PROGRAMME IN GAME DESIGN & INTERACTION (DGDI)

And this time Animation Kolkata brings you the most interesting thing to do, let’s create a game!


MAAC’s DGDI is a comprehensive course that covers game art, integration & design of game asset elements. The course creates job-ready professionals that are in demand in the booming gaming industry in India & overseas. Student gain in-depth knowledge of the game design process including digital asset creation & integration in the game engine.

Course Covers:

Basics of Art
Game Theory
Game Development Pipeline
Game Concept Art
Concept Design
Introduction to 3D
Pre - Viz of Level Design
Fundamentals of Texturing
Fundamentals of Sculpting
Environment Modelling
Stylised Character Modelling
Next-Gen Character Modelling
Next-Gen Vehicle Modelling
Rigging & Animation for games
Introduction to Game Engine
Asset Integration in Game Engine
Portfolio Development

Software to learn:

Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Mud box
Unity

Career Options:

3D Game Design
Game Testing Jobs
3D Game Modeller
Simulator Graphics
Web 3D Graphics
Interactive Product Demos
Interactive Architectural Walk throughs

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Course Duration: 14 Months


Course Fees: INR Rs 1, 28,250 + 14.5% (Service tax)

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MAAC CHOWRINGHEE
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Top advertising campaigns that used animation & vfx in Indian

Today we’ll discuss about few advertisement that have used vfx in its making.Below are top advertisements that have used a perfect combination of vfx and animation.



Vodafone zoo zoo campaign

This was launched in 2009 by Vodafone. Zoo zoo character took away many hearts. This commercial is one of the most successful commercials in India.

According to few facts, zoo zoo were not animated characters. They were real human in such costumes. Special suits were made for the actors keeping in mind the colour combination to focus on the character. Character modelling, lighting, rendering and sound effects were made in post production with maximum use of vfx. The sound effects were too great that they delivered the desired outcome without speaking a single word.

Thanks to the vfx that the entire campaign looked like animated.

Happydent city light campaign

Another brilliant example of combination of vfx and animation. This ad was on the concept ‘chewing gum for sparkling teeth.’

MTS internet baby ad campaign

This is an interesting ad about technology freak baby from the moment it is born. As the baby comes out it cuts its umbilical cord and takes a selfie with the nurse. Funny! Isn’t it? All of this is broadcasted live from a mobile camera. Baby and all its actions are created by vfx. The purpose of the ad was well served that they are the fastest provider of internet.

Animation was done so nicely that the ad looked humours and knowledgeable about service provided by the brand.

Kitkat dancing ad campaign

This ad involves babies in the hospital ward who are playing with their toys and suddenly starts dancing at the sight of kitkat chocolate. The brand delivers its massage that the chocolate is refreshing and enjoyable at the same time. Also emphasised on the importance of tak
ing a break. All the babies in the commercial were real, however the dancing and giggling was computer generated.

Complan takat ka bhoot ad campaign

This as was a combination of real humans and animation which is inspired by a hit film Bhootnath where Amitabh Bachapn plays a role of a friendly ghost. Is the ad the star is plays a role of takat ka bhoot. This ad shows the benefit of the health product. The main character is animated to give a bhoot character.

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Thinking web designing as a career? Here are the roles and responsibilities

Web design is the art of designing and creating websites and it has become a modern art form. The website design plays the major role in grabbing the traffic on the website.

A good website helps in maintaining the brand identity. It’s a website designer’s responsibility for the layout, colour scheme and general design of the website. Content and design should be perfectly aligned to the website. Website designer can create unlimited page styles and layouts to create custom site areas within the same website. Website designer should not only be creative but should also have an extensive knowledge of computers.

Despite of just designing the website designer should also know how to help a website rank in a search engine and where to place advertisements for better effects and results. We are not looking for clicks we are looking for visitors to browse our site and get to know who we are.

Website designer and business owner works together to create a successful website. The owner is responsible for providing the database and the designer is responsible for placing them. They both share a reliable partnership.

If you are planning to become a reason behind a brand’s popularity just by designing a website, it’s always a good idea. This is not only creative but trending career these days.

We at MAAC Kolkata provide the best courses to go ahead and peruse your career in the most trending option web designing.

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Animation kolkata is one of the best and oldest MAAC centre in Eastern India. It is a part of MAAC family since nearly the inception of MAAC in Kolkata and having three branches at Kolkata. MAAC CHOWRINGHEE, MAAC KANKURGACHI & MAAC RASHBEHARI and one in Delhi namely MAAC South Ex. With more than 3000 students taught and over 1000 placed, one of the leading 3D animation institute in Kolkata and INDIA too.

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2D Animation v/s 3D Animation

We are sure many of you must be wondering, what’s the difference between 2d and 3D animation.
Today in our blog we’ll be discussing the major difference b/w both. Let’s talk about 2D animation.

2D Animation

It is one of the traditional animation processes that have been used since hundreds of years. 2D animated videos can be created either by hand or by computer. It requires single image to be followed by the other one in a slightly different position, again followed by another image in another position and it goes on in order to create movement. It was flipbook alike.

In the process, a flat image is produced that has movement and is represented by its height & the width but not depth. Before the computer era the images were created by hand. During this time artists drew pencil sketches of every frame. To give the effect of illusion of movement to this drawing they used to photograph these images one at a time.

Examples of 2D animation:

Television:
Tom & Jerry
Family Guy
King of the Hill
Dragonball Z and many more...

Films:

Snow white & the seven Dwarves
The Iron Giant
The Lion King
Aladdin and many more...

Before 3D animation 2D animation was at the hype. Then 3D animation entered the market.

3D Animation

3D animation produces a more realistic character as they created using computer software applications that is represented in all three dimensions i.s; height, width and depth.
Besides the benefit of creating realistic character in 3D animation it is also useful as once created the 3D image it can be treated much like a physical object or an actor. Lights and cameras can be changed and moved just like in any other traditional films which are not possible in 2D animation as the light cameras are also drawn as per the requirement.

Examples of 3D Animation:

Television:

Star War Rebels
Max Steel
Kung Fu Panda: Legend of awesomeness and many more...

Films:  
                                                        
Toy Story
Frozen
Big Hero 6
How to train your Dragon and many more...

About the Author

Animation kolkata is one of the best and oldest MAAC centre in Eastern India. It is a part of MAAC family since nearly the inception of MAAC in Kolkata and having three branches at Kolkata. MAAC CHOWRINGHEE, MAAC KANKURGACHI & MAAC RASHBEHARI and one in Delhi namely MAAC South Ex. With more than 3000 students taught and over 1000 placed, one of the leading 3D animation institute in Kolkata and INDIA too.

In our next blog we will be talking about some interesting facts on VFX. Stay tuned! 

Five movies that could not have been made without VFX

Visual effects play a role of an integral ingredient in the process of movie making. It could be cutting edge science fiction or a simple romantic comedy VFX is used in all of them. A good VFX work creates the illusion as if the movie was shot in reality, but it’s simply the effort of VFX team that brings the film to life. Today we’ll talk about the top five Bollywood hits that may never have been made if VFX had not been involved.

Chennai Express

SRK’s hit romantic comedy is a work of the Red Chillies VFX team. It is easy to assume that the production was filled with outdoor shoots with repeated sequences in trains, but the train never left the station.

That’s right! The movie was mostly shot indoors in a closed studio, after which the VFX team took over to complete the shots. A train compartment was modelled inside the studio & actors made to stand behind green screen until the take was fine. Later VFX team took over to apply backgrounds & other effects.

Bhaag Mikha Bhaag

It’s a biography of a sports star. The movie would not have been possible without a dedicated VFX team.

A lot of key scenes like Farhan Akhtar receiving awards from the minister to the crowds in the stadium were all due to the VFX team.

Wanted

Salman Khan is a super star but not a stunt man! His action packed entertainer was heavily dependent on the visual effect team, be it his stunts with the pistol or stadium filled with fans.

Om Shanti Om

Good VFX can bring back the dead, literally! Om shanty Om made headlines because of Deepika Padukone’s hit song. But this visualisation would not have been possible without the Red Chillies VFX team.

A lot other, seemingly regular scene like the one where SRK saves Deepika from fire was also created with the help of VFX.

Ready

This action movie looks another Salman flick. But the production involved many that were created by future works, one of the leading VXF companies in Bollywood.

Bollywood has come a long way in its utilisation of visual effects. This makes it easy to shoot difficult scenes at a lower budget & without putting anyone’s life at risk, be it the actors or the stunt man.

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Animation kolkata is one of the best and oldest MAAC centre in Eastern India. It is a part of MAAC family since nearly the inception of MAAC in Kolkata and having three branches at Kolkata. MAAC CHOWRINGHEE, MAAC KANKURGACHI & MAAC RASHBEHARI and one in Delhi namely MAAC South Ex. With more than 3000 students taught and over 1000 placed, one of the leading 3D animation institute in Kolkata and INDIA too.

If you know any other movies that have VFX silently working in the background, let us know in the comments below.  

A Brief History of Digital Gaming

Digital gaming is nothing new; it was always around but in a different form. It came up years before and now has become an independent industry with great creativity and professional potential.

Origins (1940-1960)

The beginning of video games has its foundations in the attempt creating a world of fantacy. From the installation of first ENIAC computer to the today's powerful microprocessors; video games have always witnessed growth.

The ever first popular video game available was Nimrod, launched in 1951. Just after that IBM’s popular ‘Checkers’ game program (1950s) and William Higginbotham’s revolutionary ‘Tennis for Two’ (1958) were noticed.

Nascent stage (1960 – 1990)

In the year 1960, the first widely available game was introduced by MIT employee Steve Russell who created ‘Space war.' The very first step towards the commercialization of the digital gaming industry was taken by Nolan Bushnell founded Atari, Inc. in 1972.

In 1983 the video game market crashed and bankrupted several companies in the United States. The arcade industry reached its extreme between the years 1978-1990. ‘Space Invaders’ by Taito was such a blockbuster that it inspired scores of video game manufacturers to enter the market. This  age saw the advent of evergreen computer and arcade games such as ‘Pac-Man’ and ‘Donkey Kong’.

The golden years (1990- 2010)

The video game market brought about permanent players in the industry. In 1990 Nintendo came out with its next generation console known as ‘Super NES.'

PC gaming began to gain popularity 1991 onward . Id Software’s 1996 game ‘Quake’ pioneered online multi-player options in first-person shooters.

Nintendo released its 64-bit console, the Nintendo 64 in 1996. At the same time, Sony Corporation began to dominate the market with its popular PlayStation.

Nintendo announced the launch of its flagship product in 2002, the GameCube, which used 80mm mini-DVD discs, holding 1.4GB of data each – over 200 times the capacity of the largest N64 cartridge ROM.

Around the same time, Microsoft jumped into with the now popular Xbox. Mobile phones also entered the mainstream market during this time.

The future

Android, iPhone and Windows devices are the popular choice for digital gaming. The industry is ready to see an explosion of growth. Virtual reality and 3D gaming are soon to enter the mainstream market.

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Animation kolkata is one of the best and oldest MAAC centre in Eastern India. It is a part of MAAC family since nearly the inception of MAAC in Kolkata and having three branches at Kolkata. MAAC CHOWRINGHEE, MAAC KANKURGACHI & MAAC RASHBEHARI and one in Delhi namely MAAC South Ex. With more than 3000 students taught and over 1000 placed, one of the leading 3D animation institute in Kolkata and INDIA too.

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