Post Graduate Professional Program in Animation

Join the Specialist Program in Animation. The PG Professional Program in Animation at ICAT is a 1-year, full-time program that is a gateway to highly appreciable careers in movies, television, advertisements, game industry, and much more.

The program provides intense practice in every required technique right from the basics, including idea generation, storytelling, visual communication, asset creation, cinematography, and in creating animation works for different mediums. Overall, the students are imparted with specialist skills that make them ready to take up varied challenging roles of their passion.

Feed your passion for animation with creative thinking, artistic talents, techniques, and technology to develop world-class animations.

Why Animation Design?
Join the Large and Ever Growing Industry

• The Animation industry is no longer on the sidelines of Indian entertainment. It is today a full-fledged industry contributing to the economy with numerous projects — both in-house original content and pouring outsourced works. The Government of many states in India has turned towards bringing up this industry through numerous initiatives, including setting up separate associations to work on the industry’s progress and allowances for related organizations. Also, today we have numerous Indian studios partnering with leading production units across the globe.
• With all this in place and with a huge demand for animation content in movies, television shows, advertisements, education, skill training, architecture, and lot more, the animation industry undoubtedly needs thousands of skilled professionals.

Get on to grab the promising opportunities!

Curriculum
The Learning Curve

• Foundation Studies
• Idea Generation and Development
• SP-I: Art for Animation
• SP-II: CGI Foundation for Animation
• SP-III: POST Production for Animation
• Major Project

Skills to Seek as an Animation Professional

• Digital Art/Illustration
• Anatomy
• Acting Skills
• Clay Modeling
• Stop Motion
• Digital Sculpting
• Storyboarding
• Autodesk Maya
• Cinematography
• Match-Moving
• Animation Production

Learning beyond the Walls

• Research as a Mode of Knowledge Building- The practice of research and analysis is instilled in the students in every module of study. This way of learning through exploration assures long-term retention of knowledge in students..
• Knowledge Sharing with Peers- Group discussions trigger one’s ideas in the best way and it is also the way of knowledge sharing among students. The Animation students get to share their ideas and critiques with the peers on a regular basis.
• Learn as You Do- Practice-based tasks are a part of every module that gives hands-on understanding of the techniques, mediums, methodologies, and technologies pertaining to creating animation works.
• Understand the Industry in Real Time- The curriculum at ICAT insists students to take up an internship in any related organization to get a clear and early insight of the industry, and build confidence to take up a career.
• Inspire from What’s Around- What our ancestors have created for us and what the nature amazes us with are the best to seek inspiration for a creator. The young creators are taken to distinguished spots to get their creator out.
• Seek the Expertise from Professionals- Professionals holding a reputed position in the industry visit our students regularly to share their knowledge on techniques, technology, and the industry through seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions. Students are also taken to professional conferences, art galleries, and similar events for them to understand the wide possibilities, and the current and futuristic technologies.
• Compete Your Skills- Students are encouraged to participate in every renowned competition, national and international, to help them understand their proficiency level, identify their area of expertise/improvement, and build contacts with like minds and professionals.

Get Placed as a...

• With an exclusive Placement Cell that holds a record of 100% placement, till date, we assure best jobs for every student who have gathered their skills and are ready to take up challenges of the industry.

As a PG Professional Program Animation graduate, students can get opportunities in varied industries that need animated content, like animation studios, movies, television studios, game studios, architectural firms, advertising agencies, automotive companies, product design firms, e-learning firms and many more. The students of PG Professional Program in Animation can find a position as a:

• Storyboard and Concept Artist
• Character Designer
• Technical Director
• Director
• Script Writer
• Art Director
• Animator
• Organic & Inorganic Modeler
• Instructor
• Setup Artist
• Layout and Background Artist
• Graphic Designer
• Creative Director

Only at ICAT

• The focus the program gives towards futuristic technologies and the global knowledge that veterans in our knowledge brigade brings help students stand apart as best in the industry.
• Above these, the opportunity to work on Dissertations, create Portfolio, and take up Internship with renowned companies gives the sheer confidence and a cutting edge as an animation professional.