DAE - Animation Film Making
Duration
23 months, 5 semesters. Intensive 2D & 3D animation film making course.
Classes
Classes are typically held 5 days a week for about 4 hours each day.
Eligibility
Those who have completed Class 12 are eligible to apply.
Course highlights
Learn:
- Digital sketching with Sketchbook Pro/ Adobe Photoshop
- Principles of animation & their application
- Stop motion animation
- Photographic techniques
- Concept art & inspirational sketches
- Acting & voicing for animation
- Visual scripting with film language
- 3D character animation
DAE - Animation Film Making modules
Animation Drawing & Design Fundamentals
Overview
This semester develops creativity & drawing skills for animation through study of design, anatomy, light & shade and perspectives, along with the study of Basic Animation Principles & timing for animation.
Modules
- Basic shapes & sketching techniques
- Anatomy drawing
- Body language & expressions
- Light, colour & perspectives
- Digital sketching
- Animation concepts
- Process of animation
- Principles of animation
- Timing for animation
- Magic with Photoshop
- Photographic techniques
- Stop motion animation
Software taught
- Alias Sketchbook Pro 2
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Animation Design & Pre-Production
Overview
This semester concentrates on various concepts, techniques & design for animation. Development of ideas into concepts, scriptwriting for animation, character designing, concept art, acting & voice characterization, visual scripting using film grammar, drawing storyboards and creating animatics - are all included. Students prepare an E-project which includes pre-production of an original concept of 30-60 seconds’ duration.
Modules
- Concept design, development & storytelling techniques
- Scriptwriting for animation
- Character design & development
- Concept art & inspirational sketches
- Acting & voice characterization
- Visual scripting with film language
- Storyboarding for animation
- Storyboard to animatics
- Basics of video editing
- E-Project
Software taught
- Drawing & Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Sound Forge 9
- Adobe Premier Pro CS 4
2D Classical Animation Production
Overview
In this semester, students apply their knowledge of drawing & concentrate on 2D Classical Animation Production - drawing keyframes, in-betweening, clean-ups, line testing, digital ink & paint to 2D Digital Post-Production by adding dialogues, sound effects, background music & final editing.
Modules
- Concepts of 2D, Cel & limited animation
- Keyframing, inbetweening & cleanups
- Digital ink & paint
- Animation scene planning
- 2D animation post-production
- Showreel development
Software taught
Toon Boom Studio 4/ Macromedia Flash CS4 Professional
3D Animation Production Process
Overview
This semester concentrates on the process of 3D animation production. Various aspects of 3D animation production are covered - including 3D modeling, texturing, rigging, character animation, lighting & final rendering.
Modules
- Clay modeling
- Modeling with Maya
- Advanced modeling
- Texturing with Maya
- Rigging with Maya
- Character animation with Maya
- Lighting & rendering with Maya
Software taught
- MAYA Unlimited 2009
- Zbrush 3
Post-Production & Animation Specialization
Overview
This semester concentrates on post-production process in animation & allows students to effectively use the knowledge gained in the earlier semesters to develop a professional Show-reel with specialization in 3D Character Animation.
Modules
- 3D dynamics – hair, fur & cloth
- Concepts of visual effects
- Introduction to Motion Capture for animation
- Post-production for animation
- Show-reel development – 3D Character Animation
Software taught
- MAYA Unlimited 2009
- Motion Builder 7.5
- Adobe Premier Pro CS4 & Combustion/ Final Cut Pro