Visual Effects News
Shahrukh Khan superhero project Ra.One received quite a few negative reviews in India. But despite all the criticism, the actor is planning to make a sequel of the movie. Shahrukh Khan in an interview to a leading daily said, “Yes, I want to make Ra.One 2. I believe that our company has the best VFX unit in India. It would be a big waste if we don’t utilise it to push the parameters of what we do in India.”
Anubhav Misra a Motion Graphics Designer based in New Delhi has recently created animated title sequence for Jhumroo. Kingdom of Dreams was launching a new Musical comedy "JHUMROO", and wanted a title sequence and an opening sequence which could be a part of the whole show and set the stage for the action packed retro musical comedy.
EA has reportedly sold the rights for the official Need For Speed film to DreamWorks and hired director Scott Waugh. One of EA's biggest titles, the Need For Speed series is well known to almost every gamer. Since the release of the first title, the series has sold more than 140 million units.
Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies VFX studio working on special effects for Hrithik's Krrish 3. Hrithik Roshan will be getting his superpowers with a little help from Shah Rukh Khan. Hrithik's work in progress Krrish 3 is Bollywood's next superhero film and what's a superhero film without super special effects?
Famed cricket players Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga, Indian batsman Virat Kohli, South Africa’s wicket-keepers Mark Boucher (filmed prior to his retirement announcement) and Mignon du Preez, and bowler Morne Morkel unite to participate in a one of a kind international cricket match. The visual effects heavy advertising campaign promoting the International Cricket Council World Twenty20 international championship games.
Visual Computing Labs (VCL), a division of Tata Elxsi Ltd. Has delivered 1062 VFX shoots for Ek Tha Tiger, a romantic action thriller, starring superstars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. This blockbuster film directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Yash Raj. The Rs 75 crore budget film has reportedly made a business of Rs 32 crore on the first day itself. with Yash Raj Films.
Damarukam, movie is going to be the first Telugu film ever with over 70 minutes of special effects. It is learnt that the movie is loaded with some of most breathtaking visual effects ever for an Indian movie and is going to set a new bench mark as far as VFx standards go in India
Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., IMAX Corporation recently announced that the action thriller Dhoom3, will be digitally re-mastered in the immersive IMAX format and released in IMAX® theatres across India and select global locations next year. The film marks the first Indian local-language production to be released in IMAX.
Dredd 3D is a futuristic British thriller closely based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd. Its plotline and setting is reminiscent of the original Robocop movies with a crime ridden city known as Mega City One, a drug (SLO-MO) offering a mind altering escape to the city's 800 million inhabitants and a law-enforcing officer to battle the drug barons.
James Cameron is likely to present stunning visual effects for the movie's sequel. He is planning to include underwater scenes in its sequel. Cameron is planning to use the latest technology to bring his cinematic vision to the life. He is thinking to use performance capture... underwater.
Pixar has recently released the concept art for its May 30, 2014 release, The good Dinosaur. The film is described as follows: What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct?
After talented filmmakers and movie technicians, the State will soon be able to produce quality visual-effects experts. Work is on at the MGR Government Film and Television Institute to create laboratory facilities and frame a syllabus for a new course to be launched the coming academic year.
This year’s nominees show how visual effects have spread from summer blockbusters to genres as diverse as superheroes, different flavors of fantasy, more traditional sci-fi territory, and even the art-house film. For each nominee, there’s a moment that makes it worthy of an Oscar nomination.
Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios' latest thriller ’Murder 3’ has been delivered by Prime Focus. Directed by Vishesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, 'Murder 3' is the third installment in the Murder series. The movie revolves around Vikram (Randeep Hooda), Roshni (Aditi Rao Hydari) and Nisha (Sara Loren).
The latest superhero release from Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel Studios unit posted the second-biggest domestic opening of all time and a world-wide gross that already was higher than the total for "Iron Man 2." The third movie featuring Robert Downey Jr. as the sarcastic, metal-clad do-gooder opened to an estimated $175.3 million .