Date:29/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/29/stories/2008102950470200.htm

Karnataka

Creating Animation professionals

Mr. Krishnan – Global Head - Arena Animation Academy, says – “Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Other companies are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games. Global entertainment majors like Walt Disney, Imax, Warner Brothers and Sony are signing up huge contracts with Indian animation companies.

With major animation companies contemplating expansion plans, demand for more workforce is on the cards.”

Animation is a unique field in that it requires you to be proficient in both the creative and the technical processes. Talent, creativity, the passion to succeed and knowledge of requisite software are essential to succeed in the field of animation.

Computer animation is a versatile industry, offering you a productive and exciting career.

Whether your dream is to do the effects for the next Bollywood blockbuster or to design the next bestselling computer game, you can succeed as a computer animation professional if you enter it with the right tools and education.