Prime Focus to partner with Warner Bros. to convert ‘Clash of the Titans‘ to 3D

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced that Prime Focus will be their 3D partner on upcoming feature film, ‘Clash of the Titans‘. The film will be released worldwide in both 3D and 2D on April 2, 2010.

‘Clash of the Titans‘ will be converted to 3D in just 10 weeks using View-D, Prime Focus‘ revolutionary 2D-3D conversion process that enables filmmakers to create stereoscopic 3D content with unprecedented quality, speed and freedom. Chris Bond, President of Prime Focus Film VFX, North America, who heads the View-D team, said "We view this as a 10-week project, and have been in full swing for over a week now."Prime Focus has recently contributed stereo 3D visual effects to ‘Avatar‘, which has received an Academy Award nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects. Other recent VFX projects include ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon‘, ‘G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra‘ and ‘Tooth Fairy‘.In making the announcement, Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, said, “We are experienced and have been successful in the conversion of 2D to 3D going back to such hits as ‘The Polar Express,’ select scenes in ‘Superman Returns’ and the last two Harry Potter films.”Fellman continued, “We are confident in the constantly evolving 3D technology and the results for ‘Clash of the Titans’ will be presented onscreen with the highest-quality images available today. Based on our track record, we know that audiences are embracing the RealD and IMAX experiences, and we see many opportunities on our film slate to provide moviegoers with these great options at the multiplex.”

Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Picture Group, said, “We’re excited about 3D and look forward to bringing a rich, involving visual experience to audiences around the world.”Additional titles on Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2010 film slate that will be released in 3D (in addition to 2D) include “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” (July), “Guardians of Ga’Hoole” (September) and “Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, Part 1” (November).

HTC Hero Price in India – Sprint HTC Hero Specs – HTC India Hero Android Price

The much awaited Sprint HTC Hero Android phone is now available in India. HTC has also announced price of HTC Hero in India. Read ahead to know Sprint HTC Hero’s Specs and how HTC Hero will affect Indian market after knowing price details.

The HTC Hero which is also known as T- Mobile G2 touch in the UK, Germany, Austria, Croatia, The Netherlands, and Hungary is known as Era G2 Touch in Poland. It is a part of the A series Android phone manufactured by HTC Corporation. It is HTC’s third handset to be powered by the android operating system. After a prolonged wait the Sprint HTC Hero has finally arrived in India. Apart from its launch yet another exciting news for HTC Hero Smartphone lovers is that the Indian customers are offered 100Mb free data service for an initial period of six months from the date of purchase. Since this offer is provided by the Airtel network, Airtel users are on an advantage here. They get a free data download of about 100Mb per month for six months. Airtel also offers its customers additional utilities that include applications like Portfolio Manager, Hello Tune Manager, Weather Channel, Mobshare, In-mobile search and City Search on the HTC Hero

Apple’s iPad Touchscreen Tablet Review : Photos, Features & Specs

Apple iPad Tablet PC Priced at $499 has arrived in Spring 2010 to rock the gadget world. Learn more about iPad by reading Apple iPad Tablet Review With Pictures. Here are listed the Apple iPad’s (Apple’s new tablet computer) features and specifications. Apple ipad is available now in retail apple stores, so read reviews and decide when you want to rush to apple store to buy new iPad PC.

Ending months of rampant speculation, Apple finally launched the much awaited touchscreen tablet, the ‘iPad’ at an event in San Francisco, USA, for consumers who want to take their movies, TV shows, music, games and reading with them, on the go. Speculation about the capabilities of the iPad and other things, have made this device to be one of the most hyped up and talked about gadget of 2009.The iPad is Apple’s first tablet designed to fill the gap between cell phones and notebooks while being more functional and feature filled than the netbook.

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Crest animation studio; First Indian company to have completed a full 90-minute animation film

Crest Animation Studios has completed the production of its first 3D animated stereoscopic film Alpha and Omega (A&O). The movie will be released through Lionsgate Family Entertainment in October this year across 2,200 theatres. 

“We are the first Indian company to have completed a full 90-minute animation film, and the movie is due for release in October 2010,” said Crest CEO AK Madhavan.

The movie is an animated comedy about two mismatched wolves and features the voices of well-known artistes like Justin Long, Hayden Panetierre, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper and Larry Miller. This is a part of a three-film deal with Lionsgate. The second project Norm of the North is likely to be released in 2012.

A&O, directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck, has been produced through the special purpose vehicle (SPV) route, which helped in derisking Crest Animation. By doing so, A&O becomes one of the first films in India and among a small number globally, where the producers have shared the risks by involving various stakeholders before the release. In the Indian context, selling rights of distribution, music and merchandising are some ways of derisking.

The financing of A&O has been done by US-based hedge fund DE Shaw, which owns a 25% equity stake in the SPV. The balance 50% has been taken by the distributor Lionsgate, while 25% remains with Crest.

Avatar, a recent blockbuster, too, used the SPV route. Here, 60% of the equity was reportedly picked up private equity players, Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Media, with the rest being shared by News Corp and Avatar’s producer, James Cameron.

Industry trackers said it would cost anywhere between $80-100 million to produce an animation movie in the US. It would be a third of that in India. Crest began work on A&O in April 2008.

A PwC report said the Indian animation industry is worth Rs 1,500 crore and growing at 20% each year. This is on the back of high-end outsourced work from international studios, apart from the increased demand of animated content in the film and television industries.

Qaulities every Animator should be acquainted with

We will tell you about what industry expects from an animator, graphic designer, web designer or video post production artist. Or I can say in other words what is that persona, that every professional multimedia expert or designer possess in his or her personality.
You can accomplish your work according to the demand of your client, you can work fast on your computer, you can visualize what you imagine, and you think you are an excellent designer. Are these above mentioned qualities are the qualities. No I just say no.
Then, what are those qualities?
Have patience., first of all, designers and animators must have good imaginative power, and must have guts to show their imagination on the canvas. Every designer must have patience, persistence, and reserved as well as very friendly attitude. Creativity demands a great deal of energy, so are you energetic. Is your personality is a brand icons for others.
You can work on all latest computer software; it doesnt means that you are designer. Think, do you know, what is the design? What are the elements of design? What is the typography? What are the color schemes? What combination of colors should use when or why? What is the Gestalt Psychological Theorem? What do all shapes indicate? Do you know what circles, rectangles, polygons, curved lines, squares, and spheres indicate? If your answer is NO then you...are..not.a designer.
I would suggest you to explore more about the designing fundamentals and their principles. You can search any professional institute for the same also. Definitely, your career will be on boom, your salary package will be in five to six figures. I have been into this field for last 12 years. I have designed many campaign including brochures, calendars, catalogues, packaging, web sites, intro, presentations etc. In those twelve years of journey, I explored much more and exploring till now.

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DQE announces television rights deal with MediaCorp

DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and distribution company [which recently filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)  for approval for an Initial Public Offer of its equity shares and subsequent listing at Bombay Stock Exchange] is pleased to announce a deal for exclusive free-to-air TV rights with MediaCorp Pte Ltd for three of its Animation TV properties. Under the terms of this agreement, MediaCorp can broadcast Todd World Series 2, Maryoku Yummy Season I and The Jungle Book Season I on MediaCorp’s okto channel in Singapore.

This agreement with MediaCorp, the leading TV broadcasting media company in Singapore, will give DQE direct presence in South East Asia’s Free-to-air TV Market. [Winner of numerous international awards and accolades including Asia Television's Broadcaster of the Year, MediaCorp is one of the pioneers who developed Singapore’s broadcast industry.] The Singapore audiences will soon be able to catch these three remarkable series from DQE on okto.

Todd World Series 2, a preschool series co-produced with Mike Young Productions for Discovery Kids, was nominated five times  for an Emmy Award and is a much-loved property. Maryoku Yummy, another series of 52x11’ episodes, that DQE co-produced with American Greetings, USA,  is a series for the preschool children’s market.

The Jungle Book, CGI Series comprising 52 x 11-minute animated episodes as well as a 60-minute TV feature, is being produced at a global budget of €9.2m.  Production partners include ZDF Enterprises and ZDF Broadcasting (Germany), ABC (Australia), NBC Universal as well as broadcasting and licensing majors TF1 Group (France) and Moonscoop (France), The property has also been acquired for Pay TV by Multiplex of Disney Channels for 27 countries.  The first full episode of The Jungle Book ‘The Wild Black Bees’ was screened at the MIPCOM Festival  in Cannes. The screening was well received by the audience, which included many leading industry and media players and is due to air in the third quarter of 2010.

Tapaas Chakravarti Chairman & CEO of DQE Group said:

 “The line-up of 3 shows from DQE on Media Corp networks is a strategic deal for us. Their network provides the right platform to showcase our properties. South East Asia region holds exciting Publishing and Merchandising opportunities for DQ Entertainment and we are very pleased to extend our reach into this target region”

Ms Elaine Ho, Programming Manager, MediaCorp Okto said:

“Okto provides an array of top quality programmes that are engaging, informative and entertaining for children, young adults, adults and to the whole family. Acquiring programmes from DQE is in line with our strategy of getting the best for our viewers. We are confident these 3 titles from DQE will be well received by the children and their parents.”