Animation - Colleges , Courses , Institutes - Study Routes in India and abroad

Animation Courses - Study Routes:

You can follow two study routes:

• After completing Class XII in any stream, one can pursue a 4 year course in Fine Arts/ Visual Arts Course followed by post graduation in Multimedia Design with a specialization in Animation or an advanced entry postgraduate programme from NID or a similar institute.
• After completing Class XII with PCM (Science), follow it with a graduate programme at NID or similar institution.

Also most animation courses are 7-8 months long and anyone with a High Secondary (Class XII) degree is eligible to apply.

Leading animation institutes offering short-term courses include:

• Anitoons Productions, New Delhi
• Arena Animation Academy (many branches)
• CDAC's National Multimedia Resources Centre, Pune
• Chandigarh College Of Arts, Sector 10C, Chandigarh
• Escotoonz, 18/4, Mathura Road, Faridabad, Haryana
• IIT, Guwahati, Assam
• Industrial Desigjn Centre, IIT, Mumbai
• The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
• Kerala Cartoon Academy, Chittor Road, Kochi
• Toonz Animation India Private Limited, Nila Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram
• Pentamedia Graphics Limited, Chennai (with branches all over India)
• SAE Technology College (many centres in Chennai, Bangalore, New Delhi)
• ZICA Studios, Mumbai

Other Animation colleges include:

• The Academy of Animation Arts and Technology, 43/3 Hazra Road 1st Floor, Kolkata
• CAD-CAM Consultants, Calcutta
• Quest Institute of Advanced computing, Calcutta
• American Institute of Technology Training Centre, New Delhi (many centres)
• Priyadarshini Multimedia Training Centre, Delhi (many centres)
• Infopark school of Information technology, B-147, Lajpat Nagar 1, New Delhi
• CP Altius, 5, Camac Street, Calcutta 700017
• KCC Computer Education, New Delhi (many centres)
• DAV Computer Centre, 14 Bhagat Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi

International Institutes for Animation Courses:

Animation Schools/Colleges in USA:

• College of Architecture and Arts, University of Illinois, Chicago
• Art Institute of Houston, Houston, Texas
• International Academy of Design And Technology, Chicago
• San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
• UCLA Extension, University of California, Los Angeles
• National Cartoonists Society, PO Box , Columbus Circle Station, New York, NY

Animation Schools/Colleges in UK:

• Art and Design Admissions Registry, Penn House, , Broad Street, Herefore HR APChartered Society of Designers, , Bedford Square, London WCB EG
• Design Council, ,Oxenden Street, London SW EE
• National Art Education Association, Association Drive, Reston, VA -
• National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD), The Gatehouse, Corsham Court, Corsham, Wilts, SN OES

Animation Schools/Colleges in Australia:

• Qantm College, Queensland
• University of Technology, Sydney
• Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
• Griffith University, Queensland

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Animation - Job Scope, Personality Traits and Salary

Animation Job Prospects:
-->Designations and animation job profiles include in betweening Artist, Cleanup Artist, Junior Animator, Assistant Animator, Character Designer, Background Artist, Storyboard Artist, Visualiser, 2D / 3D Digital Animator, Editor.

• Discuss ideas for cartoons with editors and creative directors
• Develop and present original ideas
• Create sketch or model of characters and submit for approval
• Produce many drawings for film animation
• Use computers to draw and reproduce cartoons
• Assign colors to be used in shapes and patterns
• Make changes to cartoon drafts as necessary
• Draw editorial cartoons
• Create storyboards for advertising agencies

With giants like Warner Brothers, Fun Bag Animation, ILM and Disney planning to set up shop in India to produce animation films and movies, animation is set to become one of the fastest growing IT segments in the country. While animation was earlier the domain of Walt Disney Productions and some small others, with the explosion in computer technology, cartoon channels on television, music videos, computer games and ad films, the demand for animators in India and the world is way beyond their supply.

India is also a major hub of outsourcing for foreign production houses. Recruiters include Disney, Cartoon Network, Pogo, Hungama, Nicholodeon, ad agencies and ad-film makers (ad films that have used animation include 7up, Kelloggs, Godrej, Pepsi, Goodnight, Surf Excel, Cadbury's, Coke, Pepsodent, Maggi).

Other leading companies in the field of animation include Escotoonz of the Escort Group, AIM Studios Mumbai, Crest Communications, 2NZ Animation, DreamTeen Animation, Maya Entertainment, Toonz Animation Studio, Silvertoon Studio, UTV Toons, Zee Institute of Creative Arts, Prasad Studios, Acropetal, JadooWorks, Color Chips and Heart Animation and Pentamedia Graphics. International giants in animation like Warner Brothers, Imax, Fun Bag Animation, ILM, Sony and Disney also plan to set up shop in India soon and are presently negotiating large outsourcing contracts.

Animators are also employed by companies producing Education CD ROMs, Screen Savers, e-books and e-cards. The animation industry has come a long way since the days of Walt Disney. The entertainment industry uses nearly 70 per cent of the total animation created in a year. Indian Animation Industry is slated to clock a high growth rate in coming years.

Personality Traits:

• Artistic, with a love for drawing and creating characters
• Strong imagination and visualization skills
• Technically skilled and competent
• Exacting and detail-oriented
• Able to work alone on a project for long hours
• Enjoy coming up with new ideas
• Some risk-taking ability
• Patience

Salaries:

Starting salaries in animation range between Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 per month for someone who has done a short course in animation.

With experience, one could be earning Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 per month in 2-3 years time. Peak salaries would match those of Creative Directors in an ad agency.

Animators also work freelance and work is easy to come by. With some experience and credentials, an animator could easily earn between Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 per month.

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MCA – Master of Computer Application Courses

Masters of computers application is most popular course among those students who want to pursue their career in software. It is a 3 years post graduation divided in six semesters of six months duration each and is offered by many Indian Universities. MCA after graduation is quiet a good option for students and can be beneficial to them in terms of higher salary package and qualification, also one can get job in many MNCs and other good Indian companies.

There are many areas to specialize for an MCA student like:

• Systems Management
• Systems Development
• Systems Engineering
• Application Software
• Internet
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Software Development
• Troubleshooting
• Hardware Technology

Eligibilty

Students who have bachelors degree in any discipline and minimum fifty percent in graduation and maths at 10+2 level can apply for this course. One can get admission in MCA program through entrance test conducted by different universities like IIT Roorkee conducts All Indian MCA Common entrance test (AIMCET) and many state government and other institutes consider AMICET score.

Some colleges / Universities where you can pursue MCA

• Institute of Technology and Science, Gaziabad
• Aligarh Muslim University
• JNTU College of Engineering, Mahaveer Marg, Hyderabad
• Regional Institute of Technology
• Birla Institute of Information technology, Mersa, Ranchi
• Delhi University, Delh
• jamia Hamdard University, hamdard Nagar, New Delhi
• Guru Gobind Singh IP University , Kashmere Gate
• Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
• Karnataka Regional Engineering College
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

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