Course Curriculum:
Module 1-Introduction and Film Appreciation
Initial stage of information from study of animated films, different
kinds of animation styles and doing comparisons and learning techniques.
Module 2- Drawing
Practicing individual drawing skills - includes life drawings with
actual human models and drawing sessions for animal subjects.
Module 3 - Concept designing and storyboarding
Focuses on the fundamentals of visual storytelling and provides students
with constructive analysis and support as they take a story from initial
idea, treatment, step outline to a rough draft, storyboard and animatic.
Module 4 - Character Designing
Students will be putting their creative skills in to proper practice by
creating and designing their own characters that will be used for their
animation projects
Module 5 - Perspective & Layout
Focuses on the technicalities of layout and staging, which includes,
layout posing, camera shots, camera angles, layout perspectives and
scene compositions.
Module 6 - Animation
This provides the student's proper animation fundamentals, animations
technicalities, acting, lip synchronizations, exposure sheets and action
animations.
Module 7 - Texture Painting using Adobe Photoshop
Students will be given intensive training in Photoshop tools and hands
on experience on texture painting.
Module 8 -3DS MAX
This module is aimed at giving the students an understanding of basic
3d, wherein they learn modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation
effects and work on a demo reel.
Module 9 -Compositing using After Effects
Module10 -Editing Video & Sound using Adobe Premiere and Sound
Forge
Module11 -Advanced 3d MAYA
Maya is extraordinarily powerful 3D animation software. This module aims
at fine-tuning the advanced 3D skills required in the industry.
Module12 - Advanced Compositing Using Combustion
Students learn the tools and techniques of compositing, effects,
rotoscoping, colour keying, wire removal etc.
Module13 - Student Final Project
Students work on a one minute animated film.
Selection Criteria
The selection will be done on scrutiny of portfolios and through
admission/aptitude tests. The core faculty/selection committee shall
determine the test process. For the animation selection process, thrust
will be given on drafting skills and the understanding of posing,
staging, and movement. The basic elements of an animation portfolio
should include quick action sketches of humans or animals, which show
the potential for movement.
