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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 !
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An Animator is the 2nd happiest person on earth!
A survey done by leading website animationmentor. com showed 59% of professional animators enjoy their work and are proud of what they do. Because animation, as a profession, is a small and specialized niche, it didn’t show up on the “Job Satisfaction in America” University of Chicago survey. According to their findings, the occupation with the happiest people was the clergy with 67.2% as “very happy”, followed by firefighters with 57.2%. AM independent survey would have placed animators right between the two as the second happiest occupation with 59%.
Says, Neelu Kapoor, Centre Head, Arena Animation Academy, Chandigarh, “This is a profession which pays you for doing what you anyway love to do. No wonder Engineers are nowhere on the list of happiest people.”
In 2007, Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster Shrek the Third seized the box office crown with a dazzling debut of an estimated $122 million. More than half of the top 20 grossing movies in 2007 were partially or totally animated.
The animation industry, and the entertainment industry in general, has never been healthier. The international box office reached an all-time high of $26.7 billion in 2007.
Earlier in the year, industry analysts were worried about the 2008 outlook which they feared would never live up to last year’s record. But with hit movies such as The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Kung-Fu Panda and Wall-E, 2008 is on track to match or surpass 2007 numbers.
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In addition to the record growth in the animated feature film industry, analysts predict even larger gains in the gaming industry. According to The Hollywood Reporter on June 21, 2007, “By 2011, the worldwide gaming market will be worth $48.9 billion at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1% during the five-year period.” This means more animation work is available and industry jobs are plentiful.
Outsourcing is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide. Recession has only increased the speed with which Organizations are turning to outsourcing. This has accelerated the rate at which animators are required in India. The economics of the industry made it feasible for Asia to feed the cartoon world, to the extent that today, about 90% of all American television animation is produced in Asia. However, some of the top studios are very selective and would go for an animator with both 2d and 3d skills.
India’s animation, gaming and visual FX industry grew by almost 27% in 2007. The Indian animation industry in 2007 was estimated at USD 0.31 billion and is expected to grow at CAGR 24% to reach USD 0.94 billion by 2012. (Source:Ficci-PwC Entertainment and Media report 2008)
Although 3D tools and technology will continue to evolve allowing animators to take more risks, many professionals see a return to traditional 2D animation as a future trend. Others see a onvergence of the two art forms as 2D and 3D are used together, borrowing techniques and ideas from one another in order to push the art form even further.
Many foresee a return to more 2D animation as audiences experience “viewer fatigue” caused by overuse of CG tricks and effects. They were encouraged to see 2D making a comeback with films like Sony Pictures’ Persepolis and Paprika, as well as Walt Disney’s soon to be released Princess and the Frog.
The income outlook for animators is bright. Average animator earnings are higher than the mean earned by U.S. workers, and there remain excellent opportunities for career development and earnings growth. However, according to a survey, most animators were more motivated by fun and creative expression than they were by money.
Vineet Raj Kapoor, Academics Head, Arena Chandigarh says, “Arena Chandigarh is now offering BSc in Multimedia and Animation, giving you total spread of the entire design spectrum. This allows you to get an opportunity to specialize in the subject that you develop interest in at a Masters Level. Or you can go ahead and get that through experience in the Industry. Even our own Animation Studio has done high level projects in Cell and 3D Animation for International Clients. These projects featured our students work as well, allowing them to get international exposure even before they stepped out for a job.” Hurry guys the last date for BSc (multimedia and animation) Enrollment is 23 July 2009, and already 40 seats are gone!
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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 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”!!
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