Currently In India Getting A Job As An Animator Is Easier Than Getting A Job In Other Fields

Do you know most of the animation wonders of Hollywood are now created in India? Probably the next dragon, dinosaur, robot or superhero you will watch on the big screen will be created by an animation artist in India and by a company located somewhere in Bangalore.

Starting from Avatar to Game of Thrones, Indian animation artists have successfully created marveling characters on screen for a global audience.

Even the children’s favourite, Jungle Book had the Indian touch when it came to VFX.

Why the Animation Industry?

India is slowly becoming the animation capital for the world with world-class technology at cheaper rates without compromising even a little on the quality of the effects or animation. With a large number of English speaking professionals in the field, it has become easier for western countries to outsource the services from India.

Hence, the demand for skilled animation professionals is high in the country right now but there’s a severe lack of the same. If the demand is of 100 animation artists, the availability is of 20 only. In the next few years, the animation, VFX or post-production sector in India will grow by at least 18%.

Whom Is This Industry For?

If you are someone who has a knack to draw, create stunning visuals on screen and also love to work with the latest technology, you may choose to go the animation or VFX way.

If you are creative and have the passion to channelize your creativity digitally, this field is perfectly appropriate for you.

How Will You Get There?

You need to go for the best animation courses available in your city. Go through the curriculum, ask about the software they will be teaching you, align the curriculum and the technology with the current industry standards before opting for a specific course.

One of the most impressive VFX courses in Kolkata is taught at iLEAD. Their undergraduate program of B.SC in Animation, Multimedia and Graphics, is designed in a way that would introduce you to the latest software of Adobe Flash and Maya for 2D and 3D technology along with specific concentration to character animation, which is currently the need and demand of the hour. Web Designing and Graphics also form core parts of the curriculum.

Only good and complete animation courses will equip you with the knowledge of aesthetics and that will for sure provide you with 100% assistance for job.

After completing an animation course you can choose to become either a professional or a freelance artist.

For those who are seeking to enter the field, the following job options are open to you as per your preferences and abilities -

• Graphic Designing 
• Digital Artist 
• Web Designing 
• 2D and 3D Animation 
• Multimedia 
• 3D Modeler 
• Story Board Artist 
• Flash Designer 
• Compositor 
• Compositing VFX Artist 
• Texturing Artist 
• Game Designing 
• Visualizer 
• Flash Animation 
• Character Animation 
• Matte Painting 
• Technical Direction 
• Game Designing 

Is It Necessary to be a Good Painter If You Want to Join B.Sc Course in Animation?

Animation and Multimedia is one of the most emerging industries in India. India is becoming one of the primary capitals for animation in the world.

Due to a pool of talent, available technology, a great English speaking workforce and cheap labor rates, even western countries are now outsourcing animation projects from India. 

The dragon of Game of Thrones, the blue colored species of Avatar, Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent or everyone’s favourite ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ were all created in India by Indian animation artists.

The animation and multimedia projects have also increased in number due to the usage of the same in Indian TV series, web series, animated films, advertisements, social media marketing tools, movies and more. Indigenous animated series like Bal Ganesh, MotuPatlu, ChotaBheem and many others have become huge hits among the children. Result? –A huge and ever increasing number of animation projects. But there’s not enough skilled animation artists in the country to meet this huge need currently. Out of every 100 job vacancies in the field, almost 80 are remaining vacant. 

If you are a tech savvy person, creative in mind and have little bit of interest in drawing, then this is the right time for you to think about joining the animation and multimedia profession. 

A B.Sc in Animation and Multimedia is the right degree for aspirants who want to make a career in the animation field. 

A degree course of B.Sc in Animation and Multimedia under MaulanaAbulKalam Azad University of Technology is basically divided in 3 parts – Graphics, Web Designing and Animation. 

Latest software and technology as per industry standards are used to train the students so that they are job ready while passing out from their respective colleges.

Illustrator, Photoshop, Coral Draw and likewise software are used for graphics. For web designing, students first learn to design a template in photoshop and then convert it in HTML codes through the tools of Dreamweaver. For 2D and 3D animation, Adobe Flash and Maya respectively are the two technologies that are used extensively by the industry. As character animation is more in fashion now, these software have surpassed the others in case of 2D and 3D animation. 

Applying for multimedia courses also is a hassle free exercise. For a B.Sc in Animation and Multimedia course, the eligibility criteria is just 50% marks in 12th boards. Students with some creative aptitude and knowledge in computer can apply for this course in their desired college through online method or by visiting the college premises.

Many students often drop the idea of getting into an animation doubting their drawing or painting skills. However, it is to be noted that for any of the animation courses only basic drawing skill is enough. One need to be a flawless painter for the same.

The best colleges for animation courses in Kolkata are iLEAD and NSHM. iLEAD conducts the degree course of B.Sc in Animation and Multimedia in association with HiTech Animation, one of the premiere animation production house in Eastern India.

This provides the students ample opportunities to work in live projects and become skilled professionals in the field at the time of passing out. 

As the demand for animation professional is so high at the moment, any aspirant can take advantage of the heavy demand and enroll into any of the undergraduate animation courses to become an animation artist in future. 

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