Do you like DREAMING???
Are you a DAY- DREAMER- imagining weird, unrealistic yet humorous and sensible things? Then you are just a step away from entering into the world of fantasies. You must be thinking what the topic all about is. Yes!!! You got it right- I am talking about a career in Visual Effects & Animations.
Gone are the days where importance was given only to “Engineers” “Doctors” and “Lawyers”. With the passion among youth to try something new there is a galore of opportunities like Hotel Management, Event Management, Radio Jockeying, Navy, Army, Air Force, IPS and of course Visual Effects & Animations. I would like to make one point very clear to people who are planning their career- Look for the talent in you and just go for it come what may!!!
Well, I would lay more emphasis on Visual Effects & Animations. One doesn’t have to know some rocket science to get into this field. One should have an in-depth knowledge in animations and its related software’s. When it comes to animation one can create whatever they wish to do. It can be 2D animation, 3D animation, moving animation and still animation. There are a couple of good institutes/schools/colleges which offer courses in animation and visual effects.
I would like to share the information about the same:
List of institutes offering courses in animation:
Universities/Institutes/Colleges | URL's |
| Vancouver Film School (Canada) | http://www.vfs.com/ |
| Gnomon School | http://www.gnomonschool.com/ |
| JNTUH | http://www.jntu.ac.in |
| ZICA (Zee institute of creative arts) - (All over India) | http://www.zica.org/ |
| Big Aims All over India | http://www.bigaims.in/ |
| Ant (Bangalore) | http://www.antsindia.com/ |
| Arena Animation (All over India) | http://www.arena-multimedia.com/ |
| Arena Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) | http://www.bestmultimedia.com/ |
| MAC (All over India) | http://www.maacindia.com/ |
| Image | http://www.image.edu.in/ |
| DQ School Of Visual Arts | http://www.dqsva.com/ |
| Pixelloid | http://www.pixelloid.com/ |
| Frame Box | http://www.framebox.de/ |
| IACG | http://www.iacg.info/ |
| Toonz Academy (All over India) | http://www.toonzacademy.com/ |
One has to be a perfectionist with the following software’s:
3ds Max | Fusion | MotionBuilder | Sy Flex |
After Effects | HDR LightStudio | Mudbox | V-Ray |
Backburner | Houdini | Nuke | Visual Guide |
BodyPaint 3D | Illustrator | Photoshop | XNA |
CINEMA 4D | InDesign | Pixel Bender | ZBrush |
Composite | MatchMover | RealFlow | FinalRender |
Design and Art | Maya | RenderMan | Flash |
Dreamweaver | Mental Ray | Shave and a Haircut | Modo |
Mocha | Softimage | Stitcher | Toon Boom |
