Animation

Animation

Introduction:

Every one knows Mickey mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry and Stuart little - some animated characters that always delight and entertain us. Do you know how these characters were born and how it is possible to create wonders with the art of drawing. And the answer is 'animation'- one of the fastest growing and most in-demand industries in the world. Multi media and Animation are among the major hunted jobs of the 21st century. Multimedia alias multiple media as the name suggests is an enormous field that uses more than one medium of communication. It is an art that merges text, images, graphics, animation, audio and video to create virtual magic. Animation is only a component of multimedia.

Animation which derived its name from the Latin word 'anima' meaning soul, can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with design, drawing, layout and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips. In other words animation is making of movies, games or cartoons by moving the drawings or models of animals or people with the help of computers or other electronic means. Time and space play a critical role in animation.

Animation is a field that could be pursued by those who posses excellent creativity and drawing skills. Animators are the talented artists who create characters for a variety of projects like movies, television, advertisements and so on. An animators task is to read the script carefully, study the storyboard and try to get into the character. In other words he needs to know and understand the character. Job opportunities are on the rise for an animator and they are in great demand, as it a growing industry and has become a popular feature in movies and advertising.

Eligibility:

Ø   Training is the most essential and important aspect for the creation of a skilled professional in the field of animation. To become an animator, one doesn't require any specific academic qualification. Those with a basic sketching skill and a passion for animation can enter this field. For getting a better job prospect, one should have a degree or diploma in animation.

Ø   Degree and Diploma courses in animation are abundance nowadays apart from online services. Minimum education qualification for a degree and diploma course in animation is plus two or equivalent.

Ø   Any graduate preferably arts graduate could apply for Post Graduation in animation. But some institutions such as Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) follows eligibility criterion that only graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for the PG course in these institutes.

Ø   Besides these graduate and post graduate courses, there are several professional courses that focus on various styles and techniques. These courses, i.e Courses in Traditional animation , Stop-motion animation , Rotoscoping , Computer generated 3D and 2D animation , Clay-mation , Photoshop , Human anatomy , Drawing etc helps one to specialise in a particular area. One should also have a basic knowledge in computer handling.

Job Prospects & Career Options:

A strong portfolio of work is an essential part of landing a job in computer animation and becoming an animator. Numerous job opportunities are available in India as well as abroad in the exciting field of animation. It opens the door to film industries such as Hollywood, which is the world of special effects and imagery for films. Specialized computer knowledge and skills are essential for various jobs in the field of animation.

It is a booming industry with wide job openings and one can work on full length animation movies or any other related fields like television, advertising industry etc. An Animated feature film, which offers considerable employment prospects, is a combined talented effort of a wide variety of artists. A typical animation film requires around 500 animators. Some of the jobs offered in the industry are :

Ø   Content developer 

Ø   Modeler

Ø   Story Broad Artist

Ø   Character animator

Ø   Background artist

Ø   Layout artist

Ø   2D animator

Ø   In-between animator

Ø   Scanner operator

Ø   Compositing artist

Ø   Special effects artist

Ø   Audio & video specialist 

Ø   Visualizer 

Ø   Texture artist

Ø   Rigging artist

Ø   Clean-up artist

Ø   Lighting artist

Ø   Digital ink and paint artist

Ø   Compositor

Ø   Editor 

Ø   Key frame animator. 

Ø   Rendering artist

Ø   3D animator

Ø   Image Editor

Remuneration:

The good salary is the most attractive part of this profession. With in years these professionals can earn six-digit salary. As a junior animator or trainee one could get between Rs.10000- 15000 per month. A three to five year experienced animator will get 25000 to 40000.

And a well-experienced animator who has a good portfolio of excellent animation work could easily get 50000- 60000 per month.

Courses:

 » Advance Diploma in 3D Animation (AD3D)
 » Advance Diploma in 3D Animation and VFX
 » Advance Diploma in Animation (ADA)
 » Advance Diploma in Animation and Visual Effects
 » Advance Diploma in Animation Engineering
 » B.A. (Hons) 3D Animation
 » B.A. Animation and Graphic design
 » B.Sc. Animation
 » B.Sc. Animation and Game Technology
 » B.Sc. Animation and Multimedia
 » Broadcasting Animation in 3D
 » Certificate Course in Animation
 » Certificate Course in 2D Animation
 » Certificate Course in 3D Animation
 » Diploma in 2D Animation
 » Diploma in 2D Animation and Visual Effect
 » Diploma in 3D Animation
 » Diploma in 3D Animation and Game Technology
 » Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual Effect
 » Diploma in Animation
 » Diploma in Animation Engineering (DAE)
 » Diploma in Classical Animation (DCA)
 » Diploma in Digital Animation (DDA)
 » M.F.A. Animation and Content Management
 » M.Sc. Animation and Multimedia
 » Post Graduate Diploma in 3D Animation
 » Post Graduate Diploma in 3D Communications
 » Post Graduation in Animation

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