B.Sc in Animation and Visual Effects

Bring your characters to life with the help of special effects. Weave your magic and bring alive the imaginary characters on screen by understanding the nitty-gritty of animation and vfx with a 3 year program in b. Sc in animation and visual effects. 

From conceptualisation, character building and storytelling, you will learn the step-by-step process of creating lifelike animated characters. At the end of the course, students will learn to compete on a global platform in the animation and multimedia industry.

Animation is the art of bringing life to an otherwise inanimate object with the help of special effects.

• Weave your magic and bring alive the imaginary characters on screen by understanding the nitty-gritty of animation and VFX with a three-year B.Sc in Animation and Visual effects course from the AAFT School of Animation. From conceptualization to character building and storytelling, you will learn the step-by-step process of creating lifelike animated characters. At the end of the course, you will be able to compete on a global platform in the animation and multimedia industry.

Key Takeaways

• Different types of Animation Film Making
• Importance of Shapes, Colors and Types in Graphic Design
• Create Web based designs and portfolios
• Generating 2D and 3D animation digitally
• Understanding scripting and storyboarding
• Exploring intricate features of Animation and VFX

Course Projects

• Project 1- Creating an object, landscape & pattern drawing
• Project 2- Scripting and storyboarding for 2D short film
• Project 3- Creating animated 2D advertisement
• Project 4- Creating motion graphics for Broadcast Media
• Project 5- Inorganic and organic modeling and texturing
• Project 6- Integrating live action footage

Semester 1

• Acquiring knowledge of various construction techniques used to develop concept characters in animation.
• Learning to observe different shapes, forms, and materials of the objects in the real world.
• Understanding the various creative and digital technologies used in the field of animation.
• Learning to generate character model sheets for animation production.
• Defining the use of vector graphics design, raster graphics design, illustrations, and digital imaging.
• Learning to produce web graphics and web animations.
• Learning to produce different aspects of print media design and publication design.

Semester 2

• Exposure to scriptwriting and storyboarding.
• Interpreting the role of planning and layout designing.
• Introduction to 2D animation.
• Exploring the techniques of drawing and painting techniques.
• Introduction to digital video production and workflow.
• Interpreting, capturing, importing, and managing footage.
• Recognizing the different forms of motion graphics.
• Defining the role of digital marketing.

Semester 3

• Developing strong proficiency in 3D product design and 3D architectural visualization.
• Getting trained on the creative aspects of scene compositions in animation.
• Generating character model sheets for animation production.
• Learning to interpret 3D modeling workflow.
• Learning to apply tools and techniques in texturing.
• Understanding how to build skeletons and customized attributes of the characters.
• Learning about simulation and effects in 3D Visualization.

Semester 4

• Developing strong proficiency in the 3D character design and development process used in the 3D animation film industry.
• Identifying the fundamental of human anatomy.
• Learning to develop character concepts and gesture drawing.
• Understanding the need for acting for animation.
• Creating different kinds of human body parts on paper.
• Understanding different kinds of human structures.
• Generating props and environment modeling.
• Using different types of materials in animation.
• Understanding the CG camera in comparison to the real-world camera.
• Learning to use graph editor and dope sheet.
• Learning to apply dynamics and generate fluid effects.

Semester 5

• Exploring the use of the character animation toolkit.
• Creating animation with motion capture data.
• Learning to produce crowd simulation.
• Understanding the advantage of layerbased animation.
• Exploring the usage of HumanIK system and MotionCapture technique.
• Learning about different techniques in camera tracking and match moving.
• Learning to develop Live and CG Integration VFX shots.

Semester 6

• Improving employability by developing a strong portfolio based on individual skillsets.

Student Workshops

• Industry experts like film director Pankaj Parashar and filmmaker Dharmesh Darshan often make an appearance at AAFT School of Animation to share their knowledge about visual effects, VFX and animation, 3D animation, game design and game development. Different workshops are also organized periodically to keep students abreast of the ongoing developments in the animation industry.