Capricot has assisted Firefly by end-to-end Autodesk Solutions on their entire journey

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MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Firefly was founded in 2002 in Hyderabad by Phani Eggone, Sanath PC & Nagesh HN – graduates of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad - to provide digital visual effects for Indian feature films. Firefly's credits include major Visual Effects-intensive feature films such as Anji (2004), Arundhati (2007), Magadheera (2009), Enthiran/Robot (2010), Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Kayal (2014) and Baahubali The Beginning (2015). On a massive show like Baahubali, it is almost impossible to define the visual effects requirements as asset- based or simulations-based or animation-based... everything is needed! That is when the value of an end-to end class of products like Autodesk's shines through. Their outstanding set of features, usability, constant evolution, interoperability and support enables artists to focus on artistic complexity; and the technically oriented crew to customize & extend the possibilities. Therefore it is not surprising that on shows with such high stakes as this, Autodesk's range of products continue to be an integral part of a studio's pipe. Dramatic re-creation of the 2004 tsunami. Accurate geography - Ultra-large scale water simulation - Limited time - Miniscule budget; These were the key challenges we took up for the Tamil movie 'Kayal' in 2014. During late stages of our testing, we learnt about the impending beta release of Autodesk's BiFrost and opted in for trials. We were literally blown away! BiFrost was faster & better than anything else we had tested until then. It had known release limitations, but against all advice, we went into production with it. We are happy to share with you that BiFrost consistently delivered what it promised and helped us put out the show on time & within budget.The Autodesk development & support teams went out of their way to support us with patches, workaround and exclusive releases. “The value of Autodesk’s end-to-end class of products shines through when everything is needed in a project” - Sanath PC Director “We thank Capricot for their support and being part of our entire journey” - Sanath PC Director www.capricot.com [email protected] 1800 - 3010 - 3142 SUCCESS STORY

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MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

Firefly was founded in 2002 in Hyderabad by Phani Eggone, Sanath PC & Nagesh HN – graduates of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad - to provide digital visual effects for Indian feature films.

Firefly's credits include major Visual Effects-intensive feature films such as Anji (2004), A r u n d h a t i ( 2 0 0 7 ) , M a g a d h e e r a ( 2 0 0 9 ) , E n t h i r a n / R o b o t ( 2 0 1 0 ) , Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Kayal (2014) and Baahubali The Beginning (2015).

On a massive show like Baahubali, it is almost impossible to define the visual effects requirements as asset- based or simulations-based or animation-based... everything is needed! That is when the value of an end-to end class of products like Autodesk's shines through. Their outstanding set of features, usability, constant evolution, interoperability and support enables artists to focus on artistic complexity; and the technically oriented crew to customize & extend the possibilities. Therefore it is not surprising that on shows with such high stakes as this, Autodesk's range of products continue to be an integral part of a studio's pipe.

Dramatic re-creation of the 2004 tsunami. Accurate geography - Ultra-large scale water simulation - Limited time - Miniscule budget; These were the key challenges we took up for the Tamil movie 'Kayal' in 2014. During late stages of our testing, we learnt about the impending beta release of Autodesk's BiFrost and opted in for trials. We were literally blown away! BiFrost was faster & better than anything else we had tested until then. It had known release limitations, but against all advice, we went into production with it. We are happy to share with you that BiFrost consistently delivered what it promised and helped us put out the show on time & within budget.The Autodesk development & support teams went out of their way to support us with patches, workaround and exclusive releases.

“The value ofAutodesk’send-to-end class of products shinesthrough wheneverything isneeded in aproject”

- Sanath PC Director

“We thank Capricot for theirsupport and being part of our entire journey”

- Sanath PC Director

www.capricot.com [email protected] - 3010 - 3142

SUCCESS STORY