CARRER IN ANIMATION

Animation is emerging a special form of media now days it’s growing in to multibillion dollar industry generative a great scope of employment for those who are creative having a lot passion and imaginative skills.
The art of animation started with the caveman who used to draw pictures on the rocks surface. Then who can forget Walt desney for the creation of his cartoons especially the Mickey Mouse! In the present it means linking the series of drawing and simulating their movement together.

Personality:-
Animation is a creative thing so one needs to be creativity and imaginative skills, and should be good in sketching /drawing visualization and choice of colors and acting too. Though this profession seems quite unglamorous but it requires complete dedication and interest in it then the person can enjoy in working this field.

Skills Required:-
Most animation institutes seek to impart the basic skills required to get a job in the animation industry. However, the most important thing in animation is the knack of portraying ideas and emotions and making them visually attractive. Thus apart from having the will to nurture the creative streaks, knowledge of fundamentals of visual communication, iconography, image processing tools, the nature of electronic media and the art of storytelling are very important. Success in the animation industry would mainly depend on the willingness to put the hard work and the love for the medium.

Career Details:-
For diploma or bachelor degree in animation one needs to have passed 12th standard.For Post Graduate Programme one should d have a bachelor degree in any discipline preferably in arts. And basic knowledge in computer is also required.But some institutes like Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) follow strict eligibility criterion that is only graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for this course. Besides these graduate and post graduate courses, there are several professional courses that focus on various styles and techniques like Traditional animation , Stop-motion animation , Rotoscoping , Computer generated 3D and 2D animation , Clay-mation , Photoshop , Human anatomy , Drawing etc. One should also have a basic knowledge in computer handling.

Scope of animation jobs:-
Animation jobs in India is mainly in demand for production work coming from various foreign companies and domestic TV channels. With the growth of the industry, work in post production are expected to be opening. As the size of the global animation industry is quite huge, good animation artists can also look for jobs abroad.