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MODELLING & TEXTURING 

Specialisation

Course duration: 72 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

The short term animation course helps you create 3D model characters. The characters are then brought to life with CAD software and animation techniques. Technical aesthetics like inorganic modelling, digital sculpting, and stylised and low-poly character design are taught in the course. Software are used to simplify modelling and texturing techniques. Join this course if you aim to become an animator or a video game designer.

Course covers

  • Art & technical aesthetics
  • Inorganic modelling
  • Digital sculpting
  • Stylised and low-poly character design

Software covered

  • Autodesk Maya
  • Zbrush
  • Autodesk Mudbox

LIGHTING Specialisation

Course duration: 72 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

Lighting forms the main element of an animated film. While dull lighting can turn you down, a brightly and appropriately lit film sets the mood to watch it with deep enthusiasm. From the fundamentals of lighting to colour theory and production tips and tricks, the course module covers almost every aspect of lighting. As a part of the short term lighting course, you will be provided hands-on training on Maya software.

Course covers

  • Fundamentals of lighting design
  • CG lighting
  • Shaders
  • Colour theory
  • Lighting environments
  • Production tips and tricks

Software covered

  • Autodesk Maya

ANIMATION Specialisation

Course duration: 72 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

If you are creative, imaginative, good at drawing, and have good visualisation skills and an excellent understanding of animals, birds, and human expressions, then this is the perfect course for you. The course teaches you the foundation tools of animation. During the short term animation course, you will get hands-on experience of Maya software. You will get all course materials and an opportunity to work on course-related projects and activities.

Course covers

  • Animation foundation
  • Character animation and body design
  • Advanced performance animation
  • Basic performance animation

Software covered

  • Autodesk Maya

MAYA PRO

Course duration: 184 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

MAYA Pro is one of the most sought after short-term courses at MAAC. It covers areas of animation including character animation, digital sculpting, and 3D design and modelling. Maya Pro takes you through the nuances of modelling, texturing, lighting, rigging, VFX and animation with the help of two advanced and industry-leading software, Maya and Mudbox. Maya Pro can be used for animation, environments, motion graphics, virtual reality, and character creation.

Course covers

  • 3D design and modelling
  • Look development and rendering
  • Hair, fur, cloth
  • Digital sculpting
  • CG lighting
  • Character set up and skinning
  • Texturing
  • Particles and dynamics
  • Character animation

Software covered

  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Mudbox

MAX PRO

Course duration: 144 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

MAX Pro trains students in texturing, lighting, modelling, skinning and character set up. You will be introduced to 3ds Max software. The usage of latest software like 3d Max helps you understand the functioning of the animation industry and the kinds of tools and technologies used. The MAX Pro course at MAAC helps you learn the fundamentals of 3D World along with advanced areas like dynamics and animation. This is ideal in case you are looking for short-duration multimedia courses.

Course covers

  • Introduction to the 3D world
  • Lighting
  • Dynamics
  • 3D design and modelling
  • Character set up and skinning
  • Animation
  • Texturing & look development

Software covered

  • Autodesk 3ds Max

COMPOSITING PLUS

Course duration: 172 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

No film, TV or music video is complete without going through the process of compositing and editing. At this stage, different visual elements are placed together to create one scene or one sequence. The short-term Compositing Plus course at MAAC prepares you to excel in areas like digital design, match moving, rotoscopy, and camera tracking. You will be trained to work on Adobe Photoshop, Nuke, Mocha, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

Course covers

  • Digital design
  • Layer-based compositing
  • Node-based compositing
  • Title graphics
  • 3D camera projection
  • Art of rotoscopy
  • Match moving
  • Camera tracking
  • Stereoscopic pipeline
  • Live action compositing

Software covered

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Fusion
  • Mocha
  • Nuke
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Silhouette
  • PFTrack

STEREOSCOPIC FILMMAKING

Course duration: 144 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

This is a short term animation course that teaches you to create high quality animated films with state-of-the-art equipment and technologies. Stereoscopic filmmaking has introduced an entirely new set of film making techniques, rules, and editing processes. You will learn to create an illusion of three-dimensional depth from two sets of two-dimensional images. The course is not confined within the media industry. It creates opportunities in the field of science and technology also.

Course covers

  • Digital enhancement
  • Concepts of stereoscopy
  • Conversion
  • Advanced node-based compositing
  • Match moving
  • Basics of compositing
  • Depth creation for 2D/3D
  • Clean plate creation
  • Rotoscopy
  • Planar tracking

Software covered

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Nuke
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Silhouette
  • Mocha
  • PFTrack

DIGITAL FILMMAKING – DFM

Course duration: 144 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

Short term digital filmmaking course is one of the most preferred courses in multimedia, where, you can learn the basics and core areas of filmmaking, like pre-production techniques, linear editing, sound editing, and clay animation. A hands-on experience on software like Photoshop, Adobe Audition, Premiere, and After Effects make you an expert. You can work as a cinematographer, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Course covers

  • Pre-production
  • Concepts of filmmaking
  • Clay animation
  • Digital design
  • Basics of compositing
  • Sound Editing
  • Concepts of non-linear editing

Software covered

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Premiere

ADVANCED COMPOSITING

Course duration: 72 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

Advanced Compositing course helps you learn different software for making movies. The course content includes Rotoscopy, 3D camera projection, and Live action compositing. On successful completion, you can work as a production artist or a graphic designer or even as a game developer. The short term course at MAAC covers software like Nuke, Mocha, and Silhouette. This helps to sharpen your practical knowledge, which is very much essential in the media and entertainment industry.

Course covers

  • Live action compositing
  • Rotoscopy
  • Planar tracking
  • Stereoscopic pipeline
  • 3D camera projection

Software covered

  • Nuke
  • Silhouette
  • Mocha

DESIGN VIZ PRO

Course duration: 168 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

Design Viz Pro allows you to deep dive into design and visualisation, from planning till execution. If you have strong visualisation skills and love to play with latest software, then this is the course for you. On successful completion of the animation course, you will be able to make a career in animation industry, production houses, or architecture and engineering companies.

Course covers

  • Video Editing
  • BIM (Building Information Modelling)
  • Interactive design
  • Photoshop for texturing
  • Overview of architecture
  • 3D design visualisation
  • Real world lighting simulation

Software covered

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • 3ds Max
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Introduction AutoCAD
  • V-Ray
  • Unity

BLENDER PRO

Course duration: 144 hours (6Hrs/Week)*

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline – modelling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, composting, and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.

Course covers

  • 3D design & modelling
  • Digital sculpting
  • Texturing
  • Look development & rendering
  • CG lighting
  • Particles & dynamics
  • Hair, fur, cloth
  • Character set up & skinning
  • Character animation
  • Compositing & edting

Software covered

  • Blender