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Haryana Employment Exchange Model Guidance Cell
6 students of Arena Chandigarh worked for 2 weeks and designed and executed the design of the Model Guidance Cell of Haryana Employment Exchange at Panchkula. The team consisted of Ragini, Sirjan Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Nitin Doda, Divya Sethi, and Yogesh Singh. The team worked under Ragini’s directions to turn the vision of the Dy. Director, Mr. DS Parmar into reality.
The team was lauded by the Deputy Director, Mr. DS Parmar for their efforts and creativity. Ragini was also inducted by the exchange. The Model Cell was inaugurated today by Mr. MP Bansal, Director, Employment Exchange.
The Student Design Team with the Chief Mentor, Arena Chandigarh
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Parminder Singh during Orientation Lecture in BSc 2010 Batch
The BSc (Multimedia and Animation) Batch 2010 was launched today at Arena Chandigarh. Like last year students from all across the country also reached Chandigarh to be a part of this exciting journey. Students from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, J&K, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh turned up at the Chandigarh campus as their campus of choice. Some more students are reaching in a few days to take part in this exciting journey.
A 6 Day Personality Development, Orientation and Motivational workshop was conducted by Parminder Singh, Academic Head of the Centre, who won the Best Centre Academic Head Award in North India this month only. The same was Awarded by the Zonal Office in the recent Academic Meet.
It started with a very enjoyable introduction of all and slowly took a productive shape when this intro session converted into a very effective personality development exercise.
Each member played role of job applicant and all other played role of employers. All students got a thorough hang of creating self-marketing script that they would be using all through their professional life.
Many motivational talks, Group Discussions, Debates and Interactive public speaking sessions were held to deal with numerous topics including -
- What are the secrets of best students? Some tips of gaining maximum benefit from the institute and faculty members.
Introspection and definition of Personal Goal. Creation of a working
plan to achieve it.
An elaborate analysis followed to explore and research almost all the career options in the industry and the way to reach them.
Students had an insight into the academic systems of the centre which has been one major reason for getting selected as Best Centre in Academics (North2) for the past many years.
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Preview the movie “RYUN” - A Tribute to Ryan Larkins, made by students of Arena Chandigarh under the able guidance of Prosenjit Ganguly.
If the above is not working, you may use the link RYUN - A tribute to legendary Ryan Larkins.
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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!
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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.
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Arena Awards for Overall Growth in 2009
Arena Chandigarh clocked the highest growth rate all across India and became the only centre across the country to have a 1 on 1 growth rate. The astounding growth of over 100% was achieved due to the high academic standards (for which it was again given an award) as well as student growth centric approach. The overall system is designed to allow talent to achieve their best with inputs from the experts from time to time. The Centre won separate awards for billing, collection and growth during 2009.
The Centre within just one year has become the main destination of students seeking the BSc Degree in multimedia and animation. The valuable additions made by Arena Chandigarh to the course have been instrumental in raising the standard of the students above the normal animation students. This years students worked on movies, research, acting, and attended seminars to improve their worth.
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).
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- The Student Design Team with the Chief Mentor, Arena Chandigarh
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- Haryana Employment Exchange Model Guidance Cell
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Students celebrate Awards
Arena Chandigarh added one more feather to it’s cap by becoming the Highest Contributor for Career Advice on the shiksha.com website. For this Shiksha has awarded them a Cup and the title of “Star Contributor”. It is already a Lead Avisor on the website.
The Chandigarh Centre has also won Awards for Academic Excellence for the 3rd time in a row. Similarly, the chandigarh centre also won awards for overall Growth, Billing and Collections for 2009.
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Seminar at Strawberry Fields School
Arena Faculty were invited to present a Seminar at the Strawberry World School. The Faculty who interacted with the students were Sushree, Pre-Production and Maya Expert with specialization in rigging, and S. Vijay Kumar, Maya Expert with specialization in animation.
The students were very interested and curious and checked out various career options available after school. Some of them were keen to know if they could take up the careers right from their school days.
The faculty clarified all doubts besides delving into the basics of what goes into becoming a top animator. The were able to unravel the field of animation before the young minds and helped make their career decisions easy.
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