Geng: The Adventure Begins

Geng The Adventure Begins Malay Geng Pengembaraan Bermula , originally Geng Misteri Hantu Durian is a 2009 Malaysian 3D computer animated film. The film is produced by Les Copaque and released in Malaysian cinemas beginningFebruary 2009. Geng was launched in a ceremony held onSeptember 2007 together with short animated series Upin amp Ipin that have connections with the film. Planning for the film began in late2005 as Les Copaque commenced operations. It received financial support from ICTrelated agencies such as Multimedia Development Corporation and MIMOS.

It took two years, RM 4.7 million andlocal animators to complete Geng, which director Mohd Nizam Abdul Razak compares as cheap against Western animation budgets worth around RM15 million to RM40 million and about 130 to 150 animators. LesCopaque Productions Managing Director, Burhanuddin Md Radzi, told that planning the film began when Mohd Nizam, Muhammad Usamah Zaid and Mohd Safwan Ab Karim met him to read out their plan. In terms of costsaving, he said that the computers were bought from Low Yat Plaza with modifications of their own, besides financial and logistic support from MDeC, Mimos Bhd and MOSTI. Maya and MentalRay were employed as the main 3D animation software. Nizam added that supply from Mimos worth millions of ringgit allowed Les Copaque to perform rendering in only six to eight months compared to the usual overoneyear period, as well as saving costs. Geng was completed in August 2008 at 108 minutes, and was previewed to invited guests from MDeC, Finas, Mimos, RTM, Media Prima, Astro and the press. It had been shortened to 90 minutes on the advice of Finas to please the cinema operators. Les Copaque was also busy completing the Upin amp Ipin shorts for television which somewhat disrupted postproduction of Geng. Les Copaque prepared five original Geng reels, three of which were sent to Kantana Group in Bangkok, Thailand for audio mixing. On November 2008, Les Copaque announced the Censorship Boards approval of their film without cuts and permission to screen by Finas. The music for Geng is mainly composed by Yuri Wong, who also composed music for the related animated series Upin amp Ipin, along with Mohamed Azfaren Aznam, who contributed music as a second composer.Les Copaque has been reported to place targets ranging from RM5 million to RM10 million, and even RM100 million after considering international distribution plans. Geng opened onFebruary 2009 to incredible public response and rave reviews. On its first w

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