A Creative Career - Animations

One of the youngest, fastest-changing, and most rewarding industries is computer animation. Careers in animation are predicted and therefore experience based explosive growth for many years and well-trained professionals will always be in demand. If you want to be on the cutting-edge of technology and innovation, simply learn more about what a career in animation can offer you.
 

Creativity, even in the very recent past, could not earn a person a monthly salary but now the scenario is completely different. In the booming market of cartoons and animations, one can easily satiate his creative spirits and take home a handsome pay packet. The art of animation, a creative field dominated by the West, now has India running as one of the most serious contenders. Cartoons are illustrations of a single diagram with varied meanings, while an animation is a rapid display of 2-D or 3-D images to create an illusion of motion. As the animation & multimedia industry is growing rapidly, pursuing a course in these fields can boost your career.
 

Qualifications: There are various courses on animation and cartoons offered in colleges all over the country. Both diploma and degree courses are available across colleges in India, post graduate degrees in animation and cartoon are very rare. For acquiring a diploma in animation, one has to pass the 12th standard examination from any recognized board as a minimum qualification.
 

For the bachelor's degree program the same eligibility criterion is applicable, while for the PG program one must have a bachelor's degree.

Personal skills: An inborn talent, dedication, an eye to form, ability to utilize colors and creative ability to develop original ideas are important factors for making a name in animation field. An animator must be imaginative and should always be passionate about the career. An animator should have flair for sketching/drawing. As this job profile requires long hours of continuous work, a lot of dedication and commitment is necessary on the part of animator.
 

Scope in India: Animation in India has came a long way with Indian animations catering to the needs of several private and public sectors and indigenously produced animated films constituting the bulk. Various T.V programs, advertisements/commercials and computer games are demanding a huge quantity of manpower from the Indian market. Animation is also being used in titling films, creating special effects or in web entertainment programs. Thus the scope for students of animation is huge in the context of the emerging Indian market.
 

In the animation industry you can work as:           

·         Layout artist

·         Clean-up artist

·         Scanner operator

·         Digital ink and paint artist

·         Compositor

·         Key frame animator

·         Background artist

·         In-between animator
 

Technical Skill– With the increased use of computer generated imagery technology in the film industry in both live action films and animated movies, animation careers are becoming more technical. You'll need training in various software programs that are common in the industry. In some animation jobs you may also find math and physics helpful, as well as a general knowledge of various computer operating systems. If you want to be an animator, you will be working in an animation studio with other artists and designers.
 

Prominent institutions: There are several institutes all over India offering courses on animation and cartoon.

* National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad
* Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
* Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi
* Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA), Mumbai
* Image College of Arts, Animation and Technology, Chennai.
 

Remuneration: Animation is a dazzling career option. After finishing the in-house training with leading production studio, one can work as a junior animator with salary ranging between Rs.12000 to Rs.18000. As an animator gains expertise and experience, he/she can surely look forward to a salary anywhere between Rs. 25,000 to Rs.40, 000.