- Published on October 17, 2022
- In AI Features
How Did This VFX Company Win Seven Oscars
Metaverse will help create an alternate universe in which everything is going to be more of an experience
- By Shraddha Goled
One of the Hindi film industry’s most extravagant projects—‘Brahmastra’—released a few weeks back. Even years before its release, the film was widely discussed and anticipated for two reasons—the massive budget that it was created on (estimations suggest over INR 400 crore) and the spectacular VFX effects. The movie reportedly had 4,500 VFX shots, higher than any movie made.
Double Negative (DNEG), a British-Indian visual effects and computer animation company, was behind the VFX of Brahmastra. This is the same company which worked on Dune, Ex-Machina, Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, and Inception and won seven Oscars.
Analytics India Magazine caught up with Namit Malhotra, the chairman and CEO of DNEG, to talk about the animation industry, how evolving technol
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Shraddha Goled
I am a technology journalist with AIM. I write stories focused on the AI landscape in India and around the world with a special interest in analysing its long term impact on individuals and societies. Reach out to me at shraddha.goled@analyticsindiamag.com.
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