Graphiti School offers courses in Animation Technology

Graphiti, the premium school of animation in the country is launching a myriad of courses this year for animation aspirants. These are designed under the guidance of none other than Mr. Ram Mohan, the father of Animation in India.

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, June 2, 2009 /India PRwire/ -- Graphiti, the premium school of animation in the country is launching a myriad of courses this year for animation aspirants. These are designed under the guidance of none other than Mr. Ram Mohan, the father of Animation in India.

The courses are aimed at providing the best of knowledge and the best of training to the students. They have been designed keeping in mind not just the academic or conceptual need of the student, but to make them studio ready. Graphiti has pioneered various initiatives in the space of animation training over the years and has provided comprehensive learning to its students. Successful in setting benchmarks in the quality of training, imparted, Graphiti’ s courses have set high standards in the industry.

Every course has been developed with a mission to create talent in the space of animation, and nurture the qualities in every student by providing them with the best of curriculum and combining it with the best of training through leading experts in the industry. The courses are in sync with the needs of the animation industry, and candidates have been given 100% placement assistance and an opportunity to work with various studios right after they finish their course.

G-CAT PRO (3 years)

A Full-time intense course in Animation filmmaking. The course is apt to acquire skills and become an expert animation professional.

It consists of three phases:

  • Foundation - emphasizes on knowledge enhancement.
  • Specialization – emphasizes on skill development in a selected core areas as below:

Modeling, Texturing,Rigging,Animation,Lighting&Compositing

  • Production - simulates a live studio environment with hands on project

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  • Workshops
  • Personality development & grooming programs
  • Industry Experts Interaction

Eligibility:

· The students should have completed HSC, should be 18 years + as on 1st April 2008.

· The students would need to go through Aptitude counseling, a pre-requisite for admission as it helps us to understand and advice the applicant of their aptitude for animation content creation.

Seats available: 60

G CAT MASTER

Master Level Certificate

This course has been designed specifically for Art Graduates who have completed their education in Fine Arts, Commercial or Applied Art or any equivalent course of study.

This is a full time course spread across 12 months with various semesters focusing on the Pre production processes of Animation film making. This course is power packed with workshops like puppetry, drawing, acting, film making, film review session etc.

The course focuses on concepts and art of animation film making. Students will be encouraged to bring out unique creative approaches to animation film making and allow innovation and unique style.

This course will explore the animation pre-production skills of conceptual illustration and visual development. Students will apply their knowledge of drawing, storytelling, and composition to create speculative drawings for animation. They will review compositional systems, design process, and illustration techniques. The emphasis would be on Animation styling, character design, layouts, storyboards and technical processes involved in creating visual assets for animation.

Eligibility

The G-CAT Master course is open to those who have learnt Art through courses like Degree or Diploma of Art colleges in Applied/Fine Art or Equivalent.

Entry Criteria:

1)Art Portfolio consisting of sketches and drawings preferably life study (Could be college exercises)
2)Statement of Purpose (Essaying why the student wants to do animation)
3)Short Film (Animation or Live – optional)
4)Graphiti Entry Test (GET)

Seats available: 20

G CAT PREMIUM:

It’s a 2 year part time course same as like G CAT PRO but offers dual specialization. To trainthestudentsonfundamentalsofdesignandvisualizationandtakethemthroughalifecycleofanimationproduction,soastohelpthemselectareasofspecializationinanimation.

DualSpecializationCanbe:

Modeling&Texturing

Texturing&Lighting

Animation&Rigging

Lighting&Compositing

It makes the student readytoworkinanyanimationstudiofromdayoneoftheemployment giving them in depth experience of the work environment & procedures..

G CAT CLASSIC:

To introduce students to the roots & basics of animation. ThestudentistakethroughanintensetrainingonDrawingforAnimation followed by KeyframingtechniquesinClassicalAnimation.Techniques like gestures, lipsync, emotions and performance Animation in 2D and Flash will be taught.

G CAT FUSION:

It’s a newly launched 9 months course available only at Graphiti Thane Branch. students will learn all the aspects of 3D Animation production including concept development, modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, Lighting, compositing, editing. The student is capable of making animation short films as teams. It includes workshops on acting, drawing, film appreciation, drawing, storyboarding,animationProductionLifecycleetc.

Seats available: 20

Notes to Editor

Graphiti, the premium school of animation in the country is launching a myriad of courses this year for animation aspirants. These are designed under the guidance of none other than Mr. Ram Mohan, the father of Animation in India.

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