subject: ANIMATION AND DESIGN SCHOOLS IN INDIA [print this page] ANIMATION AND DESIGN SCHOOLS IN INDIA ANIMATION AND DESIGN SCHOOLS IN INDIA
With technological advancement and use of expertise in every field many new educational fields have got introduced. Animation and designing is one of the fields, which has captured the attention of the youngsters and are opting it as their career. The course is inspired by the west, where it is a prominent field. Almost all the fields of marketing and communication these days, uses animation to catch the attention of the audience. Also, with the revolution in the television industry where every month two new channels are launched, due to which, the demands for skilled animators have increased.
Animation is an art which needs creativity along with machinery to produce 2D or 3D images in motion. All the cartoons characters are animated, and made attractive by giving them the look of humans. There is huge demand for professionals in this field for which they are paid handsomely. To meet this demand, large numbers of animation schools have opened in India. The institutes provide courses related to all the fields of animation and train the students as per the industry requirements.
There are many colleges in India which offer animation courses. Some of the well known institutes are:
v National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad)
v Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics
v Techno Point Multimedia
v Zee Institute of Creative Arts
v Whistling Woods International
v The Toons-Webel Academy
v The JJ School of Arts
v Arena Multimedia
v Academy of Animation and Gaming
v Asian Institute of Gaming and Animation (AIGA)
Students from every educational background can pursue courses in the field of animation. The colleges of India, provide both degree and diploma courses in animation. Degrees are provided mostly to undergraduates which is a 3-4 year course. A student needs a 12th pass certificate with a minimum percentage of 45%, to apply for the course. For post graduate courses, one must have a graduate degree in any discipline.
The animation industry has a long way to go and its growth can be witnessed in the present arena itself. In advertisements, computer games, television and films, animation has become an interior and crucial segment. The scope of the field is also vast in abroad countries, where many companies outsource Indians for their work. This gives them cheap man power with same professional outputs.
Graphic design on the other hand is another branch of animation industry which deals in the process of visual communication by combining words with images to present the information to the audience. The students applying for the courses in designing should have good skills in making layout, drawing, typography, lettering and photography. They have to develop production designs for the print, television, web and other publications. Their work also includes, creating promotional displays; marketing brochures and packaging for the products. There is a need for graphic designer today in almost every field, which adds to the job opportunities for the students.
Many corporate houses have designing teams, which leads to the demand of professionals in this field. Due to this, many students opt for graphic designing as their career and pursue courses in that discipline. The eligibility to enter into graphic designing institutes in India is 10+2 school education with genuine interest in graphic designing. One must have a creative bend of mind with good sketching skills. There are many under graduate and diploma courses in this field after which a person can pursue a career as a graphic designer.
There are varied job profiles, which a student can practice, after gaining degree in designing. Few of the fields are, web designers, creative directors, art workers and so on.
Some of the top graphic designing institutes are:
v National Institute of Design
v IIT Mumbai
v IIT Kanpur
v Srishti School of Arts, Design and Technology, Karnataka
v Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
While other professions have abundant supply of man power with tough competition, animation and Graphic designing is a field, where the demand for skilled man-power is at its peak and for which companies are paying attractive salary packages. So, by applying for animation and design course, a student can land himself in an industry, which promises him safe and bright future.
