Awe-inspiring Art Show by new batch Visual art students of Creative Multimedia College – Hyderabad

 

India’s leading Digital Media career catalyst, Creative Multimedia Group, acclaimed for its job-oriented Animation, VFX, Web and Graphic Design training, conducted the 2019 edition of its immensely popular annual art show at Ravindra Bharati-Hyderabad on January 21, 2019.

New batch Animation students of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts (CMCFA) – Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad conducted the art show titled ‘THE WALT DISNEY RETROSPECTIVE’ as a befitting tribute to, and in fond remembrance of Walt Disney – the legendary entrepreneur and pioneer of Animation on the occasion of his 117th birth anniversary. Mr. Alan Phillips, President of VanArts – Vancouver, Canada graced the event as the Chief Guest and had many words of praise for CMCFA students.

The art show featuring 114 true-to-life illustrations showcased the artistic depth and creativity of students who created stunning artworks by experimenting with a range of interesting mediums including coffee on paper, graphite dust on ivory sheet, nails and wool on wood, pencil on corrugated board, etching on mirror, colour engraving on foil, plaster of Paris on cardboard, mixed media on glass and paper and glitter on paper and paper collage.

Students also used mixed media and such conventional mediums as soft pastel on paper, poster colour on paper, watercolour on paper, colour pencil on ivory sheet, charcoal pencil on paper, oil on canvas, acrylic on paper, crayons on mount board, and sketch pen on paper to craft true-to-life illustrations and artworks of Walt Disney.

Addressing the press on the occasion, the Chief Guest Mr. Alan said: “It’s inspiring to see students come up with such brilliant works of art by exploring a variety of creative mediums. This reflects their passion for the craft. It gives me great joy to note that these budding animation artists of Creative Multimedia have captured the essence of Walt Disney through these wonderful exhibits.

 Disney was a positive person who was optimistic about life and had a can-do attitude, which is why he was such a phenomenal success. He took the studio from cartoons films to TV, cinema and theme parks, creating a gigantic ‘media and entertainment conglomerate’. This was possible because of his positive attitude. Disney Studios had an inspiring work culture characterised by ‘Plussing’, which motivated the team to DO BETTER AND DO MORE. It’s a great message for students to apply ‘Plussing’ to their careers as well. All the students must be very proud of their work and I wish them the best of luck. I’ve seen very few academies like Creative Multimedia which are so passionate about animation training and I thank the CEO, Mr. Rajasekhar Buggaveeti for inviting me to inaugurate this truly exceptional Art Show.”

The Art Show – an annual feature at CMCFA which has been revolutionizing animation study in India with its comprehensive and advanced animation courses, is part of the college’s multiple initiatives aimed at helping students build a strong foundation in drawing.CMCFA offers the updated BFA (Animation) Degree Program in collaboration with the famed Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad – perhaps the best course in the animation field. Committed to ‘Enhancing Employability’, CMCFA combines the best of training infrastructure, learning resources, curriculum, mentoring, career-centric value-additions and outstanding placement initiatives to open up a world of exciting career opportunities for students at leading companies.

 

 

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Creative Multimedia celebrates International Animation Day – Prestigious Pixellence awards throws spotlight on students of India’s leading Animation mentor.

Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – International Animation day celebrations.

Creative Multimedia, ‘India’s Largest Digital Media Academy’ and winner of the Best Digital Media Academy in India Award celebrated ‘International Animation Day’ on Sunday, the 28^th of October, 2018 at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, Telangana. Leading lights of the Animation, VFX and Gaming industries graced the event to inspire students, share their insights, and present the coveted Pixellence awards to outstanding digital media talent.

Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar- International Animation Day Celebrations

Suresh Eriyat, Founder of Studio Eeksaurus at Creative Multimedia -International Animation Day Celebrations.

Creative Multimedia has been passionately celebrating International Animation Day every year for the past 15 years with the aim of helping proliferating the craft and driving growth of the Animation sector in India. This landmark event has been attracting luminaries of the Digital Media Industry who have been passionately patronizing the initiative with a deep endeavour to inspire and enlighten the future game changers of the Animation industry. The event aims to bring Creative Multimedia students closer to the industry and to honour and encourage outstanding talent in Animation, VFX, Gaming, Web & Graphic Design.

The CEO & MD of Creative Multimedia Services, Raja Sekhar Buggaveeti delivered the inaugural address and renewed his commitment to ‘Enhancing Employability’. Addressing the students, he reminded them that Creative Multimedia affords the finest infrastructure, mentoring, value-additions and placements in the industry and urged them to take advantage of these privileges to pursue a successful career and bring laurels to the academy and the country.

This years’ International Animation Day Celebrations at Hyderabad had a star-studded invitee list comprising Suresh Eriyat-Founder of Studio Eeksaurus and the man behind the iconic Amaron Batteries Clay Animation Commercial, Peter Draper – Co-founder of Makuta, the studio behind the CGI-heavy blockbuster ‘Bahubali, and Rajat Ojha, Founder of Gamitronics. Rajiv Chilaka- CEO of Green Gold Animation couldn’t make it to the event but he greeted the students through a pre-recorded video and offered his best wishes to Creative Multimedia.

Animation maestro Suresh Eriyat delivers a spellbinding master session

Suresh Eriyat, Founder of Studio Eeksaurus

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Suresh Eriyat, Founder of Studio Eeksaurus and one of India’s most celebrated Animation professionals was the chief guest of the day. Reminiscing his childhood days and retracing his career path, he said that Animation was always his first love and that during the initial days of his professional career 20 years back when Animation was in a nascent stage in India, he was hard put to make Animation films despite his passion as there was little demand for the craft then. He screened an introduction montage of his best Animation works including commercials for B4U Movies, and Sulekha.com apart from the immensely popular Clay Animation commercials for Amaron Batteries and MTV to a reverberating applause.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Spelling out his work ethic and citing examples from his past projects, he inspired students to always give their best, saying: “I’m a story teller first and I’ve always strived to do the best with every task, no matter how small or big. As young Animators with a promising career ahead, all of you must explore all mediums, especially the manual versions including stop motion animation and clay animation. Familiarize yourself with these fundamental mediums before mastering the animation software so as to strengthen your skills and build a strong foundation. As future artists, you must build your potential and harness your passion to make films that become benchmarks for Animation, not just in India but globally.”

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Suresh also screened two live action commercials that he created for popular chocolate brands Kit Kat and LuvIt. Post the screening, he recreated the entire post-production process of both films using the behind-the-scenes visuals to give students a glimpse into the process of drawings/sketches, shortlisting ideas, set construction, the lighting set-up, the wire work used to manipulate props and characters and the actual shoot.

His final presentation was a brilliant 12-minute Short Film created by his studio using the medium of Clay Animation. Revealing that the film has been in the making for 8 years now and explaining the extraordinary time and effort it takes to create just one second of high quality clay animation footage, he delved into the depths of the pre-production process with on-set, live-action coverage of the shoot and the behind-the-scenes visuals of the animatronics, the production design, prop design, the puppet mock-ups and their separate proportions for interior and exterior shots, references, miniature set design and the manual lighting and animation. It turned out to be an immersive master session for students who lapped up the presentation and joined their hands in a loud, rising chorus as a mark of honour for the master animator.

Encouraging students to raise questions, he initiated an interactive session towards the end of presentation and addressed a wide range of queries on the Animation process, his professional experience and career in the industry.

Rajat Ojha puts the spotlight on incredible career opportunities in the gaming space

Rajat Ojha, CEO of Gamitronics

Rajat Ojha, CEO of Gamitronics and a highly successful gaming industry veteran graced the event as a special guest. He interacted with students, shared valuable insights into the craft and offered powerful advice on pursuing, building and sustaining a career in the talent-hungry gaming industry.

He delivered a presentation titled ‘Animation in Games and Career Opportunities’. Commenting on the extraordinary potential that the Gaming industry offered for career aspirants he exclaimed: “The Gaming industry is by far the largest industry of all in the Digital Media and Entertainment space, offering 200+ unique career opportunities. The Indian Gaming industry comprising about 450+ Gaming studios is valued at INR 2000 crores, ranked 3^rd globally in install rankings and is all set to add 62,000 jobs in India in the next 5 years with a projected growth rate of 16%. The fantastic growth potential of this virtually recession-free industry is enhanced by the vast demand-supply gap. All of you can expect a rewarding, high growth career ahead.”

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Presenting the showreel of Gamitronics and showcasing a range of popular games including Uncharted4, God of War, HeavyRain and MSG4, Rajat took students on a steep learning curve, elucidating with illustrations, the behind-the-scenes of the design, the animation types and process levels, in-game cinematics and new-age tools such as Motion Capture and Euforia which are now being widely used in many games to build virtual skeleton and muscles for characters. Stating that body mechanics and timing are critical skills required to achieving good results, he also dwelt on the vital software skills including Wwise Unity, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush and Photoshop.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Discussing career opportunities in the gaming industry, he advised students to follow a multi-pronged approach including registering at leading gaming events, regularly browsing online gaming job portals, joining industry groups and participating in various industry forums apart from other conventional methods. The presentation made for a great learning opportunity with invaluable career tips for students aspiring for a career in the rewarding, roller-coaster world of Gaming.

VFX virtuoso Pete Draper counsels VFX students

Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – International Animation day celebrations.

Pete Draper, the CGI veteran with several VFX-related books/tutorials to his credit and the co-founder of Makuta, the studio behind the CG of the hugely popular film Bahubali graced the event as a special guest. His presence at the event ensured that VFX students of Creative Multimedia got an opportunity to interact with a highly respected, experienced and knowledgeable veteran of the VFX industry.

Pete Draper, the CGI veteran and the co-founder of Makuta.

Pete allowed students a sneak peek into his best CG projects through a crisp showreel and held forth on a range of project-critical tools/effects including mapping filters, lighting, explosions, shading, GI walkthroughs and real time systems. Drawing from his vast experience spanning 25 years, he had several words of wisdoms for VFX students. Stressing on the importance of constantly evaluating oneself to improve skills, he offered: “your ability to create is inversely proportional to your ability to assess.”

Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – International Animation day celebrations.

In his brief yet informative presentation, Pete thoughtfully included a section on how to prep for a career in VFX. He addressed a range of FAQs including: How to get into the industry?, How to stand out from the crowd?, What’s most important to build a career in VFX? and ‘How to succeed? Narrowing down to the key factor – the showreel, he belted out 7 powerful ideas on crafting the perfect showreel that can help one stand out and compete for the big job. Stating that it takes time to succeed, he gave students his formula for success: Practice> Experiment> Fail> Practice> Repeat.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pete wrapped up his presentation by telling students: “Have fun! This is a creative field and a creative career.” And students did have loads of fun with Pete’s presentation, cheering animatedly as the VFX virtuoso left the stage.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

Pixellence awards 2018 – Arena Animation Dilsukhnagar – Creative Multimedia college of fine arts.

The celebrations ended with the coveted Pixellence Awards for excellence in Digital Media Art presented to the winners by Chief Guest Suresh Eriyat, Special Guest Rajat Ojha and Creative Multimedia CEO Raja Sekhar. Earlier on, scores of students submitted entries in various categories of Animation, VFX, Web and Graphics and competed for the awards. The entries were judged on 4 parameters: Concept, Design, Output Quality and Presentation.

Raja Sekhar Buggaveeti congratulated the winners and thanked all the guests for attending the event to make it a memorable success. Speaking to the press, Rajasekhar Buggaveeti, CEO and MD of Creative Multimedia said that Animation as a career is fast gaining ground with conventional streams such as Engineering registering a 70 to 80% failure rate of fresh graduates. Students are looking out for other options and Animation provides a great opportunity given its growth potential and career prospects.

 

Animation Students of ‘Creative Multimedia – Hyderabad’ showcase their drawing skills with an impressive art show

Creative Multimedia Group – India’s driving Digital Media career catalyst, acclaimed for its activity situated Animation, VFX, Web and Graphic Design preparing, led the 2018 edition of its immensely held the art show at Hyderabad from 31 May to 2 June . The art show indicate is an intentional activity went for giving a stage to Animation and Applied Art understudies to sharpen and exhibit their illustration abilities while upholding a honorable motivation. The current year’s art indicate ‘Mahanati – The Retrospective’ — a tribute to South India’s first female super star and incredible performer ‘Savitri’ was propelled by the runaway accomplishment of her biopic ‘Mahanati’ which opened to a splendid reaction at theaters over the globe in May 2018.

Nag Ashwin, director of the film ‘Mahanati’ and the film’s maker Priyanka Dutt were welcomed as boss visitors to the occasion. S.N. Vikas, Director Academics and Planning of JNAFAU, graced the occasion as the visitor of respect.

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Over 70 true-to-life portraits of ‘Mahanati Savitri’ created by first year students of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts (CMFCA) were on display at the gallery. CMCFA is part of the Creative Multimedia Group at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. The exemplary drawing skills of students were evident as they passionately explored a range of traditional and contemporary art forms. Deploying varied media to create realistic portraits of the thespian Savitri, students splashed the gallery walls with abstract art, photorealistic paintings, pen and ink sketch, chalk work, thermo cool-carved 3D relief work, collage work, bindi-work, crushed foil with glass painting overlay, paper-quilling work, and post-impressionism style drawings inspired by the most influential figure of western art ‘Vincent Van Gogh’. The portraits on display at the gallery are up for sale and the entire proceeds will benefit the needy members of the Movie Artists Association (MAA), Hyderabad.

BFA Animation new batch students of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts put up a spectacular art show, drawing big praise for their skills.

HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 27, 2016 – Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts organized an impressive art show in tribute to the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee on his 76^th birth anniversary.

The show was inaugurated by Mr. M. Jayanth Reddy, Grandmaster – Taekwondo and Guinness World Records holder who himself is a fan of the legendary Bruce Lee.
Mr. K.K. Senthil Kumar – Star cinematographer, Mr. S. Pradeep Kumar – Director, Academics & Planning, JNAFA University and Mr. S.N. Vikas – Principal, College of Fine Arts, JNAFA University were the Guests of Honour at the event held at the Nehru Art Gallery, JNAFA University, Masab Tank, Hyderabad.

The art show featured extraordinary, true-to-life pencil sketches, paintings and abstracts of Bruce Lee by first year BFA Animation Arts Program students of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts, Dilsukhnagar.

Mr. Jayanth Reddy, Grandmaster – Taekwondo appreciated the students on the outstanding works of arts, saying it was commendable that BFA Fine Arts students were able to demonstrate such artistic finesse in their very first year which indicates the high training standards of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts. Inspired by Bruce Lee to take up Martial Arts after watching his first film, Mr. Jayanth Reddy said that he travelled to over 100 countries to participate in various martial arts competitions and won over 46 world records, all thanks to the legendary Bruce Lee’s inspiring achievements and profound philosophies which propogated martial arts as not just a physical ability but also a mental skill.

Mr. K.K. Senthil Kumar, cinematographer of such epic films as Magadheera and Bahubali congratulated students on their brilliant work and their special initiative. Remembering the legend, he said that Bruce Lee invented a new genre of martial arts films and ‘never-say-die’ spirit and his deep, life-enriching philosophies serve as a fountain of inspiration to people across the world, even 43 years after his death.

Mr. S. Pradeep Kumar – Director, Academics & Planning, JNAFA University was delighted at the high standards of art displayed by the Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts students saying they have done an excellent job and that the art show was a fitting, thoughtful tribute to Bruce Lee who not only revolutionized martial arts but also introduced the world to a new dimension of mind and body control.

Mr. S.N. Vikas – Principal, College of Fine Arts, JNAFA University said that we all remember Bruce Lee to this day only because of his inspiring personality. Referring to the exceptional drawing and painting skills of students, he said that he saw great potential and a bright future for all the BFA Animation students of Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts. He had special words of praise for one student who created an extraordinary abstract painting of Bruce Lee and said that Bruce Lee is a character that everyone can take inspiration from to become as successful like him.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raja Sekhar Buggaveeti thanked the guests of honour for their encouragement to the students. Commenting on the observation of the guests that the portraits were of a very high standard, he said that BFA Animation students at Creative Multimedia College of Fine Arts are required to create portraits as part of their extensive skill enhancement programs every year and students chose Bruce Lee as their subject this year to honour the icon on his 76^th Birth Anniversary.

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Rajasekhar Buggaveeti

Gandhi Jayanthi-respecting our father of Nation

This is a 3D Model (student work) which depicts Mahatma Gandhi marching on a path of thorns followed by his three monkeys. The striking element of the model is that of the path of thorns turning into roses even as the Mahatma walks upon them. This is symbolic of the Mahatma’s labor and all the hardships he bore along the way, as he lead India towards its independence. The render passes for the model were done in Maya, and the compositing in Photoshop.

Awards:
– Winner, All India Arena Best & Brightest Contest, 3D Character Modeling category (April 2009)
– Winner, CGTantra Modeling Challenge – Mahatma Gandhi (May2008)

 

Rajasekhar Buggaveeti.