BOUDHA Stupa - Time-Lapse Renovation

Off-topic post here :)

I would like to share with you a Time-lapse video captured from Feb 2016 to Nov 2016 to showcase the complete renovation process of Boudha Stupa. Beside animation Me and Sachina love to capture indie videos around Nepal.

You can find more videos in our hobbyist YouTube channel :) 

Vajrayana Art Gallery

Beside doing regular computer animation stuffs; I also collect, produce and create traditional Newar (Buddhist) art work (all beautifully hand-crafted). You can visit my gallery "Vajrayana Art" here.

Someday we at Puppeteer Lounge wish to bring these deities to life in the form of CG animation. That would be fantastic, there is just so much detail and a wide array of stories to go by.

You can find Vajrayana Art in Facebook here.

Lovely Gift by a very Greatful person

Thank you so much Binod for such a wonder gift presented during my wedding with Sachina Shakya!

We at Puppeteer Lounge is proud and pleased to publicly announce the making of a short animated movie dedicated to Binod and the kids for the welfare and educational development of remote upper Dolpo region of Nepal. Many thanks to Binod aka Dolpo Sir :)

More about Binod: http://www.snowyak.org/
Binod's personal blog: http://dolposir.blogspot.com/

Binod Shahi - Sir of the HImalayas

Previously I did post some stuff regarding my good friend Binod Shahi who have been teaching students in the upper Dolpo region of Nepal. Here is a short documentary covering his work. I wish him the very best.

Comparing the Cinema Camera & 5D Mk III

The details from the Cinema Camera is very impressive!

RIP Neil Alden Armstrong!

Rest In Peace Neil Alden Armstrong! "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

~ Artist Unknown!

Himalayan High

Himalayan High is a short video featuring a rider riding his bike in the shadows of the world's highest mountains, through mystic and beautiful Himalayan villages of Mustang region in Nepal.

A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE

It's all about Drama! Isn't it? Nice :)

Love Birds ;)

Check out my little video on little love birds in action! The video was captured with Samsung Galaxy SII.

Sense of Flying

This should be terrifying and fun at the same time! He is gliding too close to the ground and the tree tops. I should say gliding on the edge! Awesome ...

Planet of the Apes Party Fun Time

Awesome fan video for the original Planet of the Apes by Brad Hasse!

Really nice edits, the dance cuts and moves ;)

The Art of Puppetry

In this video, the puppeteer plays a double role as a rigger and an animator to bring the puppet to life. Think of those strings controlling the puppet to be IK Handles! :)

Amazing Moves!

I had to post this; such awesome robot dance moves! This guy is amazing. I am thinking how hard will be to actually do an animation similar to this including the character setup ;)

Spaceman!

What does it feel like to fly over Planet Earth! Notice the city lights and the lightning thunder.

Mario Bros on Violin!

Something fun to watch, and play "The Mario Bros" with live Violin playback!

You think too much & feel too little!

Probably the greatest speech ever by Charlie Chaplin presented with a blend of visual documentary. The speech is a part from one of Chaplin's greatest movie ever "The Great Dictator" where he played a dual role of Hitler as "Hynkel" and a poor barber!

An open letter to IT Management "Anonymous Developer's Blog"

Here is a really interesting letter written by an IT Developer to his / her superiors. A solid letter that breakthroughs any kind of reinforced studio hierarchy! A neat piece of letter writing craftsmanship which is so true :)


"Dear Sir or Madam,
It seems that you have forgotten a something so I want to take a moment of your time to remind you. I, your developer, am a human being. I have a life that is not defined by my job and I have loved ones around me that want to interact with me in real life, not just in instant messenger screens.
I am truly sorry that company revenues are down because of the economic crisis, however, from my vantage point, the company’s performance, in good times or bad, is your responsibility. You would not accept “I did not foresee the consequences of that code” as an acceptable excuse for failure, so I don’t see why I should have to see “We didn’t see this coming” as one.
Instead of taking the responsibility for the financial problems the company is now facing, I see you implement “cost cutting measures”. Most of these measures seem to be simply removing the benefits of my job that help me justify showing up each day. In the worst cases, I see you laying off my friends – other developers – or asking me to take a salary cut. It seems that you feel that words of encouragement after doing these things should be laced with such phrases as “work harder”, “burn the midnight oil” and “all pull together”. To me, this means you want me to work longer hours, for no additional benefits, for a company that you own or own stock in. As I see it, I am putting in all the work but you are reaping all the reward.
So here is my request to you. I will work harder for no additional pay or even less pay to help your company survive if you agree to the following.

• A member of senior management must be present in the office any time a developer is “burning the midnight oil”. If I have to work 6 days a week for 3 months to make up for a failure in management then so should you.
• An equal number of senior managers (not middle managers) have to be laid off or take pay cuts in each round of layoffs.
• Before you cut out my one conference a year where I get to learn new things and actually become a better developer for you, you cut our your management retreats, junkets, and off-sites. If you’ve got to get away to talk, do what we do, walk down to the coffee shop and blow tomorrow’s lunch money on a Latte.

I really think you have lost sight of this one very important fact. Nobody hires us because we have a kick-ass management team, they hire us because we write kick-ass code. When you can do that, you are as valuable the company as I am. Until then, I, your developer, am the most valuable person in your company and it’s time you woke up and fetched the coffee.


Sincerely,
Your Developer"


Source Link : http://anonymousdev.wordpress.com/

Ghangzong "Himalayan" Sir

A little OFF Topic material again rather than the regular CG stuffs! Ok, here is a really remarkable person and a very good friend of mine, Binod! For the past 6 years he have been volunteering and  educating children and peoples living in  Dolpa (one of the remotest places in Nepal). Whatever he earns and make from  fund raising goes to establishing school in  Dolpa. He is know as Ghangzong Sir (Himalayan Dolpa Sir) by the local  community and praised by them. His  struggle, effort and spirit is still  unheard by lot of people so I helped him make a blog and a facebook group to share what he have in his mind! I wish him the  very best on his endeavors and more than willing to support :)

Click Here to visit his Blog. Whenever he get's some time off from his work he will keep us posted from his blog!

Pokhara ~ Ghandruk Trek / Trip 2011

Ok, here is a little different topic; not the regular CG stuff but the nature! Recently I went on a treking trip from Pokhara to Ghandruk, which is about 300 KM west of Kathmandu. The breathtaking views and sceneries here are some of the best in the world. You can almost feel the gigantic Himalayas above your head with beautiful village and wild green forest. These places are what I would like to call heaven on earth ... the true Sangrila! I am looking forward to visit there again :)
Feel free to check out some of the snaps on my flickr page ...

Rato Machindranath Jatra, 1129 N.S / 2009 AD