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The British Animation Awards (BAA)

2008-10-20T22:56:00.000-07:00

The British Animation Awards (BAA) covers all aspects of the UK animation scene, from student work to commercials, children's entertainment, short and experimental art films, music videos, new technologies. BAA is held every two years. The next BAA will be in 2010, to be kept informed,

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Animation School in International

2008-10-20T22:45:00.000-07:00

International:
School of Cinema-Television, USC

Animation and Digital Arts Program

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity Park, LPB 200C

Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211

Phone: (213) 740-3986

Fax: (213) 740-5869

e-mail: animation[at]cinema.usc.edu

Programs: 3 year Master of Fine Arts degree in Film, Video and Computer Animation.

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore

London SW7 2EU

United Kingdom

telephone: +44 (0)20 7590 4444

email: admissions[at]rca.ac.uk

Programs: 2 year graduate program in Animation. The Department also provides the opportunity for MPhil and PhD research

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Davis Campus7899

McLaughlin RoadBox 7500,

Brampton, ON L6V 1G6

Canada905-459-7533

telephone: 905-459-7533

email: infosheridan[at]sheridanc.on.ca

Programs: 4 year undergraduate program in animation, 1, 2 year post-diploma/degree programs in Computer Animation.

Animation School in India

2008-10-20T22:30:00.000-07:00

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Paldi
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380 007
India
Phone (079) 663 9692 / 660 5243
Fax (079) 662 1167
e-mail : academic[at]nid.edu
Undergraduate Program:
4 year Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GPD) with specialisation in Animation Film Design
Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying examinations under the Higher Secondary (10+2), or equivalents like AISSCE/IB/ICSE etc.
Postgraduate Program: . 2 1/2 year Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGPD) with specialisation in Animation Film Design
Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying examinations under B.F.A, Applied Arts, Design, B.Arch, Communication Media, Film & TV, Mass Media, Graduates with experience in Animation Industry

MAEER's MIT Institute of Design, Pune

"Rajbaug", Loni-Kalbhor,Pune-412201, Maharastra, IndiaPhone: +91 - 20 39210183/ 91 20 39210122, 9850994211/9822462155Contact:

design[at]mitpune.com Programs: 4.5 year Graduate Diploma Programme in Animation Design

Admission: open to students who have a pass in school 10th + Entrance Examination

The Whistling Woods International Institute for Film, Television & Media Arts, Mumbai

Film City, GoregoanMumbai 400065India

E-mail : info[at]whistlingwoods.netPrograms: 2 year diploma course in 'The Art and Tecnique of Animation'

Admission: open to students who have passed 12th standard and also open to graduates in any discipline.

Srishti School of Design, Bangalore

Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology P.O. Box No. 6430, Yelahanka New Town, Doddabalapur Road, Opp. Wheel & Axle plantBangalore-560 064, IndiaPhone: 91.80.28462506/07/08, 28560238. TeleFax: 91.80.28560240 Contact: admissions@srishti.ac.in Programs: 2 year Advanced Diploma in Animation and Gaming

Admission: open to students who are graduates in any discipline + Entrance Examination + Interview.

Graphiti School of Animation, Mumbai

Graphiti School of Animation404, Udyog Mandir no 2, Mogul Lane, Mumbai - 400016. Phone: 022 24440107 / 32448544TeleFax: 91.22 2444 2347Contact: training[at}graphiti.net Programs: 1 year course in 3D animation

Admission: open to students who have cleared Hign School + Entrance Examination + Counselling

International College of Animation Arts and Technology, Mumbai,

Kolkata, Hyderabad, DelhiICAAT, 4th Floor, Thakur Mall, Thakur Village , Kandivli (East), Mumbai 400101 Telephone: 022 - 28870125 / 28870210 / 28840657 / 28840704 E-mail: mumbai@icaat.in

Diploma in Animation Film Making And Technology (DAFMAT) . 2½ year DAFMAT program designed to include 2 years of intense classroom, studio and computer lab work followed by 6 months of paid internship at an animation company or production house in India.

Admission: Minimum eligibility for joining the course is +2 or its equivalent, with flair fordrawing, sketching, and painting.

Toonz Animation Acsademy, Trivandrum,

Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Indore731-739 Nila, Technopark Campus Trivandrum, Kerala 695 581India Phone: 0471- 6451415, 17, 18e-mail: info@toonzacademy.com

Diploma/Certificate Program: The Toonz Animation Academy offers the following professional courses:. 12 months ‘Advanced Diploma in Digital Arts and Animation'. 6-month Advanced Certificate course in 2D animation . 6-month Advanced Certificate course in 3D animation . 4-month Advanced Certificate course in Inbetweening (Entry level Animation)

Admission: Minimum eligibility for joining the course is +2 or its equivalent, with flair for Fine Arts and Histrionics.

Toonz Webel Academy, Kolkata

Block BP, Plot 5, Sector VBidhan Nagar, Salt Lake,Kolkata 700091, IndiaPhone : 91-33 23577768 / 23674872Fax : 91-33 23571708

email: webel[at]vsnl.com / academic[at]toonzwebelacademy.com

Diploma Program: The Toonz Animation Academy offers the following professional courses:.One year Diploma course in 2D Animation.One year Diploma course in 3D Animation

Admission: Minimum eligibility for joining the course is +2 or its equivalent, with an aptitude for animation.

ICAT - Image College of Art, Animation and Technology, Chennai

153, Santhome High Road , Mylapore,Chennai - 600 004Tel: 044 - 52037755Fax: 044 - 24671543E-mail: info@icat.ac.in Diploma Program: 12 months PG Diploma in Animation, Visual Effects and Game Development Admission: Graduates in any discipline with a 50% aggregate and for Game development B.E(Any discipline), MCA, M.Sc (Computer Science or Maths or Physics) with a 50% aggregate + Entrance Test + Portfolio + Interview ANTS Animation Training School, Bangalore2nd Floor, R.D.Complex,4th Block, Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore 560 079Phone: 91 80 51287127 / 128 , 51288120 / 121e-mail: enquiry[at]antsindia.com Diploma Program: . 6 month Diploma course in 2D and 3D animation . 12 month Advanced Diploma course in 2D and 3D animation . 6 month Foundation Course in 2D Animation

Admission: Minimum eligibility for joining the course is +2 or its equivalent, with flair for Fine arts and histrionics.

ZICA - Zed Institute of Creative Arts, Mumbai

ZICA STUDIOS Essel World, Gorai Island, Borivali(W), Mumbai - 400091, India. Tel: +91 22 2845 2312 / 2197 Contact: zica[at]zils.esselgroup.com Diploma Program: ZICA Offers:. 3 Years Diploma Course in Animation Admission: Students who have successfully passed out 10+2 or BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts ) are eligible to apply +t a flair for drawing and sketching is a must.

MAAC - Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, 23 CentresEast: Bhuvaneswar,

Kolkata, PatnaNorth: Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jammu, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Noida South: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, KannurWest: Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Baroda, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune Head Office:23, Shah Industrial Estate, Off Veera Desai Road, Andheri (w.) Mumbai-400 053Telephone: 091-22-26731145 \ 6 \ 7 \ 8, 91-22-56924811 \ 2 \ 3 \ 4 \ 5 E-mail: maacindia[at]maacindia.com, mumbai[at]maacindia.com Diploma and Certificate Program: MAAC Offers:. 15 months Professional Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual Effects . 6 months short term course in learning software: Maya, Discreet, Character Studio, etc. 200-300 hours in special courses on compositing, editing and 3D

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out 10+2

Animaster: Animation Varsity, Bangalore

301, Uniworth Plaza, 20 Sankey Road, Sadashivnagar, Bangalore 560 020, India Telephone : 91 - 80 - 5113 8121 / 22 / 23 e-mail: info[at]animaster.com Certificate Program: 3, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months Certificate Course in 2D, 3D Animation

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out 10+2 are eligible to apply.

RACE Animation College, Hyderabad

5th floor, Vista Grand TowersRajbhavan road, SomajigudaHyderabad-500 082, India Telephone : 91 - 40 - 23325533/34/35/36e-mail: info[at]rvml.co.in Certificate Program: 3, 6, 9, 10 and 15 months Certificate Course in 2D, 3D Animation, Editing, Complete Animation Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply.

Academy of Animation Arts and Technology, Kolkata

Shrachi Tower,686 Anandapur, 4th Floor,Kolkata 7000 107Telephone : 091 33 3240-2920e-mail: info[at]animationacademyindia.com Certificate Program: 3, 6, and 12 months diploma and Certificate Course in Classical Animation, Editing, Digital Animation

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

ToonSkool, Mumbai,

Mangalore and Bangalore371, 1st Floor, 8th Main, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore - 560 080Telephone : 091 80-41252871/2e-mail: info[at]toonskool.net Certificate and Graduate Program: 6, and 12 months diploma and certificate programs in 2D and 3D animation. Also offers a 3 year degree program with Karnataka State Open University

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

Animaster, Bangalore,

Chennai, New Delhi4th Floor, Uniworth Plaza,# 20 Sankey Road,Sadashivnagar, Bangalore-560 020, India Telephone : 091 80-41535171/2e-mail: info[at]animaster.com Certificate Program: 3, 6, and 12 months diploma and Certificate Course in 2D, 3D and Web Animation

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

Xplora Design School, Ahmedabad,

Delhi and PoonaB 3-4 Asiatic Trade CentreNr. Navrangpura Jain DerasarNavrangpuraAhmedabad 380009Telephone : 091 79-2656 0103, 2656 8866.e-mail: info[at]xdsindia.com Certificate Program: 3, 6, and 12 months diploma and Certificate Course in 2D and 3D animation

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

Arena Animation, Mumbai

and 80+ centres around the countryRegistered Office & H.O.Aptech Limited, Aptech HouseA-65, MIDC, Marol, Andheri (E)Mumbai - 400 093 India.Telephone: 091 22 2827 2300e-mail: admissions[at]takshaa.com Certificate/Diploma Program: 3, 6, and 12 months and 5 semesters Diploma and Certificate short term courses, Professional courses and Career courses in animation and multimedia

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 or 12 standard are eligible to apply for the different courses.

Takshaa, Bangalore

Ittina Anu, Hope Farm Circle,Near ITPL, Whitefield Main Road,Bangalore 560 066Telephone : 091 9945137770e-mail: admissions[at]takshaa.com Certificate Program: 3, 6, and 12 months diploma and Certificate Course in Animation, Modelling, Game Creation, Visual Effects and Light and Shade

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 12 standard are eligible to apply

Anitoons, Delhi

ANITOONS THE SCHOOL OF ANIMATION2A/1,Corner Market, Malviya NagarNew Delhi-110017. IndiaTelephone : 091- 011- 26673462, 91- 011- 20211593e-mail: info[at]anitoonsindia.com Certificate Program: 4, 6, 8, 12 and 18 months diploma Course in Digital, 2D, Cell Animation and illustration

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

Pixelloid, Hyderabad

Floor - 2, Purni Plaza,Opposite Shadan College,Khairathabad, Hyderabad,AP, India - 500 004.Phone: 91 40 66833337Mobile: 91 98660 15575 e-mail: contact[at]pixelloid.com Certificate Program: 3 and 12 months Certificate Course in 3D and Special Effects

Admission: Students who have successfully passed out of 10 standard are eligible to apply

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2008-10-20T22:11:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-16T06:22:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-08T03:53:00.001-07:00

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Symbols and pivot points.

2008-04-22T06:09:00.001-07:00

After that came the time to do the two key positions of crossing legs at frame 3 and 8. Normally the character’s head-body-and-waist are higher at those positions in the case of a walk cycle, but a run where the character jumps about is a little different. So I positioned everything a little lower and the body parts where they’ve got to be. I added all the frames inbetween (2-4-6-8) with the help of onion skin. Finally I decided it would look cool with more of a leaping movement so I added two static frames in the air. Also make that a symbol. Oh... and check out the shadow for added effect.

Sketch of the first key position.

2008-04-22T06:07:00.001-07:00

Then I proceeded to build the character from scratch with different symbols on different layers. I made sure the pivot points were all positioned accordingly. I this stage I realized it would be much easier to have all of the waist-body-and-head as a single group on a single layer, so I made changes accordingly. The next step was to duplicate the exact same drawing on frame 5 and then switch left for right so that it becomes the opposite drawing. Sometimes you can use the same symbol for left and right. Sometimes you can’t (fingers rarely fit).

Use a sketch layer and onion skin.

2008-04-22T05:42:00.000-07:00

You can’t always rely on tweened animation and simple blinking cycles... Sometimes you have to get into “real” frame by frame animation. Such is the case whenever something turns around such as the head for example. This is where animation gets more time consuming. Now in full animation, a head turning around may well require 8-10 drawings including a subtle anticipation followed by acceleration, deceleration and follow trough... but limited animation allows you (even encourages you) to be more direct. 2-3 drawings will get you trough ANY two key positions. All you have to do here is draw the first and last positions of your action. Then add a frame in between. Then draw the basic shape with onion skin enable. Then add the details. If the movement looks rushed, you can add frames either between the 1st and 2nd frame and/or between the 2nd and 3rd one. And it’s not always as easy as it looks!Don’t forget real life is boring so that means EXAGGERATE! Let your animation breath. Use pauses vs. fast movements. This is what gives life to an animation. Do that and it might just become entertaining!Animation Part 2:One of the trickiest thing to do when you get started in animation is the all so useful walk/run cycle. It requires quite a bit of thinking and it can be so very confusing... But once you get it right there is no limit to how far your character can go! And once you’ve mastered the technique it becomes a piece o’ cake.It’s a good idea to first start by sketching the character in a legs wide open position. Left leg first and right leg behind is one of the 4 basic positions that make the basis of a walk cycle. The others are right leg first and left leg behind, right leg at center with left crossing, and left leg at center with right crossing. The number of drawings you add between those keyframes will determine how fast the character moves. For example, a normal running cycle might require about 8 images while a slow walk cycle will have about 20 images. Keep the number of drawing even or else you’ll get a limping character.

Set your movie properties.

2008-04-22T05:40:00.000-07:00

Then I started the first scene by simply sketching out very roughly with the wacom everything that appears on the screen when the animation starts. I like to use a funny color such as pink (or any color I have no intention of really including in the final movie) for this step so that later on I can easily tell apart what’s my rough and what’s my clean. Now I change the layer into a Sketch Layer so it won’t appear when I publish to SWF. And start building up everything on separate layers. Now that Flash MX lets you add Layer Folders you can really let yourself loose and work with lots of them (layers) while keeping your Timeline comprehensive.Now comes the time to really start thinking about the concept of nested symbols that I hinted before. Symbols within symbols within symbols, that is. Simply put, everything that shall move together should be made into a single symbol so that it’ll be easy to move about on the screen without having to worry about several layers matching together. But, for example, if you’ve got a head and want to have the eyes blinking and the mouth talking while everything goes up’n down, you might want to turn those into symbols to. And if you’ve got a blinking eyes cycle, it quite possible that the character might have similar pupil in both eyes... witch you might as well be a single graphic symbol duplicated. You get the picture. If the body part you’re about to make into a symbol is going to somewhat turn about, make sure the pivot point of your symbol is located over the fix part of the body. For example, the pivot point of an arm should be over the shoulder. Body parts (or other objects for that matter) will be easier to rotate that way without requiring further translation every time.And for the record, when you’re working on a cartoon, make every symbol a graphic symbol. Movie clip and Buttons are good for interactive websites and games... but not animation. If you forget that, I wish you never have to publish your animation as a Quicktime document, or Avi, or image sequence... you’ll wish you hadn’t.

Some of my storyboard.

2008-04-22T05:38:00.000-07:00

Also before diving head down into Flash MX drawing everything, think. Think about what will move and what will not. Think about what shall be on what layer and what shall be a symbol. Think about symbols within symbols within symbols... You don’t have to write it down but make sure you know where you’re going. A scene can get complicated enough with proper planing, it should never be attempted without it!Animation Part1:When you start a new document the first thing to do is to set your movie properties so that they make sense. I like to use a 4 x 3 aspect ration witch is what peoples are use to because it’s how televisions are. This is what’s best if you want to output your animation to video. Of course wide screen animation can be very cool to, and I’ve never seen a cartoon that was higher than large but I guess it’s a concept... Then why not set the background color so that the sky is already gonna be there? Finally 12 fps is clearly the most common frame rate in Flash animation since most cartoons made for television are animated with 12 drawings per second to and it’s the most convenient. You may try using a lower frame rate if you’re so concerned about file size but at some point it isn’t animation anymore when it gets so chunky...

Face and profile.

2008-04-22T05:36:00.000-07:00

This is the occasion to try ANYTHING! Then I actually took the final design, imported the image in Flash, improved upon it, and did a comprehensive model-sheet of the character (face and profile). This may come in handy later on... Also, I printed a copy to bring along to the drawing board or fix beside my computer screen.

Or rather profile and face! Anyway tine thickness is for reference only and will vary depending on what type of shot each scene is in (long shot, close up, and so forth...).Planing:At this stage if you still haven’t got a story it’s time you start thinking about it. You’ll need it if you intent to carry on any further! How you do that is entirely up to you as far as I’m concerned. The next step is to storyboard your idea. Again, there are many ways to do that. Some work exclusively on the computer...I don’t. Some animation may only require a few loose sketches on a piece of napkin while others will require solid drawings detailing every step of the action and retaining a good sense of proportions. In some cases I scan my storyboard and import every drawing on a guide layer for reference. I didn’t need to be so methodic here.

Character design

2008-04-22T05:30:00.000-07:00

Now for the little Flashdevil Rescue cartoon we’ve go here, the first thing I did was come up with a design. I wanted to use the flashdevils.com mascot as the main character but revamped to be as simple and practical as possible while retaining the essence of the original (meaning cool and friendly with a pointy tail).So what I did at this stage is grab a pencil, take an hour to draw as many webdevils as possible. Progressing and regressing as I went along until I reach my final design... The thing to keep in mind when designing a character for limited animation is that he’s gotta be as simple as possible (proportions should be easy to reproduce and body parts should be constructed so that pivot points fit nicely into each others therefore won’t have to be redrawn all the time - hide the neck for example). Be careful ‘cos simple characters can easily be boring. Make sure he’s got a “little something” special, use thick’n thin (thick lines vs. thin lines that is), be stylish...

The art of limited animation!

2008-04-22T05:23:00.000-07:00

Introduction:Limited animation, as opposed to full animation, is characterized by the use of cycles, still images and whatever it takes to necessitate as few drawings as possible. This type of animation pretty much saw the light of day with the UPA studio in the 50’s, then of course got it’s glory days with Hanna-Barbara and such cartoons as Scooby Doo, the Flintstones and so forth...Flash as you might expect, with it’s Symbols, tweening features, and the need to reduce file size for the web, is perfect for limited animation. But since limited animation doesn’t have to mean inferior cartoons, well you better get to work!

CG Animation

2008-04-18T04:03:00.000-07:00

Under this title, we consider such 2D Animations, which are generated with the help of computers. That includes Flash Animations, Gif Animations and even Cel Animations with the help of computer graphic tools. Flash Animation is one of the most specialized areas of interest for GMRC. Our flash animators aregeared up for all challenges and new technology up gradations in Flash animation. Till date we have created some interesting animations in interactive and non-interactive mode like flash animation cartoons.