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Point of View

Session on Pre-Production for Short Film

Learning the science of digital colours

Wall of Fame

Showcasing creativity at a logo contest Celebrating the spirit of creativity on International Animation Day

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Meet the all-round

good guy

Unveiling LAIKA’s

newest song

The VFx Gods are

descending

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Czars of style partners

with pioneers of education

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Meet the all-round good guy

Disney and Pixar’s newest film, The Good Dinosaur, is a prehistoric tale. It is based in a world where d inosaurs d idn ’ t go extinct. The roles are reversed, as dinosaurs adopt the responsibilities of civilisation like farming and herding, while humans remain wild and feral.

Arlo, the young and timid Apatosaurus struggles to make a mark on his father’s farm. When he finds himself lost in the wilderness with a young human child as a companion and protector, he is forced to confront his fears and find his way back home.

The Good Dinosaur was released on November 25, 2015.

Watch the official trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCD9_9hAzGU

Courtesy: www.zitomedia.net

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Unveiling LAIKA’s newest song

Focus Feature is set to release LAIKA’S newest and most visually different feature, Kubo and the Two Strings. This action-adventure, stop-motion animated film is set in a mythical Japan. The first teaser trailer offers a taste of the film’s visual style and epic setting.

‘Kubo’ marks the directorial debut of animator and LAIKA’s CEO Travis Knight. Focus Feature has released all of the Portland-based animation studio’s previous features, including Coraline, Paranorman and The Boxtrolls. ‘Kubo’ will be launched in the USfirst, and will be distributed across the globe by Universal Pictures International.

The movie is set for release on August 19, 2016.

The official trailer for ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1F8VJZgrk

Courtesy: www.awn.com

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The VFx Gods are descending

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Lionsgate unveils its VFx prowess in the new Gods of Egypt trailer. The upcoming feature stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush, as directed by Alex Proyas.

Bek, a clever mortal thief, teams up with a vengeful god to confront and combat the God of Darkness and his quest to destroy Life and Afterlife.

The trailer showcases dramatic digital backdrops and stunning visual effects, created under the supervision of VFx Supervisor Eric Durst. The visual effects were created by the talented VFx artists at Cinesite, Iloura, Raynault VFX, Rising Sun Pictures, Rodeo FX and Tippett Studio.

The ‘Gods of Egypt’ shall descend on February 26, 2016.

Watch the official movie trailer on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVg_6UaQsU

Courtesy: www.awn.com

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Czars of style partners

with pioneers of education

As when the pioneer in education industry join hands with the master of the beauty industry, you certainly get the best of both the worlds. Lakmé and Aptech together launched the First Lakmé Academy power by Aptech at

thAhmedabad on 24 of November. This state of Art Academy with its foundation and advance courses in beauty, hair, skin and make up will offer a new way to success for millions of students across the country.

With the growth in beauty and wellness products and services, it is estimated that the industry would be worth `80,370 crores by the year 2017-18. The number of skilled professional required to cater the industry demand is tremendous, but at the moment only a few professional institutes offering beauty and styling courses, number of professionally trained beauty experts are extremely low. Lakmé Academy powered by Aptech is here to bridge this gap and give students an opportunity to excel in this field.

On the Day of the launch actress Soha Ali Khan was present to grace the occasion, she said “Beauty is not only restricted to Fashion and Bollywood now, it has gone far beyond these industry. The initiative by Lakmé and Aptech to create skilled manpower was the need of hour as it would help to bring out right talent which the growing beauty industry requires.

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To add further she said that she is very excited about the courses which would be taught in the academy.”

Anuj Kacker, Executive Director, Aptech Ltd. said, “Aptech has always been at the forefront for providing employability training. This new centre marks the beginning of our alliance with Lakmé that aims to bridge the skill gap in this booming industry, while ensuring that the youth is empowered to be successfully employed in the industry.”

Mr. Pushkaraj Shenai, CEO of Lakmé Lever, “This centre is one of 100 planned centres that will enable us to scale up the Academy faster raise the standards of the beauty industry by inducting high quality talent”.

With a mission to impart knowledge and built great careers, this promising partnership is about to revolutionise the beauty and wellness industry in India. In the coming days you will see many more centres across the country, offering professional skills and grooming experts of style across the country.

Ahmedabad Business Partner, Ms. Reema Thakar has been in the beauty industry for most of her life. She has been in search for a great opportunity to become an Entrepreneur in Beauty. Her Lakmé expertise in combination with the education and training pioneer, Aptech, is a dream come true. She has spread her entrepreneurial wings in Gujarat, with the launch of the Lakmé Academy at Ahmedabad. Surat and Baroda are the next contenders for a Lakmé Academy Centre in the near future.

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Seated from left to right: Mr. Anuj Kacker, Ms. Reema Thakar, Ms. Soha Ali Khan and Mr. Pushkaraj Shenai

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Learning the science of digital colours

Two sessions were conducted in Uttar Pradesh which gave the students a different perspective with respect to colours and techniques to be used when working on a digital medium.

Topics covered in the session

• Basics of colour

• Colour wheel

• Blending modes

• Colour mathematics

• Components and colour spaces

• Colour parameters

• Gamma

Learning outcomes

• The students understood the importance of colours for all visual artists working in digital medium

• They learnt practical implementation of colour mathematics

• They understood the crucial role of blending modes in digital colour processing

• Students also showed improved understanding of various topics related to colour processing and colour correction

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Dateth

19 Nov

2015Location Uttar

Pradesh

Total

Students 39

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Feedback from students

• The students got a better understanding of the technical concepts related to digital colour and colour space

• They gained insights into various settings and terminologies related to colours such as Gamma, Gain, Saturation, Value, Components of Colour, S-RGB /Linear/LOG colour spaces

• Students appreciated the session and looked forward to such sessions in future

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Session on Pre-Production for Short Film

The session was divided in following parts

• Approach of Short Film

• Pre-Production Process

• Story/Script: Creative Aspects

Learning outcomes

• The session helped the students understand the pre-production process and requirements

• Students learnt how to plan and manage their short film efficiently

Dateth

30 Nov

2015Location Bengaluru

No. of

Centre 1

Duration 4 hoursStudents

Attended 35

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Celebrating the spirit of creativity

on International Animation Day Activity11

Activities

• Animation Festival – Digital India

• An interesting session was conducted for the students on ‘The Art of Animation’

• IAD Display Wall of Fame

In Cochin, 26 students participated in Animation Day festivities.

No. of Centres

Participated 10Date

th rd28 Oct - 3 Nov

2015

No. of Existing Students

274

No. of External Students

172

Total Students

446

Event implementation monitored PAN India

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The company, ‘Candy Cane Club’ is into creation of various activities for children between the age group of 2–6 yrs. Their current mascot is a dinosaur. They wanted a redesigned logo that would match an international standard and lend a strong identity to the brand. The participants then came up with some extraordinary logos.

Activity22No. of Centres

Participated 10StudentsAttended

55

Datend th

22 - 28 Oct 2015

Showcasing creativity at a

logo contest

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Arena Animation Camp has received a tremendous response from the students as a

new channel of learning along with their peers. The camp received an overwhelming

participation from Cochin.

Activity33

Total

Students 472424No. of

Centres

RegionEast, Baroda, Mumbai, Cochin, Chennai,

Bengaluru, Hyderabad, North 1 & North 2

Pune,

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Location Extra Activities Total Centres Total Students

North Children’s Day/Exhibition/Rangoli

Pune Children’s Day/Diwali Celebration

Mumbai Diwali Celebration Activities

HyderabadWorkshop on participative learning (Ov, Orbit Live & Kalakari)/Children’s Day

CochinDesign Contest/Poster

Design Contest

BengaluruWorkshop on participative

learning (Ov, Orbit Live & Kalakari)

20 761

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Students placed

• Iksula Services

• Prime Focus

• Vista Print

• Trace VFX

• Accenture

West Region

Students placed

• Trace VFX

• Aptara

• Growth Technosoft

• VirtualSoft Technologies

Pvt. Ltd.

• SUNNOVATECH

North Region

Students placed

• Techno Krats

• Faircrow Art House

• A1 Future Technologies

• Digicaption

• Naevus Management

Services LLP

East Region

Students placed

• Value Labs Pvt. Ltd.

• MAP Systems

• Dreamers Studio

• Fortunapix Pvt. Ltd.

• Green Gold Animations

Pvt. Ltd.

South Region

Highest Salary

National Average

Salary

`40,000

Nakshtra CreationCompany Name

`10,807

Highest Placements

Salary

22

Trace VFXCompany Name

`12,543

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