MAAC one of the leading 3D Animation & Visual Effects (VFX) training institutes conducted Parimaan – an animation and VFX seminar in Chennai on November 9, 2012. The Animation Seminar was organized by MAAC’S Annanagar Centre.
Close to 300 Animation Aspirants attended the seminar. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Santosh Sivan, renowned Cinematographer, Film Director and Producer; other Industry experts Present on this occasion were Mr. Pete Draper, Co-founder, Division head & Chief Technical Director with Makuta VFX and Mr. Srinivas Mohan National Award Winner & Chief Executive Officer at Indian Artists Computer Graphics Pvt Ltd. They gave insights on the animation and VFX industry and how it is growing at an exponential rate. While Pete showcased the making of Egga & Makhi, Srinivas Mohan the man behind the Visual effects on Sivaji the Boss and the Robot , took Animation Students on a journey to the making of the movie “ Maatran “ The seminar was organized with a view to update the students about the upcoming and recent trends in the world of animation. The seminar was widely appreciated by the Audience.
Mr. Shajan Samuel, Sr. Vice President, MAAC commented,”We constantly thrive to bring out the best in our students. We believe that interacting with such experts will expedite their learning process and make them job ready.” He said in his opening address that India is on the cusp of a subversive revolution in the field of animation and visual effects, all recent movies released in the last few months, beginning with Chhota Bheem followed by Arjun the warrior, Delhi Safari and the most recent one Sons of Ram have made some noise for the right reasons, yes Box office success continues to evade us, but that doesn’t dampen our spirits, in keeping the hopes alive. While many of us will still view this gentle sunrise with great trepidation, lets shift our focus on today’s event – Parimaan.
Parimaan or revolution is born from a birth defect in the animation Industry – Young Animation aspirants are caught up in the dazzle which they see on the screen , that they often ignore the hours of toil one needs to put in to be successful ,Parimaan is seeing beyond the obvious ,understanding and analyzing what goes behind an epic , while we are all used to seeing things in front of the screen , today we would get to see what goes behind the screen , what we all tend to ignore is the ossification required to make a movie.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Ram Warrier, Business Head, MAAC said, “With these kinds of educational seminars we intend to instill confidence and boost the morale of our students encouraging them to perform better and keep them abreast of the latest developments in the field.”