Posts filed under ‘Animation’
2010 – The year Indian Animation proves itself?
Well, out of ALL of the Indian animation features announced to release in 2009, NONE got released.Can’t blame Indian animation for that. 2009 was just BLACK. Period. Projects got postponed, paused or canceled due to the global economic crisis. It was probably the worst year Bollywood ever had – ever.
BUT: The good news is several Indian animation features are NOW – April 2010 – ready for release:
- Kireet Khurana’s TOONPUR KA SUPERHERO (Eros/Climb)
- Chetan Desai’s RAMAYANA (Maya Entertainment Ltd)
- Nikhil Advani’s DELHI SAFARI (Krayon Pictures)
- Arnab Chaudhury’s ARJUN (UTV)
Animation Nation – New York Times, June 05, 2009
A look at a select forthcoming animated films. Read more at The New York Times »
How to write an Animation Short Film
What I always tell my students is that the right way to approach a short film is to imagine it was a feature film. Writing, directing short films is the perfect play-ground for experimenting with the principles of story-telling – principles which remain the same on the macro- as well as on the micro-level: In the arc of a Hero’s Journey, in the arc of an act, in the arc of a scene or a short film…
MAHAYODDHA RAMA – Spectacular 3D Action-Adventure by Contiloe/Pixion
Went finally to see DreamWorks’ MONSTERS VS. ALIENS 3D in a theatre here in Mumbai. Noticed the outstanding graphics of the second MAHAYODDHA RAMA theatrical trailer and thought I need to share this with you. This 2 min 48 sec trailer is currently screened at Fame, Fun, INOX, PVR and other multiplexes and certainly raises high expectations about the upcoming release. Read a detailed article on MAHAYODDHA RAMA incl interviews with producer Abhimanyu Singh and director Ronnie Vaid here.
2009 – The Year Indian Animation matured?
2009 will be a year in which not less than 15 (in words: fifteen) Indian full-length animation films are expected to hit the theatres. Since Percept Picture & Sahara One released HANUMAN directed by veteran director V. G. Samant and director Milind Ukey in 2005, not a single great film has followed.
Artefact 8 – Persepolis (2007)
The ancient city of Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran and was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty around 500 BC. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa, which means “The City of Persians” and thus refers – in a very subtle way – to a time when Iran/Persia was at its height of power and prosperity and – not Islamic.
Jumbo (2006/2008) – A Thai film-turned-Indian
Percept Picture Company triggered a huge wave of Indian-made animation feature films with HAMUNAN (2005) followed by their RETURN OF HANUMAN (2007). Percept’s No. 3 was JUMBO, released – simultaneously with Aamir Khan-starrer GHAJINI – on 25th December 2008.
Artefact 7 – The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
“She was born with magic hands.” — Jean Renoir on Lotte Reiniger
Do you like Animation? Well, then there is absolutely no excuse to miss this magnificent masterpiece, the oldest surviving full-length animation film in the world.
Artefact 6 – The Pixar Story (2007)
Ed Catmull wanted to be an animator and artist but just felt he wasn’t good enough. When he took up Physics and Computer Science, he fell in love with Computer Graphics. Ed’s animation “Computer Animated Hand” featuring his own left hand was years later used in the film FUTUREWORLD (1976) and thus went down in history as the first use of 3D-Computer Animation in a feature film.
