On October 1 2005, the Toonz Webel Academy (TWA) organised an interactive seminar on the prospects of a career in animations, at the Kala Mandir, Kolkata. Speaking on the occasion, Mike Nicolls, Dean, TWA, narrated his experiences of writing personal letters in the form of comic strips. Admitting that attending an animation workshop at the age of twelve changed his life, he said that the fear of other students doing better than him, was the early motivation which strove him to bring the best out himself whenever he worked with cartoons and animations.
S. Prasad from Rhythm & Hues Studio Mumbai, zeroed down on passion and dedication, specialization and understanding the needs of the market as the keys to lasting success in the field of animation. He was of the opinion that the need of the hour is artists and not computer professionals. Anish Mulani from Crest Studio, Mumbai singled out gaming and mobile phones sectors as potentially the two largest recruiters of animation professionals in the near future. Hari Verma from Toonz Animation, Thiruvananthapuram stressed on the understanding of sculpture and acting, on the part of the animators.
The sessions were illustrated by animation clips made by the participating organizations. Short animated movies,- 'A Superhero's Story', 'The Castle of El Dorado', 'Sugar Free' and 'Dried Up' made by TWA students screened intermittently during the seminar were testimonies to the entertaining implementation of artistic ideas of creative minds. There was also a quiz on animation for the audience, conducted by Prosenjit Ganguly from TWA. Young Upamanyu Bhattacharya was the star of the show bagging two of the six prizes on offer. Eight short animated movies made by children within the age-group of eight to fourteen years, during the Children's Animation Workshop 2004 were also screened. It was announced that Upamanyu's 'Bathroom Bash' has been selected for screening at film festivals in the USA and Italy.
Monday, July 23, 2007
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