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A still from “Hanuman”

While the earlier generation would relate their childhood memory to watching ‘Mowgli’, the story of the unruly, adorable jungle boy; the generation next is growing up with ‘Harry Potter’. Think of Hanuman and the first thing on your mind would probably be that cute little mischievous animated monkey in the animated flick “Hanuman”. To cut the long story short, animated characters have become popular like never before. The animation industry too, especially in India, has come a long way. Today, it no longer means just cartoons, instead animation has found its way into different fields like advertising, television, other than films. So, it’s not surprising that over a dozen animation films are currently on the floor.

To discuss the various aspects of this burgeoning industry, Frameboxx, a leading entertainment conglomerate, organised a seminar in association with CG Tantra. The seminar saw participation from creators of some well-known characters like Uttam Pal Singh (creator of the Santa Banta series on Channel V), P.C Vikram from Big Animation studios and Abhishek from CG Tantra, among others.

It was fascinating to witness the making of the movie “Little Krishna” and the Santa Banta series. Every little detail from the raw sketches, lip movement and body movement to the various effects like sound, 3D, and movements was discussed. Subtle issues like what effect wind, water or perhaps even sunlight would have on a particular character were explained.

The audiences, which included small children, youngsters and older people, were enjoying every moment as they were given insight into the preparation of a 30-second animated film.

Uttam inspired many as he poured down his success story while screening some “V Gyaan” clips.

The seminar also discussed animation as a career and gave information to help those who want to pursue it.

Frameboxx announced the opening up of its various incubation centres across the country, where students would be trained on “live projects”. Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx, said, “Despite the fact that Indian animators are in demand abroad, there is still a shortage as youngsters don’t consider it a viable option. Our aim is to change the mindset as well as train the students aesthetically.”

SONAM GULATI

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