The year 2015 seem to have started on a happy note for Riva Animation & VFX, who have caught the interest of several prominent Directors for their forthcoming projects after the raving success of their first projected executed for Rajkumar Hirani’s PK.
“ I will work with Viral forever” says a pleased Rajkumar Hirani, “Viral and his team at Riva has delivered far beyond my expectation, giving me the confidence to go on when I felt challenged in shooting sequences which were next to impossible or difficult like the train blast sequence and also putting together the opening sequence with the spaceship enveloped in a cloud landing”.
“ We are equally delighted to have been a part of the making of the film PK, and the opportunity to have worked with a visionary director like Rajkumar Hirani.” says Viral Thakkar, Creative Head & Partner at Riva.
The team spent over 3 months in R&D and putting together the different elements for the opening sequence.” says Sudhir Trivedi, Head of CGI at Riva. “ Also the character PK had one quirky trait which were the protruding ears, and during one particular sequence, he wiggles his ears, such and more sequences were entirely created in CG.“
Prashanth Thakur, the VFX Supervisor has had his fair share of challenges he faced for several top-ranking Bollywood film in the past, “ Our brief was to keep the film looking as realistic as possible and not take away from the film’s story- telling, which was largely focused on emotions, values & learning. The visual effects subtly filtered into the film’s screenplay and in no way makes it appear large and intimidating.”
Today the film has been embraced by audiences the world over, and has shattered all box office records. The cast and crew of the film are extremely pleased with it’s success.
“ Our portfolio of projects in India is a great supplement to our international projects. India has tremendous potential, both in terms of the pool of talent available and a growing market for high-end visual effects & animation. It was only natural for us to establish ourselves here.” remarked Paul Roy, Chairman of The Riva Group of Companies.
Yogesh Chhag, Marketing Head at Riva couldn’t have been more excited with the company’s portfolio burgeoning with projects like Baby, ABCD-2, Dil Dhadkne Do, Airlift, Bangistan, Wazir and more. “We aim to reach all sections of the industry. All our clients have found working with Riva markedly different in terms of the level of support and personal attention that they receive. While we are flattered to received nominations and awards, our work ethic is never compromised and we treat each project with the same level of care and dedication”
A job well done, team Riva’s visual effects work also seen in Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Baby’
CGI & VFX for Train Blast Sequence in PK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsqkoK7k66w
CGI & VFX for the wiggling ear of PK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDb7oXEHwA
CGI & VFX for Opening Sequence in PK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itt6jT9MNHg
CGI & VFX for Opening Sequence1 in PK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1uWxlki8bk
About Riva Animation & VFX Pvt Ltd
Riva Animation & VFX established in Mumbai, India in 2014 is a subsidiary of the Riva Group of Companies and marks the group’s entry into the Indian Market. Established in 2002, The Riva Group of Companies has a geographic presence that spans across the Middle East, The United States and Far East Asia. The Group has business interests in Media, Technology, Leisure and Entertainment.
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Riva digital had a very bad management, salaries always delayed. very bad pipeline work. too many working hours, ther definitely need more people to work to reduce the work load, many calls during the weekend, everyone is leaving from this company.
This article is not true at all, people in Riva management have no idea what they are doing. Countless mismanaged issues. Artist have redo their previous work because of improper briefs. And worst of all, Riva doesn’t pay freelancers and nobody wants to work for them.