A successful animation career continues to remain a mystery to many in India. But it may not be as difficult to discover, after all. The key to a successful career in animation can be found in Three Ps – Practice, Perseverance and Personality. The Three P’s must be developed in order to become successful in the animation industry. Besides the Three Ps there are 3 essential steps, which would guide you on how to begin your career in animation.
Step 1: Research – Getting the Right Information
1. Identify your interest and skills. Analyse if you are interested in developing your creative skills. If yes, what kind of creative activity gives you the most satisfaction?
2. Research about the top animation institutes and schools, their courses, curriculum, faculty, student works & awards, and the kind of job placement assistance they provide to their students.
3. Understand the kind of jobs available in the animation industry and what skills are required to get recruited. Map the type of job that is the best match for your skill, talent, and interest.
Step 2: Essential Skills
The skills which differentiate an average from a good animator help you to climb the ladder of success in this industry.
• Original, innovative ideas and quality work
• An eye for detail or good observation skills
• Creative and artistic skills
• Technically sound in your area of work
• Troubleshooting abilities
• Good communication skills to convey your ideas to others
• Self-disciplined and motivated
• A team player with leadership qualities
An animator in-making has a blend of all the above mentioned qualities that aid his/her progress in the animation industry.
Step 3: Identify Your Field
Animation has become an integral part of many industries and created job avenues for many animators. As per your skill, talent and interest, some of the avenues are:
• Animation & visual effects in movies, gaming, television & advertising
• 3D visualization for medical animation, 3D architectural walkthroughs & product visualization
• Animated e-learning content
• Online animated content for websites & portals
• Games for mobiles, consoles and PCMost of these jobs require both creative and technical understanding. But some are exclusively looking for creative artists. It is up to you to find the requirement and whether it matches your interest and skill-sets or not.
If the animation industry calls you, you must join the best animation institute out there, get trained and get hired.
HBO Announces Production Start for Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series
Here there be dragons! We’ve finally gotten an update about Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon that was first teased in announcement over a year ago. The upcoming series, based on George R. R. Martin’s 2018 book”Fire & Blood,” will focus on the rise and fall of the fiery House Targaryen, and has beat out four other potential Thrones series. Now, the official Thrones Twitter account has announced a production start date alongside some fiery dragon concept art.
Apparently, these overgrown reptiles are immune to COVID-19, because production is slated to start in 2021. Since the series will lead into theTargaryen civil war fondly titled the”Dance of the Dragons,” get ready for lots and lots of dragon battles.
House of the Dragon is currently set to air in 2022.
World’s First Animated COVE) Face Mask’ Short
Even though COVID-19 vaccines have finally begun to ship and reach their first recipients, people shouldn’t let down their guard when it comes to wearing masks. Given that most people will not receive their shots until late spring / summer 2021, we must continue our vigilance.
London-based advertising creative and NOMINT founder Yannis Konstantinidis has just released one of his latest projects, The World’s First Animated COVID Face Mask, delivering a dash of colour and an extra dose of hope to the idea of a face mask this holiday season. The ‘animated’ mask takes the form of a beautiful stop-motion short, made from 400 unique cloth masks, animated together to create a parade of colourful moving images.
According to the director, his film is just what Santa ordered to get viewers fired up about wearing a mask! The masks will be sold to benefit the world-renowned London-based Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. Masks can be purchased and additional donations to the charity can be made on the project’s Indiegogo campaign.
Christmas Shopping in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality can transform the online shopping experience, making it safe and frustration-free for consumers.
VR can make Christmas shopping less stressful and a whole lot safer, especially amid the global health crisis. Virtual Reality takes online shopping to a whole new level. Instead of browsing the product categories of retail websites, shoppers can explore virtual versions of brick-and-mortar stores. It tries to recreate in-store shopping experiences through 360-degree views of retail stores.
Take Dior for example. They made a virtual version of their store in Champs-Elysees, Paris. You can tour around the store, then zoom in on the products on the shelves. You can browse a wide range of products that they sell in the actual store, including perfumes, candles and scarves.
Even without a VR headset, shoppers can still take a look around from their smartphones, tablets, or PCs. It won’t, however, be as immersive.
Arena Animation Sayajigunj’s short term literacy program are ideal for both students and working professionals. Whether you want to jump start your career in the media and entertainment industry for jobs in animation, VFX, web & graphics, digital marketing, and more, or sharpen your skills in the latest software in the industry, these literacy program are perfect for you.
Join short duration literacy program after your10th / 12th to excel in the media and entertainment industry.Hollywood, Bollywood, TV shows, and ads – all use latest visual effects designed and created by special effects artists. You can be one of these in-demand, talented artists!
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• Introduction to VFX its History and Evolution of SFX and VFX.
• Creating Matte Painting.
• Creating Creative Advertisement with Smartphone.
• Creating Video Advertisement for Tourism.
• Creating a Newsroom Greenscreen Shot
• Creating a VFX shot using CG and Live Action Shooting.
You can create Digital Matte Painting, Creating a Product Ad, Creating a VFX shot for Media, Creating a Film VFX Shot after this program.
Get knowledge of the fundamentals & advanced techniques of 2D & 3D animation. Learn to bring interesting characters to life in a virtual world. Join our Animation Literacy Program.
• Introduction to Animation Pipeline along with its History and Current Scenario.
• Creating Matte Painting.
• Creating Stop Motion.
• Creating Lighting for the Animation.
• Creating a Ball Bounce Animation.
You can create Digital Matte Painting, Creating a Product based Animated Ad, Creating an Animation Sequence after this program.
Learn in-demand design and visualization software to boost your creative career opportunities through our Graphics literacy Program.
• Introduction to Print Graphics and Digital Graphics and Current Trends.
• Creating Product Poster for Facebook and Instagram.
• Creating Motion Poster of the Product.
• Creating a Book Cover.
• Creating a Login Page of Food Application.
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You can create Designing Social Media Post, Creating a GIF based Ad, Creating a UI for App,Creating a Digital Booklet after this program.
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• Introduction to Gaming Pipeline along with its History and Current Scenario.
• Creating Game Poster for Social Media Promotions.
• Creating Motion Poster of the Game.
• Create a simple Game Animation in 2D.
• Creating a simple Axe in 3D for Game.
• Texturing Axe and Rendering it.
You can create Game Poster, Designing a 2D Game Level, Creating a Game Asset (Weapon) after this program.
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• Introduction to Digital Advertising and Marketing along with its Current Scenario.
• Creating Product Poster for Social Media Promotions.
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• Generating Facebook and Instagram Ads with Digital Marketing.
You can create Designing Social Media Post, Creating a Motion Graphics based Ad, Creating a Post for Instagram and Facebook and its Application on Social Media Pages after this program.
If choosing a course from Arena Animation Sayajigunj’s wide range of globally relevant courses seem challenging, we can arrange a free career counselling for you. Our career counsellor will contact you and help you choose the right course for your creative career.
There are lot of careers in the animation industry . One of the most interesting among them is voiceover. It’s amazing to see how a person can have so much talent in voicing a character that it shapes the character and makes an impact on us.
Of all the voiceover performances in the animation industry, these ten seems to be the most amazing.
Robin Williams, Aladdin
The voice of the friendly blue Genie in Aladdin is that of Robin Williams. The fact that he not only did the voiceover, but improvised nearly all his dialogue boggles our minds. Probably, without Williams as Genie, this Disney movie would never have enjoyed the popularity it achieved.
Jeremy Irons, The Lion King
Do you agree if we say that the perfect Villain should sound like cigars, and old oak furniture? Well Jeremy Irons has the ultimate voice for any sophisticated villain. He was able to bring a deep grittier tone for the greedy villainous lion ‘Scar’ in the classic animated movie Lion King.
Steve Carell, Despicable Me movie franchise
Steve Carell’s Russian accent for ‘Gru’ is dead on and matches the personality of the criminal mastermind-turned hero perfectly. In Despicable Me 3, he also does double duty voicing the twin brother of Gru, Dru!
Pierre Coffin, Minions movie franchise
Co-director of the movies Despicable Me and Minions Pierre Coffin do the vast majority of voiceovers for minions. It is important to emphasize the relevance of voice work is in these movies. The minions’ appeal to a great extent comes from their adorable and absurd little voices.
Ellen Degeneres, Finding Nemo & Finding Dory
Ellen flawlessly delivered voice and comic timing for Dory, the neurotic bright blued fish having short term memory loss. There were moments in Dory’s tone and light optimism which certainly resonated emotionally well with the audience.
Tom Hanks, Toy Story movie franchise
Tom Hanks who voiced Woody, the leader of Andy’s bedroom has been highly regarded as the best voiceover artist for Pixar till date. And also it turns out he didn’t do it alone. He once revealed in a talk show that whenever he didn’t have the time to voice, Disney had often turned to Tom’s younger brother Jim to do the job instead.
Mark Hamill, Batman: The Klling Joke
Unarguably the best Joker voiceover for DC animated movies is that of Mark Hamill. Hamill’s take is characterised, appropriately, by equal parts madness and silliness, quick transitions from high pitches to low, and different insane laughs for different occasions which forged the Joker character exactly like in the comics.
Johnny Depp, Rango
Rango is a chameleon that changes its colour pretty much like Johnny Depp adapts himself to different role. It is brilliant to see how he is able to constantly shift his voice from being brave to a total coward and thus giving life to the animated character.
Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda movie franchise
Jack Black gave a comedic presence to Po, the oversized slow Panda who later realised his potential and became the Dragon Warrior. Black has done justice to this role and is irreplaceable in this franchise.
Amy Poehler, Inside Out
Amy Poehler’s stellar performance in Inside Out is worth mentioning as she was entrusted with much of the narrative in the movie. With her complex voice work, Poehler transformed her character Joy, one of the five emotions of an eleven year old girl, into the film’s heroine.
Can you think of any other exquisite voiceover performances? Let us know in the comments!
જ્યારે ઝડપી અનુગામીમાં સ્થિર છબીઓની શ્રેણી જ્યારે હલન ચલન નો ભ્રમ બનાવે છે, ત્યારે તેને એનિમેશન કહેવામાં આવે છે. સ્ટોપમોશન, 2D ક્લાસિકલ, ટ્રેડિશનલ 2D, 2D ડિજિટલ અને 3D એએનિમેશન ના પાંચ પ્રકારો છે.
