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| Braying for a greener future | |
| New Delhi: For ages, the humble donkey has been ridiculed for its lack of wisdom. However when one is seen braying for enviornmental protection, it is bound to become the centre of attraction for many.
At 'Green Donkey in Modern School' -a programme organised this past Friday by NGOs Green Donkey and Akshat and members of the Modern School Barakhamba Road Environment Club - the beast of burden was a mascot for a greener future and in one of the tableaux on display demanded grass instead of garbage to eat. A play was staged in which the protagonist donkey requested humans to take care of Mother Earth and alleged that they are responisble for its deterioration. Understandably, the allegations provoke angry reactions from humans. The resultiong court cases featuring the donkey and humans on opposited sides make for humorous situations tickling the viewers and forcing them to think at the same time. |
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DMP To Produce 3D Feature |
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| Delhi-based DMP Animations has announced the production of a 90-minute 3D animated feature based on Dashavtar (the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu), reports ANIMATION XPRESS. The film is budgeted at $2.3 million, with a release slated for mid-2009. Some 30 artists are already involved in preproduction for the project, and the company plans to add more members to the team soon. "We have developed the first look of the movie and are satisfied with the results and our aim is to achieve high-quality 3D work which can match international standards," said Ashish Kashyap, the film's Animation Director. Co-Director & Studio Head Rahul Singh said, "We always wanted to work on some interesting animated stories on Indian content and since our mythology has a great appeal, we wanted to relate it with the contemporary world in order to make it more exciting. Hence, we clubbed both the concepts and after lots of brainstorming we developed a story which is relevant for the children as well as all other age groups. The effective combination of different and intriguing characters, situations with high drama, tension, fight between good and evil and ultimately, happy ending are the appealing feature of the film." DMP has also recently developed the 13x7 3D series EELIF-AANT. |
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NATPE: The Large And The Small Of It All |
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The panels assembled for this special event examined how each of the next generation media is functioning currently and will function in the U.S. in the future. But the big question on everyone's mind is how is the new media going to generate money. |
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Roeding says platforms, not schedules, will dictate what the consumer watches. A producer in the future will not only create for the plasma screen in the consumers' living rooms, but will have to create new content based on the brand for the Internet as well as something different based on that brand for cell phones. Advertising will exist on all platforms to persuade. The cell phone will be the device the consumer will use to select and download VOD (video on demand) through advertising on the phone. Once these selections are made, the consumer then plugs the phone into the television and will watch what their selection at the time they choose. Roeding did conclude that all this might be just hype, but the consumer is changing and so is the media. The wireless day was organized by a different organization this year, and focused on mobile. The general feeling of attendees was last year's presentation, including more about IPTV, imparted much more information, and that this one could have been honed down to half a day. There are mixed feelings about NATPE and its future among those attending this year. Those who have been in television and still in television, like Jerry Diaz of Salsa Ent., see the assembly as a must-attend function to catch up on sales and clients. Those in new media feel that perhaps there are conferences that better suit their needs. For most of its 40 years, NATPE has been a go-to place for television programming in the U.S. Today, NATPE is competing with international television conferences in Europe and Asia. NATPE is evolving with the change from syndication to convergence. As the new platforms mature and revenue streams are established, there will be a need for content. When there is a need for content there will be a need for NATPE. Jan Nagel, the entertainment marketing diva, is a consultant involved in the business of animation and visual effects since 1991. She represents creative producers and productions companies worldwide, Blanca Ruiz, Jim Keeshen Prods., AGOGO Corp. Hong Kong, as well as being a frequent guest lecturer on the subject of the business of animation. She is also a founding member and current president of Women in Animation International. Sarah Baisley is the editor-in-chief of Animation World Network. |
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| मूर्ख गधे ने सीखाया इंसान को सबक | |
| नयी दिल्ली जागरण संवाददता : मूर्ख गधा जब प्रकृति को जीतने वाले इंसान पर पृथ्वी के विनाश का आरोप लगाये और उसे कटघरे में खड़ा करे तो क्या होगा? चौकीये मत, दरअसल ये दर्शय नाटक ' गधा दिल्ली में' के दौरान देखने को मिला। आजाद भवन में आयोजीत नाटक में दर्शको ने गधे और इंसान के बीच बहस होती देखी। राहुल सिंह व अतुल गोस्वामी द्धारा निर्देशित इस हास्य नाटक से दर्शको को खूब गुदगुदाया, साथ गधे के मुंह से प्रकृति के खिलाफ इंसानी करतूतों को भी सुना। हास्य से पूर्ण इस नाटक में गधे को जब नाटकीय ढंग से व् ईश्वर की कृपा से मनुष्य के भांति जुबान मिल जाती है और वह बोलने लगता है तो वह इंसान पर मुकदमा दायर करता है की उसकी माँ की बीमारी के लिए इंसान ही दोषी ह। कोर्ट में सरकारी वकील गधे की मुर्खता पर हँसता है और उसे दुसरे गृह से आया प्राणी साबित करने की कोशिश करता है। इंसान को दोषी बताते हुए गधा कहता |   |
| है की शहरो में बढता प्रदुष्रण और दिनों दिन कम होते पेड़ ने उसकी हरी घांस भी छीऩ ली है जिसके चलते उसे कूड़ा कचरा खाकर उसे खुद को जीवित रखना पड़ रहा ह। वह इंसान पर आरोप लगता है की चाँद पर बस्तिया बसाने की सोचने वाला मनुष्य अभी तक धरती के इंसानों को पूरी छत नहीं दे सका ह। धरती माँ को बचाने की इस दलील को सुन कर कोर्ट में बैठे लोग विरोध करते है लेकिन जज उसके आरोपों को सही बताते हुए इंसानों को इस तरफ सुधार करने के आदेश देता ह। | |
