Things to remember when joining the Animation/VFX industry

Career is one of the most important decision one takes in its lifespan. Career decides ones future. If you looking for a successful career in the field of animation and VFX, below are few important points penned down by Animation Kolkata for your better decision making.

1)  Apt knowledge on 2D & 3D software

You need to know a brief knowledge about 2D and 3D animations. When you opt for Animation & VFX you need to learn much software to upgrade your understanding in these fields.

2)    Teamwork

Most important! Working with people means understanding each other. You need to listen to them and at the same time you should have capability to make them understand your point of view.

3)  Know the Path

Animation and VFX are wide. You need to understand where your interest lies. Discover your passion and follow. To understand where the interest lays one can have one on one conversation with their faculty.

4 )  Portfolio

If you planning to get into animation industry it’s the right time to build your portfolio. To build once Protfolio you need to do few researches. Contact to your seniors and take an idea how you can work on it. Once should be ready with a complimenting Portfolio after the completion of course.

 5)    Arranging the portfolio

Nobody has enough time to go through each work you have done. Show them the best you have done. Arrange your portfolio from best to normal.

6)      Patience

Time! Give yourself and your career time to reach stars. People working in this field earn a lot much but after a certain reputation has built. So give time but don’t give up.

We hope our pointers will help you to take a wise decision.

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CHALLENGES FACED BY VFX INDUSTRY IN INDIA

Virtual reality in trending in Bollywood as well as Hollywood for creating larger than life pictures. The years have witnessed the increasing presence of VFX in movies, television and advertisement. Indian VFX studios have made their presence felt in the international market and have moved up the value chain to become Centers of excellence in the area of VFX and Animation. But we still are facing some challenges on the domestic front……..

LACK OF SKILL IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET:

Even though the advertising sector have quickly adopted VFX as a means for creating visual experiences. Bollywood have been sluggish to experiment with this technology mainly due to lack of adequate funds and skills. The only exception was RA.one starring Shahrukh Khan which had 3500 VFX shots and was assumed to be most expensive movie ever made in Bollywood. On the other hand Tollywood have quickly adopted to VFX in movies like Baahubali, Robo, Pranayam etc. where mesmerizing effects were created successfully.

HIGH MONETARY EXPECTATIONS OF THE VFX EXPERTS:

India has witnessed a significant growth in the work out sourced from countries abroad and from Hollywood and it continuous to be on rise. Around 40 major VFX studios in India are successfully catering to the demands and need of the domestic and international clients. About 10% of the total animation and VFX outsourcing is done by companies in India.

Hollywood companies gained significant economic advantage by outsourcing to India. But due to lack of artists with advanced VFX skills resulted in demand for high monetary compensation by the competent in the field. India will soon lose its cost competitiveness as compared to its Asian rivals.

INDUSTRY IS DEFICIENT OF SKILLED PROFESSIONALS:

Evolution is a natural phenomenon and therefore VFX not being an exception gets upgraded at regular interval with introduction of new techniques and products. To compete with the growing competition major VFX companies are getting their employees equipped by getting them trained and upgraded from time to time. Artist often tend to be unaware of the latest trends and development, therefore to keep their artist upgraded and to be at par with the growing market, companies have started training there employees at regular intervals from reputed institutes. Another major challenges one is facing is lack of skilled professional in the field. Companies are grabbing projects, and have deadlines to meet, but with the amount of skilled professional they have, its becoming difficult for them to complete project on time. Huge lack of skilled people in the field. Thus a great opportunity for someone who wants to choose VFX / Animation as a career.

LACK OF INCENTIVES BY THE GOVERNMENT:

Government policies play a vital role for the development and growth of any sector in the country. The government of India needs to take steps by providing advanced infrastructure and training facilities. For instance, due to trend of outsourcing animation and VFX work in Hollywood the VFX artists in developed countries have been adversely affected, therefore in order to support the artist on the domestic front, government of Canada are offering tax credits and subsidies to the domestic VFX companies such as Starz Animation Toronto, a Canadian studio, for retaining the artist by creating job opportunities and also for enhancement of studios as centers for innovation. The domestic market has been slow mainly due to lack of skilled professionals and economic constraints.

If you are planning to make a career in VFX don’t think much just join us and learn from experts of the industry to gets hands on practical experience to complete in the league of good vfx artist.

To learn more about the details and scope of VFX  and Animation at Best VFX Training Institute in Kolkata visit us at  @ animation kolkata  or contact us in the below mentioned numbers today only.

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Top VFX Studios In India

VFX is the process by which an image is created and changed outside the shot or surrounding or in other words VFX creates realistic environment by taking live action footage and another image generated in the  same environment which looks real in moving frames.Bollywood and Hollywood have been using this  technology to add glamour and realism in the movies. here is the list of  Top VFX Studios In India by MAAC Animation Kolkata , have a look : 

Red Chillies

Red Chillies.vfx is dedicated to bring innovative technology  and unmatched creativity for Indian cinema. The  company have proved itself by providing excellent visual effects for movies like Ra.One which had extensive  suit and face replacement and also digital set extention for a train crash sequence. Recently Shahrukh Khan  new venture Fan created lot of buzz when Shahrukh played the young man Gaurav Khanna of 20 year old  young man and at the same time he also portrayed the character of a superstar Aryan Khanna. Shahrukh was able to achieve the flawless look by going through hours of prosthetic makeup sessions and commendable job done by Red Chillies VFX team which took the reality to another level.

Prana

Prana is an Indian VFX studio have successfully brought dragons to life for the most talk about series of ‘Game of Thrones’. Prana studios have also worked on bollywood projects such as ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ and ‘Bombay Velvet’.In ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Prana designed the destruction and fire FX ,rocket lift off  sequence and many other visual effects elements for the movie.

Tata Elxsi’s Visual Computing Labs (VCL)

Tata Elxsi’s Visual Computing Labs (VCL) with its headquarters located in Bangalore  is a leading name for  animation and visual effects in India.The company has gained recognition for its unmatched excellence in  movies like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ , ‘Aparichit’ , ‘Jodha Akbar’ ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’.

To add glamorous effect and to overcome practical barriers bollywood have been relying on VFX extensively. Futureworks have successfully created magic on screen by painting larger than life pictures for movies like’  Madras Café’,Lunch Box, ‘Boss’, ‘I’ and ‘Oh My God’.

Reliance mediaworks

Reliance mediaworks is one of the leading media and entertainment companies of India. It is located in  Mumbai and operates around 78 cities and towns in India and also has its roots in United Kingdom and  United States.

The company has been recognized for its work in motion pictures like Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Bodyguard, House full 2,  etc.

Pixion

Pixion has been providing VFX for bollywood and many international TV commercials for a while now. Company has movies like Honeymoon Travels, Namastey London, Son of Sardar and Oscar nominated movies like Barfi in its kitty. Based in Mumbai Pixion delivered 160 VFX shots for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag where events  like partition of India, sports events like Olympics ,Asian and Commonwealth Games were recreated.

Dreamworks

Dreamworks have reset all the rules for storytelling with movies like How to Train Your Dragon 2 ,Kungfu Panda, In association with visual effects specialist Digital Domain Dreamwork is all set to jump into bringing Shrek  and Kungfu Panda to virtual reality.

MPC

MPC has created spectacular visual experiences in blockbuster movies like Godzilla, Harry potter series,   Martian, Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean, X men, Goosebumps, Life of Pi, and last but not the least Disney’s Jungle Book.They have been one of the global leaders in VFX for over 25 years and have been operating from bases in London, Mexico city,Los Angeles,Shanghai, New York, Montreal, Bangalore, and Amsterdam.

The company was founded in 2009 is located in Hyderabad,India.It provides visual effects services for motion pictures ,television serial and feature flims.The company also provides services in customized 3D animation and creation of storyboards, character and background in 2D environment.It has provided marvelous VFX work  for movies like Robo,Dabang, and Payanam (tamil movie) more than 400 VFX shots have been delivered by the VenSat team which included the avanlanche sequence on snow covered mountains.

Based in Mumbai Geon studios has recently delivered VFX for Tamil movie ‘Unnaipol Oruvan’ and Telugu movie ‘Eenadu’, having Kamal Hasan  in lead role which are the remakes of bollywood movie ‘A Wednesday’ released in 2008The thriller story  was meticulously enhanced using visual effects. Geon worked upon a total of 400 plus VFX shots.

The VFX team replaced and designed shots for name plate , TV monitors, rooftop gadgets ,windows etc. Also 3D  camera were extensively used with lot of composting work along with  digital matte painting and CG shots.

To learn more about the details and scope of VFX visit us at http://animationkolkata.com/

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TOP 5 FAVOURITE ANIMATED CHARACTER IN THE WORLD

When it’s about animation age is no bar Animation has stolen everyone's heart. It may be kids, collage students or even parents or grandparents. Animation has focused every age has their target audience. Ask anybody about their favorite animation characters, they must be having at least one, with some funny memories.

Today we will be churning your memories and discuss about five most loved animated characters in the world.

Tom & Jerry

Who all have not watched it? I am sure there is no one who has not seen this show at least once in their life span. This is one of the most favourite shows. Launched in 1940, this is one of the most famous and loved American animated series of short film made by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom a cat and Jerry a mouse, shows the rivalry in the show. 

 Micky Mouse

Another famous name Micky Mouse, again a favourite one. Micky mouse is a funny animation cartoon character and the official mascot of the Walt Disney Company. Micky Mouse was made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studio.

Donald Duck 

Remember him? He was famous for his intelligible speech and his mischievous personalities. The character was created in 1934 by Walt Disney Production. Donald was an anthropomorphic white duck cartoon character with a yellow orange bill, legs and feets.

Snoopy                                                                                                                                                     

Remember the white dog? I am sure yes. Snoopy can be found in all the peanut movies and television specials, like the peanuts movie. Since his debut in 1950, snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic world.

Bugs Bunny

The grey Rabbit with a carrot in hand famous for his flippant. Remember? Bugs Bunny was launched by the staff of Leon Schlesinger productions and voiced by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his amazing role in Looney Tunes and Marrie Melodies.

These are just few of the famous, lovable and favourite animated characters, there are many more. If you get inspired by them and planning to give a birth to your own animated cartoon then join MAAC Kolkata and get trained in the field of animation. We work hard to get your dreams come true.

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FIRST INDIAN 3D ANIMATION FILM ROAD SIDE ROMEO

Roadside Romeo released in 2008, is an Indian American computer animated romantic musical comedy drama family film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and further distributed by Walt Disney studios Motion Pictures in United states, India and all around the world.

It was released in the United States and India in the year 2008. After Sony Pictures’ Saawariya, Roadside Romeo became the second Bollywood movie to achieve a North American release by a Hollywood studio. It was also Hansraj’s first animated debut.

The title character in the movie is a dog living in Mumbai, as voiced by Saif Ali Khan and his girlfriend Laila, is voiced by Kareena Kapoor. For both the actors this was the first voice over in animated production. Roadside Romeo, the tale of a pampered puppy whose owner moves leaving him behind a fend for himself on the streets of Mumbai. In this classic Bollywood tradition, the 95 minutes film comprises 1400 shots, approximately 40 scenes and five song and dance numbers.

Pankaj Khandpur the creative director at Visual Computing Labs says that while directing Roadside Romeo their aim was to create a quality production that would set the standard for future 3D animated Bollywood movies. Maya software has much to do with the film.

If you haven’t watched this movie yet, go and watch this beautiful animation work.

In today’s time animation has started giving the industry many hits. Animation has become the hub these days. A new trend in the industry. Many students have started pursuing for the animation course, if you are also seeking your career in this creative and interesting field visit us at MAAC Kolkata.

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Stop Motion Animation: Another Approach to Animation

The animation paradise has witnessed many changes over the year. It has jumped on heights dramatically, from hand drawn animation to 3D animation. Animation as a career in this competitive era, the demand of technical skills, a good understanding of art and aesthetics and a unique creative is skill is required. These days’ students concentrate on software & technologies to create an animation film. Experimenting with any other medium is rare.

Stop motion animation is one such medium. This is the form of animation created by physically manipulating real world objects and photographing them, one frame at a time, to create the illusion of movement.

Below are the various kinds of Stop motion animation listed out by animation kolkata:

Claymation (Clay Animation)

It’s one unique form of stop motion animation that uses figures made of clay. It involves sculpture characters and background sets out of clay.

Puppet Animation

It is a technique of incorporating the animation of still puppets. Similar to claymation, the characters and sets are already made in full forms instead of being made while the animation is being shot.

  

Cut Out Animation

Technique of producing animations using flat characters is used in this form. 

Pixilation

This is the most difficult form of stop motion animation. Live actors change their movements in each frame of the animation in this form. They pose while multiple frames are taken and the position changes slightly in each frame.

These are just few examples of stop motion animation.  The medium is just a platform to give your idea a visual presentation.

Keep following our blog for more such informative updates and if you are planning a career in animation then no second thought just join us at Maac Kolkata . 

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