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  • How Faceware became Contiloe’s ‘Vighnaharta’

    How Faceware became Contiloe’s ‘Vighnaharta’

    While it may seem extremely cool to don a helmet with a head-mounted camera and shoot, motion capture is a technique that involves an entirely different level of complexity. James Cameron’s Avatar beautifully used the technology for the CGI created characters of the Na’vi tribe; and the Planet of the Apes series exploited the technique successfully with Andy Serkis’ Ceaser becoming the most memorable character in the film.

    With the amount of research, training and skilled execution that comes with using this technology, it is an equal amount of dare to execute it for a TV show. And this dare has been taken up by Abhimanyu Singh’s Contiloe Pictures for their upcoming mythological TV show Vighnaharta Ganesh, making it the first TV show in India to use motion capture.

    Why Motion Capture (mocap)

    “Whenever Ganpati has been shown on screen, you will see makeup done to convert his human face to an elephant face,” said Contiloe Pictures CEO Abhimanyu Singh. “It looks odd,” he added, and argued that the form of an elephant’s face cannot be done just by applying makeup on human’s face. “That is why we have used mocap.”

    The technique is used for the elephant head of Ganesh in the show, and will be seen from the third or fourth episode.

    For detailed story, read here:

    Exclusive: Contiloe recreates the elephant-lord in ‘Vighnaharta Ganesh’ with MOCAPtivating technique

  • Star Movies to air Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

    Star Movies to air Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

    MUMBAI: Every action has its consequences. For a long time, the human race has taken for granted its dominance as a sentient being. They have always assumed that nature and everything in it belongs to him and him alone and that they can experiment with it as they please. But sometimes, reality begs to differ.

     

    Ten years after the planet is ravaged due to a plague that is wiping out humanity, a group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath, while apes with genetically enhanced intelligence, have started to build a civilization of their own. What happens next is what Star Movies is bringing for its viewers with the television premiere of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

     

    It’s not a just a blockbuster movie, it’s a struggle. A gut-wrenching pendulum of survival that makes you think – what would you do if your freedom was at stake? What will you do if the safety of your family was threatened? Find out the ultimate rush for freedom, the most basic instinct of any species – to survive. Witness the biggest fight known to man on Star Movies, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on 31st May at 1pm and 9pm!

     

    At Star Movies, we don’t believe in just watching the fight unfold but become a part of it, and the marketing campaign for the premiere will give an opportunity to the viewers to pick a side and proclaim their allegiance. You can either join the human army or the ape army on the day of the premiere and witness the epic saga unfold.

     

    A sequel to ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’, the film recounts the ape empire’s conflicts with a sustaining human rebellion. This American sci-fi film epic received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects and its third installment is set to be released in July 2017.

     

    Starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Kirk Acevedo, this film is thrilling and exciting and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout its duration.

     

    It’s time to pick a side. It’s time to watch the most epic battle for survival with the television premiere of the ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ on 31st May at 1pm and 9pm, only On STAR MOVIES!

  • ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast announced

    ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast announced

    MUMBAI: Actors John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Mr. Selfridge), Adam Driver (Girls), Golden Globe Award nominee Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), BAFTA Award nominee Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings films, The Hobbit films), Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & Part 2), and Academy Award nominee Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) will join the original stars of the saga, Golden Globe Award winner Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones films), Carrie Fisher (Family Guy), Mark Hamill (Uncle Grandpa), Anthony Daniels (Prime Suspect), Peter Mayhew (Breaking In, Glee), and Kenny Baker (Amadeus, Casualty) in the new film.

    Director J.J. Abrams said in a statement, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”

    It has also been confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII is set about 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, and will star a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces.

    Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek reboot films) from a screenplay by Academy Award nominee Lawrence Kasdan (Darling Companion) and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy (The Adventures of Tintin), J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk (Lost, Fringe) are producing and Academy Award winner John Williams (Jaws, Schindler’s List) returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on 18 December, 2015.