Today Animation is not just an art form of manufacturing and reeling cartoons; it is a full-fledged industry, which is churning million units of currencies all over the world. Animation has moved from the studio to the home PC: from 2D to 3D, pixels to vectors, games to films, and from artists to engineers.
Discover the building blocks of computer animation at NBA and acquire the power to create what ever your beautiful, whacky, and crazy mind can think of. This will be the opportunity to grow ahead with a futuristic approach....Who says only and God can create!!
Experts estimate that India will need at least 30 thousand trained 3D & VFX artiste every year to meet the increasing requirement of trained & creative animators. At NBA the comprehensive education curriculum of animation is set to train our students at par with industry requirement
About Gurus and Guidance
The Animation curriculum is guided by faculty comprising members from the Industry with relevant academic experience. In addition to this, NBA regularly invites eminent Animation Professionals to address students on latest Industry trends and its demands. The goal is to prepare students not only for entry level jobs but also mold them into thinking strategically about the Digital Media and Animation Industry of tomorrow.
Infrastructure
Artistic foundation Lab: NBA is equipped with the 2D Lab that caters to drawing and sculpting technology, color theory, traditional animation principles, game design, storyboarding etc.
Computer labs: The Computer Graphics and the Animation Dept. has the Effects Lab and the Gaming Lab equipped with High-end workstations with Open GL Graphics Cards and extended ram in each. These workstations are used for creating high end photo realistic 3 D Models, Complex Rigging and Animation Cycles, Texturing, 2D / 3D Effects etc
On the Visual Effects and Game Design front, low polygon modeling and texturing, game animation technology, scene and set design, game engine and game programming is done with Industry standard on software like Maya, 3ds Max, Combustion, After Effects Photoshop among others.
Evalutaion Plan
Student evaluation is based on their attendance, participation and projects completed throughout the program. Student work will be evaluated by professional Instructors and Gamers. Successful students who have met graduation requirements will requirements will receive a Diploma, and a CD with their final project.
Industry Fact Sheet
Nasscom, India's IT windows to the world, has estimated the over all Global animation market to be anywhere between $50 billon to $70 billion by 2008..
The Indian animation industry worth around $550 million and likely to record a growth of 30% annually, will significantly shoot up to $ 15 Billion by 2008. An estimated $2 billion worth of animation business is likely to be received by India in the next 3 years.
For Maya & Max users, the Universe is their Oyster. They are the supreme Rulers of the animated world. Equipped with the power of Maya, you can look forward to opportunities in India and abroad. Maya will help unleash the creator within you to create memorable characters and sequences in the animated world. But that is not all, Maya will help you realize your full potential in the real world as well and achieve heights that you only dreamt of earlier.
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