{"id":9520,"date":"2020-11-02T07:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animationkolkata.com\/blog\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2020-10-27T15:15:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T09:45:10","slug":"gold-silver-winner-maac-ultadanga-maac-rashbehari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animationkolkata.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/02\/gold-silver-winner-maac-ultadanga-maac-rashbehari\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLD & SILVER WINNER MAAC ULTADANGA & MAAC RASHBEHARI"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAAC Ultadanga<\/a> and MAAC Rashbehari<\/a> took part in the”100 Hour,” Competition Race Against Time and POP- Up 2020.<\/p>\n

Change is inevitable and so is adaptability, living with the COVID -19 pandemic which invaded and quickly spread around the globe instilling fear and caution people are adapting to the words \u201csocial distancing”, “isolation\u201d and \u201cquarantine”.<\/p>\n

Our daily lives have been deeply affected and so has the system of human communication.<\/p>\n

\"MAAC<\/p>\n

But we at MAAC Chowringhee, Rashbehari and Ultadanga<\/a> strive our best to not let the times pull us down and we burn our creative fuel to shine even brighter than we ever did.<\/p>\n

When the pandemic first knocked our doors we geared up and launched the fully virtual online classroom<\/a> system to ensure that our students could receive their training uninterrupted from the safety of their respective homes.<\/p>\n

\"MAAC<\/p>\n

And so, when the second edition of MAAC 100hrs was announced, we geared our students once again to prepare themselves to experience a purely virtual competition.<\/p>\n

\"MAAC<\/p>\n

\u201cMAAC 100 Hours\u201d was first launched in the year 2015.<\/p>\n

In its very first edition, which was themed around road safety, it made itself known as one of<\/p>\n

the fiercest short film competition, with the clock ticking to keep you determined.<\/p>\n

This year after a break of about 5 years the second edition of the event, themed with “Indian Railways”, was announced towards the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

But it was stopped in its tracks by the pandemic and was halted for quite some time before it was re-launched with full force again in September, 2020.<\/p>\n

\"MAAC<\/p>\n

With the excitement of the competition came the question, \u201cHow are we even going to do it?\u201d<\/p>\n

But like all the changes in the course of life, adaptability is the key as mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n

So, the answer was to conduct the competition in a fully virtual environment just as we did with the classes.<\/p>\n

With this concept in mind the respective teams started working towards the goal with team selection done at the centers and everyone waited in anticipation<\/a> of the event and the surprises it came with.<\/p>\n

The event kicked off with unprecedented determination on 22nd September, 2020.<\/p>\n

With the data packets, which contained pre-production materials (story board<\/a>, color key<\/a>, production<\/a>, pre-production<\/a> etc.) being made available at 12 noon the centers.<\/p>\n

Centers conducted virtual meeting to discuss the strategy about how we are going to go about tackling each part and we wished one another all the very best for what was about to come.<\/p>\n

It really was like an exploration of the uncharted territories.<\/p>\n

\"MAAC<\/p>\n

Working separately at their respective homes it was as if we are the only ones in the competition but the online connectivity made it possible to connect at any time, and we all made sure that everyone was available and reachable at all times.<\/p>\n

From the get go it was history in the making with the team of five warriors and the mentors guiding them through these turbulent waters.<\/p>\n

The creative spirit of participants at MAAC Ultadanga<\/a> and MAAC Rashbehari<\/a> was not even in the least dampened by the distressing situation and the physical boundaries it set.<\/p>\n