Post Graduate Diploma in 3D Animation (PGDA)

Postgraduate Diploma by Aartissan Academy of Animation & Multimedia Ahmedabad View Contact

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This coursework program provides a rich and stimulating learning environment for those seeking personal and professional development within the discipline. This course is highly recommended & enables a beginner to improve his skills & establish himself in the world of animation and Visual Effects industry. Student gets specialization of his choice in 3D animation modules with knowledge of compositing & editing stuff.

Course Contents:

Module I

• Basic hardware Introduction & Tips on system configuration

• Fundamental of Visual Arts

• Basic elements of Drawing

• Fundamental Perspective

• Anatomy & Illustration

• Animation Concept

• Scriptwriting

• Storyboard

Module II

Training On Computer Graphic:

Detail study on computer graphic

• Photoshop:

- Training on 3D Production

• Introduction of 3D software Interface

• Start with basic modeling

• Different process of 3D modeling

• High resolution modeling concept

• Low resolution modeling concept

• Organic & Inorganic Modeling

• High resolution texturing technique

• Low resolution texturing technique

• Basic Lighting Concept

• Advance lighting

• Basic Rendering Concept

• Start with Basic Rigging

• Advance Rigging

• Start with Basic Animation

• Advance Animation

• Advance Rendering

• Dynamics

• Dynamics with cloth

• Hair & Fur

  - Software for 3D animation:

• 3Ds Max:

  3ds Max is the third most widely-used off the shelf 3D animation program. It has strong modeling capabilities, a flexible plug-in architecture and a long heritage on the Microsoft Windows platform. It is mostly used by video game developers, TV commercial studios, to create rich, complex design virtualizations and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie effects and movie pre-visualization.

• Maya Unlimited:

  Autodesk Maya is a popular, integrated node-based 3D software suite. Maya is a high-end 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling & animation software package owned by Autodesk as part of the Media and Entertainment division. Maya won an Academy Award "for scientific and technical achievement".

  - Training on post production:

• Combustion:

  Combustion is an Autodesk's visual effects and compositing software tool. Combustion Fundamentals will focus on a complete overview of the Combustion toolset. This will include using Paint, Text, Layers, Edit, Tracking, Keying, Color Correction, Masking, and Particle Systems to name a few. These techniques will build knowledge on creating a complete Composite for Film, Video, or Web Output

• Premier Pro:

  Adobe Premiere is a video editing software package suitable for both amateur enthusiasts and professionals. Premiere Pro supports high quality video editing at up to 4K x 4K resolution, at up to 32-bits per channel color, in both RGB and YUV. Premiere Pro is being used by broadcasters such as the BBC and The Tonight Show. It has been used in feature films, such as Dust to Glory, Captain Abu Raed and Superman Returns for the video capture process

• Sound Forge:

  Sound Forge is a world class Program used for Sound Editing, Compression, Special Effects and to super impose sound on video presentation and animation. Salient Featurres you can Record Sound and then edit it. You can superimpose the sound files on Video presentation and Animation. You can compress the sound files. You can give Special Effects to the sound files etc…

Module III

• Seminar on pre production

• Seminar on production

• Seminar on Post production

Class room assignment as per the schedule
Final Project as per Module
Show reel preparation

Aartissan Academy of Animation & Multimedia

Welcome to Aartissan Academy. The idea behind this venture of shaping career is to promote the animation industry in India. In the rapidly changing world of Information Technology, Aartissan believes that it is speed of response, which differentiates an achiever. The ability is to anticipate the future and provide the complete multimedia training. The education that is learn in Aartissan enables the aspirant to understand the Industry in a deeper manner.