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Billionaire Richard Branson has refused a sponsorship deal for  the Kolkota Knight Riders.

He stated that 'he couldnt have the name VIRGIN on the teams shirts ... when they get fucked  in every game  . 

 For the uninitiated, Richard Branson is the chairman and owner of Virgin Group J 

Vodafone Zoozoos ADs - not animation. humans in body suits.

No, they aren’t animated characters. They are human beings who were made to wear body suits. “The design of the characters is such that one gets fooled into thinking it is animation,” shrugs Rao, which was indeed the very illusion that had to be created. “In a sense, it is ‘live’ animation!” he quips, referring to the fact that it was all shot live.

Prakash Varma, ad filmmaker, Nirvana Films, has directed the commercials, and reveals that the Zoozoos were a big challenge to create. The practical aspects of how they will move, talk, gesticulate and emote were very important. Essentially, costume design and artwork were crucial elements.

“It took me three weeks of pre-production to understand how it will work,” says Varma. There were two fabrics that were considered for the body suits, and one was rejected for it had too many wrinkles and was shiny. The wrinkles would have shown when the characters moved, thereby shattering the illusion of animation. “So we chose the more practical, thicker fabric,” Varma explains.

The production team divided the outfit into two parts: the body and the head. The body part of the outfit was stuffed with foam in some places, while the head was attached separately. To make it look bigger than a human head, a harder material called Perspex was used, which in turn was stuffed with foam (with scope for ventilation).

If one wishes to understand the size of this head, here’s a fact: a human head would typically reach up to the mouth level of this giant Zoozoo head. “We kept the hands and legs thin, which is why we cast women – and occasionally children – wearing the costumes,” says Varma. The thin limbs, contrasted with big bellies and a bulbous head, all add to the illusion that these creatures are ‘smaller’ than humans. Sets were created to suit the size of the Zoozoos.
Cinematically, this ‘size’ was a trick: the creatures look smaller than they actually are on screen, to portray a different world of sorts. For this, the speed of shooting was altered: Nirvana shot it in a high-speed format to make them look the size that they do.
Furthermore, simple sets/backdrops were created and spray painted with neutral Greys – a colour of choice so that attention isn’t diverted from the main characters. For a supposedly ‘outdoor’ shot, even the shadow of a Zoozoo was kept ‘live’ and not done in post production: it was painted in a darker shade of grey on the ground. An even lighting was maintained throughout.
There was virtually no post production work done.
The films were shot by Nirvana in Cape Town, South Africa, with the help of a local production house there, called Platypus. Incidentally, the same combination of people also worked on the ‘Happy to Help’ series last year. When asked whether Cape Town is fast becoming a tourist spot for Vodafone and Nirvana, Varma laughs, saying, “Oh no! It’s just that we are very comfortable with the team there and know what sort of work to expect from them.”
Nagpal adds here that the production cost had to be minimal for unveiling such a large number of commercials. “Otherwise, our production costs would exceed media spends,” he quips.

 

 

 

WHERE AM I?

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment.

 

Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport.

 

The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled,

drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window.

The pilot's sign said, "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.

 

People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft,

drew a large sign, and held it in a building window.

Their sign said, "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER". The pilot smiled,

waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC (Seattle/Tacoma) airport, and landed safely.

 

After they were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position.

 

The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because they gave me a technically correct, but completely useless answer."

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Strange quotations - some funny and some serious

I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places ! 

Your dog is telling you that it can talk? it's lying ! 

I don't believe in Astrology. I am an aquarain and aquarians do not believe in astrology! 

All generalisations are false, including this one! 

I do not believe in superstition - it brings me bad luck! 

I'm sorry this letter is so long, but I did not have time to make it shorter! 

Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation ! 

Some say there is madness in his method.
I say there is method in his madness ! 

Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation ! 

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself! 

 

You don't believe in Past Life / reincarnation? you said the same thing in your past life!