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Pallavi Phor sharing her experiences with her Academics Head
Pallavi Phor, an Arena Chandigarh Alumnus working with a leading Architecture Firm in US visited her favorite campus, Arena Chandigarh. “I work as an architect in HOK Los Angeles, USA, after doing a short 3D Architectural Animation stint at VirtualSoft. I had done my 3D Training at Arena, Chandigarh, which helped me get work and Assistantships easing out my finances”, said Pallavi.
She Graduated with M.Arch from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA and under-graduation from Chandigarh College of Architecture, India. She had done her 3D Animation Course from Arena, Chandigarh. She did her schooling from Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, Kindergarden through Class 12″.
Pallavi Phor with her favorite Faculty Parminder
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Raman is Miss Yogini 2010
Ramandeep Kaur, student BSc (Animation and Multimedia) returned with a rich haul of medals today from the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Competition held by “International Youth and Yog Research Council, Chandigarh” founded by Yogacharya Raman.
She was awarded the following prizes:
- Won the Miss Yogini Title
- 1st Prize for Demonstration
- 1st Prize for Coaching
- Gold Medal Yogasanas (18-21 years)
We have still not forgotten her mesmerizing performance during our Annual Day celebrations, where she had won the Miss Arena Title, besides a hosts of other awards. She has been chosen to represent the state in the oncoming All-India Competition.
Raman with her medals
Chief Guests in a Jubilant Mood
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- Chief Guests in a Jubilant Mood
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- Arena Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Song (Male)
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- Arena Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Group Dance
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Song (Male)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Male)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Male)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Female)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Female)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Female)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Solo Dance (Female)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Group Dance (Couple)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Group Dance (Couple)
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Group Dance
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Audience Students enjoying
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- Arena Animation Chandigarh Annual Day 2009 Audience Guests
Arena Chandigarh celebrated their 14th Annual Day at the Govt. Art Museum, Sec 10, Chandigarh. The winners from various academic and co-curricular activities were blessed by the presence of various dignitaries present. The Chief Guest was Ajay Sirvastava, Director, STPI, Mohali, and the Guest of Honour was Dr. Mahender Kumar , Head, Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University. Dr. Sanjay Palsule, Professor, IIT Roorkee was also present to give prizes to the winners. Various Alumnus from across the years were also present to grace the occasion.
The prize winners were:
Miss Arena - Ramandeep Kaur
Mister Arena - Anshum Manchanda
Best Actor - Anurag
Best Solo Dance (Male) - Tejaswini
Best Solo Dance (Female) - Ramandeep Kaur
Best Group Dance - Ramandeep and Praveen
Semester Toppers:
Semester 1: Abhishek Kaushal, Simrat Dhiman, Dhruv Sharma, Preeti Tholia
Semester 2: Bhupider Singh, Paramjeet Singh, Abha Thakur,
Semester 3: Narinder Pal Singh, Bhaskar Thapa, Mohit Kumar
Semester 4: Reshma Tulani, Manoj Gupta, Rohit Kr. Gohra
Best student of 2009: Narinder Pal Singh (AAASP)
Best Projects:
Animation - AAASP Team (Rohit Gohra, Vivek Bhardwaj, Narinder Pal Singh, Ashwin Thukral)
Web - Abha Thakur
The main events were of course the Fashion Show, as well as the group and solo dances. A pciture gallery of the same is below:
Arena Chandigarh AAASP student, Ankush Thakur won the Award for the Best Entry in the Web Portal Category at the Annual Creative Minds 2009 competition at New Delhi for his submission titled “Teen Channel”. He had created a website aim at Teenagers with the content covering all areas of interest to the teenagers. He was competing against 50 other Arena Centres of North India.
The function details were:
Creative Minds
Date – 19th November’09
Time – 11:00 Hrs Onwards
Venue :
Kamani Auditorium
No. 1, Copernicus Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Land Mark – Near Mandi House Metro St.
Faculty Seminar / Creative Guru
Date – 20th November’09
Time – 9:00 Hrs onwards
Venue :
Jamia Humdard Convention Centre
Humdard Nagar
Near Tara Apartment
New Delhi – 62
Land Mark – Near Sangam Vihar
Placement Expo
Date – 21st November’09
Time – 10:00 Hrs
Venue :
Shankar Lal Concert Hall
Faculty of Music & Fine Arts
Delhi University, Mall Road
New Delhi
Land Mark – Near Vishwa Vidalaya Metro St.
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- the 44 feet mural installation at Arena Chandigarh
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- the left brained
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- the right brained
The wall mural painting project was started on 24th October and went on for 5 days i.e. 28th October. The Visualizing and painting team consisted of 1 Senior faculty and around 15 students. The team was led by NID trained Manpal and consisted of students from BSc (Animation and Multimedia), AAASP and DAE3D students.
“From a light box to a tree,
from a ninja to the deep sea.
Ravishing Zebra to a flying Turtle,
Birds flying the the red sky..so Subtle!
Walking eye looks so tempting,
Watch the birds transforming.
It looks like a beautiful dream,
Full of colors, cakes and cream.”
Each frame in the mural speaks a different story. Moreover for the students it was really fruitful session of “How to handle Colors?” Many of them tried their hand in coloring a wall for the first time in their life and though it became the difficulty too for some time.
There was a special “Night Squad” which consisted of the faculty and 7 students who used to work the whole night. Chai (tea) really helped the “Night Squad” to stay awake and work. Its always fun to play with so many colours.
The mural measures 44 feet in length and took a couple of manenthus (yes manenthu is bigger than manmonth) to complete. The insomnia made the whole experience transcendental. The end did justify the means and the final result was something that elicits wows from many SCDL student examinees besides being a must visit “attraction” on the campus. Well the number of must visits is going very high now and we need to make a tourist map just in case the visitor loses his way 
Cheers !
During the year 2008-2009, Arena Chandigarh reached many new milestones and set higher benchmarks. Some of the notable achievements were:
- Arena offers BSc (Multimedia and Animation) with MSU University
- Academics Achievement Award (North India Zone) Winner
- Student from Imphal studying at Chandigarh Centre is All-India DAE Topper 2008
- Chandigarh student tops North India AAASP Sem I
- Placement Workshop by International HR Professional faculty from Poland
- Placement Drive at Spice VAS
- Appointed Adjudicator at all major Government College Fests
- Celebrated ASIFA international animation with talent building activities
- Faculty prepares Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Animation launched onYoutube
- 12th Annual Function held at Government Museum
- Arena Chandigarh holds 3 Day Workshop at IIT Roorkee
Arena Animation, which provides animation and multimedia training, announced on Thursday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MS University), to offer a B.Sc. degree in Multimedia and Animation.
The course curriculum would include all modules from Arena Animation’s flagship program - Arena Animation Academy Specialist Program (AAASP), and four mandatory modules from MS University viz. English Language, an elective second language, as listed in the university prospectus and two papers of soft skills, said a press release.
Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD, Aptech Limited, said “Multimedia and Animation is one of the fastest growing and high paying career options today. The demand for animators has increased greatly due to fast-paced developments in sectors like high-tech digital media and 3D animation.”
He added that a university degree in Multimedia and Animation backed by Arena’s expertise and experience of 13 years in disseminating quality training across 15 countries, makes it a power packed combination that would enhance the employability of the students manifold, opening up a world of opportunities for them in this sphere.
Professor Dr. R.T. Sabapathy Mohan, vice chancellor, MS University, said, “India has tremendous opportunity to be an animation out-sourced country. This degree program in Multimedia and Animation has been launched thoughtfully and in-time by MS University and Arena Animation to enable students to be part of the growing animation industry.”
He added that with this MOU, students would have an opportunity to take up a degree in this field and attain the desired level of proficiency to face the competitive global market.
The newly-launched joint-program would be made available across the country at select Arena Animation centers. Arena would follow the SILM (Students Integrated Learning Model) for the training. It would be a three year MSU course, with 90 credits as per the university norms. All the examinations would be conducted online facilitated by Aptech Ltd, the release added.
We are Proud to announce that ARENA ANIMATION has won an International Award for Student Animation Film.
Pls find some details on the Digicon Awards 2009.
A Student animation film from Arena Animation Academy (Title : USE CONDOM) won PRIZE FOR EFFORT at the DIGICON ‘ 09 Awards held on April 3, 2009, Bhaidas Auditorium, Juhu, Mumbai.
The Other Awardees in the said category (PRIZE FOR EFFORT) include Well known Animation professionals Mr Dhimant Vyas (Taare Zameen Par – Title sequence) Gitanjali Rao & Vaibhav Kumaresh (3×9 sequence of Taare Zameen Par) besides works of Animation studios such as Toonz Animation, Famous Studios & National Institute for Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
ABOUT DIGICON AWARDS
Organised with the aim of bringing together animation creators from all across Asia, Tokyo Broadcasting System‘s DIGICON Awards honor the best animation films and their creators every year. The Awards Grand Prix is held in Japan annually with winning film makers from each of the participating countries being flown in and hosted courtesy TBS.
The Indian support partner for DIGICON Awards (India Leg) is AnimationXpress.com and the best films from 2008 were honored at a special function which would be held on April 3, 2009 at Bhaidas Auditorium, Juhu, Mumbai as part of the 1st FrameFlixx Awards. The same was made possible with the support of the Consulate General of Japan and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS).
Arena Chandigarh wins awards for Best in Academic Excellence for 2008 and most enrollments/ collection in 2008
Arena Chandigarh Sec 17 Centre Management and Academic Team was today praised for it’s Academics Achievements during 2008 for which it was adjudged as the Best in North India, spanning the states of J&K, Himachal, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttarpradesh and New Delhi. It was presented with an award during the Arena Strategic Meet at New Delhi today to honour it’s achievements in the field of Academic Excellence in 2008.
arena chandigarh academics team
The Team that achieved this included Parminder Singh, Bikramjeet Singh, Hazrat Ali, Sushree Sunita Das, Aayush Chopra, and S. Vijay Kumar. This is in continuance of the recent Batch Toppers that emerged from this centre. Slowly but surely, Arena Chandigarh Centre has become a prime centre of academic excellence and various students have opted to cross the entire country to enroll at this centre.With students coming from as far as Bangalore, Jaipur, Dehradun, Nainital, Delhi besides towns and cities of Punjab (Rajpura, Bhatinda, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Amritsar) Himachal (Shimla, Mandi, Solan, Kulu Manali, Nahan, Dharamshala, Dalhousie) and Haryana (Ambala, Jagadari, Yamuna Nagar, Narwana, Kaithal).
Arena Chandigarh was Invited to hold a 3 Day Workshop on Maya at IIT Roorkee from 28-30 March 2008.
When the Arena Faculty Team of Senior Faculty Sushree Sunita Das, Lab assistants Deepak and Vijay Pratap reach the IIT Campus on 28 morning, there were around 60 curious students waiting anxiously for them. It was a pleasant change from the laidback normal student who comes to learn animation. The attendees had never seen Maya and the target was to get them working on Maya. The students went on to create their cartoon character models by the end of the 3rd day.
More than 25% of the students reached a stage where they could work on their own in the software. They were able to use materials, lighting, paint effects, basic rigging, character modelling, and basic animations by the end of the workshop.
Yogesh the co-ordinator of the workshop and also a Final Year student, was very happy with the feedback he recieved from the attendees.
Sushree, I was overjoyed when some students expressed their interest in taking up Animation as their career after finishing with IIT. A lot of students wanted repeat Workshops to happen as soon as possible.
Overall, the IITian language they’d say they were “Zapped” by the workshop. We’d say “Wait we’ll Zap the World”!!
