BIG AIMS Launches State-of-the-Art Animation & VFX Film Making Academy in Delhi
Wednesday April 20, 2011 , 3 min Read
BIG AIMS (Animation Infotainment & Media School), a premier animation and VFX training academy of Reliance Animation, today announced the launch of its state of the art academy franchisees in Delhi. BIG AIMS will offer unique opportunities to aspiring youth in the city to carve exciting career in the fast emerging animation and VFX industry in India. BIG AIMS is launching six centres in Delhi at Kamla Nagar, Noida, Pitampura, Rajauri Garden, South Extension II and Vikas Marg.
The maiden education venture in the field of animation and VFX from Reliance Animation, BIG AIMS is already among the finest in the country with students pursuing some of the most extensive courses in the field of animation and VFX. The academy aims to bridge the gap between present animation and VFX training methodologies by addressing the real needs of the industry. BIG AIMS is all set to expand its presence by launching franchises across major cities in India to enable students avail superlative courses and specialized skill sets required to equip themselves to pursue a successful career in animation and VFX.
Speaking on the launch of BIG AIMS in Delhi, Ashish SK, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Animation said, “India is fast emerging as the prospective global giant in the field of animation, gaming, VFX and comics, and to be successful one needs to be prepared in every manner to handle the challenges. Storytelling is the key and that’s our focus. The process starts with acquiring and practising the right skill sets. Therefore at BIG AIMS, the students’ are not only trained in software applications to become mere operators, here they learn the secrets of animation and VFX film making, hands on live action film making and effective story telling so that one day they can become accomplished creators of animation content. In an endeavour to prepare the aspiring youth for unmatched opportunities not only in the field of animation and VFX, but also in advertising, gaming, live action film making, comics and designing we are all set to open BIG AIMS in key cities across India.”
At BIG AIMS each student is induced to the idea that they have entered the exciting and very creative film making and story-telling industry. On offer are courses in Advanced Diploma in Animation Film Making, Advanced Diploma in VFX Film Making and specialized courses in Asset Master, Anim-Actor and Effects Master. The courses have been designed to harness best creative and technical talents in students. The wondrous world of animation and VFX film making is gradually introduced to students through BIG AIMS’s own case study based curriculum.
Every faculty at BIG AIMS is equipped with extensive production experience to their credit. The unique training methodology adopted by BIG AIMS has resulted in success stories with short film made by BIG AIMS students, winning the prestigious 3rd Cinema Today Short Film Award and making it to the final rounds of Nasik International Film Festival and Nagpur International Film Festival. A special screening for BIG AIMS’s student films was also organized at FTII International Film Festival.
BIG AIMS’s young animation and VFX film makers have been placed successfully in some of the renowned studios in the country like Accel Animation Studious, Fountain Pixel Animations, Prime Focus, Pixion, Prana Studios, Reliance Animation, Reliance Media Works, Side FX Entertainment, Ven Sat to name a few.