How to be successful in Animation & VFX Film Making - Insights by Mr. Ashish Kulkarni
To become a successful professional in the field of animation and VFX filmmaking, it is of utmost importance to understand that the industry is all about the art of effective storytelling.

January 18th, 2014
To become a successful professional in the field of animation and VFX filmmaking, it is of utmost importance to understand that the industry is all about the art of effective storytelling. For Animation, VFX, Comics and Gaming as an industry, the greatest assets are the people in its various techno creative departments and not the machines and softwares. Animation is all about crafting expressions by using a variety of software as tools of communication. It's the mind of the creative workforce that makes the tools come alive by turning celluloid dreams into reality. Currently, Animation, VFX, Comics and Gaming industry are one of the most sought after career options amongst the youth, especially, since India has now become an outsourcing hub for international projects. The requirement for trained manpower has increased manifold. To make use of the opportunity the most important aspect that every aspiring student must aim for is to obtain a customized education in the field which is internationally recognized and high on the employability scale. The choice, of course, as well as the academy has to be done wisely. They must look for the most effectively designed curriculums, how experienced the faculty is, what kind of modern infrastructure the academy is providing along with the in-depth course overview related to software skill programs. But beyond all that what is most important is to find out the kind of strong fundamental training in the academy is offering towards complete Animation & VFX filmmaking process flow. An integrated live action filmmaking training program in the course curriculum will always boost the knowledge and confidence of the student towards becoming a skilled professional. As per the aptitude and liking of the student, one can choose to do specialization in any of the exiting segments of the process flow, like pre-production, which includes character design, background design, color key, storyboard etc. or in the production flow like modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation and then from post-production one can choose editing, sound designing, visual effects, online editing etc. Each one of the department offers an excellent career opportunity. If one master any one of the mentioned profiles, he or she will always be in demand in the industry and create a niche for themselves. Having said that, it is imperative that one must first gain the knowledge of the overall process-flow before getting into specialization as organizations value their creative workforce better if they are also capable of multitasking.
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