ONE of the most-sought-after jobs of the 21st century, Animation, can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character or an object. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with design, drawing, layout and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips.
Aptitude and skills: You need sketching skills and a passion for animation. For better job prospects, a degree or diploma in animation helps. Arena Multimedia offers diploma courses in animation after 10+2 across 80 cities including one that is exclusively focused on animation film-making.
A two-year diploma in 3D Animation at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics is also available. Mumbai based Toonz Academy offers a one-year advanced diploma in Digital Arts and Animation validated by the European Carolus Magnus University, Brussels.
Jobs galore: India has more than 300 animation studios, which employ over 15,000 animation professionals. The gaming industry is one of the top employers and they also pay quite well. Though entertainment through film and television is the main area of application in this profession, animation is also needed in other areas such as business, sales, engineering, education and advertising. Animators can also find jobs in print media and publishing firms. Freelance work is another option, particularly for web animators. Animators can also branch into website design, CD-Rom production, graphics designing and three-dimensional product modeling.
Salaries: Junior animators or trainees could get between Rs. 8,000-15,000 per month. With three to five years experience they can earn Rs. 25,000- 40,000. A well-experienced animator who has a good portfolio of excellent animation work could easily get Rs. 50,000-60,000 per month. With US and European studios outsourcing work to India, and Indian companies creating a number of animated films andcartoons, the future looks bright for creative animators.
Aptitude and skills: You need sketching skills and a passion for animation. For better job prospects, a degree or diploma in animation helps. Arena Multimedia offers diploma courses in animation after 10+2 across 80 cities including one that is exclusively focused on animation film-making.
A two-year diploma in 3D Animation at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics is also available. Mumbai based Toonz Academy offers a one-year advanced diploma in Digital Arts and Animation validated by the European Carolus Magnus University, Brussels.
Jobs galore: India has more than 300 animation studios, which employ over 15,000 animation professionals. The gaming industry is one of the top employers and they also pay quite well. Though entertainment through film and television is the main area of application in this profession, animation is also needed in other areas such as business, sales, engineering, education and advertising. Animators can also find jobs in print media and publishing firms. Freelance work is another option, particularly for web animators. Animators can also branch into website design, CD-Rom production, graphics designing and three-dimensional product modeling.
Salaries: Junior animators or trainees could get between Rs. 8,000-15,000 per month. With three to five years experience they can earn Rs. 25,000- 40,000. A well-experienced animator who has a good portfolio of excellent animation work could easily get Rs. 50,000-60,000 per month. With US and European studios outsourcing work to India, and Indian companies creating a number of animated films andcartoons, the future looks bright for creative animators.
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