Introduction
The word animation is derived from a Latin word anima, meaning soul. The
art of animation started with the cavemen who used to draw pictures on the
rocks surfaces. Then who can forget Walt Disney for the creation of his
cartoons especially the Mickey Mouse! In the present sense it means linking the
series of drawings and simulating their movements together. It is a rapid
display of 2D or 3D images to create an illusion of motion. Animation is
emerging a special form of media now days. Animation is growing into a
multi-billion dollar industry generating a great scope of employment for those
who ready to try their skills into it.
Nature of
Work
3D animation is a
complete teamwork and works on the creative ideas.3D animation itself is a
combination of wide variety of career combinations. The various steps included
in the making of a 3D animation movie consist of:
Story → Story Boarding → Character Sketch → Concept creation → Modeling → Environments → Rigging → Character and
Mechanical Animation → Storyboard Animation → Lighting → Texturing → Dynamics → Voice Recording → Digital Editing → Vfx → Final Film
So one can work as a
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Modeler
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Layout artist
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Clean-up artist
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Scanner operator
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Digital ink and paint
artist
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Compositor
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Key frame animator
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Background artist
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In-between animator
Every role is crucial
for the successful creation of the Animated project.
Personality
Animation is a
creative thing and one needs to have creativity while handling it. It not being
a mechanical subject needs lot of passion and imaginative skills. One should
have flair for sketching/drawing
Educational
Qualifications
For a diploma and for
a bachelor degree in animation one needs to have passed 12th standard from any
recognized board with minimum of 45% marks. For postgraduate program one should
have a bachelor's degree in any discipline preferably arts. One should have a
basic knowledge of handling computers.
Some of the institutes
like Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and
Indian Institute of Design (NID) have a strict eligibility criterion-only
graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for
this course.
Professional
Courses
There are various
diploma and degree programs in animation and multimedia. These courses focus on
teaching and equipping a person in various styles and techniques of animation,
which may include:
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Traditional animation
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Stop-motion animation
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Rotoscoping
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Computer generated 3D
and 2Danimation
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Clay-motion
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Photoshop
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Human anatomy
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Drawing
Colleges,
Institutions and Universities
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National Institute of
Design (NID) (www.nid.edu.com)
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J.J School of Arts.
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Zee Institute of
Creative Arts (ZICA) (www.zica.org)
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Industrial Design
Center (IDC), IIT Mumbai and Guwahati
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Arena Multimedia
(www.arena-multimedia.com)
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Maya Academy of Advanced
Cinematics (www.maacindia.com)
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TOONZ Animation India
Pvt. Ltd. (www.toonzanimationindia.com)
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Academy of Digital
Arts and Communication (www.killickchallenger.com)
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RAI University
(www.raiuniversity.edu)
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ANIMASTER
(www.animaster.com)
Career
Prospects
Animation application
areas include myriad avenues in the following areas
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Entertainment (movies
and television)
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Business (product
promotions and marketing demos)
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Sales (presentations)
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Education (Computer
Based Tutorials/Web Based Tutorials)
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Publishing (graphics
and printing)
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Virtual reality in
Defense
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Web designing
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Engineering
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Advertising
(commercials and print ads)
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Fashion designing and
interior designing
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Development of
computer games/mobile games
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Medical, legal and
insurance industry (presentations and models)
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Leading studios and
training institutes
Animator
After finishing the
in-house training in some leading animation production studio, you can be a
junior animator and can start earning between Rs.12000 to Rs.14000. A senior
animator with an experience of 3 to 5 years can take home a sum of Rs.25000 to
Rs.35000. But if you have a portfolio of some good and outstanding animation
work you would even be able to earn more than Rs.50000 to Rs.60000.So in just a
few years one can draw a salary of six figures.
Article By
R. Hemamalini
Final Year IT
