#MrX does Mad Stuff With Rob #Crafts #Robosphere

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Arts and Craft was the most difficult subject for me during my childhood as I was never motivated and inspired to create something out of the old boxes and colorful chart papers presented by the teacher. I always wanted my mom or cousins to complete my assigned tasks as I could never think of anything creative myself. But once I became a father and my daughter started watching M.A.D with Rob on Pogo TV, I started watching it too. I used to put in some efforts to do some Rob stuff with her. It became her dream to meet him in person. I won a contest for one of the project my daughter did in her school and was called for a live shooting for the show with her mother. It was a dream come true for her and myself also as I was able to fulfill hers. Check out the blogpost here. 

Now, in this fast internet age, kids don’t want to wait for the normal timings of the show on TV. Youtube is the biggest source of learning and inspiration to learn whatever you are passionate about and considering the same Rob also has come up with special channel for kids and parents to subscribe to. 

Mad Stuff With Rob is a kid's channel on Youtube that puts up fun stuff for kids and elders alike who want to have fun while they learn to create something unique too. The best part is all the things he uses are lying across in the house and we never think something can be created out of the same. Sometimes there is no limit to what you can create out of the regular shoe boxes or cola cans etc. Check out this video for some easy reference – 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ag_5GQ4JIs&list=PLzl205uwoTCBn7p47j6Nko-AFTU6UvOhE

It’s unnecessary to ask if you have liked this clip, but if you want to see more and at regular intervals, it’s easy to subscribe to the channel here and stay connected with the creative aspects of your life – http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MadStuffWithRob

There’s more to the MadStuffwithRob channel, recently #MrX – Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur has visited the sets to create a special episode and have fun on the go. This can tell us a lot about the popularity status of Rob and his craft amongst the kids and adults alike. Checkout some of the pics from the episode and get ready to learn, relearn and unlearn some of the arts & crafts you learned ages ago while you were in school. 

Mr. X is a science fiction thriller that has Emraan as a vigilante superhero with the power of becoming invisible. The movie has released today on 17th April 2015 in India and other countries. Also the movie is available in both formats of 2D and 3D for everyone to enjoy the same. The music has already been liked by fans worldwide. Check out this movie this weekend in the nearest cinema and multiplexes. 

I have already subscribed to the channel and will start watching the same with my daughter this weekend. Also, checkout the Indian superhero stories by watching what MrX has to offer to all of us in the theatres. There is added benefits for those who have free creative time as they can earn to do projects for others and can fill their piggy banks very soon. 

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#StarWars I - The Phantom Menace - Facts #DisneyAfrica

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There will be a series posts on all the released #StarWars movies with some fun facts and bonus content available for all of you to see from Disney. 

Anakin Skywalker’s Podracer in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was created from an interesting collection of vehicles and props. The front of the shuttle, in which Anakin sits, was made from the shell of a 1960’s racing car called a Maserati Birdcage.

It took three to four months to create many of the intricate and lavish costumes worn by Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala. Much of the fine detailing was hand stitched to couture levels by a talented wardrobe team.
In total, a team of 45 animators worked on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The team created more than 60 digital characters, including Jar Jar Binks. A crew of 15 animators worked solely on the iconic Gungan from the planet Naboo.

South African fans can access the Star Wars Digital Movie Collection exclusively on the South Africa iTunes Store via www.itunes.com/starwars.

Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back

In this exciting bonus feature, Design Director Doug Chiang reveals the five design principles he learned from George Lucas that helped him create some of cinema’s most lasting and iconic images…

THE 3-SECOND RULE
When the audience sees something new on screen, they have to immediately connect with this new item. They have to understand what it is within two or three seconds. If the design doesn’t tell you what it is within three seconds, then it doesn’t work.

PERSONALITY
George Lucas loved creating designs with personality, but this principle doesn’t just relate to the characters of Star Wars; it also applies to vehicles and sets. Everything in the Star Wars movies has to have a personality to convey to the audience.

BELIEVABILITY
Doug Chiang had to ensure that all his designs had a level of believability so that the audience wouldn’t be distracted or taken away from the movie experience.

THE GEEK FACTOR
This design principle refers to the extra factor that gives the design flair. It’s the extra element that makes kids want to play with the new design and make it “extra cool”!

Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures

Model Shop Supervisors Steve Gawley and Lorne Peterson discuss how they created miniscule and massive models that became classic pieces of the Star Wars universe…

Models & Miniatures: Fact #1
The original design for the Millennium Falcon wasn’t the hamburger-shaped spacecraft we all know and love. Instead, it was a long, thin vehicle that was deemed too close in design to a ship seen in the iconic television show, Space: 1999.

Models & Miniatures: Fact #2
The original design of the Millennium Falcon wasn’t completely wasted. The design became the prototype for the Princess Leia’s ship, the Rebel Blockade Runner. The only aspect of the Millennium Falcon’s original design that stayed with Han Solo’s ship was the conical cockpit.

Legacy content includes “The Beginning”; The Podrace: Theatrical Edit; plus eight deleted scenes. Check it out and enjoy the movie series all over again!
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MERCEDES-BENZ #BOKEH Fashion Film Festival, Cape Town

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Elevated 2 stories up on a glittering stage overlooking a thronging crowd of over 500 Celebrities, VIP’s and Fashionistas, South African filmmaker Aidan Whytock proudly held aloft the Mercedes-Benz trophy for ‘The Choice’ as well as a cheque for US$ 10 000. It was a biggest moment of fame for him and he was elated to hear his name pronounced amongst all the valid entries for this contest.

Adrian Lazarus with actress Tarina Patel

This iconic moment was the culmination of the second annual Mercedes-Benz Bokeh South Africa International Fashion Film Festival held at the stylish 15 on Orange Hotel in the Cape Town CBD. The 2 day fashion and film extravaganza, founded and owned by film-maker Adrian Lazarus provided a focused platform for both local and international up and coming talent to showcase their fashion films and design in conjunction with pop-up retail outlets and focused industry talks. The event attracted the very best in South African fashion talent with greats such as Hendrik Vermeulen, Adriaan Kuiters and Jenevieve Lyons to name a few and each design house showcasing unique collections while some also featured fashion forward installations.

Mercedes-Benz, headline sponsor of the event holds an established international alignment with the fashion industry as a central component of their lifestyle marketing activities, and Selvin Govender, Marketing Director, Mercedes-Benz Cars affirmed their commitment, “We are extremely pleased with the overwhelming success of the second Mercedes-Benz Bokeh International South African Fashion Festival. Being the title sponsor of this exciting event has created a unique interactive sensory platform for us to share our brand values and simultaneously offer the South African fashion and film industry the international recognition that they so richly deserve."

Following on from the success of the first event in 2014, the festival has again attracted the commitment of the Cape Town Fashion Council with CEO Brian Ramkilawan affirming, “The Mercedes-Benz Bokeh International South African Fashion Film Festival is now an established annual event that showcases our immense local fashion talent to the world and is contributing towards developing the fashion industry in this country.” The event also attracted other premier brands including global make-up company M.A.C cosmetics, ghd stylists, Fox Box, global TV channel Fashion One TV, electronics manufacturing giant Hisense, RGBC, African Pride 15 on Orange and Protea Hotels Fire and Ice, Sunglasses Hut, Platinum Groups labels Jenni Button by Warrick Gautier and their men’s label Hilton Weiner.

Each day-event culminated with a high glamour ‘Oscar-style’ Red Carpet evening, with invited guests inspired to dress for the occasion and clearly showing that there is overwhelming support for high fashion and the fashion and film industry in Cape Town.

The sold out ensemble of celebrities, VIP’s, Movie producers, Media, Fashionistas and invited guests were calmly introduced to a daunting red carpet walk by glamorous host Bailey Schneider, whereafter local and international media took over and jostled for position to gain the ultimate image and interview. The Jonny Cooper Big Band accompanied the arrival, and played throughput the night interspersed with the musical genius of renowned international pianist, Joja Wendt accompanied by floating food, designer canapés and sparkling aperitifs.

Elihle Mnguni, Specialist Communications Manager for Mercedes-Benz cars and Leon Visser with the winner filmmaker Aidan Whytock

Natalie Becker was the charming MC on the evening, introducing each film as well as the respective producers. All the films submitted for the festival were assessed by a panel of esteemed local and international judges, with 52 finalists nominated across various categories with their films showcased over the two nights of screenings during the festival.

Winners on the night included:

Best Actress – Purgatory of Monotony - Sonja Kinski
Best Actor – 206 with David Oyelowo - Contentmode x J. Cooper
Best Hair and Make-Up - Perfidia - Raul Rosillo
Best Fashion – Etro - The Encounter - Valentina BeÃ
Best Art Direction – Risky Dancing - Kuba Lubniewski
Best Music and Sound: Love ZA Buy ZA - The good Dress - Shoestring productions
Best Cinematography – The Legend of Shalimar
Best Director – The Legend of Shalimar - Bruno Aveillan
Best Picture – Kiss of a Siren - Viktorija Pashuta & Miguel Guthier
Mercedes-Benz Award - The Choice - Aidan Whytock

The Mercedes-Benz Award and US$ 10 000 was awarded to Aidan Whytock. The award is presented in recognition of an uncompromising pursuit of quality, passionate design and creative innovation.

In conclusion, event director Adrian Lazarus said, “I am so grateful to our sponsors and partners for investing in our dream and our events team in making it a reality. Only in its second year now, the Mercedes-Benz Bokeh International Fashion Film Festival now comfortably shares the stage with global film festivals the likes of New York, London, Berlin, Madrid and La Jolla. It also proudly positions Cape Town as the creative fashion hub of sub-Saharan Africa.“

I am waiting for the 4th of June this year, when this event will showcase in Johannesburg. Looking forward to watch all the the nominated fashion movies and the winners thereafter.

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#AvengersJozi #Smile #Joburg - Hollywood came looking!

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These are the two great clips that have been posted by studio that include the sequences shot in our very own City of Gold in Marvel’s upcoming sequel to the super hero team up of a lifetime, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, which hits cinemas next Friday, 24 April, across South Africa. Celebrate with Disney the release by using #AvengersJozi as fans welcome this major film event. 

1) Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron - Global Adventure Featurette
See how the cast and crew traveled the globe to bring you the biggest adventure yet in Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmFc9MumDDs

 

2) Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Hulkbuster - Clip 4

Hulk tests the limits of Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor in a new clip from Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjx-02XWuzk

 

STORY SYNOPSIS:

Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Chris Evans as Captain America. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.

Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, p.g.a., Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963. Get set for an action-packed thrill ride when The Avengers return in Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on April 24, 2015.  

 

Avengers are on a global adventure, with some three-weeks shoot in Johannesburg, South Africa. The cityscape and surrounding areas would provide the backdrop for one of the biggest action sequences in the film involving Iron Man and The Hulk.

“Johannesburg has a very particular look and style to its architecture that I really liked,” says Joss Whedon, writer and director of this movie. “It has very much its own rhythm, its own feel, its own tones, and there’s an earthiness to the way it looks. It is very different from the other locations we shot. You know immediately you’re not in North America.”

I still remember that it was so hectic to reach CBD in the morning during those three weeks that I shifted myself to other office. It's time to see what Disney & Marvel created in this 141minutes of extraordinary extravaganza. 

 

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#MakeItHappen - Parenting apps for #Lumia Smartphones

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Thanks to the abundance of apps out there, Lumia smartphones really do help us stay on track professionally. But, when it comes to family quality time, that nifty little Lumia 435 handset can help you and your family #MakeItHappen too. Whether it’s staying in touch or keeping the little ones entertained while you whip up a quick dinner, here are a few apps that can help you make the best of family time:

Kids Play and Learn (Free)

Suitable for kids between the ages of 2 and 10, Kids Play and Learn is one of those apps you can ponder over with your kid or let them loose on while you take care of those important emails. Using a range of puzzles and enchanting educational tools, Kids Play and Learn will keep little hands not only occupied but learning too.

ABC (Free)
This is must have app for toddlers to learn and write ABC with help of Mother's voice. It helps child to learn and write ABC skill faster. The simple design of the app, integrated with beautiful pictures and mothers voice keeps toddler interest for long time in this app which help them to learn alphabet fast. Learning is fun if it happens in form of play. The mother's voice asks to touch one among the list of different alphabet and on touch of correct alphabet mother's voice appreciates toddler. It is a great educational app.

Draw Free! (Free)

Draw! is the popular finger drawing tool for kids and adults, now free! Make drawings with your fingers or entertain the kids anywhere. Load pictures from your phone, from the camera, or from the internet and draw on top of them or modify them with fun special effects. The interface can be customized for babies, children, and grownups, but is easy to use for everyone.

Toddler Counting (Free)
This is a must have app for toddlers to learn counting with help of Mother's voice. It helps child to learn counting skill faster. When the count of all the objects in particular screen completes, Mother's voice gives appreciation like "Well done...", "Awesome" etc which motivates the toddler to learn more.

These apps will help you realize parenting doesn’t have to be difficult – it can be much easier and fun. Sometimes you will be so glued to these apps that you will be reliving your childhood all over once again. 

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