The B.Voc. in Graphics & Multimedia course is affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow and approved by AICTE, Delhi. This is a full-time undergraduate course of three-year, which you can do after 12th. The course is offered to students who have a creative bend and an aptitude to work with software. It gives you an opportunity to work with a variety of creative elements. This course is a suitable option for students who have higher levels of creativity, when it comes to image editing, video editing, animation, advanced modelling, and a lot more.

So, if you want to make a career in the creative field, this course might just be perfect for you. The course encompasses a lot of areas from basic communication skills to creative design. As the name of the course suggests, this is a vocational course. So, it has been carefully designed in consultation with leading industries to professionally train students to enter the competitive workspace.

This degree will enable you to understand and practice various aspects and tools of multimedia and graphics. This course is designed to create skilled graphics designer, multimedia and animation specialists by introducing on job training in each semester, thus combining theory with practical training and making one of the best multimedia degree course in the region.

This degree will provide you with specific skills during your undergraduate study to gain knowledge and become entrepreneurs. At HIMCS, the aim is to initiate students into the world of graphics by integrating theory with practicals, 3D modelling, audio/video editing and internships. Students are also introduced to sketching and other techniques that go into animation.

This course intended for creating high-quality graphics and animation professionals. Emphasis on practical based training gives the students hands-on experience on various 2D and 3D animation software and other creative skills like drawing, sketching, sculpting, classical animation, model making, short films, creative projects, major/minor projects, pixel animation. There has been a great improvement in the demand for computer professionals during the past few years. To cater to certain graphical oriented requirements of the business sector, the Computer graphics and Animation course syllabus have been drafted.

Needless to say, multimedia and graphic designing are calling the shots in various fields – animation, design, technology, science, digital marketing, architecture, media, entertainment, et al.

Course Objective:                                                       

• The course is different from traditional academic programmes as it deals more with application-based studies rather than focusing on only theoretical knowledge.
• To provide judicious mix of technical skills relating to a Graphics and Multimedia and appropriate content of General Education.
• To ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and skills, so that they are work ready after Graduation.
• To integrate NSQF undergraduate level of higher education to enhance employability of the students and meet Graphics and Animation industry requirements.

Course Outcome:

After successfully completing this vocational course, the student will acquire relevant, appropriate and adequate technical knowledge together with the professional skills and competencies in the field of Graphics &Multimedia so that he/she is properly equipped to take up gainful employment and self employment. Thus he/she should have acquired:-

1. Adequate Professional Skills and Competencies in
   1. Testing different 2D/3Dcomponents.
   2. Testing the performance of Graphics &Multimedia.
   3. Locating the fault at component level and at the stage level.
2. A Healthy and Professional Attitude so that He/She has
   1. An analytical approach while working on a job.
   2. An open mind while locating/rectifying faults.
   3. Respect for working with his/her own hands.
   4. Respect for honesty, punctuality and truthfulness

Course Affiliation:

• Course is affiliated to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University– Lucknow.
• It is approved by All India Council of Technical Education.

Course Highlights:

• The course is different from traditional academic programmes as it deals more with application-based studies rather than focusing on only theoretical knowledge.
• This degree will teach you multiple aspects of graphics and multimedia skills such as 2D and 3D animation, Graphic Design, Audio and Video Editing, 3D Modelling, 3D Motion Graphics & VFX by expert faculty members.
• The B.Voc in Graphics & Multimedia degree course is designed to create skilled, multimedia and animation specialists by introducing 100% guaranteed internships in each semester.

Course Curriculum and Structure:

The curriculum in each of the years of the programme would be a suitable mix of general education, skill components and on-job training. The 3 year curriculum has been divided into 6 semesters and includes lectures, tutorials, practical, on-job training and projects, visits etc..

Job Prospects:

After successfully completing B. Voc (Graphics & Multimedia) course, student can build a career in multimedia & animation and can work with the various animation studios and entertainment companies. Given below are the different roles of professionals in this area:

• In-between animator – This is a beginner’s position in the animation industry where you can learn almost all the basics of animation.
• Modeller – A person having strong knowledge of form, volume and anatomy. They make models for animation.
• Background artist – The job is to paint the background of the characters in the project.
• Layout artist – Person who decides the lighting and camera angles and sketches the background design for the animation.
• Story Broad Artist – People with strong drawing skills are hired as storyboard artists and their job is to visualise a series of events from one animation frame to another.
• Clean- up Artist – Assistant to the animator, whose work is to trace the animator’s rough drawing and to check the accuracy and consistency of a design.
• Scanner operator – Job is to scan the clean up artist’s drawings.
• Compositor – Job is to bring all the different characters and backgrounds in to a single animation frame.
• Character animator – They bring characters to life and generally have knowledge of traditional animation and stop-motion animation.
• Special effect artist – Combine live-action footage with computer generated imagery.
• Digital ink and paint artist – Their duty is to add colours to each frame.
• Key frame animator – Primary job is to draws the pictures of a movement’s beginning and end.
• Lighting artist – Create variations of shade, colour intensity and shadows.
• Image Editor – Bring together the various audio-visual components of an animation film.
• Rendering artist – Combine models, textures, animation, lighting and to produce the correct blend in the form of individual frames of animation.
• 2-D Animator – They create a very high volume of separate drawings that define an animated sequence.
• Texture Artist – They create a surface to the 3-D modelled character, object or environment.
• Rigging artist – Take the modelled, textured 3-D character or object and set it up with a skeletal system or joints, this helps the 3-D character to talk or move fluidly and correctly.
• 3-D animator –  Take the sculpted, textured and rigged 3-D model and put life into it. This is done by putting in order the key frames in such a way that they appear to be lifelike and in motion.

Pays & Perks:

Salary package varies from 2 to 6 LPA as a fresher, depending upon role and company.

Potential Recruiters:

Given below is the list of top companies in the field of Animation:

 

• Toonz Animation India
• Pentamedia Graphics
• Maya Entertainment
• UTV Toonz
• Heart Entertainment
• Padmalaya Telefilms
• Nipuna Services Ltd
• Jadoo Works
• Crest Communications
• Silvertoon Studio
• News Channels
• Ad Agencies

 

USPs

• Only National Assessment and accreditation council (NAAC) accredited and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University affiliated Institute of the region.
• Voc. (Graphics & Multimedia) is Approved by All India Council for Technical Education.
• Degree will be provided by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University- Lucknow.
• Nearly 21 Years of experience in Technical education.
• The Institute has the best infrastructural facilities in terms of Teaching and learning material and equipment.
• The industry oriented curriculum takes into account the latest and novel concept in teaching, and is at par with international standards of animation industry.
• Focused Faculty & Instructors with more than 10 years of Experience.
• Interactive Sessions with Industry Experts.
• Real Time Projects through Industry Internships