All posts tagged: Effects

The Effects Of Too Much Coffee On Sara Ali Khan, Suffered By Brother Ibrahim

Sara and Ibrahim in a still from the video. (courtesy: saraalikhan95) Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram timeline has become synonymous with fun and for good reason. The actress loves to keep it real on social media and this time around, Sara has shared her love for coffee with fans. In a video shared on Instagram, Sara has posted a montage of several behind-the-scenes clips from her time at work and in each of them the actress is seen sipping on some coffee. When she is not drinking coffee, Sara is seen hopping around, irritating her brother Ibrahim Ali Khan, singing tracks like Bachpan Ka Pyaar and Udd Gaye. In one of the clips, she is also seen almost dragging celebrity photographer Rohan Shrestha into the swimming pool. In the caption, Sara Ali Khan  wrote: “How much coffee is too much coffee?” Replying to the post, Rohan Shrestha said: “Too much coffee and I practically got thrown in the pool.”   A few days ago, Sara Ali Khan shared a video of her “running” into 2023. Sharing …

Hugh Jackman passed on steroids for Wolverine: ‘Was told the side effects…’ | Hollywood

Hugh Jackman has denied ever taking any steroids to bulk himself for his superhero characters. He will be returning to play his most iconic character Logan aka Wolverine in the upcoming superhero film Deadpool 3 with his good friend, actor Ryan Reynolds. The actor is currently on Broadway for The Music Man; his final performance will be on January 15, 2023 before he has to get into shape back again for Wolverine. (Also read: Hugh Jackman to return as Wolverine for Deadpool 3, confirms Ryan Reynolds in hilarious announcement video) The actor broke through in Hollywood with X-Men (2000) where he first played Logan, alongside co-stars Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, Famke Janssen and Ian McKellen in the comic book adaptation. Since the, Hugh has played Wolverine in X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2011), X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Logan (2017). In a new interview on HBO’s talk show Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, the actor responded to claims …

Kantara’s Historic Revelation! God’s Sounds & Every Other SFX Didn’t Use A Single Computer To Generate The Audio Effects Reveals Music Composer Ajaneesh Loknath

Kantara’s Historic Revelation! God’s Sounds & Every Other SFX Didn’t Use A Single Computer(Photo Credit –Instagram/Poster From Kantara) The Kannada-language action thriller film Kantara, which was released in September 2022, went on to become a blockbuster at the box office. Rishab Shetty’s direction and performance in the film were much appreciated. However, the background score of the movie equally contributed to the film’s success. While many thoughts the sound effects in the film were given using the computer, but recently the music composer Ajaneesh Loknath has declined the same. Co-starring Saptami Gowda, Kishore, Achyut Kumar, Pramod Shetty and others in the key roles, the film has completed 100 days of its release. In November, the film’s regional version hit the OTT platform Prime Video while its Hindi version was released on Netflix a month later. After its digital premiere, Kantara is now all set for its Television premiere. The film, which is directed and acted by Rishab Shetty will premiere on January 15 on the Star Suvarna channel. Now before it airs on TV, the …

‘Increasingly anxious about…’: Jaishankar on effects of Russia-Ukraine war | Latest News India

External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday underlined India’s concern over the “knock-on effects” of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the Global South in terms of accessibility and affordability of food, fuel and fertilisers. Delivering a joint statement after his talks with Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna, Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pressing the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to return to dialogue and diplomacy as a prolonged conflict will not serve the interests of any party. “We sincerely believe that this is not the era of war. Differences must be settled on the negotiating table. It is imperative that there is a return to dialogue and diplomacy. Prolonged conflict will not serve the interests of any party. My Prime Minister has been in contact with the leaders of both nations, pressing our point of view,” Jaishankar said. “We are also increasingly anxious about the knock-on effects of the conflict in terms of accessibility and affordability of fuel food and fertilisers. This is a growing concern for the Global South,” he …

Taskforce Recommends Teaching Animation, Visual Effects in Schools, Colleges

Make ‘applied gaming’ a part of school curriculum and give incentives for developing educational games are among the major recommendations made by the taskforce on ‘Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR)’ in its first report, which was released by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on Monday. The report, ‘Realising AVGC-XR Sector Potential in India’, called it a “sunrise” sector and gave recommendations for various ministries to boost growth in the industry. The other recommendations include creating content in vernacular languages, offering globally recognised undergraduate, postgraduate degrees in skills, entry levels tests for higher learning, focused funding, launch of ‘Create in India’ campaign and a DD Kids channel. The taskforce was set up following an announcement by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech earlier this year to promote the AVGC sector, which has been growing at a rate of 16% year-on-year. “The AVGC sector currently accounts for nearly 1% of the global market. India’s share can rise to 6%. The sector has the potential to create 20 lakh jobs …

RRR fans feel film deserved to be shortlisted in visual effects, original score

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR on Thursday made it to the final Oscar nominations by securing a place in the Academy Awards shortlist for Best Original Song category for Naatu Naatu. However, fans feel RRR missed out on nominations for two major categories–visuals effects and original score, at the 2023 Oscar Awards. (Also Read | RRR song Naatu Naatu, documentary All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers shortlisted for Oscars) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 categories–documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), music (original song), animated short film, live action short film, sound, and visual effects. Some fans expressed their displeasure over RRR being snubbed for the two other major categories–music (original score) and visual effects. A person wrote, “Quick Oscars Shortlist takeaways: Wakanda Forever looking good for that BP nod. RRR needed more than a song mention for BP. Everything Everywhere should have more than 2 mentions. Amsterdam having 3 mentions is utterly hilarious(sic).” Another Twitter user …

Avatar 2’s Visual Effects Team Member Calls Out VFX Partner For Paying Him Low Salary: “Well Below Industry Standard”

Visual Effects Team Member Of Avatar 2 Calls Out VFX Partner, Deets Inside(Photo Credit –Poster From Avatar 2/Twitter) James Cameron‘s Avatar 2 is all set for a grand release on 16th December. Just like its prequel, the major attraction of the film is its breathtaking visuals, CGI work and, of course, VFX. In the trailer, we got a glimpse of some superlative stuff and the excitement is at its peak. Amid it, one of the visual effects team members has slammed the film’s VFX partner company. Keep reading to know more. As per the report, Avatar: The Way Of Water’s budget is said to be between $350 million to $400 million. A big chunk of it is spent to make the film a visual extravaganza. Wētā Workshop is one of the companies which has worked on the visual effects of the film. For the unversed, Wētā Workshop is special effects and prop company based in Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand. Recently, Logan Preshaw, who has worked on Avatar 2 in the visual effects team, called out …