Dear Aspirant,

Usually, animation aspirants have a keen eye for multimedia, creativity and drawing. An animation expert knows how to make illusions and illustrations at the same time. It is a course that involves great detail and an art of storytelling. There is also a huge requirement of animators in corporates, businesses and of course media. You will be required to work with techniques like- 2D hand drawing, 2D Computer generated, 3D Computer generated, stop motion or model animation techniques to create animation sequences. Certain skills that you must have to take this course are:

• Good observational skills
• Creativity
• Drawing / sketching skills
• Patience and Concentration
• Ability to get into character
• Teamwork

In India, Animation courses are available in three formats-Bachelor’s Degree courses, Diploma courses, Certificate courses.

Bachelor Courses: The degree is typically for a duration of three years. The basic eligibility is to have 10+2 with a minimum of 50%. Examples of the courses are: B.Sc. in Animation and Gaming, B.Sc. in Animation and VFX, B.A in Animation and Design, B.S.C in Animation and Multimedia, B.A in Digital Filmmaking and Animation, B.A in Visual Arts.

2.Diploma Courses: These courses are typically for a duration of one year. The eligibility is usually to have passed 10+2 examination. Example of the courses are Diploma in Animation and VFX,Diploma in Animation, Video Editing and Post Production works,Diploma in 2D Animation,Diploma in 3D Animation,Diploma in Digital Animation,Diploma in CG Animation,Diploma in Animation and Filmmaking, Diploma in VFX

3. Certificate Courses: Certificate in 2D Animation, Certificate in 3D Animation, Certificate in Editing, Mixing and Post Production Works, Certificate in VFX. The course duration typically depends on the institute but is usually ranges between 3-6 months. The basic eligibility is to have passed the class 10 examinations.

Hope this helps! All the best.

Hello Vatsal,

Becoming a freelancer is quite easy but grabbing big projects is quite difficult. For getting good projects, or projects that pay you around 2000-5000 or more, require skill as well as experience.

Having a good skill in the field of animation, can land you certain freelancing opportunities in tutorial companies, as well as cartoon designing, etc.

For starting such things, you may first create a blog or something, so as to showcase your skills, and then continue with websites such as freelancer.com (//freelancer.com) .

Becoming a freelancer, will recover your personal expenses in college. You can have a secondary pocketmoney source. Apart from this, you will develop a new skill, which if polished properly, can help you in placements when coming to multimedia companies, such as Adobe, Unity, etc..

Hope this helps

Regards

Animators produce images that appear to come to life on screen. Their work is found in feature films, commercials, pop videos, computer games, websites and other media. They may work with drawings, specialist software or models and puppets, capturing separate images of each stage of a movement. When the images are viewed at speed the character appears to move.

Development of Appealing Characters is done by

• Visual Development Artist
• Modeler
• Look Development Artist
• Animator
• Character Technical Director

Hello ricky,

There are some best colleges/Institute for animation and vfx in india :-

•VIT University,vellore.

•National Institute of Design, ahmedabad.

•Amity University,mumbai.

•Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects,mumbai.

•PA Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art, pune.

•MIT Institute of Design, MIT Art, Design and Technology University, pune.

•Arena Animation (branch in Delhi, mumbai, noida and Bangalore).

I hope this helps.

Good luck!!

Dear Aspirant,

M.A. Animation is a 2-year postgraduate program. Students who have completed their Bachelor's degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent from a recognised university are eligible to apply for this course. Admission to the course shall be granted solely on the basis of the applicant's marks in the entrance examination administered by the College or the University accompanied by a personal interview.

Career options in this program include employment in various fields, such as colleges and universities, gaming industry, film industry, animation industry, fashion companies, news companies, etc. After completing a Master's degree program in animation, students can choose to work with different profiles, such as Teacher / Lecturer, Texture Artist, Flash Animator, 3D Graphic Artist, etc. Upon completion of the M.A. Animation course, students will receive an average annual salary ranging from INR 2.00000 to INR 6.00000 and this salary depends on the knowledge and experience of the candidate.

Colleges offering this course are:

• Sacred Heart College, Ernakulam, Kerala
• Yeldo Mar Baselios College, Ernakulam, Kerala
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
• Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• St. Josephs College ofCommunication
• CET College of Management Science and Technology

M.Sc. in Game Design and Development is a postgraduate gaming course. It has an emphasis on programming. This will help you to understand creation and distribution in the entertainment industry including theoretical, intellectual and creative aspects of computing. It focuses on the technical roots of Computer Science.

The eligibility criteria is the candidate must have passed B.Sc. with 60% in the relevant subject. Some colleges have entrance tests for the same so though you are from a B.A. background, you can still pursue it in these places if you have a background in the same.

Colleges where you can apply are:

• Academy of Animation and Gaming - Noida
• Animaster Academy
• Arena Animation
• Asian Institute of Gaming & Animation, Bangalore
• DSK SupinfoGame International Campus Pune
• Global School of Animation & Games - New Delhi, Delhi
• ICAT Design & Media College
• Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), Mumbai
• Meteor Institute of Digital Design Studies, Mumbai
• PAI International Learning Solutions, Pune
• Zee Institute of Creative Art
• IIFA Multimedia

Hope this helps. All the best!

hi,

see there is many animation and graphics designing courses available. animation and graphics plays a major role in web site development , and web development related areas. there is no basic qualification need. you can done 6 month or 1 year course on animation while you are in diploma studies or after passing diploma you may also join.

Hey,

There are many animation companies in India. Day by day as technology is developing our indian animation companies are booming. Some othe the top animation companies are listed below

1. Animation wonder

2. Animation sharks

3. Animation monster

4. Video animation company

Thanku you

I hope this will help you

Hello dear aspirant.

It depends on the college you are interested in. For normal colleges only passing intermediate is sufficient for some good colleges like some state level government institutions and good private colleges and universities 60% is required. And for IIT and nit 75 % is required. So you should target as much as you can.

Good luck.

Hii aspirants

here I am mentioning few top colleges for animation in mumbai. these are

Zee Institute of Creative Art

CADD Centre

Arena Animation

Arena Multimedia Fort

DQ School of Visual Arts

FX School, Andheri West

National Institute of Distance Education

I hope my answer will be helpful for you

Good luck

Hello dear aspirant,

The best colleges for animation and their requirements are mentioned below:

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

To get admission in design courses, candidates will have to go through three stages of admission which are DAT written test, studio test and personal interview. Candidates will be called for these rounds as per their performance in the DAT prelims entrance exam.

• Amity University, Mumbai

Candidates are eligible to enroll for animation course if they have cleared their 10+2 from a recognised board.

• PA Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art, Pune

Candidates are eligible to enroll for animation course if they have cleared their 10+2 from a recognised board.

• IIFA Multimedia, Srinivasanagar

Candidates can secure admission in this animation college if they have cleared their 10+2 from a recognized board. No separate entrance exam is conducted to offer admission to aspirants.

• MIT Institute of Design, MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune

In order to apply for admission in UG level animation courses offered by MIT Institute of Design, MIT Art, Design and Technology University, aspirants should have completed their 10+2 from any stream. Candidates who meet this eligibility criteria of this animation college and thereafter they need to appear for MITID-DAT.

• Unitedworld Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

In order to secure admission in animation related course offered by Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID), aspirants need to appear for UID Design Aptitude Test.

• Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida

Candidates are eligible to enroll for animation course if they have cleared their 10+2 from a recognised board.

• World University of Design, Sonipat, Haryana

In order to secure admission in courses offered at World University of Design, aspirants need to appear for Design Aptitude Test (DAT), Art Aptitude Test (AAT) or General Aptitude Test (GAT). Apart from this, It also accepts valid scores of NIFT, CEED and UCEED exams in lieu of DAT and scores of CET, CAT, MAT and XAT are accepted in lieu of GAT.

• NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata

Candidates can secure admission in this animation college if they have cleared their 10+2 from a recognized board. No separate entrance exam is conducted to offer admission to aspirants.

• Picasso International Animation – VFX – Gaming College, Delhi, Ghaziabad,  Lucknow, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Udaipur.

Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay also have an animation course but you can only opt it for post graduation i.e. MDes in Animation and in order to secure admission in the animation course candidates need to clear CEED exam.

Hope this is helpful,

Best Wishes!