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The Invisible man - Get Invisible In Google Talk With Google Talk Labs Edition
Well, google has released a some what different version to Gtalk called the Gtalk labs edition.
So what are you peeps waiting for?? Click the link here to download it.
Zoozoo: The new brand 'endorser' for Vodafone
No, they aren't animated characters. They are human beings who were made to wear body suits. "The design of the characters is such that one gets fooled into thinking it is animation," shrugs Rao, which was indeed the very illusion that had to be created. "In a sense, it is 'live' animation!" he quips, referring to the fact that it was all shot live.
Prakash Varma, ad filmmaker, Nirvana Films, has directed the commercials, and reveals that the Zoozoos were a big challenge to create. The practical aspects of how they will move, talk, gesticulate and emote were very important. Essentially, costume design and artwork were crucial elements.
"It took me three weeks of pre-production to understand how it will work," says Varma. There were two fabrics that were considered for the body suits, and one was rejected for it had too many wrinkles and was shiny. The wrinkles would have shown when the characters moved, thereby shattering the illusion of animation. "So we chose the more practical, thicker fabric," Varma explains.
The production team divided the outfit into two parts: the body and the head. The body part of the outfit was stuffed with foam in some places, while the head was attached separately. To make it look bigger than a human head, a harder material called Perspex was used, which in turn was stuffed with foam (with scope for ventilation).
If one wishes to understand the size of this head, here's a fact: a human head would typically reach up to the mouth level of this giant Zoozoo head. "We kept the hands and legs thin, which is why we cast women - and occasionally children - wearing the costumes," says Varma. The thin limbs, contrasted with big bellies and a bulbous head, all add to the illusion that these creatures are 'smaller' than humans. Sets were created to suit the size of the Zoozoos.
Cinematically, this 'size' was a trick: the creatures look smaller than they actually are on screen, to portray a different world of sorts. For this, the speed of shooting was altered: Nirvana shot it in a high-speed format to make them look the size that they do.
Furthermore, simple sets/backdrops were created and spray painted with neutral Greys - a colour of choice so that attention isn't diverted from the main characters. For a supposedly 'outdoor' shot, even the shadow of a Zoozoo was kept 'live' and not done in post production: it was painted in a darker shade of grey on the ground. An even lighting was maintained throughout.
There was virtually no post production work done.
The films were shot by Nirvana in
Nagpal adds here that the production cost had to be minimal for unveiling such a large number of commercials. "Otherwise, our production costs would exceed media spends," he quips.
The Trusted Second hand Sale
Hi friends..
All might have heard of people starting online ventures..
Some failing while others making fortunes out of it. Inspired from those successful lot I have thought of catching the big fish too. In coordination with two other friends of mine, we have decided to set up this web site facilitating sale of second hand goods among ourself.
The details goes as..
- A place for buying/selling almost anything: Electronic goods, books, computer accessories, household goods, etc.
- The difference here would be that the people allowed to participate would our friends, and friends of friends, forming a network of trusted people, from whom buying second hand/used goods , would be a safe proposition.
- Each person would be connected to everyone, either directly or indirectly, bringing some form of accountability, in case of dissatisfaction of the good sold.
- I'm sure we all have stuff lying around, which we never thought we cud sell, but maybe useful to someone. We could sell it to our direct friends, but with this network, we could target people we didnt know as well.
- Ex: My father has a Reliance Net-Card which he wont be using anymore, coz he's going for a wireless Broadband card. He never thought of selling the old card till i told him. Now imagine how wud i look for someone interested? A perfectly funtional device will be lying waste unless i find someone to buy it.
- Addionally, we would have forums recommending stuff to our friends as well.
But we are still experimental on the idea. I mean we are still not sure if this can make a mark. So we have put up this small survey asking people as to how they feel about it. The link is
http://tinyurl.com/pad-survey
So it would be very appreciable if you guys could please take this survey and provide your useful feedback.
Thanks a ton!!
All might have heard of people starting online ventures..
Some failing while others making fortunes out of it. Inspired from those successful lot I have thought of catching the big fish too. In coordination with two other friends of mine, we have decided to set up this web site facilitating sale of second hand goods among ourself.
The details goes as..
- A place for buying/selling almost anything: Electronic goods, books, computer accessories, household goods, etc.
- The difference here would be that the people allowed to participate would our friends, and friends of friends, forming a network of trusted people, from whom buying second hand/used goods , would be a safe proposition.
- Each person would be connected to everyone, either directly or indirectly, bringing some form of accountability, in case of dissatisfaction of the good sold.
- I'm sure we all have stuff lying around, which we never thought we cud sell, but maybe useful to someone. We could sell it to our direct friends, but with this network, we could target people we didnt know as well.
- Ex: My father has a Reliance Net-Card which he wont be using anymore, coz he's going for a wireless Broadband card. He never thought of selling the old card till i told him. Now imagine how wud i look for someone interested? A perfectly funtional device will be lying waste unless i find someone to buy it.
- Addionally, we would have forums recommending stuff to our friends as well.
But we are still experimental on the idea. I mean we are still not sure if this can make a mark. So we have put up this small survey asking people as to how they feel about it. The link is
http://tinyurl.com/pad-survey
So it would be very appreciable if you guys could please take this survey and provide your useful feedback.
Thanks a ton!!
The Pirates at stake!!
The Pirate Bay, a popular Sweden-based peer-to-peer file sharing network, went on trial in Stockholm. The suit was filed by companies such as Warner Bros., MGM, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox Films, Sony BMG, and several others asking for more than $12 million in damages against four men linked to The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Fredrik Neij, and Carl Lundstrom. The companies claim the $12 million is the sum of revenue lost due to The Pirate Bay’s file sharing system, which allows Internet users all over the world to download movies, music, games, and other forms of popular media for free.
The Pirate Bay claims that since no copyrighted information is stored on its servers, it is not responsible for what material its users exchange. The lawyer for the defense, Per Samuelsson, has said that, “File-sharing services can be used both legally and illegally,” so his clients should not be held directly responsible. The prosecution claims that by financing and administrating the site, the four men facilitated in property right infringement. The case is being billed as a landmark copyright test case by many.
The trial is expected to last for several weeks. The accused could face up to two years in jail if convicted.
Many of us might have used P2P to download stuff sometime later...The real question that stands up is that are these guys really the culprit??I mean, it is up to the people to understand what is illegal and vice versa!Till people do not understand this simple thing, piracy won't stop and shall exist in one form or the other...
