to announce
shortly several more exciting content driven
projects with a belief in taking Indian cinema
to new heights”, announced Sunil Lulla
(President, Eros International, India) in
Mumbai recently
EyeQube Studios Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture
between Eros International Plc and Charles
Darby, announced on April 15th that the state-of-the-art
visual effect studio in Mumbai has commenced
operations. The company has officially begun
work on the much-awaited films, “Aladin”
and “Drona”. A slate of other
feature film work will be announced within
the next few months.
Spread across an area of 20,000 square
feet, the studio has one of the best facilities
for visual effects in India with the latest
state of the art hardware and software.
The company will be utilizing both Auto
Desk’s Maya for 3D and the foundry’s
Nuke, as it’s primary composite program.
Charles Darby, Creative Director of EyeQube
& Senior Visual Effects Supervisor said,
“I’m extremely proud to see
EyeQube open it’s doors and although
we have a fabulous set-up technically, I’m
most proud to see a facility that feels
creative and approaches the work in a more
artistic manner. EyeQube is an ideas factory,
we make possibilities and that’s where
our future lays. We will develop each show
we come into contact with and really harness
India’s untapped potential, it’s
artists, whilst giving them a strict production
structure. This year we will be unwrapping
a number of really exciting new projects
and everyone of them is a wonderful opportunity
for us to do something new.”
EyeQube will produce not only Indian films
with high-end visual effects, but also be
selectively involved with a few prestigious
international projects. The company will
primarily handle visual effects for all
of Eros International’s top-end productions
and co-productions.
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