Advanced Diploma in Animation Film Making
Program synopsis
This all inclusive program will let you explore the Art and Technology of Animation Filmmaking.
There are 8 Modules in this program. They are
The Module begins with drawing for animation. Quick drawing hour will become an essential part of the daily schedule, after the class have been exposed to animation drawing techniques, detailing through shapes and forms, 2D vs 3D, caricaturing and exaggeration, attitude, gesture, line of action, silhouettes, solid drawing and redefining the drawings.
The basic principles of animation will be explained through lectures and specific exercises. Principles of animation and motion will be edified through both inorganic and organic situations.
The students will be required to animate basic characters and apply the animation techniques to create the illusion of motion and effect of weight. The students will be required to maintain the given model sheet of characters throughout the animation basics schedule. X-sheet writing, production basics, working with layers and animating dialogue are the following subjects. Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to give an introduction to the fundamentals of animation. The exercises are comparatively simple, and designed to broaden their sense of animating shapes and characters.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Adobe premier/ Photoshop
Module-3:Animation Advanced
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This Module takes you to the advanced techniques of character animation. Single and multiple characters are introduced with emphasize on the timing, acting and choreography of an animated scene.
An integral part of this Module is the pre-production techniques. You will discover the art of developing content, story telling, Script writing and screen play. It will continue with design for animation, art direction, character design, environment design, property design, storyboarding, timing a storyboard, leica reel, layout, advanced character animation techniques, working with multiple characters and choreography and special effects.
The Module ends with digital compositing modules which includes ink & paint, digital compositing and sound efx.
Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to give an in depth knowledge to the advanced character animation and pre production procedures and techniques. The exercises are comparatively advanced, and designed to expand your acquired knowledge and apply that to advanced character animation situations. Through this Module you will be preparing for the film project that will follow.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Sound forge, Toonboom /US animation, storyboard pro
This Module allows you to experience the joy of animation film making. You will work with the concept and pre production content that you have developed from the previous Module. You will be guided by our highly skilled staff in every stages of animation film production. This would be your first film contribution to the professional port folio that you will be preparing.
Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to let you discover the production of an animation film production. You will work along with an assigned group in a simulated studio environment.
This Module starts with History of digital animation and continues with understanding the animation production process and digital animation softwares & Interface. The concept and applications of Basic polygon modeling, sets & props modeling, car modeling, Organic modeling of an animals, creature modeling, Human organic modeling, character texturing, game models designing are explored here followed by Advanced texturing.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this Module is to let you experience and explore digital animation environment and basic tools and applications. Basic concepts and development of 3d inorganic and organic modeling, texturing and lighting will be taught through a series of exercises.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Adobe Photoshop, Maya unlimited
In this Module you will explore the applications of animation principles that you have learned in the previous Modules, in a 3 dimensional environment. You will learn subjects such as Basic animation tools and applications, key frame animation, animation timing with graph editor and dope sheet, animation editing process and Blend shapes basics.
This sector also includes Human biped rigging, basic character animation, character expressions using blend shapes, voice synchronization for character and detailed facial animation process.
OBJECTIVE:
This Module will enable the students to use the 3d tools for animating objects and comparatively simple characters, in a 3 dimensional environment.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Maya unlimited
Here you will be taught advanced subjects of animation production such as Smooth bind & rigid bind, rigging in production pipeline, rigging specific models, Advanced quadruped rigging & animation, Human rig & animation and Advanced motion capture animation. The Module also explores digital Environment & BG design, Particles, multi cloning process, using advanced lighting & cameras, dynamics and special effects animation. Digital compositing principles, Basic compositing tools, paint tools & layer editing, keying, rotoscoping, color correction, masking are also an integral part of this Module.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this Module is to familiarize you with the advanced applications of digital software and prepare you for the digital animation production that you will take up soon after.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Maya unlimited, Adobe After Effects, Combustion
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
You will have hands on experience of digital animation film production in this Module. You will be working with a dedicated group to produce a short film from the script to the completion.
OBJECTIVE:
The digital animation film making experience would be the most valuable part of the program, which will add hands on experience to the aspiring animation professional.
Module-1: Art foundation
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The art foundation is a pre requisite course. This is designed to help a student to obtain the required artistic skills before he begins with the animation course. A series of lectures and Specific exercises are incorporated to empower the student as an artist.
Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the course is to equip students with artistic skills. This comprises Basic Drawing, Perspective, Human Anatomy, Animal Anatomy, Nature Study, Still Life and Color Theory. The student will develop as an artist as a result.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
None
Module-2: Animation basics
COURSE DESCRIPTION:The Module begins with drawing for animation. Quick drawing hour will become an essential part of the daily schedule, after the class have been exposed to animation drawing techniques, detailing through shapes and forms, 2D vs 3D, caricaturing and exaggeration, attitude, gesture, line of action, silhouettes, solid drawing and redefining the drawings.
The basic principles of animation will be explained through lectures and specific exercises. Principles of animation and motion will be edified through both inorganic and organic situations.
The students will be required to animate basic characters and apply the animation techniques to create the illusion of motion and effect of weight. The students will be required to maintain the given model sheet of characters throughout the animation basics schedule. X-sheet writing, production basics, working with layers and animating dialogue are the following subjects. Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to give an introduction to the fundamentals of animation. The exercises are comparatively simple, and designed to broaden their sense of animating shapes and characters.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Adobe premier/ Photoshop
Module-3:Animation Advanced
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This Module takes you to the advanced techniques of character animation. Single and multiple characters are introduced with emphasize on the timing, acting and choreography of an animated scene.
An integral part of this Module is the pre-production techniques. You will discover the art of developing content, story telling, Script writing and screen play. It will continue with design for animation, art direction, character design, environment design, property design, storyboarding, timing a storyboard, leica reel, layout, advanced character animation techniques, working with multiple characters and choreography and special effects.
The Module ends with digital compositing modules which includes ink & paint, digital compositing and sound efx.
Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to give an in depth knowledge to the advanced character animation and pre production procedures and techniques. The exercises are comparatively advanced, and designed to expand your acquired knowledge and apply that to advanced character animation situations. Through this Module you will be preparing for the film project that will follow.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Sound forge, Toonboom /US animation, storyboard pro
Module-4: Film project - traditional
COURSE DESCRIPTION:This Module allows you to experience the joy of animation film making. You will work with the concept and pre production content that you have developed from the previous Module. You will be guided by our highly skilled staff in every stages of animation film production. This would be your first film contribution to the professional port folio that you will be preparing.
Participation in class is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE:
This session's objective is to let you discover the production of an animation film production. You will work along with an assigned group in a simulated studio environment.
Module-5: Foundation -Digital
COURSE DESCRIPTION:This Module starts with History of digital animation and continues with understanding the animation production process and digital animation softwares & Interface. The concept and applications of Basic polygon modeling, sets & props modeling, car modeling, Organic modeling of an animals, creature modeling, Human organic modeling, character texturing, game models designing are explored here followed by Advanced texturing.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this Module is to let you experience and explore digital animation environment and basic tools and applications. Basic concepts and development of 3d inorganic and organic modeling, texturing and lighting will be taught through a series of exercises.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Adobe Photoshop, Maya unlimited
Module-6: Digital animation-basics
COURSE DESCRIPTION:In this Module you will explore the applications of animation principles that you have learned in the previous Modules, in a 3 dimensional environment. You will learn subjects such as Basic animation tools and applications, key frame animation, animation timing with graph editor and dope sheet, animation editing process and Blend shapes basics.
This sector also includes Human biped rigging, basic character animation, character expressions using blend shapes, voice synchronization for character and detailed facial animation process.
OBJECTIVE:
This Module will enable the students to use the 3d tools for animating objects and comparatively simple characters, in a 3 dimensional environment.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Maya unlimited
Module-7: Digital animation-advanced
COURSE DESCRIPTION:Here you will be taught advanced subjects of animation production such as Smooth bind & rigid bind, rigging in production pipeline, rigging specific models, Advanced quadruped rigging & animation, Human rig & animation and Advanced motion capture animation. The Module also explores digital Environment & BG design, Particles, multi cloning process, using advanced lighting & cameras, dynamics and special effects animation. Digital compositing principles, Basic compositing tools, paint tools & layer editing, keying, rotoscoping, color correction, masking are also an integral part of this Module.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this Module is to familiarize you with the advanced applications of digital software and prepare you for the digital animation production that you will take up soon after.
SOFTWARES LEARNT
Maya unlimited, Adobe After Effects, Combustion
Module-8: Digital Animation - Film Project
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
You will have hands on experience of digital animation film production in this Module. You will be working with a dedicated group to produce a short film from the script to the completion.
OBJECTIVE:
The digital animation film making experience would be the most valuable part of the program, which will add hands on experience to the aspiring animation professional.