The scope of 3d animation programs is humongous all over the world. But in India, well, the future is vast, varied, bright & the market is in dire need of animators and VFX artists. Blockbuster movies like Kung Fu Panda, Ice Age, How to Train Your Dragon & Brave, Bahubali, Ra. One, Avatar, The Lord of the Rings, Skyfall, Life of Pi or Madagascar 3are perfect examples of the magic of animation and VFX.
A typical animation movie requires minimum 5oo animators! So the splendor of the Animation Industry can be easily assumed.Western animation companies outsource a lot of animation and VFX work to India.Warner Brothers, Industrial Light and magic, and Disney are now exploring India to produce their animation movies on a co-production basis which in turns explains the scope of the industry.Depending on one’s aspiration, creative skills, experience & expertise, the Animation Industry has to offer a colorful palate with high-paying, one of the most promising career options.Experienced animators and VFX artists salaries are more than software engineers.Salaries exceed 1,00,000 per month with experience.
- 3D Modeler
- 2D/3D Animator
- Art Director
- Creative Director
- Modeler
- Character Animator
- Rigger
- Lighting Technician
- Texturing Artist
- Lighting Technical Director or Lighter
- Photographer
- Concept Artist
- Copywriter
- Video Game Designer
- Game Designer
- Film & Video Editor
- Flash Animator
- Graphic designer
- Stop Motion Animator
- Scriptwriter
- Animation Director
- Background Painter
- Cartoonist
- Roto Artist
- Character Rigger
- Colour Key Artist
- Compositing Artist
- Concept artist
- Digital painter
- Director
- Effects Animator
- Forensic Animator
- Inbetweener
- Independent Filmmaker
- Key Animator
- Match Move Artist
- Mathematical Modeler
- Render Artist
- Storyboard Artist Texture Artist
- Visual Development Artist
- Character Designer
- Communication Designer
- Digital Filmmaker
- Sound / Video Editor & Compositor
- Special Effects Artist
- Matte Painter
- Clean up Artist
- Background Designer
- Layout Artist
- Producer (VFX)
- Runner (VFX)
- VFX Supervisor
- Technical Director
- VFX Producer
- VFX co-ordinator / Artist
- Digital Effects Supervisor
- CG Supervisor
- On Set Surveyor
- Shader
- Effects TD (Technical Director)
- Creature/Character TD
- Fluids TD
- Environment Layout
- Pipeline Programmer
- image Editing Artist
- Painting & Wire Removal Artist
- Tracking & Rotoscoping
- Crowd Simulation Through MASSIVE PRIME
- Cloth / Hair / Fur Artist
- Rotomation ( Camera Matchmove Artist)
- Dubbing Mixer
- VFX / Dynamics
- Line Producer
- Sound Engineer
- Client Servicing Head
- Technical Instructor
- Technical Writer
- Location Manager
- Cinematographer
- Camera Operator
- Director
- Director’s Assistant
- Editor, Assistant
- Field Producer
- motion Graphic Artist
- Intern
- Programmer
- Scanner Operator
- Keyframe Animator
- Editor(Online)
- Editor(AVID)
- Editor(After Effects)
- Editor (FCP)
- Editor(offline)
- 2D,3D compositor
- Lighting technical director
Sectors in which animation works are sold like hotcakes
Advertising, Online & print media, Films, TV commercials, Gaming, Theater, Medical, Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical, Forensic, E-learning, Interactive classroom, Entertainment industry, Medical Industry, Corporate presentations, Plants and machinery, E-business etc.
Career Prospects
In animation and VFX field, one can assume different roles, such as-3D Modeler , Animator, Art Director Film and Video Editor,Stop Motion Animator, Video Game Designer, Animation Director, Background Painter, Cartoonist, Character Animator, Character Rigger, Color Key Artist , Compositing Artist, Concept Artis, Digital Paint, Director, Effects Animator, Forensic Animator, Independent Filmmaker, Key Animator, Lighting Technician, Mathematical Modeler , Render Wrangler , Storyboard Artist , Texture Artist, Visual Development Artist, VFX Supervisor, Graphic Designer, Compositor, Editor, Roto Artist, Paint artist, Match Move artist, Matte painter etc.
Prospective Employers
Pixar, Technicolour, Rhythm and Hues, Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Industrial Light & Magic, Studio Ghibli, Framestore, Cartoon Network Studios, Blue Sky Studios, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Warner Bros Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Pictures Animation, Animal Logic, Atmosphere Visual Effects,Cafe FX, ZOIC STUDIOS, SVENGALI FX and many more.
Read on about a few from many very successful people and be prepared to be inspired!
Rajiv Chilakalapudi ever since he began to nurture his Hyderabad-based animation company, Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd. Rajiv made his passion a success.
The company that started with just 4 people in 2001 is now 1000-strong. The shows produced by Green Gold have been hugely popular across all leading kids TV channels like Cartoon Network, Pogo, Discovery Kids, Hungama & Disney, drawing an active viewership of over 60 million kids.
An inspirational and adorning figure focused on brilliance in VFX, computer-generated imagery Mr. Sandeep Kamalasanan is the creative spark and innovation behind Intermezzo Studios. Now his creativity has touched more than 30 feature films and over 90 TV commercials. Prior to Intermezzo, he was a VFX Supervisor heading CGI and VFX for Eyeqube Studios. He has also held senior roles for other leading studios such as Prime Focus and Avitel.
David Bunting has created and driven some very special and unique animation projects. Based in the United Kingdom, he is an award-winning animator, producer, story artist, and educator.