Job Prospects and Remuneration
Remuneration ranges from Rs 10,000 to 15,000 per month and can go up to four to eight lakhs per annum. Pay packets are usually higher in IT companies.
According to a NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) study, the Indian animation market is expected to witness a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 35 per cent between 2005 and 2009. The market for gaming development in India is expected to reach $ 300 million by 2009. To top it off, major companies abroad are outsourcing Indian multimedia talent.
"Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Some of them are signing up contracts with Indian animation companies. Others are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games," states R Krishnan, Global head, Arena Multimedia, Mumbai.
Confirms Naveen Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, "As India offers the right combination of creative and economical talent, it has become international companies’ choice for outsourcing their 3D animation and visual effects work. Since 2005, a lot of work from the international market is flowing in."
Despite existence of many such training institutes, the supply is not keeping pace with the demand. "The Indian animation industry is facing a severe shortage of workforce today especially on the quality front. In India alone, the animation industry needs over 30,000 people, while the demand met is a mere 10 per cent of the requirement. NASSCOM predicts that India will require around 3,00,000 skilled professionals by 2008," reveals R Krishnan.
"Unavailability of trained manpower is likely to hamper the development of this industry since the industry’s growth rate far outstrips the creation of talent rate. One primary reason for this is that most multimedia schools do not work in conjunction with the industry. They end up creating generalists in multimedia, whereas the industry hires only specialists," declares Sushma DeSouza.
According to Prof Ravi Poovaiah, nurturing creativity from school days is yet another area that needs to be looked into. "Creativity plays a vital role in this field and unfortunately most of our schools do not develop this ability in students. The emphasis in our schools is more on rote learning," he laments.
Names of some major institutes offering training in multimedia
Mumbai
Industrial Design Centre,
Indian Institute of Technology
Phones: 25767820/25767801 Website: idc.iitb.ac.in
Courses: Two-year post graduate degree programme (Masters in Design) in animation and interaction design
Arena Multimedia (Division of Aptech)
Phones : 28272300/56462300
Website : www.arena-multimedia.com
Courses : Arena multimedia specialist programme (2.5 year) ;
Arena animation academy specialist programme (2.5 year) ;
Diploma in Animation Engineering (5 Semester ) designed as per industry demands ;
Certificate courses in media convergence graphic designing, web engineering , web graphics, animation, cartoon animation, audio-video editing ,print imaging & publishing and 3D animation.
.
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics
Phone : 26731145/56924811
Website : www.maacindia.com
Courses : Diploma ( 16 months) ; Advance Diploma(12 months) and Alpha Maya (8 months) courses in 3D Animation & Visual Effects . Plus tailor made courses to suit industry requirements
Dasa School of Animation
Phones : 26315206 /263152 07
Website : www.dasaworld.com
Courses: Diplomas in film animation (one year) game design (one year) virtual reality (six months)
Raffles Design International
Phone : 55726711/55029522
Website : raffles-design-institute.com
Courses : Three-year degree programme in multimedia
Zed Career Academy
Phone : 26743900/26302937
Website: zcaonline.com
Course : 15 months diploma programme in Digital Arts covering animation and visual effects
PUNE
Maeer Mit’s Institute of Design
Phone : 39506224
Website : www.mitpune.com
Courses : Four and half year diploma programme in animation design
The National Multimedia Resource Centre
Phone : 25537564/25537788
Website : cdac.in
Courses : Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts, Applied Computer Arts, Low Cost Multimedia Creations
Wigan & Leigh College India
Phones : 23015639
Website : wiganindia.org
Courses : Postgraduate programme in animation and new media
OTHER CITIES
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Phone: 2662 3692
Website : www.nid.edu
Courses: Four year graduate diploma programme in communication design covering graphic, animation film video communication etc ; Two and a half year post graduate programme in design with specialisation in communication design
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar
Phone : 30520000
Website : www.da-iict.org
Courses : Master of Design in multimedia
Picasso Centennial Canadian Animation College, New Delhi
Phone : 65423999/65644778
Website : www.picasso.co.in
Courses : Three-year graduation (B.Sc) in multimedia and animation
Asian Academy of Film & TV, Noida
Phones : 2515254, 2515255
Website : www.aaft.com
Courses : TV Graphics & animation (3 months) ; Postgraduate diploma in multimedia (one year) ; Post graduate M.Sc in multimedia technologies (2 years) B.Sc in multimedia technologies (3 years )
Remuneration ranges from Rs 10,000 to 15,000 per month and can go up to four to eight lakhs per annum. Pay packets are usually higher in IT companies.
According to a NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) study, the Indian animation market is expected to witness a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 35 per cent between 2005 and 2009. The market for gaming development in India is expected to reach $ 300 million by 2009. To top it off, major companies abroad are outsourcing Indian multimedia talent.
"Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Some of them are signing up contracts with Indian animation companies. Others are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games," states R Krishnan, Global head, Arena Multimedia, Mumbai.
Confirms Naveen Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, "As India offers the right combination of creative and economical talent, it has become international companies’ choice for outsourcing their 3D animation and visual effects work. Since 2005, a lot of work from the international market is flowing in."
Despite existence of many such training institutes, the supply is not keeping pace with the demand. "The Indian animation industry is facing a severe shortage of workforce today especially on the quality front. In India alone, the animation industry needs over 30,000 people, while the demand met is a mere 10 per cent of the requirement. NASSCOM predicts that India will require around 3,00,000 skilled professionals by 2008," reveals R Krishnan.
"Unavailability of trained manpower is likely to hamper the development of this industry since the industry’s growth rate far outstrips the creation of talent rate. One primary reason for this is that most multimedia schools do not work in conjunction with the industry. They end up creating generalists in multimedia, whereas the industry hires only specialists," declares Sushma DeSouza.
According to Prof Ravi Poovaiah, nurturing creativity from school days is yet another area that needs to be looked into. "Creativity plays a vital role in this field and unfortunately most of our schools do not develop this ability in students. The emphasis in our schools is more on rote learning," he laments.
Names of some major institutes offering training in multimedia
Mumbai
Industrial Design Centre,
Indian Institute of Technology
Phones: 25767820/25767801 Website: idc.iitb.ac.in
Courses: Two-year post graduate degree programme (Masters in Design) in animation and interaction design
Arena Multimedia (Division of Aptech)
Phones : 28272300/56462300
Website : www.arena-multimedia.com
Courses : Arena multimedia specialist programme (2.5 year) ;
Arena animation academy specialist programme (2.5 year) ;
Diploma in Animation Engineering (5 Semester ) designed as per industry demands ;
Certificate courses in media convergence graphic designing, web engineering , web graphics, animation, cartoon animation, audio-video editing ,print imaging & publishing and 3D animation.
.
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics
Phone : 26731145/56924811
Website : www.maacindia.com
Courses : Diploma ( 16 months) ; Advance Diploma(12 months) and Alpha Maya (8 months) courses in 3D Animation & Visual Effects . Plus tailor made courses to suit industry requirements
Dasa School of Animation
Phones : 26315206 /263152 07
Website : www.dasaworld.com
Courses: Diplomas in film animation (one year) game design (one year) virtual reality (six months)
Raffles Design International
Phone : 55726711/55029522
Website : raffles-design-institute.com
Courses : Three-year degree programme in multimedia
Zed Career Academy
Phone : 26743900/26302937
Website: zcaonline.com
Course : 15 months diploma programme in Digital Arts covering animation and visual effects
PUNE
Maeer Mit’s Institute of Design
Phone : 39506224
Website : www.mitpune.com
Courses : Four and half year diploma programme in animation design
The National Multimedia Resource Centre
Phone : 25537564/25537788
Website : cdac.in
Courses : Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts, Applied Computer Arts, Low Cost Multimedia Creations
Wigan & Leigh College India
Phones : 23015639
Website : wiganindia.org
Courses : Postgraduate programme in animation and new media
OTHER CITIES
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Phone: 2662 3692
Website : www.nid.edu
Courses: Four year graduate diploma programme in communication design covering graphic, animation film video communication etc ; Two and a half year post graduate programme in design with specialisation in communication design
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar
Phone : 30520000
Website : www.da-iict.org
Courses : Master of Design in multimedia
Picasso Centennial Canadian Animation College, New Delhi
Phone : 65423999/65644778
Website : www.picasso.co.in
Courses : Three-year graduation (B.Sc) in multimedia and animation
Asian Academy of Film & TV, Noida
Phones : 2515254, 2515255
Website : www.aaft.com
Courses : TV Graphics & animation (3 months) ; Postgraduate diploma in multimedia (one year) ; Post graduate M.Sc in multimedia technologies (2 years) B.Sc in multimedia technologies (3 years )
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