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Photography Seminar by Natalia Durango Benitez
Natalia Durango, a Professional in Audio Visual Communication from Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Medellin, Colombia joined the Chandigarh Centre from 20 June, 2010. An Actress by nature and training, she is excited to be involved in in the faculty panel of Arena Animation, Chandigarh.
She held a Seminar in Photography for the students of various batches. The students took advantage of her specialization and expertize to get an understanding of the basics of photography. She displayed various photographs during the lecture explaining each attribute of it.
Natalia is also involved in VFX training at the centre.
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Vineet Raj Kapoor, Chief Mentor, Arena Animation Academy, Chandigarh conducting a Character Research
Vineet Raj Kapoor, Chief Mentor, with 6-12 year old kids, carrying out a survey of kid’s preferences in Animated Character Design.
An artist is continuously faced with design decisions pertaining to characters, concept design, backgrounds and other animation art. Often, the artist takes a judgment which sounds like a bad creative decision in the hindsight.
Vineet, Chief Mentor, Arena Animation Academy, Chandigarh, extensively advocates direct surveying amongst the user. This may not be a final method for decision which would lie with the animation producer, but, this brings to the animator, first hand information about the user reaction thus allowing them to revisit their designs and create characters that carry the appeal. This takes out some of the uncertainty of design decisions and throws up specific options to the Animation Producer to decide between.
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Animation Workshop Day 1 with Prosenjit
Prosenjit Ganguly held a 5 Day Animation Workshop at Arena Chandigarh from 13-17 June 2010. The students attending the programme were taken through a simplified look into a vital aspect of animation film making- An Animated Performance. A core essential that can breathe life into a simple pencil line. And the lack of it that can turn a well made character into a plastic toy! They tried to understand a few simple things to make sure their films breathe, feel and live before their audience. Each student working on the project brought to life one character for the Movie “RYUN” - A tribute to Ryan Larkins. And while doing this got the principles of animation etched into their beings.
Creating a Basic Rig
The students began with an interactive lecture and slowly proceeded to studying various elements and their behavior. The next day they moved on to create basic rigs. The second afternoon they had started their movie. Now the pressure was mounting. A few students stayed overnight to get their work right. The next day, almost everyone stayed on with the girls taking the lead. On the fourth night again there was a rush to book for the night. And there were students who had not gone home ever since the movie was started. They were dead tired when it ended, but the results were for them to cherish all their life!
Animation Workshop Day 1 with Prosenjit
Prosenjit Ganguly is an alumnus and former Member of the Faculty of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He is a screenwriter, creative director, IP creator, stop-motion animator, voice artist and media educator. His short films have been showcased in more than 20 countries winning 3 international awards. PJ, as he is better known, has also been on the advisory board of Nasscom’s Animation and Gaming division and presently is in Advisory board of The Animation Society of Kolkata (TASK) and on the Working Committee of The Animation Society of India (TASI). Prosenjit earlier served Toonz Animation India as the Director, Special Projects, creating animation properties for international broadcasters. Presently, he is an independent animation design professional and takes great pleasure in working with children!
Working on the Movie “RYUN - A Tribute to Ryan Larkins” - inital days
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Working on the Movie “RYUN - A Tribute to Ryan Larkins” - last days
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Perspectives 2010 - (seated from left) Vineet Raj Kapoor, Rayudu Shashank, Gurtaj Mangat, Bhanukanth Kesinenni, Prosenjit Ganguly
June 11th, 2010: Arena Animation – the global leader in hi-end animation training organized, Perspectives, a seminar on : Animation in India: Future & Careers in India held at Govt. Museum, Sector 10, Chandigarh.
The seminar was graced by well known industry experts from Mr. Rayudu V. Shashank, Creative Director & Producer, Lava Kusa, the Warrior Twins along with Mr.Bhanukanth Kesinenni, Animation Supervisor from Rayudu Vision Media Limited (RVML). Also present at the seminar were Mr. Murli Mohan, Regional Head, North, Aptech Ltd and Mr Amit Dua, Area Business Head, Aptech Ltd amongst a host of students and enthusiasts.
Perspectives received an enthusiastic response from over 200 students who received in-depth insights and knowledge about the techniques used to create the animation feature from experts of RVML.
The key highlights of the seminar included a Job Fair by RVML wherein they shortlisted the best students from Arena Animation who may get an opportunity to work in their studios. It also showcased making of the movie Lava Kusa along with short films of the award winning work done by Arena Animation students.
Rayudu Shashank, Director and Producer Lava Kusa
Speaking at the event, Mr. Rayudu V. Shashank, Creative Director & Producer, said, “Animation is one of the fastest growing industries with animated content finding an audience in diverse sectors of Media, Entertainment, Engineering, Medical, Industrial Technology & Education and the Corporates. The animation industry has seen tremendous growth and is now becoming mainstream in film entertainment and television broadcast. Animation as a career offers immense opportunities for the young and talented students in this booming industry.”
Mr. Murli Mohan, Regional Head, North , Aptech Ltd, said, “Perspectives seminars are playing a significant role in educating students on animation as an attractive career option and the various opportunities available to well trained individuals in this promising & high growth industry. It offers an exclusive opportunity for the students to interact and learn from industry experts. I am sure these seminars will be fruitful for all those aspirants who want to make a mark in this industry.”
Mr. Gurtaj Mangat, Zonal Head, North, Aptech Ltd, who had presented the Trophies of the Annual Awards to the Arena Chandigarh Centre, lauded the consistent efforts of the centre for striving to be the best in Academics and overall.
Prosenjit Ganguly, Independent Animation Film Designer
Mr. Prosenjit Ganguly, Animation Film Designer, unvieled the Annual UIANI Awards for excellence in the field of Design (from User Interface to Animation. Prosenjit Ganguly is also holding a 5 Day Animation Workshop at Arena from 13-17 June, 2010.
Mr. Vineet Raj Kapoor, Academics Head, Arena Chandigarh, said, “In continuation of our effort to provide learning platforms to our students, UIANI Awards have been established to celebrate the Creativity of an Organization or an Individual, this is the first award of it’s kind in the region.”
Announcing the program, Anuj Kacker, Global Head, Arena Animation, said, “Animation is one of the fastest growing industries with animated content finding an audience in diverse sectors of Media, Entertainment, Engineering, Medical, Industrial Technology & Education and the Corporates. Arena Animation International Program is an intensive program designed to train students in the latest industry relevant courses and the practical application of the latest technical tools & software. I am confident this program will empower students to make a great career in this new age industry.”
PERSPECTIVES, which has been held across all major metros and mini metros in the last three years, aims to bring together professionals from the Animation Community on a common platform to share their knowledge, thoughts, views and experiences of the animation Industry with the students, helping them to get an insight into the tremendous career options within Animation, VFX and Gaming.
Following Chandigarh, Perspectives will also be held in other cities such as Agra, Amritsar, Lucknow, etc.
Popularity: 6% [?]
Oman Web Awards - Silver Medal
Arena Chandigarh Faculty Bikramjeet Singh and Kulwinder Kumar designed a website that won the Silver medal at the Govt. sponsored Awards at Oman. This was the first time any website designed by them was entered for an Award. The owner of the website was very happy and wanted the team to be there at Oman when the prize was to be given, but the time available was too less for the visa formalities.
Beaming at us, Bikram commented on the typicality of the challenge, “We were given the challenge of recreating an oriental feel to the website, besides incorporating a restaurant feel matching the restaurant interiors.
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Anthony Christov world renowned animation and gaming expert, was in Chandigarh, today to present Perspectives, a seminar on ‘Animation in India: Future & Careers’. Perspectives is a series of nation-wide seminars, organized by Arena Animation, the global leader in hi-end animation training. The seminar was held at Government Museum Hall, Sector 10-C, which was attended by over 500 animation aspirants and professional. Anthony was also there for the launch of registration for BSc (Multimedia and Animation)
- Above Pic: Anthony affixing his signature on his artwork in Finding Nemo
The seminar offered a common platform to the aspirants and international industry professionals to share views, opinions and ideas. The renowned speaker gave an insight into the Animation Industry and growth and career opportunities in the field of Animation and Visual Effects.
Anthony Christov a highly acclaimed industry expert gave an insight into the Animation Industry and growth and career opportunities in the field of Animation and Visual Effects. He spoke in length about the booming market and career prospects of the Animation, Visual Effects and the Gaming industry.
Christov has been specially invited to India to felicitate winners of ‘Golden Cursor Animation Awards,’ which is scheduled on 8th May, 2009 in Mumbai and also to present a series of nation-wide seminars.
Anthony Christov, Art Director, Pixar (the world’s top animation company) is the man behind the stunning art direction of the academy winning ‘Wall E’, and the hugely successful finding ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Ratatouille’ and ‘Cars’. Christov has also worked with some of the eminent companies including Warner Bros. Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Disney. Christov is the face of the animation in films. His work on the ‘Incredibles’, ‘The Prince’ and ‘The Pauper’ and ‘Titan AE’ has redefined animation in film making. From creating Oscar winning films and characters to teaching animation to students, Anthony is leading the animation revolution across the world.
Anuj Kacker, Global Head, Arena Animation, said, “Perspectives is a series of seminars organized to create awareness among students of the unlimited career opportunities in the animation industry. Through this we offer a unique opportunity for the students to interact and learn from industry experts. I am sure these seminars will be fruitful for all those aspirants who want to make a mark in this industry.”
Perspectives aims to bring together professionals from the animation community on a common platform to share their knowledge, thoughts, views and experiences of the animation industry with the students, which would enable them to think beyond the obvious and get an insight into the career options within animation, VFX and gaming.
Perspectives have also been held in other cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Cochin and Ahmedabad.
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Arena Animation Academy sponsored the 7th IAD (International Animation Day) Function with ASIFA, Picasso and Frameboxx on 14 November, 2008 at the English Auditorium at Panjab University.
The event premiered select animation movies from around the world, and provided essential training sessions in “acting for animation” by Paresh Parekh, “sketching for animation” by Sushree Sunita Das, and “clay modeling” by Ganesha.
Students from all animation institutes took part in the workshop and contest held. Sunny, DAE student of Arena Animation Academy, Sector 17, won the first prize in Clay Modelling, Vivek Bhardwaj, AAASP student of Arena Animation Academy, Sector 17, won the first prize in Sketching competition. 
About 150 students and animation aficionados attended the workshop.
Tribune, Dainik Bahskar and Indian Express covered the event besides the Siti Cable Network.
Popularity: 28% [?]
