Arena Newsletter June 2019 by Creosouls

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Posted on July 23, 2019 - 13:28 pm



Arena Newsletter June 2019

Disney Releases New ‘Frozen 2’ Trailer
Fans get a bigger glimpse at Elsa and Anna’s difficult and dangerous journey in the new trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Frozen 2’, which opens in theatres November 22. Disney has revealed a tad more of the secretive storyline. Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she'll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey far beyond the gates of Arendelle. In Frozen, Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In ‘Frozen 2’, she must hope they are enough.
YouTube Link: Frozen 2 Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Zi4LMpSDccc
Source: Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ proves once again
it’s always about character
What’s always made Pixar’s Toy Story films so special, their true superpower, has been their characters. And their characters’ character. Sometimes funny. Sometimes sad. But always uniquely and poignantly human. Audiences have been introduced to some of animation’s most endearing, entertaining and memorable characters - most notably Woody and Buzz Lightyear - courtesy of this venerable film franchise that, back in 1995, launched an industry with the world’s first CG animated feature film.
In fact, Pixar is at its very best when delivering what seems like a never-ending stream of richly developed and expertly crafted characters that audiences instantly relate to and connect with emotionally. We see a little bit of ourselves in Pixar film characters, even though, in the case of the studio’s latest film, ‘Toy Story 4’, for the fourth time, they’re… well… toys. Once again, the studio has produced an animated gem that lets us view the world from a toy’s perspective.
The movie released in theaters on June 21, 2019.
YouTube Link: Toy Story 4 | Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmiIUN-7qhE
Source: Disney
Courtesy: www.awn.com
The Future of Filmmaking is Real-Time.
Join the Revolution!
Real-time filmmaking is taking the industry by storm, giving directors and studios unprecedented artistic freedom in half the time of traditional workflows. Discover how you can use Unity for short films and episodic TV series.
Unity brings the creative freedom and efficiency of a real-time workflow to CG content creators developing short, episodic and feature-length stories. Watch some of the incredible art styles brought to life by Unity community.
YouTubeLink: The future of filmmaking: Creators developing with a real-time workflow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JDdXqdnww&feature=youtu.be
Sherman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtCHvyul-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=qZEXIXYOcoM
Source: Unity
Courtesy: www.awn.com
ENVIRONMENT DAY
Arena Animation celebrated ‘Environment Day’ on the 4th of June, 2019. We managed to distribute 100 saplings to the public, asking them to plant the trees near their house to stop pollution. Students crafted planters out of waste and plastic water bottles. A total of 60 students participated.
YOGA DAY
Arena Animation held a special yoga session on ‘Yoga Day’, celebrated on the 20th of June, where a few of our students attended. The uplifting session was held under the able guidance of the certified Yoga guru, Mrs. Pavana Hegde.
WATER COLOUR PAINTING
A fun and creative session on water colour painting was held for the Arena Animation students. Existing students and recently joined students were invited to participate in this activity. A total of 20 students participated.
WORKSHOP ON GAMING
On 7th June, 2019, a workshop was conducted for Trinity 3D students on ‘Game Character Design & Development’. It was an in-depth session that taught students the aesthetic techniques of Character Design for Mobile Gaming. A total of 10 students attended this session.
MASTER CLASS
On 25th of June, 2019, a ‘Master Class’ session was conducted for our students on the ‘Concept of Storyboarding and Camera Language’. This session was for the VFX Film Making students. This insightful and hands-on session allowed students to understand the dynamics of Story, Script, Storyboard, Film Language, Camera Angles & Motion. 7 students participated in this session.
GAFX EXHIBITION
GAFX Conference is India's most prominent and largest annual event for games, animation and visual effects industry. Arena is proud to be associated with GAFX 2019.
From 21st to the 23rd of June, 2019, our students participated in GAFX Bengaluru’s ‘Digital Painting and Story Writing’ competition. Student Piyush was shortlisted in the story writing category, ranking at number 4. This event proved to be an amazing learning experience for the students.
Arena Animation also launched ‘Gaming Courses Powered by Unity’, at the event.
The occasion was graced by the presence of Biren Ghose (President ABAI & Country Head, Technicolor), Cindy Armstrong (Activision - Mutant Arm), Axel Bonami (VFX Supervisor, MPC Films, Canada), Cyrus Mistry (Executive Committee Member, ABAI), B S Srinivas (Secretary, ABAI).
GAFX Conference is India's most prominent and largest annual event for games, animation and visual effects industry. Arena is proud to be associated with GAFX 2019.
AWARDS WON
At Arena, not just the students, but the experienced faculty too bag prestigious awards. Congratulations to Mr. Satish Biradar, who won big at the #GAFX 2019 event for #TraditionalPainting, under the Professional Category. He took home not just the big title, but also the cash prize of INR 25,000 & a Wacom Tab. This faculty member is a true inspiration for future creative geniuses!
 
EXPERT SESSION
An expert session was conducted by Unity Expert Neeraj Sharma. This session aimed to provide beneficial insights for knowledge enhancement. Students understood the range and application of Unity as a Powerful Game Developing Tool. 20 Trinity Gaming students were present for this session.
MASTER CLASS - PAINTING & DRAWING
Trinity students of Arena Animation are trained to be different and effective. Keeping this in mind, we conducted a special ‘Master Class on Painting and Drawing’ for them. Mr. Jitendra Dabhi, a Professional Artist and a BG Artist held this session, and gave students insights on the various approaches towards drawing postures and paying attention to details through colour & shade.
FIELD VISIT
Students at Arena Animation visited the Freebird Animation Studio, a reputed studio established in the city and known to provide quality animation for OTT platforms like Netflix. Students were given a complete overview of the studio where they explored the show reels.
SOCIAL MEDIA DAY
Arena Animation students celebrated ‘Social Media Day’. Students along with the staff participated in decorating the centre and a fun quiz on the same was also conducted. The event was successfully executed by our students and the administration. It was a fun-filled day where students clicked their best selfies at the photo booth.
 
A total number of 50259 new projects were uploaded this month on Creosouls and 669 new users joined. Also, a total number of 15845 new jobs were posted for openings in different locations.
TRENDING INSTITUTE ON CREOSOULS
The top 10 most active Arena Animation Institute on Creosouls which are marked under “Trending Institutes” are:
 
TRENDING PROJECTS ON CREOSOULS
Top 10 most active Arena Animation Institute on Creosouls which are marked under “Trending Projects”:
 
NEW FEATURES RELEASED
‘Make project trending’ feature is added for getting to the top 10 list.
 
JOB OPENINGS
Creosouls posted number of job opportunities in different areas and institutes which proved to be helpful for all the students.
CREATIVE MINDS COMPETITION
‘Creative Minds Competition’ will soon start. This competition will be conducted at all regions and is a very big event. Our students will participate in different activities like Photography, Animation, Drawing etc.
 
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS
 
Arena Animation alumni are taking over the Media and Entertainment Industry by storm. Our student Shadab Ali has added big blockbusters like ‘Men In Black: International’ and ‘Aladdin’ to his impressive portfolio as a VFX Arist, working at Double Negative Studio. Keep up the good work Shadab!
 
With the right skills, Arena Animation almuna, Sneha, has earned her big ticket to Bollywood as an animator and worked on several successful projects at YRF Studios.