VFX in India

Hi, Animation industry in India is expected to grow at a pace faster than even the IT industry's!
Animation as a career option is a field where you can use your creative juices. Fulfill your dream of "enjoy-as-you-work", feel satisfied at the end of your day and get accolades from your clients. There are more than 600 animation studios in India as of 2019, which are estimated to have employed more than 45,000 animation professionals. As per the FICCI KPMG reports, the industry is growing at CAGR of 22 per cent, followed by post-production at 15 per cent, animation production at 9 per cent and animation services at 1 per cent. Chaar Sahibzaade is a 2014 Punjabi language is considered as the watershed moment for this industry. The movie cost was Rs.20 crores and it earned Rs.70 crores globally!
This opened the floodgates of investments in VFX studios all across the country. We can SEE that the animation, VFX, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector of India is only set to grow further. As of now, 40,000 (8%) people out of 5 Lacs people in the media and entertainment sector are employed in the animation, VFX and gaming side. This figure is expected to rise to 90,000 by year 2021 and 4.4 Lacs by 2025. Work opportunities for quality animators and related professionals like graphic designer, character designers, multimedia developer, 3D modelers, and game developer, key frame animators, layout artists etc. Exists in following sectors at large:
Film & Television
Advertising
E-learning
Online and Print News Media
Video Gaming
Cartoon production
Theater
These are just a few examples only. Opportunities exists both with government as well as private sector enterprises. Animation itself is an industry, and as industry its on boom. An animator and multimedia professional can also work as freelancer or start his / her own enterprise given he / she has entrepreneurial skills and funds for investments. Animators work in various capacities. But as you can SEE that the field is growing at incredible rate, and technologies keep on changing by every day. The institution must be equipped with all the high end software, hardware and machinery which is important. Not only this, since the field is creativity intensive, the ambiance, the culture and whole pedagogy must be such that creativity of students is used optimally You must find a reputed institution like LPU for pursuing such programme. Hope the helps
DVD.

Animation industry in India is expected to grow at a pace faster than even the IT industry's!
Animation as a career option is a field where you can use your creative juices. Fulfill your dream of "enjoy-as-you-work", feel satisfied at the end of your day and get accolades from your clients. There are more than 600 animation studios in India as of 2019, which are estimated to have employed more than 45,000 animation professionals. As per the FICCI KPMG reports, the industry is growing at CAGR of 22 per cent, followed by post-production at 15 per cent, animation production at 9 per cent and animation services at 1 per cent. Chaar Sahibzaade is a 2014 Punjabi language is considered as the watershed moment for this industry. The movie cost was Rs.20 crores and it earned Rs.70 crores globally!
This opened the floodgates of investments in VFX studios all across the country. We can SEE that the animation, VFX, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector of India is only set to grow further. As of now, 40,000 (8%) people out of 5 Lacs people in the media and entertainment sector are employed in the animation, VFX and gaming side. This figure is expected to rise to 90,000 by year 2021 and 4.4 Lacs by 2025. Work opportunities for quality animators and related professionals like graphic designer, character designers, multimedia developer, 3D modelers, and game developer, key frame animators, layout artists etc. Exists in following sectors at large:
Film & Television
Advertising
E-learning
Online and Print News Media
Video Gaming
Cartoon production
Theater
These are just a few examples only. Opportunities exists both with government as well as private sector enterprises. Animation itself is an industry, and as industry its on boom. An animator and multimedia professional can also work as freelancer or start his / her own enterprise given he / she has entrepreneurial skills and funds for investments. Animators work in various capacities. But as you can SEE that the field is growing at incredible rate, and technologies keep on changing by every day. The institution must be equipped with all the high end software, hardware and machinery which is important. Not only this, since the field is creativity intensive, the ambiance, the culture and whole pedagogy must be such that creativity of students is used optimally You must find a reputed institution like LPU for pursuing such programme. Hope the helps
DVD.

LPU is well renowned university, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. LPU provides a great academic exposure to its students. It provides a chance to the students to attend guest lectures or workshops, so that they get to learn as much as they can. The students also work on live projects, so that they are able to apply their knowledge to practical settings. It is one of the few that has embraced international practices when it comes to designing a curriculum. Minor options- As per industry requirements and evolving technologies
Dynamics & Simulation (FX)
Visual Effects (VFX)
Environment Design
Game Art
Game Design
Motion Graphics
Print Design
UI & UX Design
Conceptual Design
2D & 3D Animation
3D Modeling & surfacing
Intensive studio work- Well-framed and updated curriculum as per industry pipeline / process. Leaning outcomes of 90% courses focus on practical / technical skills. Practice on Industry relevant technologies. Focus on strengthening foundation skills including Drawing, Sketching, Creative thinking and Design process. Faculty- Seasoned faculty team with good blend of industry and academic experience in specialised domains of animation, graphics and gaming. Training and mentor of individual students. Regular faculty members with experience from renowned studios : Penta Media Works, DQ Entertainment ltd, Red Chillies Entertainment, Pixoloid Studios, UTV, Prime Focus & Gameshastra. Eligibility- Pass with 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 (With English) or equivalent. Also LPU offers scholarship based on various categories. Admissions are going on, to grab the opportunity apply without any delay. Hope this information helps.

Hi Sakshi, No, not at all. Get rid of this thought. Basically India is a media and entertainment savvy nation and is also produces the highest number of feature films in the world with over 1000 films every year. Every film has minimum 50-100 VFX shots to maximum 4000-5000 shots. VFX is a laborious and highly skilled work. For a film like Bahubali, it took two years to complete the VFX with over 600 artists working on it. So, you can imagine the number of people required and the volume of work which needs to be done from time to time. I am just talking about films. If you take the volume of work in Television and advertising, it just becomes much higher. Gaming and VFX is totally a practical and professional degree. As, media industry is growing gradually in the aspects. These courses are climbing the stairs of demand day by day. LPU offers B. Design in gaming, which is a 4-year programme, the cutting edge course. By the gestation period of 4 years, LPU is producing the Industry ready products. I heard many of their students are already working as a freelancer with many production houses as there are many production houses in the Punjab now. You can say, LPU and their students are grabbing this as an opportunity to enhance the practice on workstations. I must say that LPU is a perfect institute for Animation and Multimedia. The biggest strength of LPU in this course is, they have made professionally skilled faculty members available. All the best.

Hi Sakshi, Basically, India is a media and entertainment savvy nation and is also produces the highest number of feature films in the world with over 1000 films every year. Every film has minimum 50-100 VFX shots to maximum 4000-5000 shots. VFX is a laborious and highly skilled work. For a film like Bahubali, it took two years to complete the VFX with over 600 artists working on it. So, you can imagine the number of people required and the volume of work which needs to be done from time to time. I am just talking about films. If you take the volume of work in Television and advertising, it just becomes much higher. Gaming and VFX is totally a practical and professional degree. As, media industry is growing gradually in the aspects. These courses are climbing the stairs of demand day by day. LPU offers B. Design in gaming, which is a 4-year programme, the cutting edge course. By the gestation period of 4 years, LPU is producing the Industry ready products. I heard many of their students are already working as a freelancer with many production houses as there are many production houses in the Punjab now. Although, this is a creative field but still a person can on according to his skillset. You can say, LPU and their students are grabbing this as an opportunity to enhance the practice on workstations. I must say that LPU is a perfect institute for Animation and Multimedia. The biggest strength of LPU in this course is, they have made professionally skilled faculty members available. All the best.

No, not at all. Get rid of this thought. Basically India is a media and entertainment savvy nation and is also produces the highest number of feature films in the world with over 1000 films every year. Every film has minimum 50-100 VFX shots to maximum 4000-5000 shots. VFX is a laborious and highly skilled work. For a film like Bahubali, it took two years to complete the VFX with over 600 artists working on it. So, you can imagine the number of people required and the volume of work which needs to be done from time to time. I am just talking about films. If you take the volume of work in Television and advertising, it just becomes much higher. Gaming and VFX is totally a practical and professional degree. As, media industry is growing gradually in the aspects. These courses are climbing the stairs of demand day by day. LPU offers B. Design in gaming, which is a 4-year programme, the cutting edge course. By the gestation period of 4 years, LPU is producing the Industry ready products. I heard many of their students are already working as a freelancer with many production houses as there are many production houses in the Punjab now. You can say, LPU and their students are grabbing this as an opportunity to enhance the practice on workstations. I must say that LPU is a perfect institute for Animation and Multimedia. The biggest strength of LPU in this course is, they have made professionally skilled faculty members available.