Animation as a Carrer

Animation is increasingly emerging as a lucrative career option for the youngsters and it provides the immense opportunities in this field. With the growth and advent of media in today’s world, the scope of animation gas widened to a great extent. Animation is gradually developing into a multi-billion dollar industry that generates the enormous employments for those who are good with their skills in animation. Animation requires a lot of hard work and meticulous planning and the work may range from a simple flick book to the computer 3D animation of stories. Animation was dominated by the western countries since a long time. However, now Indians are also showcasing its talented pool of animators and projecting themselves as tough contenders in Animation sector. The hidden and unexplored talent of India needs to be properly groomed and exploited as per the international standards.

Companies like Walt Disney, I Max and Sony, are looking to outsource their cartoon characters and invest heavily in animation industry of India. 3D animation refers to a complete teamwork and offers wide range of career options. As a 3D animator, you can get various roles to work such as Modelling artist, Layout artist, Clean-up artist, Scanner operator, Digital ink and paint artist, Compositor, Key frame animator, Background artist and In-between animator

There are various areas where the animation applications can be used including Entertainment (movies and television), Education (Computer Based Tutorials/Web Based Tutorials), Advertising (commercials and print ads, Medical, legal and insurance industry (presentations and models), Development of computer games/mobile games, Fashion designing and interior designing, Business (product promotions and marketing demos), Business (product promotions and marketing demos), Publishing (graphics and printing), Engineering, Virtual reality in Defence, Web designing, Sales (presentations) and Leading studios and training institutes.

As per NASSCOM, the gaming Industry of India’s including computer games and mobile games is expected to produce additional 300,000 jobs in Animation in next few years.

The International Tournée of Animation refers to the annual touring program of animated films which were selected and assembled from films from many countries worldwide. These are the films which existed from the time period of 1970 to the late 1980s. These movies were released to cinemas, college campuses, art centres and museums across the US.  A typical Tournée program used to run about 105 minutes and included up to 15 to 24 animated films in the 16mm format. Each such film was 1 – 2 minutes to 15 – 18 minutes in length.

Many such films were acquired because of the result of Wright’s travels to a large number of countries for the international animated film festivals which were sponsored by ASIFA. The list of festivals included the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada after 1976, the Zagreb Festival and the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan.

Till the time of collapse of the Iron Curtain, ASIFA has helped in bridging the gap between East and West. It assisted the animators from Eastern Europe in attending festivals in the West and in visiting studios in the Europe and North America, as well as showing their films in-person.  Prescott Wright filmmakers John Halas, John Hubley and Faith Hubley worked hard to establish international relations and arrange for these screenings in cities along with ASIFA.

The efforts made by ASIFA had led to the increased visibility of animation movies through theatrical screenings. In the mid-1970s, the Tournée has started screening in cinemas, along with Landmark Theatres chain but gradually seen in many smaller “art houses” throughout the country. In the year 1986, Prescott Wright sold the rights for organising the Tournées to the Expanded Entertainment group in LA that continued to organize the event for many years under the Wright’s guidance.