothers

WB showcases the most awaited animation intergalactic space saga- Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. On July 3, 2010 WB opened up the doors to galaxy of mysterious adventures. The innumerable fans of Star Wars will now have the privilege to unfold the action packed, thrilling epilogues of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Read More...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

An Interview with Ken Priebe Author of The Advance art of Stop-Motion Animation

CGTantra recently got the opportunity to publish the news about Ken Priebe releasing his latest book on Advanced Art of Stop Motion Animation. We were intrigued and after the success of his previous book on Stop-Motion Animation we bring to all the budding students of Stop-Motion Animation an excerpt of the New released book's contents.

In an exclusive interview with Ken Priebe himself we explore the span of Stop Motion Animation. Read More...

Monday, August 09, 2010

An Interview with Ace Sculptor & Modeler - Rafael Grassetti

Rafael Grassitti's exclusive interview where he speaks about his journey & his experience of working for around seventy projects. Read More...

Monday, August 02, 2010

StarCraft Fan Art Modeling/Sculpting Challenge

Here we go with another great Contest. This time we are with the Star Craft Fan Art Concept

The StarCraft franchise is a series of real-time strategy computer games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is similar to Blizzard's previous hit franchise, Warcraft, except that it has a space opera setting rather than a high fantasy setting. StarCraft was the best selling video game of 1998, and was so successful that Blizzard estimated in 2004 that 9.5 million copies had been sold since its release(4.5 million copies in South Korea) making it the third best-selling computer game in history.

REVISITING DISTRICT 9

CGTantra brings to you another challenge:
THE VFX WAR

If the above story is to be believed, how are YOU going to perceive it? We don’t have to tell you to imagine, we believe you have already begun the imagination. So start vfxing, we provide you with a footage, a footage of a peaceful noisy polluted Mumbai landscape. You have to return with the same footage but this time Mumbai has been attacked by UFOs. A mother ship with its entourage of more ships is hovering dangerously over the metropolis. We leave it to you what effect this attack has on the landscape.

The Attacks begin on 1st August 2010 and the ravaged footage will have to be submitted on 15th September 2010. You have 45 days. The Contest allows an individual member or a team of 3 people to participate. It is open to students and professionals. The proceedings of the Battle have to be reported at base camp, of course on the CGTantra forum.

So are you ready for the alien invasion?...click here to know more

Friday, July 23, 2010

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...

Monday, July 19, 2010

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

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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...

Friday, July 09, 2010

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...

Saturday, July 03, 2010

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...

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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...