Arena launches animation engineering

Arena Animation, global leader in hi-end animation training, has launched the brand new version of its comprehensive animation engineering programme — DAE 2007.

The programme is available only at select arena animation centres across the country. Admission to the course is on the basis of a common entrance test.

Speaking at the course launch in New Delhi, R.Krishnan, global head, Arena Animation, said, "To keep pace with the growing and constantly evolving needs of the industry, the animation companies are hunting for animators with the knowledge of every aspect of animation, including both 2D & 3D animation."

DAE is a specialised programme designed as per the industry demands and with the objective of making the student a complete animation professional.

The programme offers a unique blend of digital and analogue art skills, as well as an understanding of the creative and technical processes involved. In this course, students acquire a concrete foundation in art with drawing, storytelling and design skills. They learn to draw, visualise and effectively apply colour principles. With the mastery of character drawing, principles of animation, texture mapping, motion capture and animation, students translate traditional art skills into the modeling of characters, objects, scenes, and virtual worlds. — TNS