Animation and VFX has always been Shah Rukh Khan's forte. He redefined rules when he made Ra.One, a film high on visual effects. And it seems that now the superstar is all set to achieve another milestone. Shah Rukh Khan will play the title role in a graphic novel,Atharva - The Origin. A trailer of the graphic novel has been released by Virzu Studios and features a CG SRK with ripped muscles and ancient armours. He stands on a patch of rocky mountains in what seems to be the prehistoric age. The story of the novel apparently documents the journey of a prospective King. The novel is an adaptation of Ramesh Tamilmani's graphic novel by the same name. The project, headed by Vel Mohan, has beautiful illustrations by Ramesh Acharya. While there has been no confirmation yet, rumour mills are abuzz with reports that the book might be adapted into a film, in the future.
Rajiv Chilakalapudi, the creator of Chhota Bheem wants to take his success to the next level. He wants to redo the magic of Chhota Bheem in a 3D format now.
Phenakistoscope (1831) A phenakistoscope disc by Eadweard Muybridge (1893).The phenakistoscope was an early animation device. It was invented in 1831 simultaneously by the Belgian Joseph Plateau and the Austrian Simon von Stampfer. It consists of a disk with a series of images, drawn on radii evenly spaced around the center of the disk. Slots are cut out of the disk on the same radii as the drawings, but at a different distance from the center. The device would be placed in front of a mirror and spun. As the phenakistoscope is spun, a viewer would look through the slots at the reflection of the drawings which would only become visible when a slot passes by the viewer's eye. This created the illusion of animation.
