India has evolved into a hotbed for CG animated filmmaking over the last few years, and Punebased Krayon Pictures is rapidly emerging as a major industry player. The nascent 3D animation studio started five years ago as an eight-person team with an ambitious plan to produce a full-length animated feature film. Today it is home to more than 110 artists and animators with three feature films under its belt. Krayon initially spent its first year in business ramping up–researching visual effects, story ideas and technology, and recruiting and training new talent. The studio built a customized pipeline around Maya 3D Animation Software and began developing the story for its first film. Once Director Nikhil Advani was on board, Krayon collaborated with him on a script and storyboards. In 2008, the team commenced production on Delhi Safari–Krayon’s first animated adventure film. Seeking broader global market appeal, Krayon decided to bring the film to theatres in stereoscopic 3D after it had been rendered for release in the traditional cinema format. To automate the left-eye-right-eye dual rendering process after the film was completed, Krayon turned to Maya’stereoscopic 3D toolset. In four years, Krayon’s 250-person team was able to finishthe film with a budget averaging 90 per cent less than a traditional studio animated feature. Delhi Safari is one of India’s first bilingual, stereoscopic 3D movies and is set to debut on October 19, 2012. The film recounts a tale of five jungle animals–a cub, leopard, monkey, bear and parrot–that venture across India on a quest to convince parliament to save their forest from urban development.
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