Use of VFX or Visual Effects In Shaktimaan TV Series

In our last blog we had discussed how the most popular 2D animation series of Shaktimaan created an awesome impression in our mind and heart. In our toady’s blog we will discuss how the teleserial Shaktimaan aired in Doordarshan produced by Mukesh Khanna and the role of Shaktimaan played by him launched in the year 1997 has gained popularity among kids and youth.

Tele serial used visual effects in such a clever away that they gained viewers attention in no time. Shaktimaan become the fictional Indian superhero from the television. His superhuman powers which lie inside his body in his seven chakras of Kundalini  which Shaktimaan has attained through meditation. Shaktimaan worships God through the symbol Om. All this has been depicted beautifully by using VFX in the serial. The mind-blogging effect has enhanced the creative output of the serial.

The serial had received lots of critical reviews where it’s been said Despite its not-so-advanced special effects and over-the-top acting, Shaktimaan was one series that was a must watch every Sunday. Around 400 plus episode has been telecasted in doordarshan which it self speaks the amount of team work it has shown to deliver such output.

With action the visual effects or VFX has been used in such a way that it seem to be the integral part of the serial. The concept of super-hero clicked the Indian audience.

The year the serial was launched we must note use of visual effects was not that popular neither we had good technology nor technicians. With limited recourses the serial was able to deliver the best and it has created a decent impact in the mind of kids.

The reason why we discussed today about this is to make our reader aware of the use of  visual effects and its popularity it gained over the time. The makers are planning to launch a new series with revamping the old with more effects and more power pact visuals.

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Use of VFX in Games of Throne Season-VI

“If you don’t have my vivid imagination you couldn’t do my job”, says the super talented VFX supervisor of “Games of Thrones” series Joe Bauer.

VFX is a technology that brings all the components that can’t be shot in a normal course of production whether it is adding characters whether it is adding environment, whether it is completing sets, or whether it’s creating whole scene.

With the help of VFX they were able to manufacture worlds which are much larger than what could have been created on a sound stage or location. A visual effect acts as that end of the story telling which allows us to through the imagination of the writer, producer and director for eg:

1. Ship sailing on the sea reaching the kingdoms harbor

2. Daenerys riding a fire breathing dragon

3. The attack on the ice wall where they didn’t had enough space or number of people who can execute this episode sequence so a green screen of 30 feet high and 100 feet long was used to create a marvelous scene.

4. Fire breathing dragon in a arena, flame thrower of 50 feet strap to a robotic crane was put in a ring in Spain and 20 people were put on flame.

5. Shooting Wun Wun , a 14 feet tall character with huge weight and mass was actually executed by a person and was portrait gigantically with the help of visual effects.

VFX industry have become very computer reliant technology but shooting with organic element like fire breathing dragons ,fire and the interaction between the stunt players was a real challenge for the team.

The best compliment to be received for VFX is to show the invisible, the work has to be really really great as we cannot expect the audience to miss a blink and that’s the reason the things that have been depicted in the series have got bigger and better.

The team shoots for three units before it use to shoot in two units. They had 800 shots in season three, 2000 in season 5.A team of five highly creative directors are shooting in five different continents.

This season have introduced mammoths, skeleton coming out of the ground or special powers this season employees all of them. The VFX shots of season 6 are outlanders and outrageous in true sense.

VFX is a comprehensive course comprising of all you need to build a rocking career in visual effects for films, television, news channels etc. We at MAAC Animation Kolkata provide our students with hands on experience while working in a studio like environment.

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