| Animation as a career has a potential for earning good | | | | schools, reputed ones include Indian Institute of Design |
| money in India. If one is creative and has an ability to | | | | at Delhi, JJ School of Arts at Mumbai, Industrial Design |
| draw, it is a good idea to consider animation as a | | | | centers at Mumbai and Guwahati, and Arena |
| career. Animation movies are a combined effort by | | | | Multimedia at around 10 places, Rai university, a |
| many different people specializing in a particular aspect | | | | Delaware based entity has Distance Learning in its |
| of the work. One usually does only one work but there | | | | program and many students from India join the |
| are people who carry out many different tasks. | | | | courses. |
| Departments | | | | What the Future Holds |
| The story is the central theme in this job.The story | | | | The burgeoning animation industry will bring in a |
| teller is the first in line. He is followed by story boarding, | | | | revenue of around $400 before 2010. NASSCOM |
| character sketch makers and creators of concept. | | | | estimates this will translate into jobs for 300,000 |
| The other openings are Ink and Painting, Clean-up, | | | | animation experts. There is no dearth of sources. |
| Scanning, composing, key frame animation, background | | | | Deals are made with companies around the world. |
| creation, pay-out and in-between | | | | Animation is applied in many areas in entertainment |
| Qualifications Needed | | | | channels like movies and television. business products, |
| It is enough that the aspirants be only high school | | | | sales presentation, web designing, engineering, fashion, |
| graduates to study for a diploma or a bachelor's | | | | graphic design, advertising and computer games. |
| degree. And, if you want to study for a | | | | One heartening aspect of the training is that most of |
| post-graduation degree, any bachelor's degree will do. It | | | | the institutes that train the students take the |
| goes without saying that some knowledge in | | | | responsibility of finding them jobs too. |
| computers is necessary. Some exceptions are | | | | Compensation |
| Industrial Design, Technology and Engineering which | | | | Reputed companies pay not less than rupees 10,000 |
| require relevant degrees. | | | | for a fresh candidate. Hundreds of other smaller |
| Degrees and Diplomas | | | | companies offer not too low a salary. As experience |
| Degrees are awarded in traditional Animation, | | | | is gained you can expect it to up even to Rupees |
| Stop-motion animation,rotoscoping and digital 3D and | | | | 40,000. There are animation professionals reaching a |
| 2D animation, drawing, Claymation and even human | | | | six figure salary in less than 5 years. So, for all practical |
| anatomy. | | | | purposes, a young man leaving his animation school at |
| Where to study | | | | 20 or 21, will potentially earn on an average, Rupees |
| While even small town India is filled with animation | | | | 25,000 in 5 years, not a figure to scoff at. |