Courses

             MAKAUT (Formerly WBUT) UG Programs under Collaborative Partnership                      

B.Sc. in 3D Animation Film Making [B3DAFM] (3 Years)

  • SEMESTER I
    • INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
    • ADVANCE DRAWING
    • HEALTH EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION/ MIND AND MEASUREMENT/ INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND MAJOR DEPARTMENTS/ SUSTAINABILITY & FASHION/ THE YOGA PROFESSIONAL
    • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • SEMESTER II
    • 2D ANIMATION (CLASSICAL& DIGITAL ANIMATION)
    • GRAPHIC DESIGNING, AUDIO & VIDEO EDITING
    • CINEMA AND OTHER ARTS/ SURFACE & SOFT FURNISHINGS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES/ ADVERTISING
    • ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
  • SEMESTER III
    • CLAY MODELLING & CG MODELING
    • TEXTURING
    • LIGHTING & COMPOSITING (INTRO TO NUKE)
    • STUDY OF TEXTILES/ IT LITERACY/ BASIC MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS/ MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE PART-1
    • SOFT SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  • SEMESTER IV
    • RIGGING
    • PROPS & CHARACTER ANIMATION
    • DYNAMICS (VFX)
    • OPERATING SYSTEMS WITH LINUX/ ENTERPRENEURSHIP THEORY & PRACTICE/ BASICS OF COMPUTING
    • VISUAL COMMUNICATION
  • SEMESTER V
    • PRE-PRODUCTION CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
    • 2D DIGITAL ANIMATION
    • STOP MOTION ANIMATION / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY/ WRITING &PRESENTATION SKILLS
    • GROUP PROJECT (SHORT FILM)
  • SEMESTER VI
    • ACTING FOR ANIMATORS
    • ADVANCE CHARACTER
    • PROJECT (PORTFOLIO
    • FINAL PROJECT/ THESIS)
    • INTERNSHIP

B.Sc. in VFX Film Making [BVFM] (3 Years)

  • SEMESTER I
    • INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
    • ADVANCE DRAWING
    • HEALTH EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION/ MIND AND MEASUREMENT/ INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND MAJOR DEPARTMENTS/ SUSTAINABILITY & FASHION/ THE YOGA PROFESSIONAL
    • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • SEMESTER II
    • SCRIPT TO SCREEN; UNDERSTANDING FILM TECHNOLOGY AND FILM LANGUAGE
    • GRAPHIC DESIGNING, AUDIO & VIDEO EDITING
    • CINEMA AND OTHER ARTS/SURFACE & SOFT FURNISHINGS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES/ ADVERTISING
    • ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
  • SEMESTER III
    • CLAY MODELLING & CG MODELING
    • TEXTURING
    • RIGGING & 3D ANIMATION
    • STUDY OF TEXTILES/ IT LITERACY/ BASIC MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS/ MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE PART-1
    • SOFT SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  • SEMESTER IV
    • LIGHTING & COMPOSITING; INTRODUCTION TO NUKE
    • CG PYRO – TECHNIQUES
    • ROTO; PAINT; CHROMA KEYING
    • OPERATING SYSTEMS WITH LINUX/ ENTERPRENEURSHIP THEORY & PRACTICE/ BASICS OF COMPUTING
    • VISUAL COMMUNICATION
  • SEMESTER V
    • CLEAN UPS & MATTE PAINTING
    • CAMERA TRACKING + MATCH MOVING
    • LIVE ACTION FILM MAKING / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY/ WRITING &PRESENTATION SKILLS
    • GROUP PROJECT (SHORT FILM)
  • SEMESTER VI
    • LIVE ACTION; COMPOSITING, SET EXTENSION, CINEMATOGRAPHY
    • ADVANCE COMPOSITING & CG INTEGRATION
    • PROJECT (PORTFOLIO)
    • INTERNSHIP
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Diploma in 3D & VFX Film Making
(One Year Program)


The 12 Months VFX film making program is an introduction to Live Action, 3D and 2D Compositing using Maya™, Fusion and other Industry 2d and 3D tracking software’s. Students get exposed to visual effects in live action movies and International Animation Series. At the end of 12 months student would be able to do a live action VFX project.

1. Fundamentals

  • Basics of 3D
  • Basics of Composting

2. Specialization - VFX

  • Particle dynamics
  • Rigid bodies
  • Soft bodies
  • Fluids
  • Real flow
  • Crowd
  • Match moving
  • Matte shots
  • Rotoscope
  • Wire removal
  • Color Corrections

3. Portfolio Development

  • Student will develop a complete animation film with the guidance of Industry mentor from concept development to end output.
The Academy offers internship program to the students for long term courses ( duration 1 year or more ) as a part of the curriculum.
Eligibility: 10+2 & above

Diploma in 3D Animation
(One Year Program)


The 12 Months Animation film making Program is an introduction to 3D modeling, Lighting, Texturing, Rigging, VFX and animation using Maya™, one of the most popular software packages in the animation industry. Students get to create their own character, props models and layouts and bring all of them together into a scene within the story, see images come to life.

1. Film Making Concepts

2. Specialization - Animation

  • Key Frames
  • Graph
  • Dope
  • Trax Editor
  • Non Linear Animation
  • Deformers
  • Constraints
  • Matte shots
  • Rotoscope
  • Acting
  • Character Interactions
  • Lip Sync
  • Facial Expressions
  • Motion Capture

3. Portfolio Development

  • Student will develop a complete animation film with the guidance of Industry mentor from concept development to end output.
The Academy offers internship program to the students for long term courses ( duration 1 year or more ) as a part of the curriculum.
Eligibility: 10+2 & above

Short Term Courses

2D Animation [Classical & Digital] Character Design & Story Boarding (6 Months)

VFX and Compositing (6 Months)

  • Introduction to Compositing and Photoshop
  • Photoshop Tools and Layers
  • Masking, Filters and Actions
  • Nuke Studio Workflow
  • Keying
  • Warping and Morphing and Filters
  • Working with Match Move
  • 2D Tracking
  • 3D Calibration
  • Being on Set
  • Troubleshooting and Advanced Techniques
  • Multipurposing Matchmoving Data
  • Rotoscopy
  • 3D Compositing: Basics
  • 3D Compositing: Advance

Digital 2D Animation (6 Months)

  • Introduction to Harmony as Drawing Tool
  • Introduction to Harmony as Animation Tool
  • Advanced Levels of Harmony
  • Character Animation and Facial Expressions
  • Character Animation and Facial Expressions

Compositing [NUKE] (2 Months)

  • Introduction to Compositing and NUKE Interface
  • Nuke Studio Workflow
  • Keying
  • Warping and Morphing and Filters
  • 3D Compositing: Basics
  • 3D Compositing: Advance

Rotoscopy (2 Months)

  • Introduction to Rotoscopy & Computer graphics
  • What is Rotoscopy
  • Importance of Photoshop in Rotoscopy
  • Interface of Photoshop
  • Photoshop Tools
  • Roto in Ater Effects
  • Camera Solve

2D\3D Tracking (2 Months)

  • The Basics of Tracking
  • Working with Match Move
  • 2D Tracking
  • 3D Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Being on Set
  • Multipurposing Matchmoving Data
The student will have complete knowledge of 2D\3D Tracking. He/she will be able to deliver quality output as well as match the production deadline. This certificate holder is suitable to work in the studios developing match move content for live action, animated & visual effects for movies, serials, television or advertising firms etc.