Digital Animation is among the major hunted jobs of the 21st century. Digital Animation alias multiple media as the name suggests is an enormous field that uses more than one medium of communication. It is an art that merges text, images, graphics, animation, audio, and video to create virtual magic.
Digital Animation is only a component of multimedia. Animation is a field that could be pursued by those who possess excellent creativity and drawing skills. Animators are talented artists who create characters for a variety of projects like movies, television, advertisements, and so on.
Digital Animation Highlights
Full-Form |
Digital Animation |
Duration |
3 months-6 months |
Eligibility |
10th or 12th with 50% - 60% marks |
Admission Process |
Direct or merit-based |
Average Annual Salary |
INR 2 LPA to 3 LPA |
Job Positions |
Graphic Designer, Lecturer Video Editor, Multimedia Programmer, Web Designer, 2D/3D Animator, 3D Modeler |
Skills Required |
Creativity, Drawing & sketching skills, Patience and Concentration, Ability to get into character, Communication skills, Computer and Software skills |
Eligibility Criteria
1. In general, 10th, 12th, or equivalent certification with a minimum of 50% - 60% marks from a recognized board.
2. However, for admission, some institutes also conduct group discussions and personal interviews.
Admission Process
The colleges either follow a direct admission process or merit-based admission. Few colleges also release their own merit/cut-off list for the admission process.
Career after Digital Animation
Digital animation focuses on character performance and storytelling, supported by modeling and rigging, cinematics, lighting, surfacing, and design. There are prospects both in government and private sector firms.
The production pipeline and career paths are studied in depth. Creating an idea, developing it into a story script, and giving technical assistance to it, are the procedures in making an animation. Besides the most commonly used animations.
Employment areas in animation include Film Industry, Advertising Industry, News and Media, Gaming Companies, Production Houses, Photography Studios, TV Channels. In India and abroad, there are numerous animation houses that offer jobs.
Animation studios
Games studios
Entrepreneur
Post-production and visual effects (VFX) studios
Pre-visualization studios
Web studios