Seems it is an animated Ramayana season this Dussehra.
Close to the heels of release announcement of Maya's 3D animated flick Ramayana, Hyderabad based RVML animation is all set to release 2D animated feature Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins on October 8th across 200 screens pan India.
The feature is presented by PEN, produced by RVML animation and released by Suniel Wadhwa from '52 weeks entertainment Inc' in India.
Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins, is the tale of two endearing twins Lava and Kusa (Sons of lord Rama and Sita), growing up in the forest with their mother and sage Valmiki. As young men they pit their strength against Rama, the absentee father who has aggrieved their mother. This story from the Ramayan depicts the determination of the twins and the adventures they have as they journey towards their aim, getting their father to redress the wrongs he's done to their mother.
On being asked about choosing a generic topic (mythology) as the story has been told several times on different platforms, Rayudu V. Sashank, Creative Director and Producer of Lava Kusa. Says, "The story of Ramayana has surely been told several times in popular media, but not so in the case with the mythological characters of Lava and Kusa. This is the reason why children today do not know much about the warrior twins. Telling the story of Lava and Kusa through an animation film would best connect with children who are our target audience,"
Music of the flick plays a key role and is being released in three versions, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The music is composed by acclaimed Music Director late L. Vaidyanathan of Malgudi Days and Pushpaka Vimanam fame. Renowned singers like K. J Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, Shankar Mahadevan, Chitra and Sadhana Sargam have rendered songs in the movie.
On a concluding note, PEN's Dhaval Gada added, "The Warrior Twins will add an extra zing to the festive season this year, the first offering from Pen's stable of animation films. Children and families are sure to enjoy the film"
Source: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/10/05/14727/
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
PEN to release 2D animated feature Lava Kusa
Friday, September 3, 2010
New multi-media hub in Melbourne
A new multi-media hub at the Victorian Arts Centre will offer students the chance to learn skills useful for jobs in game development, animation, film, music, web development and the performing arts.
Victorian Minister for the Arts Peter Batchelor says the facilities at the new Arts Centre Digital Learning Hub would ensure the centre moved with the times. “The Hub will enable students and young people to learn about sound recording, engineering and new digital frontiers that are impacting on the arts scene."
Mr Batchelor says the Arts Centre’s education team will use the new Hub "to guide participants through an amazing array of options including courses in animation, film techniques and the latest music and web technology".
“Most young people are tech-savvy. They own tools of modern technology, know the buttons to push and create their own content in ways other generations could never have imagined. What the Digital Learning Hub does is harness the enthusiasm and willingness of young minds to go further, to challenge technology and to create new and exciting projects.”
The new facilities include:
* Video production and editing equipment with green screen capability so that students can create digital video content for their projects
* A separate state-of-the-art recording studio with a world class vocal booth and a fully digital mixing system
* Video conferencing facilities which can link directly to over 1550 Victorian State schools.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/
Saturday, July 3, 2010
IBM Builds Animation Cloud for Multimedia Development Corporation
IBM and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) have just completed installation of the ‘MAC3 Rendering Farm”, a cloud rendering service that is part of the MSC Malaysia Animation and Crective Content Center. Hoping to turn Malaysia into a hub of visual effects artists and animators by providing centralized remotely-available rendering services, the cloud offers an impressive 8x performance boost over local workstations.
“It is a well-known fact that rendering is expensive and the MAC3 high performance rendering facility will help local creative content companies, especially the start-ups, to overcome the cost barrier,” said Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “With this facility in place, Malaysia’s creative content companies will have the technological edge in their rendering and production processes. At the same time, it will also help them lower their costs,” he said.
Source: http://www.vizworld.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Do you need quality Architectural CAD Solutions at most competitive rates? We are professional architectural firm providing quality solutions for all architectural phases since last 6+ years. We have expertise, methodology and resources in conversion of architectural drawings in to digitize formats. You can save up to 60% on all over cost by outsourcing architectural projects to us.
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3D Fly Through and 3D Walk Through
Paper to CAD Conversion
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Interior and Exterior Renderings
We provide architectural services for various types of building like residential homes, commercial apartments, auditoriums, restaurants, hotels and special buildings like palace and sky scrapers.
Our experts are willing to work any time and they are responsible to provide you each and every detail of your architectural projects.
We provide services to various offshore architectural firms, interior designers, building contractors and CADD solutions provider. Our clientele spans UK, Australia, USA and other European countries. We have always provides flexible pricing system with maximum transparency for clients. We also offer discounts for our local clients.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Grants for animation works
THE Media Development Authority (MDA) is inviting funding applications for new animation projects under the International Animation Fund launched in partnership with FremantleMedia Enterprises.
MDA will co-invest up to $5 million for each qualifying animation project in any format, including television series, telemovies and theatrical features. Fremantle will be the worldwide distributor for the chosen projects.
Shortlisted projects, which must have a Singapore partner, will be required to do a face-to-face pitch to an evaluation panel comprising senior executives from MDA and FremantleMedia.
'We look forward very much to co-creating new intellectual property in and by Singapore's animation community in partnership with like-minded members of the animation cluster from around the world,' MDA's chief executive Christopher Chia said of the initiative on Monday.
David Ellender, FremantleMedia's global chief executive said that the partnership with MDA shows their 'belief in the animation resources Singapore has to deploy to the world market.'
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
How To Select Best Animation Services Firm
With ever increasing avenues to advertise and promote your business, there are few methods as eye-catching as 3D Animation. The graphic design companies should be able to provide stunning 3D representations of your logo, characters, a concept you're pitching, or a catchy animation that illustrates a point. They should also provide prototyping of products you're trying to develop which really helps one visualize an idea. No matter the need or situation and the 3D team can provide powerful solutions that can bolster any business.
3D Character Animation
Nowadays, static and dull websites seem to be to out of the trend. Make your websites and presentations more entertaining and interactive. One way to liven your website is through 3D character animations. You should ask your creator to present you the most charismatic characters from the 3D world. Get character animation, flash character animation, character modeling, cartoon animation and all other kinds of 3D cartoon animation.
These 3D animation characters can not only have audio components, but move and express all the emotions you want to display. Using these 3D characters, you can make a lot of difference in the marketing and promotion of your services and offerings. The flash character animation should be created using the most advanced versions of flash and other animation tools. Hence, these characters will have real time body and lip movements. They can display all the emotions you ask for. 3d cartoon animations should be portrays of your imaginations.
These characters should be created as per marketing purpose and customer psyches. Only then these characters will make an indelible impression on the minds of the audiences.
Source: http://www.articlesbase.com
3D Character Animation
Nowadays, static and dull websites seem to be to out of the trend. Make your websites and presentations more entertaining and interactive. One way to liven your website is through 3D character animations. You should ask your creator to present you the most charismatic characters from the 3D world. Get character animation, flash character animation, character modeling, cartoon animation and all other kinds of 3D cartoon animation.
These 3D animation characters can not only have audio components, but move and express all the emotions you want to display. Using these 3D characters, you can make a lot of difference in the marketing and promotion of your services and offerings. The flash character animation should be created using the most advanced versions of flash and other animation tools. Hence, these characters will have real time body and lip movements. They can display all the emotions you ask for. 3d cartoon animations should be portrays of your imaginations.
These characters should be created as per marketing purpose and customer psyches. Only then these characters will make an indelible impression on the minds of the audiences.
Source: http://www.articlesbase.com
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Prices for Facial Animation Announced
Cubic Motion has announced that its pricing range for facial animation in video games will start at $7 per second for low-complexity characters, rising to a maximum of $32 per second for the most complex characters currently possible in games. For low-volume projects there is usually a small per-character setup charge. Mike Jones, Cubic Motion's Director of Production explained: "We feel it's important for potential users of performance-based animation to know that the process can be extremely affordable."
The UK-based animation consultancy creates custom software for clients but also builds in-house pipelines for clients who wish to outsource their facial animation directly to Cubic Motion. Dr. Steve Caulkin, Cubic's Chief Scientific Officer explains: "The key to offering such low cost, high-quality animation for games is that we don't rely on a single pipeline or any particular technology - instead we have a scientific team who rapidly identify the appropriate technologies based on the particular project. Facial animation is far more diverse than many people appreciate, and what is right for one client may not work for another.
A lot depends on the choices the client makes about rigs and their chosen game engine. The client also has to think about whether a marker-based approach is best for them and whether audio-based animation may be an appropriate addition to the overall approach. As for specific technologies, a few years ago, choices were very limited, but now things have changed. For example, you only need to scan recent SIGGRAPH proceedings, to see just how many excellent techniques are available in the public domain. This fact, alongside the growing maturity of powerful open-source machine vision libraries such as OpenCV, is great news for all in the industry, but with this choice, navigating the space and identifying the 'best' solution has actually become more difficult. We're not tied to any single technology - instead we're trying to provide an expert-led gateway into custom solutions. The result is pipelines that are tightly crafted to a particular project, resulting in much lower overall costs."
Cubic Motion was founded in 2009 by Mike Jones, Doug Tate and Dr. Steven Dorning. The scientific team includes Dr. Gareth Edwards, co-inventor of the Active Appearance Model, and Dr. Steve Caulkin. The company's advisers include Professor Chris Taylor FrEng OBE, Associate Vice President of Research at Manchester University, and Andy Wood, a games industry veteran and director of Peter Gabriel's Real World. The company's future plans include a range of standalone products, particularly in the field of real-time animation.
Source: http://www.woodtv.com
The UK-based animation consultancy creates custom software for clients but also builds in-house pipelines for clients who wish to outsource their facial animation directly to Cubic Motion. Dr. Steve Caulkin, Cubic's Chief Scientific Officer explains: "The key to offering such low cost, high-quality animation for games is that we don't rely on a single pipeline or any particular technology - instead we have a scientific team who rapidly identify the appropriate technologies based on the particular project. Facial animation is far more diverse than many people appreciate, and what is right for one client may not work for another.
A lot depends on the choices the client makes about rigs and their chosen game engine. The client also has to think about whether a marker-based approach is best for them and whether audio-based animation may be an appropriate addition to the overall approach. As for specific technologies, a few years ago, choices were very limited, but now things have changed. For example, you only need to scan recent SIGGRAPH proceedings, to see just how many excellent techniques are available in the public domain. This fact, alongside the growing maturity of powerful open-source machine vision libraries such as OpenCV, is great news for all in the industry, but with this choice, navigating the space and identifying the 'best' solution has actually become more difficult. We're not tied to any single technology - instead we're trying to provide an expert-led gateway into custom solutions. The result is pipelines that are tightly crafted to a particular project, resulting in much lower overall costs."
Cubic Motion was founded in 2009 by Mike Jones, Doug Tate and Dr. Steven Dorning. The scientific team includes Dr. Gareth Edwards, co-inventor of the Active Appearance Model, and Dr. Steve Caulkin. The company's advisers include Professor Chris Taylor FrEng OBE, Associate Vice President of Research at Manchester University, and Andy Wood, a games industry veteran and director of Peter Gabriel's Real World. The company's future plans include a range of standalone products, particularly in the field of real-time animation.
Source: http://www.woodtv.com
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Animation Business Quite Different From A Typical BPO
Indian icons in the information technology industry such as Infosys have often been tracked as true blue stories which serve as a beacon for any industry aiming to target the offshore space in services. Little wonder then that there are many companies that started out in search of the ‘holy grail’ of animation services — to be the Infosys of the animation world!
Public memory is very short, however, and almost no one knew about Infosys for over a decade before it became a corporate giant. At the time, it was a software company that honed its technical and management skills and evolved into a well-organised IT company before it saw a window of opportunity and could drive home that advantage.
The animation business is presently not comparable as there are hardly any companies (in the long form broadcast/theatrical sector) with that vintage and readiness to play such a game.
So, is this comparison with IT valid, and is animation all about technology play? Well, the entertainment and media business has been demonstrating substantial capabilities in the past decade. Although it is primarily content driven, its methods of delivery — including in the future the intervention of mobile and Net-based technologies — will make it a tandem technology plus content play.
Like the IT community did overseas, the electronic media has succeeded in delivering to both local and international markets locally created entertainment software in TV and movies. These media players have already demonstrated their global expertise in producing “live action” software! They now use repurposing or servicing methods to exploit their TV programming, to leverage already created libraries in world markets. But this did not happen as BPO (business process outsourcing)!
It happened because the local market was deep enough to allow original content to be produced. Finding additional revenues prompted the search for overseas pockets of consumers for a product/market extension. Animation has potential parallels in content production, provided the local markets find the financial ability to fuel such original content.
However, in my mind there is no controversy. While animation has several leverages through technology tools, it is primarily a media content business.Then, we come to the issue of scope for animation as a BPO business. For instance, how is the animation BPO business different from BPOs in other IT-enabled services sectors in India? In recent years, the BPO syndrome has caused a flurry among entrepreneurs and has caught the imagination of investors...
Source: http://www.financialexpress.com/
Public memory is very short, however, and almost no one knew about Infosys for over a decade before it became a corporate giant. At the time, it was a software company that honed its technical and management skills and evolved into a well-organised IT company before it saw a window of opportunity and could drive home that advantage.
The animation business is presently not comparable as there are hardly any companies (in the long form broadcast/theatrical sector) with that vintage and readiness to play such a game.
So, is this comparison with IT valid, and is animation all about technology play? Well, the entertainment and media business has been demonstrating substantial capabilities in the past decade. Although it is primarily content driven, its methods of delivery — including in the future the intervention of mobile and Net-based technologies — will make it a tandem technology plus content play.
Like the IT community did overseas, the electronic media has succeeded in delivering to both local and international markets locally created entertainment software in TV and movies. These media players have already demonstrated their global expertise in producing “live action” software! They now use repurposing or servicing methods to exploit their TV programming, to leverage already created libraries in world markets. But this did not happen as BPO (business process outsourcing)!
It happened because the local market was deep enough to allow original content to be produced. Finding additional revenues prompted the search for overseas pockets of consumers for a product/market extension. Animation has potential parallels in content production, provided the local markets find the financial ability to fuel such original content.
However, in my mind there is no controversy. While animation has several leverages through technology tools, it is primarily a media content business.Then, we come to the issue of scope for animation as a BPO business. For instance, how is the animation BPO business different from BPOs in other IT-enabled services sectors in India? In recent years, the BPO syndrome has caused a flurry among entrepreneurs and has caught the imagination of investors...
Source: http://www.financialexpress.com/
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Valuable Architectural Animation Services by AMI
Architectural modeling India is an Indian based firm providing valuable services for architectural animation and rendering services. It is like an animation studio whose pillars are based on creativity and innovation. Our firm is working on 3D animation projects from last five years. Our experts are handling complex and large volume animation projects for offshore clients. We allow you to visualize your thoughts in different ways and working according to requirements.
Our 3D architectural animation service includes:
• 3D Walkthrough Services: it is a tool that widely used by architects and engineers. We are using it to generate the interior and exterior 3D views with every minute detail. This service allows you to get realistic view of a building. It becomes an essential tool for complex projects.
• 3D Flythrough Services: we are making accurate visually enhanced presentations for engineering concepts by using 3D Flythrough services. We have a team of architects who ensure 3D Flythrough outputs as per clients’ requirements with perfection.
We offer 3D views, walkthrough and flythrough in making of Residential Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Corporate houses, hospitals, hotels, schools, universities, bridges, plants and factories. Our firm has various production houses at different locations in India.
We bring ultimate resources, software and expertise for our animation projects. We are making valuable relationship with our clients and providing maximum integrity and transparency. Due to maintaining strong relationship we have successfully completed international animation and rendering projects.
For architectural animation services we are using latest software like AutoCAD, Revit 7 and 3D Max. We are making virtual environment by using these software. Requirements can be easily changed as we are using latest technologies for animation and rendering.
You can reduce your animation project cost by outsourcing with Architectural modeling India. We offer low cost architectural animation services and that does not mean that you have to compromise with quality.
Source: http://www.your-story.org
Our 3D architectural animation service includes:
• 3D Walkthrough Services: it is a tool that widely used by architects and engineers. We are using it to generate the interior and exterior 3D views with every minute detail. This service allows you to get realistic view of a building. It becomes an essential tool for complex projects.
• 3D Flythrough Services: we are making accurate visually enhanced presentations for engineering concepts by using 3D Flythrough services. We have a team of architects who ensure 3D Flythrough outputs as per clients’ requirements with perfection.
We offer 3D views, walkthrough and flythrough in making of Residential Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Corporate houses, hospitals, hotels, schools, universities, bridges, plants and factories. Our firm has various production houses at different locations in India.
We bring ultimate resources, software and expertise for our animation projects. We are making valuable relationship with our clients and providing maximum integrity and transparency. Due to maintaining strong relationship we have successfully completed international animation and rendering projects.
For architectural animation services we are using latest software like AutoCAD, Revit 7 and 3D Max. We are making virtual environment by using these software. Requirements can be easily changed as we are using latest technologies for animation and rendering.
You can reduce your animation project cost by outsourcing with Architectural modeling India. We offer low cost architectural animation services and that does not mean that you have to compromise with quality.
Source: http://www.your-story.org
Friday, January 8, 2010
Roy E. Disney Dies at 79; Rejuvenated Animation
Roy E. Disney, who helped revitalize the famed animation division of the company founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and who at times publicly feuded with top Disney executives, died on Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 79.
His death, at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, was caused by stomach cancer, a spokeswoman for the Walt Disney Company said. Mr. Disney, who had homes in Newport Beach and the Toluca Lake district of Los Angeles, was the last member of the Disney family to work at the entertainment conglomerate built by his uncle and his father, Roy O. Disney.
As a boy the younger Roy would play in the halls of his uncle’s studio, where animators often used him as a test audience as they toiled on movies like “Pinocchio.” As an adult he helped bring the animation studio back from the brink, overseeing a creative renaissance that led to “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King.”
But the soft-spoken Mr. Disney was primarily known for a willingness to question the company’s top managers, aggressively and publicly, when he felt they were mishandling the family empire. Some people in the company referred to him as its real-life Jiminy Cricket: a living conscience who was at times intensely disliked by management for speaking out.
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His death, at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, was caused by stomach cancer, a spokeswoman for the Walt Disney Company said. Mr. Disney, who had homes in Newport Beach and the Toluca Lake district of Los Angeles, was the last member of the Disney family to work at the entertainment conglomerate built by his uncle and his father, Roy O. Disney.
As a boy the younger Roy would play in the halls of his uncle’s studio, where animators often used him as a test audience as they toiled on movies like “Pinocchio.” As an adult he helped bring the animation studio back from the brink, overseeing a creative renaissance that led to “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King.”
But the soft-spoken Mr. Disney was primarily known for a willingness to question the company’s top managers, aggressively and publicly, when he felt they were mishandling the family empire. Some people in the company referred to him as its real-life Jiminy Cricket: a living conscience who was at times intensely disliked by management for speaking out.
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Friday, January 1, 2010
I&B Ministry seeks 10-year tax holiday for animation sector
The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has urged the Finance Ministry to rationalise the duty structure for digital head-end equipment and set-top boxes, and sought a 10-year tax holiday for the animation, gaming and visual effects (VFX) industry.
The proposals, a part of Budget wish list of I&B Ministry were submitted to the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. The I&B Ministry has also sought the inclusion of entertainment tax on broadcasting and cable sector in the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Speaking to reporters after submitting the proposals, Ms Ambika Soni, Union Minister for I&B, said a ten-year tax holiday would help India emerge as an international hub for the animation and gaming and that there was a need to incentivise them.
The I&B ministry has suggested that the basic customs duty for the head-end equipment should be brought down to zero to give an impetus to the digitisation in the country.
Currently, the basic customs duty on digital head-end equipment varies from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent.
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The proposals, a part of Budget wish list of I&B Ministry were submitted to the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. The I&B Ministry has also sought the inclusion of entertainment tax on broadcasting and cable sector in the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Speaking to reporters after submitting the proposals, Ms Ambika Soni, Union Minister for I&B, said a ten-year tax holiday would help India emerge as an international hub for the animation and gaming and that there was a need to incentivise them.
The I&B ministry has suggested that the basic customs duty for the head-end equipment should be brought down to zero to give an impetus to the digitisation in the country.
Currently, the basic customs duty on digital head-end equipment varies from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Animation sector pushes 'creative' outsourcing
Local animators, many of whom have already proven themselves in the international arena, aim to give the Philippines an even bigger spot on the world animation map by advocating “creative process outsourcing.”
The Animation Council of the Philippines Inc. said the country could also be a leader in CPO, after proving to be a formidable force in the business process outsourcing space.
“I (am) personally advocating to various agencies like (the Business Processing Association of the Philippines, Department of Trade and Industry, and Department of Foreign Affairs) that the Philippines should claim CPO, given the Filipinos’ inherent talent in designing anything from print animation to product modeling,” Acpi president Rowena Bagadion said in a statement.
She said creative industries should be consolidated under one umbrella organization, as this would make it easier for the country to market such services and create a brand for itself in the international arena.
CPO should cover the animation and game development industries, music and sound engineering, advertising, film, industrial design, architecture, comics, photography, publishing, and also those that fell under corporate communication such as writing and conceptualization.
“We want our own brand of animation. If one is familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the Filipino industry has matured to a point where we are now seeking for self-actualization,” Bagadion said.
The local animation industry has been making its mark in the world due to lower costs, consistent quality of work, quickness in delivering output, English proficiency, and understanding of concepts and story lines.
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The Animation Council of the Philippines Inc. said the country could also be a leader in CPO, after proving to be a formidable force in the business process outsourcing space.
“I (am) personally advocating to various agencies like (the Business Processing Association of the Philippines, Department of Trade and Industry, and Department of Foreign Affairs) that the Philippines should claim CPO, given the Filipinos’ inherent talent in designing anything from print animation to product modeling,” Acpi president Rowena Bagadion said in a statement.
She said creative industries should be consolidated under one umbrella organization, as this would make it easier for the country to market such services and create a brand for itself in the international arena.
CPO should cover the animation and game development industries, music and sound engineering, advertising, film, industrial design, architecture, comics, photography, publishing, and also those that fell under corporate communication such as writing and conceptualization.
“We want our own brand of animation. If one is familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the Filipino industry has matured to a point where we are now seeking for self-actualization,” Bagadion said.
The local animation industry has been making its mark in the world due to lower costs, consistent quality of work, quickness in delivering output, English proficiency, and understanding of concepts and story lines.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Animation studio benefits from sales outsourcing
The Indian animation industry is set to boom in the next few years, causing one website to recommend firms to consider sales outsourcing there.
Proactive Investors UK wrote that the growing sophistication of televisions and film will open up the niche entertainment sector to double turnover by 2013, which will be helped by sales outsourcing.
It cited DQ Entertainment, which has used the Indian workforce in Hyderabad to help get its work noted by top global institutions such as the BBC, Discovery Kids and France 2.
"As a result of the transformation of the business model, DQ (currently capitalised at £39.6m) has been able to double its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin from 21 per cent to 43 per cent," the website said.
India recently topped a Global Services and Tholons poll to find the best destination for sales outsourcing firms looking to boost their productivity by using a foreign workforce.
Artic;le Source: http://www.pareto.co.uk
Proactive Investors UK wrote that the growing sophistication of televisions and film will open up the niche entertainment sector to double turnover by 2013, which will be helped by sales outsourcing.
It cited DQ Entertainment, which has used the Indian workforce in Hyderabad to help get its work noted by top global institutions such as the BBC, Discovery Kids and France 2.
"As a result of the transformation of the business model, DQ (currently capitalised at £39.6m) has been able to double its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin from 21 per cent to 43 per cent," the website said.
India recently topped a Global Services and Tholons poll to find the best destination for sales outsourcing firms looking to boost their productivity by using a foreign workforce.
Artic;le Source: http://www.pareto.co.uk
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Indian animation charts new course on route to recovery
NEW DELHI: Economic slowdown has meant different things to different industries and though the economy has recovered, corporations have taken their lessons. The global phenomenon has left none untouched and industries have had to reshape the way they go about their business. The Rs 17.4 billion Indian animation industry has also found an alternate revenue stream in what was hitherto dubbed as ‘allied’ applications of animation.
From auto designing, and surgical models to fashion designing, engineering, animation has, over the years, found myriad uses and has been growing rather quietly while its use in media and entertainment has hogged all the limelight. But even as the media industry is faces a slowdown, studios working in specialized animation are growing fast, albeit on a small base. Industry estimates put media and entertainment as still providing over 70% of the industry’s revenue. But it is specialized animation that is growing faster, at about 40% (compared to media and entertainment’s 25% annual growth rate), and is powering the industry.
Twenty-one year-old Himanshu Gupta is a happy man. In his two years as a specialized animator, he has been able to steer ahead of his batch-mates at the animation school who, he says, are earning less than him. Himanshu is part of a 15-member team at Scientific Animation, a specialized animation and graphics company based out of Gurgaon.
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From auto designing, and surgical models to fashion designing, engineering, animation has, over the years, found myriad uses and has been growing rather quietly while its use in media and entertainment has hogged all the limelight. But even as the media industry is faces a slowdown, studios working in specialized animation are growing fast, albeit on a small base. Industry estimates put media and entertainment as still providing over 70% of the industry’s revenue. But it is specialized animation that is growing faster, at about 40% (compared to media and entertainment’s 25% annual growth rate), and is powering the industry.
Twenty-one year-old Himanshu Gupta is a happy man. In his two years as a specialized animator, he has been able to steer ahead of his batch-mates at the animation school who, he says, are earning less than him. Himanshu is part of a 15-member team at Scientific Animation, a specialized animation and graphics company based out of Gurgaon.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Arena launches Animation Studios in Chennai
CHENNAI: Arena Animation, the Global leader in Animation and Multimedia training launched Animation Studios at Arena’s Vadapalani and Anna Nagar centres, which offer Arena’s hi end Animation Engineering (DAE)program.
Addressing a Press Conference at Chennai, Mr R Krishnan, Executive Director, Aptech Ltd said, “The hi-tech Animation Studios are being launched with an aim to enable the students of Animation Engineering (DAE) to undergo intensive training in Animation related subjects. The state-of-the-art studios are equipped to train students on the latest Animation & Special Effects and offer them hands-on training in highly advanced animation technology, equipping them for the ever-evolving & challenging world of multimedia & animation.”
The studios will facilitate live projects and intensive industry interaction for the DAE students.
Each studio has hi-end apparatus & facilities such as DV Cams, Green Matt room for compositing & visual effects, Animation light boxes, Hi-end scanners, Hi-end Editing software etc, and the students will be allowed to handle them personally, enabling them to understand the techniques involved in the various stages of SFX such as pre-production, production and post-production.
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Addressing a Press Conference at Chennai, Mr R Krishnan, Executive Director, Aptech Ltd said, “The hi-tech Animation Studios are being launched with an aim to enable the students of Animation Engineering (DAE) to undergo intensive training in Animation related subjects. The state-of-the-art studios are equipped to train students on the latest Animation & Special Effects and offer them hands-on training in highly advanced animation technology, equipping them for the ever-evolving & challenging world of multimedia & animation.”
The studios will facilitate live projects and intensive industry interaction for the DAE students.
Each studio has hi-end apparatus & facilities such as DV Cams, Green Matt room for compositing & visual effects, Animation light boxes, Hi-end scanners, Hi-end Editing software etc, and the students will be allowed to handle them personally, enabling them to understand the techniques involved in the various stages of SFX such as pre-production, production and post-production.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Indian animation charts new course on route to recovery
NEW DELHI: Economic slowdown has meant different things to different industries and though the economy has recovered, corporations have taken their lessons. The global phenomenon has left none untouched and industries have had to reshape the way they go about their business. The Rs 17.4 billion Indian animation industry has also found an alternate revenue stream in what was hitherto dubbed as ‘allied’ applications of animation.
From auto designing, and surgical models to fashion designing, engineering, animation has, over the years, found myriad uses and has been growing rather quietly while its use in media and entertainment has hogged all the limelight. But even as the media industry is faces a slowdown, studios working in specialized animation are growing fast, albeit on a small base. Industry estimates put media and entertainment as still providing over 70% of the industry’s revenue. But it is specialized animation that is growing faster, at about 40% (compared to media and entertainment’s 25% annual growth rate), and is powering the industry.
Twenty-one year-old Himanshu Gupta is a happy man. In his two years as a specialized animator, he has been able to steer ahead of his batch-mates at the animation school who, he says, are earning less than him. Himanshu is part of a 15-member team at Scientific Animation, a specialized animation and graphics company based out of Gurgaon.
Although small in size, the company counts multinationals like Johnson & Johnson and Genentech Pharmaceuticals as clients, providing them animated visual representations for training, and marketing purposes. The company makes animated videos teaching how to perform surgeries, using latest medical implements et al. Theses come in handy for doctors and surgeons. It claims to be growing at 30% per annum.
Similar is the case of Mint Infotech- a company that deals in architectural animation- making 3-D architectural walkthroughs. The company provides life-like virtual representations of prospective buildings. These help builders/architects market their version of buildings to their customers. Started in 2004, Mint Infotech is also growing at over 30% and has worked for organizations like the United Nations Organisation (UNO), Hospital Service Consultancy Corporation (HSCC) (a government of India enterprise) and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC), India’s largest public sector construction company.
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From auto designing, and surgical models to fashion designing, engineering, animation has, over the years, found myriad uses and has been growing rather quietly while its use in media and entertainment has hogged all the limelight. But even as the media industry is faces a slowdown, studios working in specialized animation are growing fast, albeit on a small base. Industry estimates put media and entertainment as still providing over 70% of the industry’s revenue. But it is specialized animation that is growing faster, at about 40% (compared to media and entertainment’s 25% annual growth rate), and is powering the industry.
Twenty-one year-old Himanshu Gupta is a happy man. In his two years as a specialized animator, he has been able to steer ahead of his batch-mates at the animation school who, he says, are earning less than him. Himanshu is part of a 15-member team at Scientific Animation, a specialized animation and graphics company based out of Gurgaon.
Although small in size, the company counts multinationals like Johnson & Johnson and Genentech Pharmaceuticals as clients, providing them animated visual representations for training, and marketing purposes. The company makes animated videos teaching how to perform surgeries, using latest medical implements et al. Theses come in handy for doctors and surgeons. It claims to be growing at 30% per annum.
Similar is the case of Mint Infotech- a company that deals in architectural animation- making 3-D architectural walkthroughs. The company provides life-like virtual representations of prospective buildings. These help builders/architects market their version of buildings to their customers. Started in 2004, Mint Infotech is also growing at over 30% and has worked for organizations like the United Nations Organisation (UNO), Hospital Service Consultancy Corporation (HSCC) (a government of India enterprise) and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC), India’s largest public sector construction company.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Animation and Gaming industry to expand in India
Hyderabad: The latest report released by Ernst & Young titled 'The Animation and Gaming Industry in India' reports that the global animation market is estimated at $68 billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10 percent to reach $100 billion by 2012. The quality of animation has improved with the incorporation of 3D effects to enhance the visual appeal. Another key trend witnessed in global animation industry is the outsourcing of animation content to Asia.
Most of the outsourcing contracts in Asia are finding their way to India. The Indian animation industry can be divided into Animation entertainment, animation education, customer content development and multimedia/web design and VFX. The entire animation industry in India was estimated at $314 million in 2006, $494 million in 2008 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22 percent to reach $1 billion by 2012. Custom content development and multimedia/web design is the largest segment today, followed by animation entertainment, animation education and VFX, respectively.
The global gaming market was estimated at $36 billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at CAGR of 10.5 percent to reach $53.6 billion by 2012. The mobile and online gaming are relatively new segment in the global gaming arena, but have grown rapidly to account for 29 percent (mobile) and 24 percent (online) of global gaming revenues. Game consoles are evolving into multi-functional entertainment systems, offering multiplayer gameplay on the internet, internet browsing capability and options to play high definition movies.
The gaming industry can be divided into online games (massively multi-player online role playing games and casual games), mobile games, PC games and Console games. The Indian gaming industry was estimated at $50 million in 2006, $167 million in 2008 and is forecasted to grow at CAGR of 49 percent to reach $830 million by 2012. The overall size of the Indian gaming industry represents revenues from the consumer market, services market and revenues from non-development activities such as services rendered as technical support to international gaming companies.
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Most of the outsourcing contracts in Asia are finding their way to India. The Indian animation industry can be divided into Animation entertainment, animation education, customer content development and multimedia/web design and VFX. The entire animation industry in India was estimated at $314 million in 2006, $494 million in 2008 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22 percent to reach $1 billion by 2012. Custom content development and multimedia/web design is the largest segment today, followed by animation entertainment, animation education and VFX, respectively.
The global gaming market was estimated at $36 billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at CAGR of 10.5 percent to reach $53.6 billion by 2012. The mobile and online gaming are relatively new segment in the global gaming arena, but have grown rapidly to account for 29 percent (mobile) and 24 percent (online) of global gaming revenues. Game consoles are evolving into multi-functional entertainment systems, offering multiplayer gameplay on the internet, internet browsing capability and options to play high definition movies.
The gaming industry can be divided into online games (massively multi-player online role playing games and casual games), mobile games, PC games and Console games. The Indian gaming industry was estimated at $50 million in 2006, $167 million in 2008 and is forecasted to grow at CAGR of 49 percent to reach $830 million by 2012. The overall size of the Indian gaming industry represents revenues from the consumer market, services market and revenues from non-development activities such as services rendered as technical support to international gaming companies.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
India has potential to grab the global animation market
MUMBAI: The global animation industry is poised for exponential growth and India has the potential to grab a big slice of the market, according to Samir Hoon, special effects wizard and brain behind several Hollywood blockbusters.
"India has become an important outsourcing destination due to a large English-speaking population, adequate animation capacity in 12 studios confirming to global standards, state-of-the-art computer hardware and software platform and above all, the low-cost factor," Hoon, who has provided special effects for blockbusters like Star Wars, Jurassic Park and 101 Dalmatians, told reporters on Wednesday.
"The cheaper rate of producing animation in India has made it one of the upcoming markets in the world in the field of animation," he said.
According to sources in the industry, currently pegged at $550 million, the Indian animation industry is expected to mop up an additional $2 billion worth of animation business over the next three years or roughly four per cent of the projected $50 billion global market in 2005.
India is expected to be seen as an important destination for outsourcing as far as television and morning serials are concerned, Hoon said.
The demand for trained hands is one of the greatest challenging factors to ensure that India nurtures institutions and training programmes for churning out skilled hands, Hoon added.
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"India has become an important outsourcing destination due to a large English-speaking population, adequate animation capacity in 12 studios confirming to global standards, state-of-the-art computer hardware and software platform and above all, the low-cost factor," Hoon, who has provided special effects for blockbusters like Star Wars, Jurassic Park and 101 Dalmatians, told reporters on Wednesday.
"The cheaper rate of producing animation in India has made it one of the upcoming markets in the world in the field of animation," he said.
According to sources in the industry, currently pegged at $550 million, the Indian animation industry is expected to mop up an additional $2 billion worth of animation business over the next three years or roughly four per cent of the projected $50 billion global market in 2005.
India is expected to be seen as an important destination for outsourcing as far as television and morning serials are concerned, Hoon said.
The demand for trained hands is one of the greatest challenging factors to ensure that India nurtures institutions and training programmes for churning out skilled hands, Hoon added.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Animate your career
This is the computer age, wherein technological advances have opened up a much larger canvas for artists to indulge in, and now it is the mouse, rather than the brush that is used to give vent to the artist's imagination. This has created innumerable careers that didn't exist earlier
Remember the movie, Twister, where a crow flew across the screen? Or Independence Day, where alien spaceships threatened the existence of planet Earth? The mind-blowing special effects in cartoon films, movies like Matrix or the more recent, Spiderman and even Indian movies such as Hey Ram and Hindustani and the special effects in Daler Mehndi’s famous music albums.
Behind all these breathtaking effects is — guess who — a multimedia artist at work who specialises in animation. Artists today do not just work with easels, palettes and brushes. This is the computer age, wherein technological advances have opened up a much larger canvas for artists to indulge in. This includes a plethora of activities, from creating a presentation style for a given topic, to visualising the graphic elements in an application and creating cartoon characters.
Multimedia technology is something that integrates video, audio, text and graphic components in an interactive format from movies to educational tutors. Its applications are wide-ranging, and career opportunities for multimedia specialists include high growth careers in music, publishing, graphic arts, films, television, advertising and corporate communications.
Basically, there are two main work areas for a multimedia professional. One is creation of graphics, animation and usage of audio-video. The other area is: application of multimedia for a range of usages including books, CD-Roms, corporate and marketing presentations, TV and films. Areas of work Radio, television, advertising and the film industry: Editors, together with the film directors, create their films with graphic designers who generate all the graphics and special effects on the computer. Often, this is handled in conjunction with sound recordists who add their inputs using multimedia to create results that truly blow your mind. Interactive multimedia: Multimedia specialists function as web designers and developers for interactive portals. With convergence and interactive technologies being developed every day, specialists in this area will be required for online education, and video conferencing.
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Remember the movie, Twister, where a crow flew across the screen? Or Independence Day, where alien spaceships threatened the existence of planet Earth? The mind-blowing special effects in cartoon films, movies like Matrix or the more recent, Spiderman and even Indian movies such as Hey Ram and Hindustani and the special effects in Daler Mehndi’s famous music albums.
Behind all these breathtaking effects is — guess who — a multimedia artist at work who specialises in animation. Artists today do not just work with easels, palettes and brushes. This is the computer age, wherein technological advances have opened up a much larger canvas for artists to indulge in. This includes a plethora of activities, from creating a presentation style for a given topic, to visualising the graphic elements in an application and creating cartoon characters.
Multimedia technology is something that integrates video, audio, text and graphic components in an interactive format from movies to educational tutors. Its applications are wide-ranging, and career opportunities for multimedia specialists include high growth careers in music, publishing, graphic arts, films, television, advertising and corporate communications.
Basically, there are two main work areas for a multimedia professional. One is creation of graphics, animation and usage of audio-video. The other area is: application of multimedia for a range of usages including books, CD-Roms, corporate and marketing presentations, TV and films. Areas of work Radio, television, advertising and the film industry: Editors, together with the film directors, create their films with graphic designers who generate all the graphics and special effects on the computer. Often, this is handled in conjunction with sound recordists who add their inputs using multimedia to create results that truly blow your mind. Interactive multimedia: Multimedia specialists function as web designers and developers for interactive portals. With convergence and interactive technologies being developed every day, specialists in this area will be required for online education, and video conferencing.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
B2B Portal for Freelance Animators & Multimedia Experts
September 30, 2009 - A new B2B transparent portal for animation projects and freelance work has been introduced. http://www.animationprojects.net has been introduced for outsourcing service buyers and providers with revolutionary approach. It takes a very transparent approach to help outsourcing service buyers and providers.
A freelance animator carry outs animation services for whoever has hired him or her for a particular project. After the project has been completed, the animator will go on to another animation project, working for someone else. Freelance animation is a great option for someone who likes animation but cannot make a decision what area of the field they want to specialize in. There are always a lot of possibilities, and a successful freelancer can pick and choose his assignments.
Are you a talented animation expert looking for animation projects? You have come to the right place.
Service Providers - How it Works?
• Register/Sign up on website http://www.animationprojects.net absolutely FREE.
• Search projects from the categories you prefer.
• Purchase contact details of the outsourcing services buyers associated with projects.
• Get connected to unlimited outsourcing services buyers.
Service Providers - Benefits
• Absolutely FREE registration.
• Free listing of company / freelancer profile.
• Providing verified leads.
• Save time and resources in finding buyers.
• Cut down marketing overheads.
• Build international clientele. Get projects locally, nationally and globally.
Service Buyers - How It Works?
• E-mail your project description/requirements on projects@animationprojects.net or post it on site FREE.
• An editorial team will put your project on AnimationProjects.
• Project alert email will be sent to all registered providers.
• Services providers searching for the projects will examine your project’s details.
• If any provider is interested in undertaking your project, then he will contact you directly.
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A freelance animator carry outs animation services for whoever has hired him or her for a particular project. After the project has been completed, the animator will go on to another animation project, working for someone else. Freelance animation is a great option for someone who likes animation but cannot make a decision what area of the field they want to specialize in. There are always a lot of possibilities, and a successful freelancer can pick and choose his assignments.
Are you a talented animation expert looking for animation projects? You have come to the right place.
Service Providers - How it Works?
• Register/Sign up on website http://www.animationprojects.net absolutely FREE.
• Search projects from the categories you prefer.
• Purchase contact details of the outsourcing services buyers associated with projects.
• Get connected to unlimited outsourcing services buyers.
Service Providers - Benefits
• Absolutely FREE registration.
• Free listing of company / freelancer profile.
• Providing verified leads.
• Save time and resources in finding buyers.
• Cut down marketing overheads.
• Build international clientele. Get projects locally, nationally and globally.
Service Buyers - How It Works?
• E-mail your project description/requirements on projects@animationprojects.net or post it on site FREE.
• An editorial team will put your project on AnimationProjects.
• Project alert email will be sent to all registered providers.
• Services providers searching for the projects will examine your project’s details.
• If any provider is interested in undertaking your project, then he will contact you directly.
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