About
Xentrix was founded in Bangalore in June 2010 when old friends and competitors Viren Patil and Jai Natarajan found themselves simultaneously transitioning from previous commitments. They were joined by a multinational group of senior industry people who had already experienced success in their careers, and were all driven by the desire to work together and co-create a new artist-driven animation studio.
The founding team at Xentrix consists of this close-knit group of executives, with senior staff in Bangalore and Los Angeles.
The goal at Xentrix is to leverage our collective past industry experience and build a high quality studio we can be proud of. We have successfully delivered hundreds of hours of TV, DVD and game graphics. Our key members have decade-long track records of delivery for marquee international clients on globally recognized brands. We have built, managed and mentored studios with several hundred artists and have managed over $50+ MM of global service projects. All key personnel have hands-on experience in the CG pipeline, production and client management. In what is a frequently volatile and highly complex business, we consider domain expertise & experience to be the determining factors in success.
Philosophy
Having been around the block a few times, we value our record of high quality and sustained crisp delivery. Our motto of hands-on experience and our vast network of contacts, have led us to create a studio, “for the artists by the artists,” to pursue a culture of team excellence and professional service to our clients. We aim to be a ‘magnet’ for the best talent in the industry to congregate under one roof.
Xentrix provides a tight team of dedicated professionals who get the job done with maximum impact and style – time after time!
Services
Our range of services includes:
CGI Animation – including asset creation (modeling and surfacing), rigging, animation, lighting, FX, compositing
Game Art – including asset creation, normal mapping, animation, pre-rendered and in-game cinematics
Visual Effects – including tracking, rotoscopy, compositing, creatures, set extensions, and stereoscopic conversion
Please contact Xentrix at bizdev@xentrixstudios.com for more information or to set up a personal meeting.
Our Team
| Jai Natarajan, CEO |
Industry veteran who has worked in technical, production and business roles on movies like “Star Wars – Episode I” & “The Perfect Storm” as well as TV series like “Everything’s Rosie”, “Cosmic Quantum Ray”, “Noddy” & “The Octonauts”. Jai was formerly co-founder, Prana Studios, EVP Maya Entertainment Ltd. and Technical Director, Lucasfilm. |
| Veerendra Patil, Chief Creative Officer |
Highly experienced artist who has delivered hundreds of hours of TV and DVD work globally. Co-director for “Marvel Ultimate Heroes” 4D ride at Madame Tussauds. Credits include “Back at The Barnyard” (Omation), “Madagascar Penguins” (Nickelodeon), “Clutch Powers” DVD series (Lego) and “God of War II cinematics” (Sony). As co-founder/Creative Head, Paprikaas, he previously built, managed and mentored a studio of 900 people. |
| Sanjee Gupta, EVP, Business Development, Los Angeles | Sanjee brings more than 13 years of experience in the global distributed production model. He spent the last 6 years at Paprikaas Animation Studios (now Technicolor India) where he spearheaded long-term relationships with Technicolor, Dreamworks Animation, Nickelodeon, Omation Entertainment, Threshold Entertainment and Electronic Arts. |
| Paul Siegel, SVP, Business Development, Los Angeles | Paul knows and has worked with almost everyone in the industry and is an expert on global animation production and distribution. He was formerly President at Lexington Broadcasting and SVP at Maya Entertainment Ltd. He has been involved with major brands such as the “Care Bears” movies, Noddy, Baywatch, etc. |
| Akash Routh, Technical Director |
Formerly TD at Technicolor, Akash leads look development and shader design. He has managed major projects in gaming like “EA Sports” franchises and is generally instrumental in planning the early stages of every project. |
| Jeevanand, Animation Director |
A prolific animation director, Jeev has led TV shows like “Madagascar Penguins” and “Kung Fu Panda” as well as DVDs like Lego’s “Clutch Powers” series and the “Marvel Ultimate Heroes” 4D ride. He was most recently Head of Animation at Technicolor India. |
| Narendra Deshpande, Animation Director | Formerly Project Director at Maya Entertainment Ltd. & Lead Animator at Crest. Expert in delivering high end TV series, Narendra has worked on or led international hit shows such as “Monster Busters Club”, “Cosmic Quantum Ray” and “Everything’s Rosie”. |
| Venkataramanan, Art Director |
Venky leads the art and modeling groups at Xentrix which has built a strong reputation across TV, ride films and games. He has worked on “Marvel Ultimate Heroes” 4D ride and “Madagascar Penguins” and was formerly Modeling Head of Technicolor India. |
| Surendra Kamath, IT Manager | Surendra is an expert in large high performance IT setups. In his previous stint, he guided Paprikaas through several phases of growth from startup to over 850 nodes in a state-of-the-art facility featuring Windows/Linux mixed environment, high speed network and Isilon based storage, and high end workstations and render farm. He successfully served the IT and security needs of major corporate media clients. |
Studio
Our Studio
- In August 2011, we will move to a 25,000 sq ft office in the same technology park (under construction)
- Our technology infrastructure includes:
- 24×7 secure physical and data access
- 24×7 power backup
- HP and Dell workstations
- End to end GBe network driven by Foundry Networks core switch
- Isilon primary storage
- HP Blades Render farm
Work
The members of the Xentrix team are obsessed with doing a great job for our clients. That’s why we have been successful, in our long careers, in contributing to marquee TV, film, DVD and gaming projects over the years. We’ve helped our clients create several #1 rated TV shows in the US and UK, top stereoscopic ride films, BAFTA, Pulcinella, Hugo and Emmy nominees or winners, and AAA game franchises. Our clients like to come back to us for repeat projects – a great sign !
We’ve hit the ground running in our first year of operations. Some of the projects already shipping from our studio are:
- “Everything’s Rosie” – the hit series on CBeebies – Season 2 (26×11) for VNS Entertainment, UK
- “The Tuneables”, a DVD series based on dance and music
- Animation and post work for an independent international CG feature due for global release
- A 5D stereoscopic interactive ride film for a Europe-based client
- A 4D stereoscopic interactive dark ride for a US-based client
- Ongoing PSN game work for a US-based client
- Facial animation for an AAA game publisher
Additionally, we’ve been working with some clients at the very early stages of development to help them prove out some visual ideas about their new shows and help get those shows greenlit. We love being in the loop early !
Jobs
Xentrix is looking for talented artists who can do sustained high quality work in an organized manner. In most cases, a showreel and test will be required. Strong knowledge of basics is a must at every level.
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR CANDIDATES:
1. Follow the link below to our automated application process. You will be able to upload a YouTube and/or Vimeo reel during the process. We kindly request that you follow the instructions and complete the application process. It shouldn’t take you more than 15 minutes and will help us more effectively communicate and process your application.
2. Due to the high volume of submissions, we cannot respond individually to all applicants.
3. Please click the link below to see all of our current job openings.
We would like to hear from:
- Lighting and Compositing Artists – design lighting for sequences, create a layered workflow and demonstrate a keen eye for detail, continuity and color. At senior levels, create markups and review shots/sequences.
- Character FX artists – leads who can set up cloth/hair/fur on creatures, and artists who can run simulations and wrangle dynamics.
- FX Artists – mid level, strong with particles and fluids, good aesthetic eye and ability to work seamlessly with the compositors.
- Modeling artists – detailed work and technically solid. Gaming background a plus, specialise in organic/inorganic.
- Junior/mid & Sr level texturing artists – detailed work in diverse styles, technically solid. Gaming background a plus.
- Character Animators – understand fundamentals of animation, can work in a variety of styles, can work from creative briefs/storyboards to execute animation. Prior series or feature experience a plus.
- Lead Animators - manage a team of animators in a project or episode, perform reviews and deliver quality that the client is expecting, while being responsible for schedule and productivity.
- Producers – handle large projects with international clients, interfacing internally and externally and being accountable for delivery and quotas. Diverse project management background encouraged. Strong spoken and written English, analytical and problem solving ability, are a pre-requisite.
- Line Producers and Production Coordinators – Energetic, positive, with good people skills. Organized with data and capable of planning and identifying bottlenecks, escalating issues, and managing project schedules and deliverables under pressure.
- TD Level ex-pats – come join a great team, work on exciting projects and experience all that is India! Must be hands-on and have a mentoring approach and attitude.
Contact
If you would like to see samples of our work, please contact our business development team and we will be glad to share past work which we are authorized to show, under NDA.
Business Enquiries:
Job Enquiries: Please see the Jobs page
Office Address:
Xentrix Studios Pvt. Ltd.
9th Floor, WTC-3, Bagmane World Technology Centre
Mahadevpura, K.R. Puram Outer Ring Road
Bangalore, India 560048
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