'Koridakatta' Kite in France Kite Festival
Artist Dinesh Holla’s sketch chosen for the 4th time
Mangaluru, Sept 03: Team Mangalore has another reason to celebrate as the line art sketch of its member Dinesh Holla has been chosen for the International Dieppe Kite Festival in France to be held from September 8 to 16.
Informing this to media persons here, Team Mangaluru organiser B. Savesh Rao said that the noted artist Dinesh Holla has got the opportunity for the fourth time to design the poster for this international Kite festival.
“The poster prepared for the festival gives a symbolic message that we all are responsible for the global warming and we need to find an alternative which requires saving of water and protection of forests. Though many posters came from many artists from various countries, the organisers have honored Dinesh Holla by choosing his poster this time as well,” he added.
At the invitation of Dieppe city’s Mayor Sadin Adido, the delegation Dinesh Holla and Satish Rao will participate in the Festival as the representatives of India. Team Mangaluru, which represents Indian culture, has previously participated in the International Kite Festival in France, England, Canada, Italy, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and Qatar and presented Yakshagana, Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Pushpak Aircraft, Bhootada Kola, Garuda, Gajaraja Kite designs on foreign space.
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AI reshaping music, filmmaking in Kannada cinema
Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence is slowly changing the way music and creativity are produced in the Kannada film industry, raising concerns among musicians, singers and technicians, The New Indian Express reported on Sunday.
Music composer, actor and director V Manohar reportedly said, AI is being used to write lyrics, especially in low-budget movies. Once lyrics are generated, AI can suggest thousands of tunes. It even asks whether the voice should be male or female. With one click, a complete song is ready.
“If this continues, singers and musicians will have less or no work in the coming days. But it may not succeed either. A few years ago, dubbing was allowed and people could watch movies in any language they preferred. But not many took to it as they wanted to watch a movie in the original,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
According to the report, Filmmaker Avinash U Shetty, a National Award winner, said resistance to new technology is not new. Those who resisted shifting from analogue to digital films years ago have now embraced it. The industry is now using only 10% of the AI potential. If it is scaled up, it can do unimaginable things. What we consider bad now, may not be after five years.
Highlighting the cost advantage, Sangamesh, an independent creator reportedly said, he made a three-minute video using AI for just Rs 4,500. Earlier, the same work would have cost nearly Rs 15 lakh. I finished the entire project in three days. The only expense was the AI software subscription, he said.
These days, it has become difficult to differentiate between the real and AI. AI is creating artistes. Scenes like war, big fights and dance can be shot with a lesser number of artistes. Then with the aid of visual effects and AI, you can achieve what you have in mind, he said.
Actor-director D P Raghuram felt that while AI has made an impact on music, it lacks emotional depth. Cinema earlier involved hard work and strong emotional connections. AI can help improve our work, but creativity should remain human, he reportedly said.
As per the report, earlier, Kannada cinema employed hundreds of junior artistes, who not only earned wages but also shared meals on sets and formed lasting bonds with stars like Dr Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh. Today, filmmakers fear that increasing dependence on AI could reduce such human connections, turning creativity into just another automated process.
