Yrf Studios is all set to have its own independent division yFX!
yFX will have Yrf’s Salman Khan – Anushka Sharma starrer Sultan as its first film with many more exciting movies to follow!
Akshaye Widhani, Vice-President of Yrf Studios, Finance & Business Affairs at Yash Raj Films, said “The Indian Film Industry is pushing the envelope with every film and visual effects will play a bigger part than ever before in Indian Cinema. Like Hollywood films, Indian films too will become an event by itself which means more effects and larger than life imagery! This state of the art facility will be housed in Yrf Studios making Yrf a fully integrated studio in every sense of the word.”
Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of yFX, elaborates, “With yFX, the Indian Visual Effects Industry finally comes of age! Visual effects will now be treated on par with all the other critical departments in filmmaking,...
yFX will have Yrf’s Salman Khan – Anushka Sharma starrer Sultan as its first film with many more exciting movies to follow!
Akshaye Widhani, Vice-President of Yrf Studios, Finance & Business Affairs at Yash Raj Films, said “The Indian Film Industry is pushing the envelope with every film and visual effects will play a bigger part than ever before in Indian Cinema. Like Hollywood films, Indian films too will become an event by itself which means more effects and larger than life imagery! This state of the art facility will be housed in Yrf Studios making Yrf a fully integrated studio in every sense of the word.”
Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of yFX, elaborates, “With yFX, the Indian Visual Effects Industry finally comes of age! Visual effects will now be treated on par with all the other critical departments in filmmaking,...
- 2/18/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Most of the films produced and presented by Yash Raj Films often have their own independent departments when it comes to filmmaking and its processes. And now, it is all set to have its own independent division for VFX called 'yFX'.
Akshaye Widhani, Vice-President of Yrf Studios, Finance & Business Affairs at Yash Raj Films, said "The Indian Film Industry is pushing the envelope with every film and visual effects will play a bigger part than ever before in Indian Cinema. Like Hollywood films, Indian films too will become an event by itself which means more effects and larger than life imagery. This state of the art facility will be housed in Yrf Studios making Yrf a fully integrated studio in every sense of the word."
Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of yFX, elaborates, "With yFX, the Indian Visual Effects Industry finally comes of age. Visual effects will now be treated on...
Akshaye Widhani, Vice-President of Yrf Studios, Finance & Business Affairs at Yash Raj Films, said "The Indian Film Industry is pushing the envelope with every film and visual effects will play a bigger part than ever before in Indian Cinema. Like Hollywood films, Indian films too will become an event by itself which means more effects and larger than life imagery. This state of the art facility will be housed in Yrf Studios making Yrf a fully integrated studio in every sense of the word."
Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of yFX, elaborates, "With yFX, the Indian Visual Effects Industry finally comes of age. Visual effects will now be treated on...
- 2/17/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The International Indian Film Academy (Iifa) has announced winners of the ‘Technical Awards’ categories for this year’s Iifa Awards. The 14th Videocon Ddb Oofa Weekend will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner from the 4th to the 6th July.
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai – Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).
Following that Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri,...
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai – Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).
Following that Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri,...
- 5/22/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a division of Tata Elxsi Ltd. and a leading player in animation and visual effects announced its association with 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 Films has close association with Vcl. Scheduled for a theatrical release on 15th August’12, Ek Tha Tiger has extensively leveraged Vcl’s visual and special effects technologies. This film marks Vcl’s 24th collaboration with Yash Raj Films.
Vcl has delivered 1062 visual effects shots for the movie using cutting edge VFX technology and a customized pipeline designed for the complexity of these shots. Upto 60 skilled technical artists were deployed by Vcl for this project, which was completed in a record six and a half month period. The entire duration of CG/VFX in the film spans over a 30 minute duration.
The film moves between Dublin,...
Vcl has delivered 1062 visual effects shots for the movie using cutting edge VFX technology and a customized pipeline designed for the complexity of these shots. Upto 60 skilled technical artists were deployed by Vcl for this project, which was completed in a record six and a half month period. The entire duration of CG/VFX in the film spans over a 30 minute duration.
The film moves between Dublin,...
- 8/16/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
From the makers of Roadside Romeo, renowned animation and VFX house Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs (Vcl) has launched India's first ePuppet, an innovative marketing tool for the Magic Iris vehicle for Tata Motors. The ePuppet is an interactive animated model, of the Magic Iris vehicle that reflects the actions and the emotions of the user behind the scene. This is the first of its kind to host an automobile launch in Mumbai, this innovative product launcher presented various product features in a live environment with an audience where it talked, moved, and answered questions about itself. Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of Vcl said that, animation has become an integral part of the marketing and advertising industry today, and that the concept of using an ePuppet was designed to break the monotony of amongst typical vehicle launches. The ePuppet was developed by the team at Vcl using a 3D model of the vehicle,...
- 5/20/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
From the makers of Roadside Romeo, renowned animation and VFX house Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs (Vcl) has launched India's first ePuppet, an innovative marketing tool for the Magic Iris vehicle for Tata Motors. The ePuppet is an interactive animated model, of the Magic Iris vehicle that reflects the actions and the emotions of the user behind the scene. This is the first of its kind to host an automobile launch in Mumbai, this innovative product launcher presented various product features in a live environment with an audience where it talked, moved, and answered questions about itself. Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of Vcl said that, animation has become an integral part of the marketing and advertising industry today, and that the concept of using an ePuppet was designed to break the monotony of amongst typical vehicle launches. The ePuppet was developed by the team at Vcl using a 3D model of the vehicle,...
- 5/20/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
To celebrate the creativity, animation, visual effects and short films made by the next generation of creative minds and talent in India, animation education major Frameboxx announced the second edition of FrameFlixx awards with the preview of nominated films held at Pixion Preview Theater, Mumbai. These awards aim at creating a convergence platform for the Indian animation and visual effects industry to come together under one roof and encourage students. The preview saw participation from animation, visual effects and short films made by the institute's students from all across India. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, Naveen Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects along with several industry stalwarts. Speaking about the awards, Gupta said, "The students today are the driving force of the Indian animation revolution. FrameFlixx provides a platform to the students to showcase their creativity to its best." The...
- 5/6/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
To celebrate the creativity, animation, visual effects and short films made by the next generation of creative minds and talent in India, animation education major Frameboxx announced the second edition of FrameFlixx awards with the preview of nominated films held at Pixion Preview Theater, Mumbai. These awards aim at creating a convergence platform for the Indian animation and visual effects industry to come together under one roof and encourage students. The preview saw participation from animation, visual effects and short films made by the institute's students from all across India. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, Naveen Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects along with several industry stalwarts. Speaking about the awards, Gupta said, "The students today are the driving force of the Indian animation revolution. FrameFlixx provides a platform to the students to showcase their creativity to its best." The...
- 5/6/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai based Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a part of the Tata Group and one of the leading VFX companies in India, recently announced opening of its new studio in the Us. Based in Santa Monica, La, the new setup is designed for Us based films and television production companies. Speaking at the announcement, Madhukar Dev, MD of Tata Elxsi, shared, "The new studio covers an area of close to 4,000 sq feet and has the capacity to accommodate 45 artists at a time who will be working on project basis and freelance model." To head the creative team of artists, the company has hired VFX industry veterans like Joel Hynek, Tricia Ashford and Treva Blue, who bring several years of industry experience with them. S. Nagarajan, COO of Vcl added, "There will be a synergy between both studios i.e. India and the Us which will provide services according to the clients' need.
- 12/2/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai based Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a part of the Tata Group and one of the leading VFX companies in India, recently announced opening of its new studio in the Us. Based in Santa Monica, La, the new setup is designed for Us based films and television production companies. Speaking at the announcement, Madhukar Dev, MD of Tata Elxsi, shared, "The new studio covers an area of close to 4,000 sq feet and has the capacity to accommodate 45 artists at a time who will be working on project basis and freelance model." To head the creative team of artists, the company has hired VFX industry veterans like Joel Hynek, Tricia Ashford and Treva Blue, who bring several years of industry experience with them. S. Nagarajan, COO of Vcl added, "There will be a synergy between both studios i.e. India and the Us which will provide services according to the clients' need.
- 12/2/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Who would have guessed that one could shoot most parts of a film in Philadelphia and call it New York? A far cry from yesteryear's' films that used cardboard cut-outs for the sun and the moon, the art of visual effects (vfx) has progressed by leaps and bounds enabling filmmakers to use computer technology to save on crucial time and money. John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh starrer New York (NY) , which chronicles the tale of three youngsters before and after the 9\11 attacks, has used extensive visual effects by vfx house Tata Elxsi Visual Computing Labs (Vcl). Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Vcl's Deepal Dass explained the vfx work in the film, "Apart from the challenging climax, there were lot of miscellaneous sequences in NY where extensive computer graphics (CG) was used. Many sequences were actually all shot in Philadelphia but we were meant to make it look like New York.
- 7/17/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
Who would have guessed that one could shoot most parts of a film in Philadelphia and call it New York? A far cry from yesteryear's' films that used cardboard cut-outs for the sun and the moon, the art of visual effects (vfx) has progressed by leaps and bounds enabling filmmakers to use computer technology to save on crucial time and money. John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh starrer New York (NY) , which chronicles the tale of three youngsters before and after the 9\11 attacks, has used extensive visual effects by vfx house Tata Elxsi Visual Computing Labs (Vcl). Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Vcl's Deepal Dass explained the vfx work in the film, "Apart from the challenging climax, there were lot of miscellaneous sequences in NY where extensive computer graphics (CG) was used. Many sequences were actually all shot in Philadelphia but we were meant to make it look like New York.
- 7/17/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
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