Multimedia - Animation

The world of multimedia is a gold mine of career opportunities for those who have an aptitude for combining their creative talent with technological skills.

It is a world in which such creative people use text, graphics, animation, audio and video with computer interactivity to create new visual and virtual worlds. And work could be fun aplenty if you simply lose track of time while conjuring up those worlds on your PC. Multimedia tools span a wide spectrum – from video and sound editing to special effects, virtual reality, animation, games and interactive multimedia programming.

Learning multimedia and working as a professional in this challenging field could be an enjoyable experience. But it requires hard work, ability to visualise and understand the concept of design logically, and implement it with a clear head. Be prepared to persevere. The different areas where you could plan a career in multimedia are:

• Publishing industry
• Entertainment industry
• Interactive multimedia and web industry
• Fashion and interior designing industry
• Interior designing
• Animation industry
• Special effects
• Gaming industry
• Advertising industry

Industry Scope: The world of multimedia is a gold mine of career opportunities for those who have an aptitude for combining their creative talent with technological skills. It is a world in which such creative people use text, graphics, animation, audio and video with computer interactivity to create new visual and virtual worlds. And work could be fun aplenty if you simply lose track of time while conjuring up those worlds on your PC. Multimedia tools span a wide spectrum – from video and sound editing to special effects, virtual reality, animation, games and interactive multimedia programming. The growing Indian Graphic & Communication Design Industry has an increasing need for graphic communication in the modern day commercial activities. With the growth in services like Printing, Packaging, Advertising, Publishing and Film, etc., the Graphic & Communication Design Industry is growing at a fast pace. Advertising as a sector is growing at 12% and print media growth is happening at healthy rate of 6.9% CAGR.

Career Prospects: Learning multimedia and working as a professional in this challenging field could be an enjoyable experience. But it requires hard work, ability to visualise and understand the concept of design logically, and implement it with a clear head. Be prepared to persevere. The different areas where you could plan a career in multimedia are in advertising agencies and design houses as Visualizers, Illustrators, Graphic Artists, Creative Directors or as Freelance Illustrators, Cartoonists, Graphic Artists, Photographers, etc. Graphic Designer can work as Art Directors or Creative Directors, in-charge of a creative team or Layout Artist dealing with the structure and layout of images and text in a pleasing format for print media, brand identity design concerning the visual aspects of an organization’s identity, Logo Designer, Illustrator, Technical Illustrator, Multimedia Designer, Web Designer, Animation Artist, 3D Graphics Designer, Multimedia Programmer, Video or Film Post-Production Artist etc.