THE capital city has become an abode for animation training in recent times. Leading names have opened up branches in Bhubaneswar owing to the interest shown by students here towards visual effects courses. MIDDS Mumbai which has already had success in placements and in getting animation projects for both Bollywood and the TV world, opened up a branch in Jayadev Vihar here recently and this course seems to offer little more than just software.
Satyam Bansal, MD MIDDS says students need to be prepared for the practical use of software and hence their course has included value additions. ‘‘Our focus is not only on the software but on the other important skills that an animator should have,’’ he said.
Mr. Sanat Das, Bubaneshwar franchisee said, "Before MIDDS I had a franchise of another animation institute, but when I saw MIDDS web site I was really impressed with the kind of tie ups MIDDS has.With 4 yrs of my experience in this field I have seen that its difficult to meet students expectations, but kind of planning MIDDS has done for students, its really appreciable.To conclude I can say that from day one MIDDS management has really been very
co-operative"
MIDDS’ Professional Diploma in Animation Design of 16 months duration includes value additions like acting, trip to shoots to learn camera angling and light directions, personality enhancement and spoken English sessions too by Veta. The Rs 1.15 lakh course which has just 70 seats to be filled through an entrance also comes with loan options from banks tied up with the institute. Gaming will also be introduced within three months. The course has been designed by an academic panel that comprises of experienced professionals of the industry. This centre that is their first in the Eastern Zone would invite related specialists for guest lectures.
‘‘There is a demand of more than two lakh animators, more so due to the outsourcing of Indian animators for Hollywood and other foreign projects. But sadly India has only around 35,000. Hence the students will be trained more on improving creativity than just learning a particular software,’’ said Saxena, an experienced teacher and animator himself, and an integral part of MIDDS. He was here for a seminar during the launch. ‘‘We are therefore focusing on teaching script writing, dialogue delivery, a bit of acting and understanding of a story board which should help animators bring out proper expressions in their characters alongwith exploration techniques of any software. This will help the beginners work with any new software,’’ he added.
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