PG Diploma in Multimedia Animation

The PG Diploma in Multimedia and Animation is a highly focused and in-depth professional training qualification designed to prepare students for careers in various concentrations within the specialization of digital multimedia. Career paths include: * Animation and cartoon development * Graphic designing for media houses, the print and electronic media * Careers in the advertising and public relations industries as designers and visualizers * Desktop designing for the book publishing industry * Television and motion picture editing * Video production and editing Classes are held at Caba’s state-of-the-art classroom and production training facilities in Connaught Place, New Delhi which provides students with easy access to the Institute. Classroom instruction is delivered by experienced faculty with many years of industry experience. Some of our faculty members are practicing professionals from within the industry and provide hands-on exposure to the latest technologies and industry trends. Course Description Semester 1: Basics of Multimedia and Computers Our introductory course in computers and multimedia is designed to provide you with an overview of computer fundamentals. No prior knowledge of computer hardware and software is assumed. The course covers important computer operations such as starting and shutting down the system, launching, installing and uninstalling applications, system backup, multi-tasking and general system maintenance. You will also gain an in-depth understanding of the Windows XP operating system with specific reference to multimedia applications. Semester 2: Desktop Designing and Imaging The course offers comprehensive training in tool technologies that are critical to a successful career in multimedia. Knowledge of graphics and graphics tools will provide you with a plethora of creative possibilities to showcase your abilities and potential as a graphic artist. Visual elements such as line art, photographs, drawings, graphs used in spreadsheets and images used in CD-ROMs help students in visualizing and conceptualizing illustrated image projections on digital formats. The software packages you will learn during this semester will help you to develop a clear understanding of design concepts and application, texture, design and image editing. Software packages you will learn include: * Corel Draw * Corel Paint * Photo Shop * Image Ready * Image Scanning and PhotoShop In addition to tools training, the course provides a holistic introduction to graphics theory and applications to boost your independent creativity. Learn how to use line art and effects when crafting digital art. Graphics is the backbone to animation, web and video in addition to all multimedia disciplines. The course provides a blended approach to both theory and practice to prepare you for exciting careers in digital multimedia designing. Semester 3: Desktop Designing and Publishing Online communication is in. Offline communication, however, isn’t out yet and is here to stay. The course will teach you how to transform your design concepts into concrete results for the print media. Course focus also includes selecting and installing fonts, type faces, variant colors, layout settings, publishing conventions and practices. The course also provides instruction in creative logo designing as well as creative visualization for artistic lookups. It will also present an overview of computer printer hardware options and offset printing technologies. Desktop publishing tool technologies you will grasp include: * Adobe Illustrator * Adobe Freehand Your final creative outputs will also include brochures, media kits, sales and marketing collateral, full length books and much more. In short, you will be all set to embark on the path to becoming a seasoned print industry professional. The primary focus of the course is to prepare you for careers in print media including the newspaper, magazine and book publishing industries. The international quality of training and instruction we deliver in this course also prepares you for career opportunities in the highly lucrative and well-paying book publishing BPO sector in India. Semester 4: 2D and 3D Animation Caba’s comprehensive course in 2D and 3D animation is designed not only to help you grasp the concepts behind animation but also build live applications using animation. Cartoons and the animation technologies that create them have become industry standards for communication with both the young and the old. Learn frame-by-frame animation using digital writing instruments. 3D animation training at Caba focuses on realistic animation and the depiction of virtual reality in three dimensions. You will also learn how to create and embed special effects and digitally replicate events in 3D. Learn how to artistically and persuasively recreate experiential reality such as space travel, inter-stellar dynamics and super terrestrial action through 3D. We also provide instruction in using the command line. Software tools and technologies you will learn include: * Adobe Flash with cartooning * AutoDesk 3D Studio Max Through live projects and assignments, you will also learn how to create: * 2D Animation Concepts * 2D Interactive Animation * Cell Animation * Animation for Gaming * 3D Product Modeling * 3D Architecture Modeling * 3D human Modeling * 3D Special Effects * 3D Animation Semester 5: Digital Sound and Video Editing Digital audio and special audio effects are truly inseparable from the wide gamut of multimedia animation. It is sound and fury that signifies everything in today’s digital age. Learn how to create, edit, manipulate and innovate with digital audio in our industry-focused course on digital audio by receiving qualifying instruction from veterans of the multimedia industry. Tools training in this course involves the following software solutions: * Adobe Premiere * Sound Forge * After Effects * Combustion * Elastic Reality The course also serves as a launching pad in which the instruction and training you have received in semesters 3 and semester 4 in graphics and animation merge with digital audio production and editing to provide you with a well rounded skills set to independently apply your knowledge to live projects in real time. Learn how to title and sub-title video footage as well as how to create and trigger flame effects. We will also teach you how to eliminate rough shots and merge all the various elements and components of digital multimedia into a cohesive whole. The news channels are currently using these knowledge assets in a big way today thus adding to your marketability and career potential. The course teaches you how to create a new dimension to reality through digital sound and special effects in which your imagination and creativity know no bounds. It prepares you for robust and lucrative careers in post production and sound editing with major industry segments such as broadcast television, ad film making, motion pictures, digital audio recording, audio publishing, media houses and many other related industries where demand for industry professionals is on the rise constantly. Semester 6: Project and Portfolio Students enrolled in professional courses are typically evaluated during job interviews on the basis of their portfolio and project work. With a view to recognizing this key element in the pedagogical process, Caba has constituted a fully functional internship program in which students receive direct industry exposure by working as an intern. We help you organize both your online and offline live projects into an impressive portfolio. The end-semester project is your platform to showcase and even show off all the cutting-edge training you have received from Caba in a controlled and instructor-led environment. Course Outcomes Caba Innovatives Multimedia Institute is one of India’s first multimedia training and certification institutes. It has been serving the industry since 1994. Our 15-month master’s diploma program is an industry-recognized qualification and our most popular course with hundreds of graduates serving all industry segments and verticals including print, broadcast and digital media, software and production houses. When you graduate from one of our diploma programs, chances are high that there is a Caba graduate and alumni waiting to conduct a job interview with you on behalf of the employer. The course content which we have expertly researched and included in our curriculum is not only specific and relevant but also responsive to industry needs. The Master’s Diploma in Multimedia, Animation and Advertising provides a minimum of five different career tracks: * Graphic Designing for a complete range of industry segments * Desktop Publishing including designing skills set for high paying book designing and book publishing BPOs * Multimedia Animation * Post-Production (both audio and video)