Welcome to the world where images are given an illusion of life. Animation and Multimedia are the new Vogues in town. Candidates acing the skill of adding life to images and turning them into real characters are the demand of the hour and that is why the industry is on the lookout for such professionals. Going by the latest trends, technology is scaling new heights and professionals who put these new tools to use have a major scope in the future.

The year 2014 saw a remarkable growth of 13% in the animation industry, visual graphics (VFX) segment and post production industry in the entertainment sector. Candidates, who have just given their Class 12^th Board Exams and have still not zeroed down on the various options available, must consider investing their career in the animation and multimedia sector. It is an upcoming field that has a promising future. Various fields that make use of the marvels and creativity of the sector are listed below.

Game Design

Game Design is a relatively new field which has emerged as an attractive option for our current generation. It is essentially the conceptualization, design and implementation of new technologies to make a video game reach to a greater public through various mediums – computer, gaming consoles etc. It requires technical skills, patience, ideas, vision and analytical thinking with a creative bent of mind.

As per the FICCI- KPMG Indian Media and Entertainment Report 2015, the simultaneous developments in the mobile and gaming industry increased the share of the overall gaming market in India by a little more than 22 per cent in 2014. With the current trend, the gaming industry is expected to grow to INR 45.8 Billion in 2019 from INR 23.5 Billion, recorded in 2014.

Job Prospects

As a game designer, you can work with game production companies, creative agencies, websites, e-commerce sites etc.

Animation

Animators are artists who are proficient in creating motion and shape change illusion by making use of rapid display of a sequence of static images. These static images are slightly different from one another and due to the rapid change, an illusionary motion is created. The specialities could range from visual design, 2D and 3D animation, audio-video synchronization, technical writing, author-based programming, art direction and production, to motion graphics, interactive design, publishing, special effects, game design, 3D modelling and interface design.

Job Prospects

Animation has a vast scope in the industry these days. It is extensively used in areas of news broadcast and programming, defence, legal fields, medicine, architecture, design etc. In an emerging era of digital content creation, a large number of jobs opportunities are being created for Animators through games, apps and other exclusive features for use in Ipad, iPod, tab, mobile programming and applications as well. The animation is also used in movies, television and advertising industries due to the excessive use of special effects.

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