DAE - Animation Film Making
Learn: Digital sketching with Sketchbook Pro/ Adobe Photoshop Principles of animation & their application Stop motion animation Photographic techniques Concept art & inspirational sketches Acting & voicing for animation Visual scripting with film language 3D character animation
  • Duration
30 months, 5 semesters. Intensive 2D & 3D animation film making course.
  • Eligibility
Those who have completed Class 12 are eligible to apply.
  • Semester1
  • Semester2
  • Semester3
  • Semester4
  • Semester5
  • Animation Drawing & Design Fundamentals
  • Overview
    • This semester develops creativity & drawing skills for animation through study of design, anatomy, light & shade and perspectives, along with the study of Basic Animation Principles & timing for animation.
    • Basic shapes & sketching techniques
    • Anatomy drawing
    • Body language & expressions
    • Light, colour & perspectives
    • Digital sketching
    • Animation concepts
    • Process of animation
    • Principles of animation
    • Timing for animation
    • Magic with Photoshop
    • Photographic techniques
    • Stop motion animation

      • Software Taught

      Alias Sketchbook Pro 2

      Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended

  • Animation Design & Pre-Production
  • Overview
    • This semester concentrates on various concepts, techniques & design for animation. Development of ideas into concepts, scriptwriting for animation, character designing, concept art, acting & voice characterization, visual scripting using film grammar, drawing storyboards and creating animatics - are all included. Students prepare an E-project which includes pre-production of an original concept of 30-60 seconds’ duration.
    • Concept design, development & storytelling techniq
    • Scriptwriting for animation
    • Character design & development
    • Concept art & inspirational sketches
    • Acting & voice characterization
    • Visual scripting with film language
    • Storyboarding for animation
    • Storyboard to animatics
    • Basics of video editing
    • E-Project

      • Software Taught

      Drawing & Adobe Photoshop CS4

      Sound Forge 9

      Adobe Premier Pro CS 4

  • 2D Classical Animation Production
  • Overview
    • In this semester, students apply their knowledge of drawing & concentrate on 2D Classical Animation Production - drawing keyframes, in-betweening, clean-ups, line testing, digital ink & paint to 2D Digital Post-Production by adding dialogues, sound effects, background music & final editing.
    • Concepts of 2D, Cel & limited animation
    • Keyframing, inbetweening & cleanups
    • Digital ink & paint
    • Animation scene planning
    • 2D animation post-production
    • Showreel development

      • Software Taught

      Toon Boom Studio 4

      Macromedia Flash CS4 Professional

  • 3D Animation Production Process
  • Overview
    • This semester concentrates on the process of 3D animation production. Various aspects of 3D animation production are covered - including 3D modeling, texturing, rigging, character animation, lighting & final rendering.
    • Clay modeling
    • Modeling with Maya
    • Advanced modeling
    • Texturing with Maya
    • Rigging with Maya
    • Character animation with Maya
    • Lighting & rendering with Maya

      • Software Taught

      MAYA Unlimited 2009

      Zbrush 3

  • Post-Production & Animation Specialization
  • Overview
    • This semester concentrates on post-production process in animation & allows students to effectively use the knowledge gained in the earlier semesters to develop a professional Show-reel with specialization in 3D Character Animation.
    • 3D dynamics – hair, fur & cloth
    • Concepts of visual effects
    • Introduction to Motion Capture for animation
    • Post-production for animation
    • Show-reel development – 3D Character Animation

      • Software Taught

      MAYA Unlimited 2009

      Motion Builder 7.5

      Adobe Premier Pro CS4 & Combustion/ Final Cut Pro

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