A career in animation is one of the most-sought-after career options these days. And why not? With high salaries, career growth and an opportunity to showcase your creativity, a career in animation could be theright choice for today’s youth.
With movies like Baahubali, Kung Fu Panda, Ice Age and others being a rage among children and adults alike, the prospects of animation industry look bright.
A job in animation can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character or an object. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with design, drawing, layout and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips.
List of Probable Job Roles in Animation:
- 2 D Animator
- 3 D Animator
- Key Frame Animator
- Image Editor
- Modeller
- Character Animator
- Texture Artist
- Layout Artist
- Lighting Artist
- Story Board Artist
- Background Artist
- Clean Up Artist
- Rigging Artist
- Rendering Artist
- Digital Ink and Paint Artist
Aptitude and skills required to get an Animation Job
You need sketching skills and a passion for animation. For better job prospects, a degree or diploma in animation helps.
Other essential skills for a career in animation include:
- Creativity
- Good Visual Imagination
- Knowledge of CAD
- Good Colour Sense
- Artistic Skills
- Appreciation of Aesthetics
- Ability to Express Ideas Through Drawings
- Detail Oriented
- Computer Skill
Career in Animation after 12th
Here are some of the courses that you can go for once you pass 10+2. Please note different institutions have different eligiblity criteria for an animation course. A 50% marks is minimum you should have.
- B A in Animation
- B.Sc in Animation
- Diploma in Animation
- Certificate Courses
Jobsin Animation
India has more than 300 animation studios, which employ over 15,000 animation professionals. The gaming industry is one of the top employers and they also pay quite well.
Though entertainment through film and television is the main area of application in this profession, animation is also needed in other areas such as business, sales, engineering, education and advertising. Animators can also find jobs in print media and publishing firms.
Freelance work is another option, particularly for web animators. Animators can also branch into website design, CD-Rom production, graphics designing and three-dimensional product modeling.As an animator, you may get an opportunity to work in the following sectors:
- Online and Print News Media
- Cartoon Production
- Advertising
- Video Gaming
- Theater
- Film & Television
- E-learning
Salaries: Junior animators or trainees could get between Rs. 8,000-15,000 per month. With three to five years experience they can earn Rs. 25,000- 40,000. A well-experienced animator who has a good portfolio of excellent animation work could easily get Rs. 50,000-60,000 per month.
With US and European studios outsourcing work to India, and Indian companies creating a number of animated films andcartoons, the future looks bright for creative animators.
Animation Industry
Animation is multi-billion dollar industry has generated great employment scope, and offers career opportunities across a range of profiles – from technology-based jobs such as scanning, compositing, digital ink and paint, and game designing to creative guys like visual-effects supervisors, 3D modellers and character animators.
Training is the most essential and important aspect for the creation of a skilled professional in the field of animation. To become an animator, the first step is to join a diploma course in animation.
There are various diploma courses to choose from like, diploma in Graphic Designing, Web designing etc, which can help them master the suite of technical skills required to pursue a lucrative career in this exciting and dynamic industry.
The curriculum for diploma courses are designed in such a manner that over a course of time students get a thorough grounding, expert training and certification in his/her desired topic of specialisation such as Modeling, Lighting, Rigging, Animation, Visual Effects etc.
A student pursuing a diploma course in animation and gaming can pursue job roles such as Graphic Designer, Web Designer, 2D/3D Animator, 2D/3D Designer, AV Editor, Technical Trainer, 3D Modeler, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in leading animation studios and entertainment companies.
An aspirant wishing to pursue a career in animation and gaming can start with the average salary of around Rs 1.2 lakh per annum and can reach up to 7 lakh per annum (depending on the different profiles an individual chooses).It is rightly said that animation is a career where one can literally ‘draw’ ones salary.
