‘Advanced Diploma in Digital Arts and Animation’
Module 1-Introduction and Film AppreciationInitial stage of information from study of animated films, different kinds of animation styles and doing comparisons and learning techniques.
Module 2- DrawingPracticing individual drawing skills - includes life drawings with actual human models and drawing sessions for animal subjects.
Module 3 - Concept designing and storyboardingFocuses on the fundamentals of visual storytelling and provides students with constructive analysis and support as they take a story from initial idea, treatment, step outline to a rough draft, storyboard and animatic.
Module 4 - Character DesigningStudents will be putting their creative skills in to proper practice by creating and designing their own characters that will be used for their animation projects
Module 5 - Perspective & LayoutFocuses on the technicalities of layout and staging, which includes, layout posing, camera shots, camera angles, layout perspectives and scene compositions.
Module 6 - AnimationThis provides the student’s proper animation fundamentals, animations technicalities, acting, lip synchronizations, exposure sheets and action animations.
Module 7 - Texture Painting using Adobe PhotoshopStudents will be given intensive training in Photoshop tools and hands on experience on texture painting.
Module 8 -3DS MAXThis module is aimed at giving the students an understanding of basic 3d, wherein they learn modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation effects and work on a demo reel.
Module 9 -Compositing using After Effects
Module10 -Editing Video & Sound using Adobe Premiere and Sound Forge
Module11 -Advanced 3d MAYAMaya is extraordinarily powerful 3D animation software. This module aims at fine-tuning the advanced 3D skills required in the industry.
Module12 - Advanced Compositing Using CombustionStudents learn the tools and techniques of compositing, effects, rotoscoping, colour keying, wire removal etc.
Module13 - Student Final ProjectStudents work on a one minute animated film.


