Information about Career in Animation/Multimedia, job prospects and remuneration in india
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Animation/Multimedia
Industry overview:

 Animation is a form of art wherein inanimate objects are brought into life by sequencing the drawn images. This industry is relatively new and emerging and expected to grow into a multi-billion dollar industry generating a great scope of employment. According to NASSCOM India’s gaming industry (computer games and mobile games) is expected to generate $424 million by the 2010 and has projected a creation of an additional 300,000 jobs in this sector in next few years. If you have creativity in you and have flair for sketching /drawing then you are right fit for this industry and can expect a rocking career ahead.

Eligibility:

Eligibility for most of the bachelor degree course in animation is 12th standard in any discipline with a minimum of 50 percent marks. For postgraduate program one should have a bachelor's degree in any discipline preferably arts. One should have a basic knowledge of handling computers.

Job Prospects & Remuneration:

Animation industry offers a very attractive remuneration and perks and a rocking career ahead. Creativity, Imaginative skills and lot of passions for innovation and creation are required to do well in this industry. It offers myriad of career avenues in Entertainment (movies and television), Business (product promotions and marketing demos), Sales (presentations) , Education (Computer Based Tutorials/Web Based Tutorials) , Publishing (graphics and printing) , Virtual reality in Defense Web designing , Engineering Advertising (commercials and print ads), Fashion designing and interior designing , Development of computer games/mobile games , Medical, legal and insurance industry (presentations and models) and Leading studios and training institutes . Career opportunities in Animation include openings for Animator , 3D Animator , 2D Animator , Modeler, Layout Artist , Clean-up Artist , Scanner Operator , Digital Ink and Paint Artist , Compositor , Key Frame Animator , Background Artist , In-between Animator etc in private and public sector companies.

After finishing the in-house training in some leading animation production studio, you can earn between Rs.12000 to Rs.14000 as a junior animator. A senior animator with an experience of 3 to 5 years can take home a sum of Rs.25000 to Rs.35000. But if you have a portfolio of some good and outstanding animation work you would even be able to earn more than Rs.50000 to Rs.60000. Many successful Animator draw salaries in excess of a lakh per month also.

 

 

Institutes & Universities:

Some of Institutions offering courses in Animation and multimedia in India are:

1.National Institute of Design (NID (www.nid.edu.com)
 
2.J.J School of Arts.
 
3.Zee Institute of Creative Arts (ZICA) (www.zica.org)
 
4.Industrial Design Center (IDC), IIT Mumbai and Guwahati
 
5.Arena Multimedia (www.arena-multimedia.com)
 
6.Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (www.maacindia.com)
 
7.TOONZ Animation India Pvt. Ltd. (www.toonzanimationindia.com)
 
8.Academy of Digital Arts and Communication (www.killickchallenger.com)
 
9.RAI University (www.raiuniversity.edu)
 
10.ANIMASTER (www.animaster.com


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