Name Of The Training Institute : Takshaa Academy for the artist ( takshaa.com )
Training Offered : Animation Training
Location Of The Training Institute : Bangalore
Website : takshaa.com
ANIMATION :
The overall objective of the Animation curriculum is to ensure that students can master principles in acting, weight, timing, lip sync etc. The course covers different levels of animation study across Animation Aesthetics and Animation Physics. Animators will find it necessary to draw on both these skills and Takshaa ensures a strategic balance through careful program design. Classes are designed like a production atmosphere where class sessions “reviews” are conducted once a week while at the same time weekly lectures go into detail into motion analysis , character motivation, visual design and other advanced concepts related to animation design. Admissions to the introductory level is open to student who clear their foundations year with a minimum of B-. Each module runs for 12 weeks.
The required modules for graduation are :
** AA 101 Animation Aesthetics[/u][/b]: Basics
** AB 101 Animation Physics [/u][/b]: An introduction
** AA 102 Animation Aesthetics- Dialogue
Various other optional courses are offered throught the year depending on student skill sets including –
** AB 102 Animation Physics- Advanced level
** AA 103 Animation Aesthetics – Short film Making
** AB 103 Animation Physics- Animal motion
A highly selective week long short film making Boot Camp is run once a year in the summer under the supervision of renowned animation filmmakers. Selected students will be divided into groups and each group will conceive and execute a short film within 1 week.
MODELING :
The objective of the Modeling curriculum is to help students create high level models and be a part of the Next Gen Gaming Cinematics and the Motion Picture Industry. The course covers modeling for film, on both organic and hard surfaces. For those interested in low poly Games modeling – we recommend studying detailed Film modeling first. We cover games specific lessons during the duration of the course that will help you build a custom portfolio for gaming work.
A few of the classes offered are :
** MA 101 Modeling for film: An introduction
** MA 201 Modeling for film: Hard Surface Modeling
** MA 301 Modeling for film: Digital Sculpture I
** MA 401 Modeling for film – Digital Sculpture II
Students take clay sculpture and study aesthetic anatomy in detail along side learning the tools of the trade required to become successful modelers.
VISUAL EFFECTS :
The specilization provides a full overview of Digital paint, rotoscoping, camera tracks, matchmoving, digital compositing and advanced compositing techniques used in the Visual Effects industry today. Along with this students learns advanced techniques to create and manipulate particles systems such as water, explosions, fire etc and other techniques needed to create fur, hair and matte paintings. An expansive course in which students can further choose to focus and develop their skills in niche areas. The only course in India to be deigned in consultation with the leading Visual effects supervisors and artists from around the world. Each module runs for 12 weeks.
Some of the classes include :
** VE 101 Rotoscopying
** VE 102 Matchmoving
** VE 201 Digital Compositing-I
** VE 202 Digital Compositing- II
** VE 301 Visual Effects Particles-I
** VE 302 Visual Effects Particles- II
Other optional courses are offered in programing, pipeline design etc for those students who have some programming experience prior to Takshaa.
Address Of The Training Institute :
Takshaa Academy for the artist
Near Hope Farm Circle,
Opposite Ujval Vidyalaya
Whitefield Main Road
Bangalore – 560066 INDIA