The BSc in Animation & Visual Effects will be conferred by HZU - Himgiri Zee University. HZU has been established under Act No. 17 of 2003 of the State Legislative Assembly, Government of Uttaranchal and has since become operational.
SEMESTER I - FUNDAMENTALS OF ART, DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION (6 MONTHS)
• Fundamentals of art, design and visualization
• History of animation
• Principles of design
• Typography
• Photography
• Fundamentals of drawing
• Still life
• Character Design
• Background Design
• Perspective
• Colour Theory
• Introduction to Computer Graphics
SOFTWARE:
• Adobe Photoshop
• Corel Draw
SEMESTER II - 2D CLASSICAL AND DIGITAL ANIMATION (6 MONTHS)
• Mechanics
• Bio Mechanics
• Special Effects
• Story boarding
• Acting
• Introduction of Flash
• Audio / Video Editing
SOFTWARE:
• Sound Forge • Adobe Premiere
• Adobe Flash
SEMESTER III - 3D ANIMATION (6 MONTHS)
• Modeling
• Texturing
• Rigging
• Lighting
• Rendering
• 3D Animation
• ZBrush Modeling
• ZBrush Texturing
• Animation using MotionBuilder
SOFTWARE:
• Autodesk Maya
• ZBrush
• Autodesk Motion Builder
SEMESTER IV - VISUAL EFFECTS AND POST PRODUCTION (6 MONTHS)
• Dynamics (Particle, Hair and Fur, N – Cloth and N - Dynamics)
• Compositing with After effect, Fusion and Nuke
SOFTWARE:
• Autodesk Maya
• Adobe After Effects
• Eyeon Fusion
• Foundry Nuke
SEMESTER V - SPECIALISATION ANY ONE (6 MONTHS)
• Modeling & Texturing
• Lighting & Rendering
• Rigging & Animation
• Compositing & VFX
SOFTWARE:
• Autodesk Maya
SEMESTER VI
SHOW-REEL DEVELOPMENT (6 MONTHS)
In the animation industry a show-reel is the passport to a career in a studio. A good show-reel needs to be a compilation of the best and diverse work by the students. Students at ZICA would not only develop individual show-reels, but also create short animated films under the expert guidance of experienced faculties by the end of the course.
I am proud to be a student of Zee Institute of Creative Art. I learnt 2D Classical Animation from my DAFM course, which hugely helped my job prospects. Our industry needs highly skilled 2D artists that only ZICA can provide, so please utilize each second while at ZICA.
Animation & VFX