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Main Road Post
Main Road Post is a Russian visual effects studio headquartered in Moscow, Russia. As of 2022 the studio has gained international reputation (which continued despite 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). The studio has worked on the visual effects for the largest-scale International films of the last decade. It is best known for the visual effects Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ... of the film, Wanted,League of Legends, '' Stalingrad''. The studio was ranked 15th among the top 100 most influential animation studios. Filmography TV series Games References External links *{{official website, http://www.mrpost.ru/ Visual effects companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Son (film)
''Seventh Son'' is a 2014 American fantasy film directed by Sergei Bodrov and starring Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington, and Julianne Moore. It is loosely based on the 2004 novel ''The Spook's Apprentice'' (titled ''The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch'' in the United States) by Joseph Delaney. The story centers on Thomas Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, and his adventures as the apprentice of the Spook. After having its release date shifted numerous times, the film was released in France on December 17, 2014, and in Canada and the United States on February 6, 2015, by Universal Pictures. ''Seventh Son'' received generally negative reviews from film critics and it earned $114 million on a $95 million budget. Plot In 1572, the witch Malkin is imprisoned underground by Gregory, the last of the Falcons, a knightly order which defended mankind against supernatural threats. Years later, Gregory works as a "spook" – a roving witch hunter. Malkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TimeShift for backup and data recovery
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Time shift or Timeshift may refer to: * ''Timeshift'' (TV series), a BBC documentary series * ''TimeShift'', a video game released in 2007 * Time shifting, a form of personal consumer media recording * Timeshift channel, used in the time-delayed rebroadcasting of television channels * "Time Shift", an episode of the television series ''Mona the Vampire'' * Timeshift, a free software Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Guard (TV Series)
''The White Guard'' (russian: Белая гвардия, Belaya Gvardiya) is a Russian television series that based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, ''The White Guard''. Plot The film tells about the arduous years of the Russian Civil War and portrays the fate of the Turbin family, which falls into a cycle of sad events of the winter of 1918-1919 in Kiev. The historical background of the film is the fall from power of Ukrainian Hetman Skoropadsky, the capture of Kiev by Ukrainian People's Republic troops, and their subsequent flight under the blows of the Red Army. The protagonist Alexei Turbin is a military physician and has seen and experienced a lot during the three years of the First World War. Like tens of thousands of other Russian officers after the Russian Revolution, he finds himself in a situation of complete uncertainty in both political and private life. Many of them go to the service of Hetman Skoropadsky and his moderate regime under the German protectorate since they c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furious (2017 Film)
''Furious'', also known as ''Legend of Kolovrat'' (russian: Легенда о Коловрате, Legenda o Kolovrate, ), is a 2017 Russian epic film, epic historical fantasy, period action film directed by Dzhanik Fayziev and Ivan Shurkhovetsky. The film stars newcomer Ilya Malakov as the legendary Ryazan bogatyr Evpaty Kolovrat, as well as Polina Chernyshova, Aleksei Serebryakov (actor), Aleksei Serebryakov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ilyin, Aleksandr Ilyin Jr. and Yulia Khlynina in supporting roles. The plot is based on ''The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan'', a legend about the Siege of Ryazan by the Mongols, which approached Ancient Rus' in 1237, centered around the medieval knight Evpaty Kolovrat. ''Furious'' was theatrically released in Russia by Central Partnership on November 30, 2017. Plot The story is based on the legend of bogatyr Evpaty Kolovrat, as recorded in the 16th-century ''The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan, Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan''. In the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duelist (2016 Film)
''The Duelist'' (russian: Дуэлянт, Duelyant) is a 2016 Russian action adventure thriller drama film directed by Aleksey Mizgirev. The film stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, and Yulia Khlynina. This is the Russian third feature film produced using the IMAX format. It was released in Russia on September 29, 2016 in full IMAX. An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, the movie centers on Yakovlev, a retired officer, who returns to St. Petersburg from a long exile. While in the city, he fights as a duelist’s representative. During Nineteenth-century Russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person. Though Yakovlev fights for money, he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him, therein, challenging the Russian Providence. Inspirations The movie goes back to the novels of City mysteries, popular in the middle of the 19th century (the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proof Of Concept
Proof of concept (POC or PoC), also known as proof of principle, is a realization of a certain method or idea in order to demonstrate its feasibility, or a demonstration in principle with the aim of verifying that some concept or theory has practical potential. A proof of concept is usually small and may or may not be complete. These collaborative trials aim to test feasibility of business concepts and proposals to solve business problems and accelerate business innovation goals. A proof of value (PoV) is sometimes used along proof of concept, and differs by focusing more on demonstrating the potential customers use case and value, and is usually less in-depth than a proof of concept. Usage history The term has been in use since 1967. In a 1969 hearing of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, Subcommittee on Advanced Research and Technology, ''proof of concept'' was defined as following: One definition of the term "proof of concept" was by Bruce Carsten in the context o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prizrak
''Ghost'' (russian: Призрак, Prizrak) is a 2015 Russian comedy film starring Fedor Bondarchuk and Semyon Treskunov. The film has earned about 350 million Russian rubles. This was the first Russian film to use Dolby Atmos technology. Plot Only yesterday Yuri Gordeev was an ambitious aircraft designer, a ladies' man, and on the verge of his triumph. His plane YG-1 was supposed to be a real breakthrough in domestic aviation. But today, no one sees or hears about him, and a rival business smoothly causes Yuri's company to close. That is because Yuri drove while inebriated, got into a car accident, died and became a ghost. Seventh grader Ivan Kuznetsov, or Vanya for short, was always in an empty place. A victim of an overprotective mother, the object of ridicule from classmates, he is afraid to even talk to a girl with whom he has been in love for a long time. Yuri has one week to complete his life's work and to raise his new aircraft into the air, while Vanya is the only one w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Previsualization
Previsualization (also known as previsualisation, previs, previz, pre-rendering, preview or wireframe windows) is the visualizing of scenes or sequences in a movie, prior to filming. It is also a concept in various creative practices, including animation, performing arts, video game design, and still photography. Previsualization is typically used to describe techniques such as storyboarding, either in the form of sketches (using traditional and/or digital drawing tools) or in digital technology, in the planning and conceptualization of movie scenes. Description The advantage of previsualization is that it allows a director, cinematographer, production supervisor, or VFX supervisor to experiment with different staging and art direction options—such as lighting, camera placement and movement, stage direction and editing—without having to incur the costs of actual production.Bill Ferster (1998-04)"Idea Editing: Previsualization for Feature Films" ''POST Magazine''. Retrieved on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunstroke (2014 Film)
''Sunstroke'' ( Russian: Солнечный удар, translit: ''Solnechnyy udar'') is a 2014 Russian drama film directed, produced and written by Nikita Mikhalkov, starring Martinsh Kalita and Viktoriya Solovyova. It is set after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the Red Terror in 1920, with flashbacks to 1907, and is loosely based on the story "Sunstroke" and the book ''Cursed Days'' by Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot The story is set in a prisoner-of-war camp in November 1920, in the Crimea, after the evacuation of the White Army, with several thousand White officers left behind on the peninsula. The officers are unaware of their impending doom, waiting for their fate to be decided by the Red Army officials. One of theman unnamed poruchik (lieutenant)is haunted by the memories of a dramatic and brief love affa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro (2013 Film)
''Metro'' (russian: Метро) is a 2013 Russian disaster film directed by Anton Megerdichev. It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Dmitry Safonov. Plot In Moscow Metro, in the tunnel's station Park Kultury, built in 1935, is starting to fail. One tunnel night crawler, Sergeitch (Sergey Sosnowski), sees a leak in the tunnel where it runs under the Moscow River and informs the assistant station master (Michael Fateev), who mocks the old man for worrying about it, saying it's only groundwater. Meanwhile, Irina Garina (Svetlana Hodchenkova) is torn between her lover, businessman Vlad Konstantinov (Anatoly Bely), and her husband, surgeon Andrei Garin (Sergei Puskepalis). Konstantinov tries to persuade Irina to divorce Andrei. Arriving from a trip abroad, Irina spends the night with Konstantinov rather than going home. Andrei has to take their daughter Ksenya (Anfisa Wistinghausen) to school but by chance, they take the "Garden" metro station. Simultaneously, Konstantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
