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.

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 byRed Chillies VFX team which took the reality to another level.

            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) 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 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 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 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 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 MAAC Animation Kolkata 

MAAC Chowringhee

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MAAC Kankurgachi

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Student Interview!!!

Hi all. Today we are going to share an interview of one of our students. He has shared his journey and experience with us. We hope you all will like it. Let’s get started.

Interviewer: Hi, Shekhar how have you been?

Shekhar: Hi sir, I have been doing well. And I hope same for all of you.

Interviewer: Oh yes, we all are doing well in life. Thank you. So tell us how come you decided to join maac and peruse in animation?

Shekhar: (laughs) Well sir, like any other student even I was confused what to do in life. There were so many options which further complicated the situation. One day while browsing I learned about MAAC Animation Kolkata. I did a research about animation and it kind of fascinated me. MAAC Kankurgachi was nearer so I decided to attend a counseling session followed by a in-class demo. And then what, today I am a MAAC Kankurgachi pass out. (Smiles)

Interviewer: Very well, so how was your overall experience in MAAC Kankurgachi?

Shekhar: Before joining it, I had no idea about animation, modelling or any other terms. I was blank in this field. The faculty was too good that I never had to worry about my weakness. They teach you from basics to advanced steps. They taught me so well and today I am a master mind in animation.

(Both laughs)

Interviewer: Very well, no doubt our faculty do a hard work. Now tell us about your career lift? What you doing in life?

Shekhar: If somebody passes out from MAAC Kankurgachi, the career will be at heights. Today I am working as 3D Animator in Sheltrex Studio Private Limited Kolkata. The roles and responsibilities are to produce 3D Dimensional images which create the illusion of moments.

Interviewer: Very well shekhar, that sounds interesting. We are happy to know that you being our student are happy and satisfied with the education we provided and with the job you earned. Thank you so much for giving us your precious time. 

So, this was Shekhar with us, who is now a successful animator. If you feel to be like him and planning to join a course with us please visit www.animationkolkata.com 

Thank you! 

Evolution of Indian Animation

Animation! This term has come up in market so high these days. Animation is creating once imagination and takes us on a magical journey. Indian animation industry is one of the oldest animation industries in the world.

Some of the interesting facts about Indian animation Industry:

•   Dadsaheb Phalke is the first Indian animator also known as father of Indian cinema.  
•   Clair Weeks, a Disney studio animator was invited to train animators for the first ever        animation studio in 1956.
•   The first animation film in India was in 1957, The Banyan Deer.

Current Status

Over the past 10 years India has shown immense growth in the Animation Industry. Few of the examples are:

• Roadside Romeo, O my friend Ganesha & Hanuman. These movies were produced with the help of 2d & 3d animation in 2008.
•   Arjun -The Warrior Prince was released in India & US in 2012. This movie was appreciated worldwide for its sheer quality and brilliance of animation. It unlocked new avenue for the industry.
• Indian production houses and studios have tie ups with Hollywood production houses and studios.
•   Animation institutes are doing their jobs by providing an adequate knowledge about 2d and 3d animation along with various other courses related to film making technology.

The future of the industry

Indian industry is doing well and getting renowned all over the world. But it’s always about more. It still has to go long way to gain its foothold in the international market. The following steps are needed to be taken:

•          Invest more in technology
•          Train people
•          Arrange for indoor and outdoor training methods.
•          Set up more animation institutes with the beneficial courses that could teach about film making.
•          Arranging workshops and seminars and generating awareness about the benefits of       animation.
•           Encourage beginners and allow them to experiment with their creativity.

we at MAAC Animation Kolkata provides with the best knowledge and career opportunities. To learn more visit www.animationkolkata.com.

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 we penned down 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.

Stay tuned with www.animationkolkata.com. for more updates.

Major Animation Festivals around the World...

Animation in today’s world has become so trending and a booming field to work in. It is a new hot trending thing that is running in youth’s blood. Not only in the industries, but it is also gaining the popularity all over world by Animation Festivals.

Below is the list of few animation festivals:

Anifest India

We chose to begin the list with our own made Animation Film Festival Anifest. Anifest India was a national event that featured entries from Malaysia, Hong Kong and the United States.

Anifest India was held in Mumbai.

Follow the link www.tasionline.org to learn more about it.

Ottawa International Animation Festival

This was one of the largest Animation Festival that happened in North America in late 1967. The amazing and the interesting part of this festival was that the festival had a kid’s jury panel, where the organisers invited children to vote on the most popular animation of the year.

Follow the link www.animationfestival.ca to know what happened in the festival.

Anima

This festival happens in Brussels, Belgium every year. Anima has international and national sections for entries coming in only from Belgium.  It is the best showcase for full length and short film entries.
 

 http://animatv.be/anima.php?pageID=1&In=3  this link will help you understand it better.

Stuttgart festival of Animated Film                                                                

This festival began in1982, by far the largest and important animation festival. It represented the best work done during that year. The speciality of this festival was that the winner is automatically qualifies to be nominated to the Oscars.

Isn’t that interesting? Follow http://www.itfs.de/en to learn more on this.

Holland Animation Film Festival

This festival takes place in several parts of the world. It started in the year 1985. This festival features latest developments and emerging technologies.  This Festival organises competitions for internet animation, short films and applied animation. The Festival showcases entries from around the world; it is a National Film Festival in Netherlands.

If you find it interesting click the link http://www.haff.nl/en/ and understand more.

We have introduced you with few Animation festivals that happen around the world. There are many more in the list like Anima Mundi, London International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival and many more...

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Elements of effective graphic designs

To create the most beautiful design apart from creative idea one should have a clear understanding about the subject’s fundamentals.

There are 10 basic elements of effective graphic designs. They are as follow:

Line

Line is the first and the most basic element. Line plays a different role in drawing ad graphic designs. In drawing line is a stroke and in graphic designs it’s about two connecting points. Lines are benefited in dividing spaces and drawing an eye to the specific spaces.

Colour

For both the users and the designers colour plays the role of the most obvious elements of design. It can be used along with other elements like line and shapes etc or it can stand alone as a background. Colour creates the mood f the design and depicts the story of a brand. Every colour has a different story to tell which can further impress by the colour combinations.

Shape

Shapes, geographic or organic add interest. Shapes are basically used to emphasize a portion of the page as shape is defined by boundaries like line or colour. Everything used in graphic design is ultimately a shape. Now it’s your creativity to use these shapes in an interactive way.

Space

While designing a page, negative space is most underutilized and misunderstood aspect of designing for the page. The left blank part of a design whether white or some other colour, help to create an overall image. Create spaces using the negative space.

Texture

Websites & graphic designs do depend on the look and impression of texture on the screen. Textures can create a more three dimensional appearance on this two dimensional surfaces. It also builds an immersive world.

Typography

The single most important part of graphic and web design is typography. Like colour, texture and shapes the fonts you use tell readers you’re a serious online news magazine, a playful food blog or a vintage tea tins shops. Words are important, but the style of the world is should also be equally impressive.

Scale

Playing with the scale and size of your objects, shapes, types and other elements add interest and emphasis. How boring would a symmetrical website with all similarly sized ingredients be? Very. But the amount of variations will depend heavily on the content within. Subtle differences suit professional content, while bold ones prefer creative enterprises.

Dominance & Emphasis

The element of emphasis has more to do with an object, colour or style dominating another for a heightened sense of contrast. Contrast creates a focal point.

Balance

There are two kinds of balance; symmetry & asymmetry. Asymmetry is much preferred by the most designers, artist and creative folks for its eye catching nature.

Harmony

Harmony plays the key role of graphic design. Harmony is what you get when all the pieces work together.

Above mentioned elements are just one part of graphic designing there are more hundreds of rules and many more principles for creating more beautiful designs on and off the web. But these ten elements mentioned above are the basic essentials that will ensure anything you create is appealing, professional and perfect.

Brief Discussion on Career Growth in Animation ,Visual Effects, Graphic, Web Designing

Animation has a booming career in 21st century. It gives life to our imagination by the medium of animation. When it comes to building a career in animation there is huge scope for people who aspire to be one. Use of animation can be seen in every sphere of life in different sector on which we have already discussed in our earlier blog (Ref http://maackolkata.blogspot.in/2016/06/animation-can-be-used-in-different.html). In one way we can say animation is to bring life in dead object or to make non-living thing a living one in which we get action movement speech.
Job prospect is very much in demand individual who wants to pursue just need to have love, passion, understanding, and the most important proper training from best Institute to grasp the value and implementation of the subject. 

Visual effects -- Similarly visual effects popularly known as VFX is now a days in great demand. Visual effects involves in live action footage being generated by different software’s to create environments which look realistic, but is having high voltage drama and effects to make the viewer feel wow. It is also used in commercials, films, branding of any product through the medium of advertisement . 
Graphics -Graphics another huge platform being used when we need to do promotion of any brand advertisement, creating poster cards logo etc.  In a simple way we can say brand building of any product we need graphics software .Ultimately market needs customer’s attention towards its product to increase sale and to spread awareness to the world.
Web Designing - In order to make your presence online it will be your website through which you can reach your target. Every company has their own website and to create that website we need good web developer. Web designing as gradually become a very important career opportunity for the people who are keen to create something of their own.
Each of these medium are interrelated to each other. So we now know the need the role of animation, vfx, graphics and web in our life. Likewise the future of this fields are booming now if we get the net survey done we can see that there is huge vacancy of right skilled people  in these above mentioned  field. Last but not the least it depends upon the credibility of the candidate and there interest love for the profession can only shine above all.

MAAC Kolkata Placements

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MAAC Kolkata is a specialized education institute that specializes in 3D animation &VFX education. MAAC Kolkata has helped many animation studios and production houses to find talented & skilled individuals for various jobs in the animation, VFX, gaming design and media & entertainment industries.

MAAC Kolkata provides career uplifting training to gear up students for various job roles in the global job market.

At MAAC Chowringhee, Rashbehari and Kankurgachi, we not only focus on quality teaching staff and infrastructure. MAAC Kolkata not only provides classroom education but also conducts many activities to prepare students to become successful professionals in the field of animation, VFX, gaming, film making and media.

MAAC Kolkata offers 100% placements to all its students.

The MAAC Kolkata placements cell conducts personal interviews to understand student’s strength & weaknesses and to provide the right career guidance.

Not only the staffs teach but also the industry experts are invited by the institutes to give useful lectures & to conduct workshops. The professionals guide students how to come up with their skills in modelling, texturing, animation, VFX and more. Apart from this, MAAC Kolkata conducts a variety of events where students get the opportunities to interact with the industry.

The MAAC Kolkata placements cell connects companies with students to fulfil challenging job roles.

 

Visit www.animationkolkata.com to learn more about the MAAC Kolkata recruitment cell.

Vfx Artist: Duties &Requirements

Visual effects artists are responsible for creating computer generated animations and special effects on screens at home and in theatres. It’s like bringing fascinating and fantasy world into life. It's necessary to gain the training to work as a visual effects artist via a degree or certificate program in a field like computer animation.

Duties

Vfx work is to create imagery that is either impractical or impossible to film. Vfx is currently done via computer. This work includes creating animations for television shows, commercials and feature films.

Vfx artists are expected to work on tight deadlines due to theatrical release dates working in the film industry. This job involves following instructions from a client and may not allow for the possibility of much personalized input.

Requirements

Students need to have understanding of standard software tools of the industry, such as Houdini, Nuke, Render Man, Adobe CS5, mental ray, and Autodesk Maya. Although a degree is not necessarily required for this job. A bachelor's degree is standard and completing a certificate or degree program can help signify qualification to work as a vfx artist. 

Animation can be used in different sector other than Media and Entertainment

When 2D animation started with paper and sketches everyone had an idea that it was restricted to only drawing creating cartoons. As the industry matured and computers are introduced, the perception started changing gradually. From cartoons there was a steady growth in other area like gaming industry, animation movies, video games etc.

 In today’s time, animation has convinced professionals from various fields that it should not be restricted to a particular skill set, but should be used as a medium of expression or communication. For example, when we use animation in education, it can used to explain theory and concepts to students in a more convincing and interesting manner.

Now –a- days, animation is used in a variety of industries away from the big screen or consoles. 3D animation is actually a very practical tool in itself with various useful applications in a variety of fields.  So guys let us take a look at some industries which use animation, but are not related to the media & entertainment sectors.

Medical Animation

Medical Animation  are  short educational film which helps the aspirants medical students to learn about different body parts , or surgical topics, to give more realistic feel by using 3D animation and graphics. Medical animation is most commonly utilized as an instructional tool for medical professionals or their patients.

Architecture Visualization

Architectural Animation is a short 3D architectural movie created with the help of computer. A computer-generated building is created along with landscaping and sometimes moving people & vehicles. This gives the feel of the project and its outcome in a real way. It helps to get good business.

Mechanical Animation

Using 3D Animation and modeling one can create virtual models of products and mechanical designs that can save companies millions by just cutting down on development costs. Working in a virtual world can let developers eliminate a lot of problems that would normally require extensive physical test models & experimentation.

Forensic Animation

Forensic animation is a animated recreation in 3D animation which are created to aid investigators & helps in solving different cases with ease.  For examples it includes the use of computer animation, stills, and other audio visual aids.

Animation in Education

Animation has recently become a popular tool in classroom teaching and learning. The ebooks, learning with Animation has actually increase interest & motivation among students. It has taken education to next level where students tend to learn things faster and can grasp in a better way. It’s most effective way of teaching in recent days.

Similarly animation is also used in various other industries. The scope of animator is immense provided you have learned it from experts.  Career after doing an animation course is therefore unlimited. With the right skill & training, one can hold a creative job in any industry today.

Why to join 3D animation course? Here are scope and benefits.

Career in animation is a new trending career for the creative people. Animation is a combination of art and technologies. Moving images are created in 2d and 3d to entertain viewers and users. Animation is all bout creating images.

It’s a specialized technique to be learnt in a proper manner from an animation college. MAAC Kolkata is one such college that offers animation course. Through this course it attempts to teach students in areas of both 3d & 2d technologies enabling them to have a comprehensive knowledge on this subject.

Scope of animation

Animation is used in various sectors like IT and entertainment industry. It has contributed much to the development of attractive multimedia & graphic images used in movies, cartoons etc. Those with drawing skills and creative thinking can build up a strong and attractive career animation. They can work as Animator, graphic designer, video editor, 3D modelers, visual effects supervisors, sound editor, character animators and layout maker.

Animation is about freedom of expression in ways of visuals. It gives you the opportunity to express your ideas in the most fascination or weird forms. Thus animation allows you to combine your creativity with technologies.

Future of animation

Animation is an integral part of entertainment. Students completing 2d & 3d animation classes successfully are in for a vast opportunity to test their skills & knowledge.

Not only entertainment, advertising is one area where animation is used extensively. Most of the attraction commercials are handiwork of brilliant animation techniques. Both 2d & 3d techniques are used in creating television or web based commercials.

We hope the above article helps you clear all your doubts about animation.

For any other assistance visit www.animationkolkata.com 

MAAC Kolkata Summer Festival

Hello summers!

As it’s said the tans will fade but the memories will last forever.  MAAC Kolkata also made its summer memory by celebrating Summer Festival on 7^th May 2016.

This festival collaborated students’ work and their unique creativity. Like making fruit art.

Not only the art creativity, also students came forward and shown talent in cultural activities. Like Rabindra sangeet, classical dance and talent show at musical instruments.  It was heart-warming view seeing students’ involvement to such an extent and their sporty enthusiasm during the festival.  

While the sun was burning like a furnace the joy of celebrating Summer Festival acted like the cool breeze.

We thank our students and Staff for making the festival a great success and hope for more festival like this to come in future.

Every summer has its own story. This is MAAC Kolkata's story, hope you like it.

Stay tuned for more inside updates. 

PROGRAMME IN GRAPHICS, WEB & 2D ANIMATION (DGWA)

Hi readers! You guys must be wondering where have MAAC lost after the last post! Well, not to worry we are always here with you boosting you with new courses all the time. Today I am going to introduce a new course with you guys. I am sure you all were waiting for it. So here it is,

PROGRAMME IN GRAPHICS, WEB & 2D ANIMATION (DGWA).

Graphic design is a part of our daily life, it could be anything a website, an app, hoarding or any packaging we want. All of them requires an attractive design that can fit the requirements. The graphic should communicate the idea of the client or company. this requires the work and talent of a graphic designer. it is the creative process which combines art & technology to communicate ideas visually. 

DGWA, a graphic & multimedia course, covers a wider genre;

Course Covers

Certified in Graphic & Print Design

Certified in Web and Intractive Design

Certified in 2D Animation

Software to Learn

Corel DRAW

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe in Design

HTML / Java script

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Flash

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Audition

Story Board Pro

Adobe Flash

Toon boom Harmony

Career Options

Graphic Designer

Packaging Designer

Advertising Art Director

Web/Interactive Designer

User Interface (UI) Designer

Illustrator

DTP Operator

Layout Artist

Developer for Interactive E-Learning

Digital Storyboard Artist

2D Animator

To know this course in detail visit www.animationkolkata.com

Course Duration: 12 Months

Course Fees: INR Rs 6,25,00 +14.5% (Service Tax)

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MAAC CHOWRINGHEE

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MAAC KANKURGACHI

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MAAC RASHBEHARI

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