This document provides information about animation courses offered by MAAC (Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics). MAAC offers a variety of animation and visual effects courses ranging from 12-36 months, including a Bachelor's degree in collaboration with IGNOU. Courses cover topics like 3D modeling, animation, lighting, rigging, VFX, compositing, and filmmaking. Students can specialize in areas like modeling, animation, lighting, or VFX. Courses aim to make students industry-ready by focusing on creativity, practical learning approaches, and keeping curriculum relevant to industry needs. MAAC has over 80 centers globally and has trained over 30,000 students.

2. Inside
The Industry of Imagination
An Introduction to Animation
The Institute of Ideas
About MAAC
Our Affiliations
MAAC Advantage
Academic Advisory Board
Chapters in Creativity
Courses at MAAC
Ambition and Inspiration
Placements
Infrastructure
Industry Interface
Alumni Speak
MAAC Centres

3. Here doodles give birth to superheroes. Magic turns muse. And daydreams
help realise dreams. Welcome to the world of animation.
An Introduction
to Animation
In India, a new animation revolution is underway. While TV channels like Cartoon Network,
Disney Channel, Hungama, Pogo and Animax are bringing world-class animation to
households, movies like Avatar and Up are reaching out to audiences beyond children.
Technological advancements have increased the accessibility and utility of animated
content, and today animation has spread to video games, television news content,
e-Education and mobile games. Even sectors like medicine, automobile and defense are
making use of animation in a big way.
A multi-billion dollar industry, animation is also generating a great deal of employment. The
animation industry offers career opportunities in a range of profiles - from technology-based
jobs such as compositing and game designing to creative profiles like visual-effects
supervisors, 3D modelers and character animators. Of course, all of these profiles demand a
highly skilled and trained workforce. This is where MAAC comes in.

4. At MAAC, creativity is the curriculum and ideas are the study material. Our
education is just as focused on thinking as it is on skill.
About MAAC
Founded in 2001, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) was created on the
philosophy that animation is a challenging profession which requires a combination of good
conceptual grounding, strong technical skills and above all, a creative orientation. Our
courses are designed to reflect and forward this philosophy. Known for their comprehensive
curricula and effective training methods, our courses are well received by the industry, and
our students find placements with some of the leading studios of India. Since our inception, we
have successfully trained over 30,000 students.
At MAAC, we are constantly updating our knowledge base to ensure that our courses remain
cutting-edge and relevant to the industry scenario at all times. As a professionally run
education organisation, we have grown from strength to strength in the ten years since our
inception. Today, we have a network of more than 80 academic centres spread across India
and abroad.

5. MAAC Advantage
Creativity is the soul of an animator and it is the cornerstone of an animator’s education. Our
organisation imbibes creative orientation in everything that we do and this is transmitted to our
students. Animators from MAAC hold a distinct and triple advantage over others in the same field.
Creativity and Pedagogy are the MAAC brand differentiators. The three-fold MAAC advantage
revolves around the following benefits -
Focus on Creativity
MAAC is promoted and run by a team of creative professionals who thrive on their imagination and
inspiration, and understand the value of encouraging original thinking. With a Chief Creative
Officer (CCO) at the helm of affairs, creativity flows from top down at MAAC. Not just that, our
instructors are industry certified and we also boast of a central creative team called MAAC Creative
Shop (MCS), staffed by expert professionals, that guides the students as well as faculty.
Education with Foresight
Animation is a super dynamic field. Today’s innovation is tomorrow’s history. That is why our team at
MAAC never stops learning. Because it is this learning that helps us understand the latest industry
developments and requirements. Our centralised training unit, T3, is committed to continuously
train future mentors and teachers, so that students receive training that is industry relevant at all
times.
Practical Approach to Learning
MAAC is a flourishing creative organisation and our students benefit from the hands-on,
specialised approach encouraged in the academy. The training also incorporates additional
intricate elements like camera angles, storyboards and editing. MAAC’s competitive edge lies in
providing high-end infrastructure for the student to create an on-the-job environment. The result is
visible in the many award-winning short films made by our students.

6. Academic Advisory Board
To make sure that you, as an animator, are industry-ready and hit the ground running, we at MAAC
continuously take care that our curriculum is cutting-edge and tailored towards the industry’s
needs. We measure ourselves against the best in the world. Helping us set and maintain these
intense standards are a group of experienced people from the global animation industry. These
high achievers form our ‘Academic Advisory Board’. Apart from being leading industry
professionals, they are renowned for their passion and commitment to the cause of animation
education in India.
Mr. Ketan Mehta
Acclaimed filmmaker Ketan Mehta is the recipient of many national and international awards. His
well-known works include “The Rising”, “Mirch Masala”, “Sardar”, “Bhavni Bhavai” and “Holi”.
Ketan has a diploma in film-making from the prestigious FTII. He has over 20 years experience in
diverse media forms from film to television to commercials to shorts.
Ms. Shelley Page
A trained illustrator, Shelley is the co-head of Artist Development at Dreamworks Animation. Her
film credits include the “Shrek” movies, “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda”. Shelley hosts
student events at all the major European animation festivals. She sits on the graduation juries of
leading French animation schools and on the juries of many international animation festivals,
including Annecy (France), Imagina (Monte Carlo), FMX (Germany) and 24 FPS (India).
Mr. Kireet Khurana
Kireet is a High Honors Graduate in classical animation filmmaking from Sheridan College,
Canada, one of the top animation colleges. As founder and creative head of 2NZ Animation, he
has won five President's National Awards and two international awards for his films. He created
the award winning series ‘Adventures of Chhota Birbal’ and is also the director of the feature film,
‘Toonpur Ka Superhero’. Kireet is a founder member of The Animation Society of India (TASI).

7. Each one of our courses is designed to help you achieve your creative
potential. Striking a perfect balance between concepts and
technology, they equip you with the latest know-how to make it in this
cutting-edge animation industry.
Courses at MAAC
The animation industry is witnessing a sea-change in the quality of content produced.
Movies like Avatar, have raised the bar and have taken the audience expectations to the next
level. To regularly produce content of this quality, the industry needs a new breed of
professionals which is creative and adept at wielding the new emerging technology. That is
why MAAC has also taken its courses to the next level. The new MAAC courses are designed
to equip a student with specialised skills that are industry relevant and are also in-tune with
global trends. These courses are committed to creating not just a software operator, but a
job-ready animation professional.

8. Bachelor of Arts
in 3D Animation and Visual Effects
MAAC in an exclusive association with IGNOU, the world’s largest university, lends the credibility of a Bachelors’
degree to your animation education. Through the course of the programme, the students will undergo training
on how to create DV films with aesthetic sense. The course also covers in-depth training on 3D Animation and
Visual Effects with Node Based Compositing and Match Moving. Film Editing is also an integral part of the
course curriculum. The course also ensures that the students have a thorough understanding of the Animation
Production Pipeline.
Course Contents: • Autodesk Maya™ Semester 4 Duration:
• Pre Production • Autodesk Mudbox™ • Character Setup 36 Months
• Cinematography • Eyeon Fusion™ • Character Animation
• Concepts of Film Making • Apple Final Cut Pro™ • Compositing & Match Admission Process:
• Cinematic Lighting • Autodesk Matchmover™ Moving Aptitude Test + Personal
• Digital Image Enhancement • Editing Interview
• 3D Modeling Course Structure: • Language I (English)
Semester 1 Career Opportunities:
• 3D Texturing
Semester 5 • Modeling Artist
• Rigging • Basics of Film Making-I
• VFX Specialisation • Lighting Artist
• 3D Lighting • Digital Enhancement -I
• Language II • Render Artist
• 3D Animation • Digital Enhancement- II
• Managerial (Economics) • Character Animator
• FX and Dynamics • The Art of Editing
Semester 6 • Layout Artist
• Fluid System Semester 2
• Modeling/Lighting/ • Digital Sculptor
• Camera Tracking • 3D Design- I
Animation Specialisation. • Rigging Artist
• Film Editing • Look Development- I
• Managerial-II • FX Artist
• Compositing • Character Setup &
• Portfolio Development, • Roto Artist
• Production Animation- I
Project. • Match Mover
• 3D and VFX Specialisation • FX- I • Video Editor
• Soft Skills
Semester 3 Eligibility: • Motion Graphics Artist
• Business Skills
• 3D Design II Applicants with 10+2 or • Compositor
Software Covered: • Look Development II equivalent qualification or
• Adobe Photoshop™ • Look Development III BPP from IGNOU and basic
• Adobe After Effects™ • FX II knowledge of computers.
• Adobe Premiere™
• Adobe Sound Booth™
• Autodesk 3dsmax™ This course is available in select MAAC centres only.

9. AD3DEDGE has been designed keeping in mind the skill set enhancement of a student. The course covers the
complete process of animation film making, right from the pre-production and production to the
post-production stage. This course is looking to fulfill the industry's requirement of a job-ready professional and
offers the students four specialisation options from which they can choose one, depending on their aptitude.
Duration: Elective Specialisation Software Covered: Software Covered:
• 27 Months • 648 Hours Options: • Autodesk Maya™ • Autodesk 3dsmax™
(Any one to be chosen) • Mental Ray™ • Autodesk Maya™
Course Contents: • Eyeon Fusion™ • Eyeon Fusion™
• Pre-production
Modeling & Texturing* • PFTrack™
• Storyboarding Course Contents: • Real Flow™
• Visual Perception
Animation*
• Cinematography
• Stop Motion • Methods of Approach Course Contents: *Duration:
• Digital Design • Details of Surfacing • Animation Foundation • 4 Months • 96 Hours
• Sound Editing • Low Poly Modeling • Body Dynamics
• 3D Design & Modeling • High-End Digital Sculpting • Basic Performance Art Career Opportunities:
• Digital Sculpting • Art of Texturing & UV Layout • Acting in Animation • Modeling Artist
• Look Development • Industry Standard Portfolio • Advance Performance Art • Lighting Artist
• Lighting & Rendering • Industry Standard • Render Artist
• Fluid, Hair & Cloth FX Software Covered: Portfolio • Character Animator
• Character Setup & • Autodesk Maya™ • Layout Artist
Skinning • Pixologic ZBrush™ Software Covered: • Digital Sculptor
• Character Animation • Autodesk Maya™ • Rigging Artist
• Visual Effects Lighting and Shading* • FX Artist
• Compositing
Course Contents:
Visual Effects* • Roto & Clean-up Artist
• 3D Tracking & Match Course Contents: • Matchmoving Artist
• Perception of Colours &
Moving • Particle Dynamics • Video Editor
Natural Light Sources
• Editing Integration into Live • Motion Graphics Artist
• Understanding Shading
Action • Compositor
Models
Software Covered: • High-End Fluid Simulation
• Methods of Lighting &
• Adobe Photoshop™ • 3D Camera Tracking &
Optimisation of Scenes
• Adobe After Effects™ Matchmoving
• In-Depth Study of Mental
• Adobe Premiere™ • Live Action Integration
Ray™
• Adobe Sound Booth™ with 3D elements
• Rendering Optimisations &
• Autodesk 3dsmax™ • Industry Standard
Pre-compositing
• Autodesk Maya™ Portfolio
• Industry Standard Portfolio
• Autodesk Mudbox™
• Eyeon Fusion™
• Apple Final Cut Pro™
• Autodesk Matchmover™

10. AD3DNEXT offers an in-depth training in the pre-production and production stages of animation filmmaking.
Along with this, the students also get a thorough grounding in the area of their expertise by pursuing the
specialisation module at the end of their generic course.
Duration: • Adobe Premiere™ Lighting and Shading* • Basic Performance Art
• 24 Months • 576 Hours • Adobe Sound Booth™ Course Contents: • Acting in Animation
• Autodesk 3dsmax™ • Perception of Colours & • Advance Performance Art
Course Contents: • Autodesk Maya™ Natural Light Sources • Industry Standard Portfolio
• Pre-production • Autodesk Mudbox™ • Understanding Shading
• Storyboarding Models Software Covered:
• Cinematography Elective Specialisation • Methods of Lighting & • Autodesk Maya™
• Concepts of Film Making Options: Optimisation of Scenes
• Stop Motion (Any one to be chosen) • In-depth Study of Mental *Duration:
• Digital Design Modeling & Texturing* Ray™ • 4 Months • 96 Hours
• Sound Editing • Rendering Optimisations &
Course Contents:
• Concepts of Non Linear Pre-Compositing Career Opportunities:
• Visual Perception
Editing • Industry Standard Portfolio • Modeling Artist
• Methods of Approach
• 3D Design & Modeling • Lighting Artist
• Details of Surfacing
• Digital Scultpting Software Covered: • Render Artist
• Low Poly Modeling
• Look Development • Autodesk Maya™ • Animator
• High-End Digital Sculpting
• Lighting & Rendering • Mental Ray™ • FX Artist
• Art of Texturing & UV
• Fluid, Hair & Cloth FX • Eyeon Fusion™ • Rigging Artist
Layout
• Character Setup & Skinning
• Industry Standard Portfolio
• Character Animation
Animation*
Software Covered: Course Contents:
Software Covered:
• Autodesk Maya™ • Animation Foundation
• Adobe Photoshop™
• Pixologic ZBrush™ • Body Dynamics
• Adobe After Effects™

11. DAFM
The course has been structured to expose students to the details of Pre-Production and Digital Film Making, along with
the an overall understanding of the 3D Animation process.
Duration: • Stop Motion • Character Setup & • Autodesk 3dsmax™
• 12 Months • 288 Hours • Digital Design Skinning
• Compositing • Character Animation Career Opportunities:
Course Contents: • Sound Editing • Design Viz. Artist
• Pre-production • Concepts of Non-Linear Software Covered: • Lighting Artist
• Storyboarding Editing • Adobe Photoshop™ • Animator
• Cinematography • Modeling & Texturing • Adobe After Effects™ • Rigging Artist
• Concepts of Film Making • Lighting & Rendering • Adobe Premiere™ • FX Artist
• Particle & Dynamics • Adobe Sound Booth™ • Digital Designer
DGDI
DGDI is an impeccable course covering all the nuances of game art, design and the integration of game asset
elements. The course covers all aesthetic and technical details of the game development process which includes
Digital Asset Creation and integration of them in the game engine. This is a first of its kind course which gives the
students an in-depth knowledge of working with a game engine for interactivity in games.
CGDI: Certificate in • Fundamentals of Sculpting Course Contents: Software Covered:
Game Design • Environment Modeling • Adobe Photoshop™
Software Covered: • Stylised Character • Autodesk 3dsmax™
Duration: • Adobe Photoshop™ Modeling • Autodesk Mudbox™
• 6 Months • 144 Hours • Autodesk 3dsmax™ • Next – Gen Character • Unity™ (Game Engine)
• Autodesk Mudbox™ Modeling
Course Contents: • Next – Gen Vehicle Career Opportunities:
• Basics of Art ACGAI: Advanced Modeling • 3D Game Design
• Game Theory Certificate in Game Art • Rigging and Animation for • Simulator Graphics
• Game Development and Integration games • Web 3D Graphics
Pipeline • Introduction to Game • Interactive Product Demos
• Game Concept Art Duration: Engine • Interactive Architectural
• Concept Design • Asset Integration in Game Walkthroughs
• 6 Months • 144 Hours
• Introduction to 3D Engine • Game Testing Jobs
• Pre – Viz of Level Design • Career Choices • 3D Game Modeler
• Fundamentals of Texturing • Portfolio Development
This course is available in select MAAC centres only.

12. VFX Plus
A dedicated career program on Visual Effects catering to the ever-growing requirement of skilled and quality
manpower for the booming domestic & international VFX industry. The course takes the students through an
in-depth study and usage of the industry’s leading high-end visual effects solutions.
Duration: • 3D Design with Autodesk Software Covered: Career Opportunities:
• 17 months • 400 hours 3dsmaxTM/ Autodesk MayaTM • Adobe PhotoshopTM • Compositor
• Advanced Particle Effects/ • Adobe After EffectsTM • Matchmoving Artist
Course Contents: Fluids/ Cloth FX • MochaTM • FX Artist
• Digital Design • Pyrotechnics • FusionTM • Lighting Artist
• Basics of Photography • Advanced Compositing • Autodesk 3dsmaxTM/ • Pre - Viz Artist
• Layer Based Compositing • Concepts of Set Extension Autodesk MayaTM • Motion Graphics Artist
• Clean Plate & Wire Removal and CG Integration • MudboxTM • Roto Artist
• Stereoscopic Pipeline • Match Moving & Camera • Fume FXTM • Clean-up Artist
• Node Based Compositing Tracking • Real FlowTM
• Projection for Visual Effects • VFX Case Studies • PF TrackTM
• NukeTM

13. Multimedia Courses
DGDRM: Graphic Design & Rich Media Content
This program is designed to give you an advantage in both print as well as interactive media. Providing you a
detailed insight on graphic designing as well as web designing, it prepares you for a creative career in new-
age media.
Module 1: Certificate in Module 2: Certificate in Career Options : Relevant Industries:
Graphic and Print Design Web and Interactive Design
• Graphic Designer • Advertising Agencies
Duration: Duration: • Design Visualiser • Graphic Design Studios
• 6 Months • 144 Hours • 6 Months • 144 Hours • Packaging Designer • Print and Publishing
• Advertising Designer Houses
Course Contents and Course Contents and • Design Consultant • TV Production Houses
Software Covered: Software Covered: • Web Designer • E-Learning Companies
• Fundamentals of Design/ • Concepts of Web Design • Interactive Designer • Website Development
Drawing • HTML/ JavaTM • Illustrator Companies
• Concepts of Graphic and • Adobe DreamweaverTM • Layout Designer
Illustration • Adobe FlashTM • Multimedia Designer
• Corel DrawTM • Character Animation in • Magazine Designer
• Adobe IllustratorTM Adobe FlashTM • Graphic Artist
• Adobe PhotoshopTM • Interactive Design • User Interface Designer (UI)
• Adobe IndesignTM • Adobe PremiereTM
• Portfolio • Adobe SoundboothTM
• Portfolio

14. MAAC Mentor
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such training will be:
• Industry exposure for the students The Eligibility:
• First hand understanding of creative and practical Only MAAC ex-students and students are eligible
aspects of animation filmmaking for this training programme. The programme
• Knowledge of how to create production quality requires the student to have completed the
shots within a supportive learning environment character animation modules of their course.
• First-class portfolio
• Experience on live projects What is in it for the students?
• Knowledge of best industry practices like • Throughout the programme the students will be
production pipeline, dailies, retakes, productivity, exposed to high-end professional training from
consistency and teamwork industry stalwarts
• Credits on an animated TV Series • During the programme the students will be
exposed to a project of international quality to
The Programme*: work on
MAAC Mentor Series is a lineup of training • At the end of the programme the students will be
programmes on various modules of 3D, like awarded a MAAC Mentor Series Certificate of
Modeling, Lighting, Rigging and Character Completion
Animation. Normally industry internship • Students will be allowed to take the work done by
programmes can be ruthless, where students are them during this programme in the form of their
expected to be production ready even in the showreel
internship duration. • Students will appear on the credit list at the end of
In MAAC Mentor Series, instead of leaving students the show, when aired
in the battlefield all by themselves, we have a team
of experts who will guide them through every step
of the programme. By the end of the programme
the students will have a fantastic showreel of their
own with the experience of working on a live 3D
animation project.
*MAAC Mentor Series available at select centres and on select courses only.

15. Short Term Courses
Specialisation Series
Modeling & Texturing* Lighting and Shading* Animation* • 3D Camera Tracking &
Course Contents: Course Contents: Course Contents: Matchmoving (PFTrack™)
• Visual Perception • Perception of Colours & • Animation Foundation • Live Action Integration
• Methods of Approach Natural Light Sources • Body Dynamics with 3D Elements Case
• Details of Surfacing • Understanding Shading • Basic Performance Art Studies & Breakdowns
• Low Poly Modeling Models • Acting in Animation • Industry Standard
• High-End Digital Sculpting • Methods of Lighting & • Advance Performance Art Portfolio
• Art of Texturing & UV Optimisation of Scenes • Industry Standard Portfolio
Layout • In-Depth Study of Mental Software Covered:
• Industry Standard Portfolio Ray™ Software Covered: • Autodesk 3dsmax™
• Rendering Optimisations & • Autodesk Maya™ • Autodesk Maya™
Software Covered: Pre-compositing • Eyeon Fusion™
• Autodesk Maya™ • Industry Standard Portfolio Visual Effects* • PFTrack™
• Pixologic ZBrush™ Course Contents: • Real Flow™
Software Covered: • Particle Dynamics
• Autodesk Maya™ Integration into Live Action *Duration:
• Mental Ray™ • High-End Fluid Simulation • 4 Months • 96 Hours
• Eyeon Fusion™ (Real Flow™)
MaxPRO
Course Contents:
Max is a custom made course
Pro
• Introduction to 3D World
focusing on the software Autodesk • 3D Design and Modeling
3dsmaxTM. The course covers • Look Development
training on Modeling, Shading, • Lighting & Dynamics
Lighting, Particle Dynamics and • Character Setup & Skinning
Animation using Autodesk • Character Animation
3dsmaxTM. The course also
includes training in the basic to Duration:
advanced levels of this software. • 6 Months • 144 Hours

16. MayaPRO
MayaPro takes students through the nuances of Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rigging, FX & Animation using the
industry’s leading software Autodesk Maya™.
Autodesk Mudbox™ is also integrated in the course for students to understand the digital sculpting techniques
in Computer Graphics. Students will also be given an opportunity to do a specialisation to further enhance their
particular skill-sets.
Course Contents: • Look Development & • Character Setup & Duration:
• 3D Design and Modeling Rendering Skinning • 8 Months • 192 Hours
• Digital Sculpting • CG Lighting • Character Animation
• Texturing • Particles & Dynamics • Specialisation Specialisation:
• Hair & Fur & Cloth • 4 Months • 96 Hours
CEPRO: Compositing & Editing
CEPRO has always been and will always be an integral part of the entertainment and media industry. CEPRO is
tailor made to give students an insight into the post-production process. The course covers techniques such as
compositing, match-moving, matte painting and editing. The course focuses on Adobe Photoshop™, Adobe
After Effects™, Adobe Premiere™, Eyeon Fusion™ and Apple Final Cut Pro™.
Course Contents: • Node Based Compositing • Editing Duration:
• Digital Design • Match Moving • Title Graphics • 6.5 Months • 156 Hours
• Layer Based Compositing • Camera Tracking • Audio-Video Synchronisation
DFM: Digital Film Making
Digital Film Making is designed to give students an entry into the entertainment and media industry. Students
will gather the know-how of what concepts of Film Making are all about. Also, in the course, students will be given
an orientation on Adobe Photoshop™, Adobe After Effects™, Adobe Soundbooth™, Adobe Premiere™, etc.
Course Content: • Clay Animation • Sound Editing Duration:
• Pro-Production • Digital Design • Concepts of • 6 Months • 144 Hours
• Concepts of Film Making • Basics of Compositing Non-Linear Editing

17. Design VizPro
Visualisation plays a role at every stage of the architectural design process, including exploring complex
organic forms, studying how light interacts with a design, validating a design for planning and public outreach,
and marketing a building before breaking ground. This course will outline the essential processes of design
visualisation with industr’s leading visualisation toolsets like Autodesk 3dsmax DesignTM, Autodesk AutoCADTM,
Autodesk RevitTM, and hyper-realistic rendering solution Mental RayTM & V-RayTM.
Duration: Course Content: • 3D Design Visulisation • BIM (Building Information
• 7 months • 192 hours • Photosho for Texturing • Lighting Simulation Modeling)
• Overview of Architecture/ • Introduction to Revit™ • Video Editing
Drawing
Advanced Digital Sculpting
The Advance Digital Sculpting Course is aimed to educate students in the wide usability of the sculpting
software’s in different industries and to understand how these software have revolutionised the system of
production in terms of great quality output ,time efficiency and flexibility in the work flow.
Duration: Course Contents: • Form Development
• 2 months • 48 hours • 3D Sculpting • Pipeline Integration with
• Character Design Autodesk 3dsmaxTM/
• 3D Illustrations Autodesk MayaTM
Advanced Compositing in Nuke and Mocha
The curriculum is designed in a manner so that over the course period the student will go through the entire
process of high end VFX compositing & stereoscopic pipeline. Nuke is highly used in latest blockbuster
movies such as Inception, Avatar, Eclipse, Alice in Wonderland, 2012, 127 Hours, and many more.
Duration: Course Contents: • Rotoscopy
• 2 months • 60 hours • Live Action Compositing • 3D Camera Projection
• Stereoscopic Pipeline • 3D Camera Tracking

18. SPADE: Modular Courses
Short Programme in Animation,
Design & Visual Effects Modular programmes have been devised so that
professionals who want to upgrade their skills in one
This is a first of its kind course to introduce school or more areas of this industry can opt for such modular
students to nuances of the Animation & VFX industry. It programmes and update themselves.
is tailor made to give the students a sneak peek in
design, animation, VFX and editing. Courses Offered:
• Adobe Photoshop™
Key Highlights: • After Effects™
• Explore your Creativity • Final Cut Pro™
with Colours • Premiere™ + Sound Booth™
• Creating 3D Images • Eyeon Fusion™
• Create your Own Home Video • Adobe Flash™
• Making of Channel ID’s • Corel Draw™
• AD Film Making with • Z Brush™
Clay Animation • Mud Box™
Duration:
• 2 Months • 48 Hours

19. At MAAC, we not only encourage you to reach for the stars, we also show you
the way. Not only do we have the best faculty and infrastructure to inspire you,
we also have an enviable record of awards and placements to help you
benchmark your ambition.
Placements
Our job doesn’t end with just imparting real skills. It also involves helping you find the best possible place to
express your creativity and talent. MAAC’s dedicated placement cell continuously networks with the industry to
spot openings for our students. Our campuses are a favourite destination for the cream of the animation industry
when they want to hire the best entry-level talent.
While MAAC provides pre-placement advice and co-ordinates campus interviews by recruiters, many of our
students also get employed without availing these services. Below are just a few of the recruiters who rely on us.
MAAC does not guarantee or claim placement for everyone. While we impart the best education and help students with soft skills like personality development and interview skills,
student placement ultimately depends on the student's own merits, skills, knowledge, overall personality and the quality of the show-reel presented by the student to the recruiters.

20. Infrastructure
3D animation is a techno-creative industry which requires high-end infrastructure. MAAC centres
are created at a demanding standard, with projector equipped classrooms, pre-production areas,
chroma-shoot floors, digital still and movie cameras, and practice labs which have high-end
computers equipped with graphics accelerator cards, Wacom tablets, TFT monitors and the latest
softwares. MAAC centres ensure that a student enjoys an experience comparable to a professional
production studio. In addition, counselor cabins and faculty offices are provided and no wall is left
blank as the entire office showcases the vibrant creative work of the students.
Industry Interface
Academic knowledge is not useful without exposure to the real world. Likewise, there can be no
industry without a community. Our thought process is always energised to provide students with
a well-rounded educational experience, through industry exposure, networking, showcase
events and contests.

21. 24 FPS Animation Awards
The 24 FPS Animation Awards are a celebration of animation excellence and recognise the best
animation talent in India. Initiated by MAAC in 2003, the event is now firmly established as the
biggest animation festival in India, which showcases not only fresh talent but also professionals.
A distinguished jury, with several international members, presides over the awards. The programme
creates a platform for students to go through a complete production cycle and showcase their
capabilities as teams and individuals. Student entries have frequently gone on to be selected for
several international festivals like Apollo (Singapore), Digicon (Japan), FICCI (India), FMX
(Germany), and Siggraph (USA). The 24 FPS awards have become the ultimate recognition for
animators in India.
National Students’ Meet (NSM)
The National Students’ Meet is a forum for students from various centres to visit a hub of animation
like Mumbai, attend case studies and workshops, and visit top studios to get a feel of the
professional environment. This interaction draws them closer to the global community of animation
professionals.
Srijan
Another powerful platform for students to showcase their work, Srijan focuses on the fields of
Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production to cover the best of 3D Animation and Visual Effects
knowledge from the high priests of the industry. It reaches out to the entire animation industry and
student body, pan-India, and spreads awareness of animation as a career stream. Work done by
MAAC students is showcased, industry experts share their insights and several thousand people
gather in each event to strengthen and unite the animation sector.
VFX War
VFX War is another motivational platform for students to translate classroom theory into practice.
They create short live-action films with heavy visual effects, to enter in the competition. The events
are attended by thousands of students, parents and professionals.

22. Alumni Speak
“If you want to learn Visual Effects or 3D Animation in India, you have to be in MAAC. The faculty here
focuses on getting your basics clear rather than spoon feeding you. All the faculty members who
trained me were awesome.”
Kunal Chindarkar, Compositor, Rhythm & Hues 
“MAAC is a nice place to learn animation from scratch. The knowledge one gains here is awesome.
MAAC rocks as they have a great team. Keep up the good work. ”
Shruti Banta, Compositor, Pixion 
“MAAC rocks! Currently, I am with ‘Prime Focus VFX’. All credit for that goes to MAAC and the faculty
members for giving me proper direction and support which has boosted my confidence. They
helped me become an integral part of this industry. ”
Shweta Patil, Roto Artist, Prime Focus 
“It’s been a couple of years and now I’m at the helm of the 3D world. I would like to thank my
instructors for providing me the best training and a great platform for placements. ”
Ravi Nepalia, Lighting Artist, Paprikaas Studio 
“I joined MAAC and gained a great amount of knowledge that has made me technically sound. Being
a part of 24 FPS was a great opportunity for me and the exposure gave me insights on the animation
production pipeline. ”
Maninder Kang Singh, Compositor, Paprikaas 
“Hard work is the road to success. Millions work hard but don’t succeed. Right guidance in life is
needed to achieve great heights. At MAAC you receive the guidance and direction to attain success
in the animation world. ”
Ishan Aneja, 3D Artist, Pixion 
“I would like to thank my instructors for providing me the best training and a great platform for
placements. The faculty members at MAAC are experts in their respective fields and are very
co-operative. It’s only because of MAAC that I am here today. ”
Chavvi Sharma, Animator, Maya Entertainment Limited 

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