The advent of India’s digital age has brought in a wave of high-quality content, ushering in a renaissance in the post production services. As the demand for VFX-rich content increases manifold, courtesy of OTT specials hitting a fever pitch; content is copiously getting face-lifts everyday. New facilities have hit the city, aiming to provide complex VFX solutions for the barrage of content that is waiting to be worked upon.
Founded by distinguished VFX professionals Prashant Thakur and Robin Gala, newly installed Mumbai-based White Clap studio is all set to meet the demands of the content industry with cutting-edge vfx imagery.
While Thakur has worked on big-ticket Bollywood projects like Kesari, Sanju, Fukrey Returns, Rock On 2 and Rustom, White Claps VFX head and VFX supervisor Robin Gala who brings to the table 15 years of experience, has worked his magic upon movies like Kalank, Kesari, Gold and a raft of Amazon Prime specials and Zee 5 originals.
According to them, the confluence of Industry-talents and the strong creative team differentiates them from the rest as they are committed to doing quality work across platforms.
Speaking about what he feels about the industry and the services they
aim to provide, Gala shared, “Indian animation and VFX industry is getting bigger and better every day. We want to build a strong creative team and place where artists have the utmost creative freedom.”
On being asked as to what advice would they like to give to the aspirants who wish to become visual effects artists, Thakur feels that budding artists need to be focused, passionate and dedicated towards the vision.
Gala feels that students should be amenable to learning new techniques. He shares, “Be passionate about what you do,Be always open to learn from others and teach those who ask for help. Be the best you can be!”
We are thrilled to know about the new venture and look forward to their creative projects over the course of the year. We shall keep you posted.