MIT Institute of Design

Animation Design

Academics
Animation Design

Animation Design COURSES

MIT ID’s Animation Design curriculum nurtures innovative thinking in students, enabling them to tackle such challenges both in the local and global context. Our carefully designed program empowers students to solve complex communication design-based problems using animation as a medium. MIT ID Animation program highly encourages and motivates students towards entrepreneurship and start-ups. The goal of the program is the development of industry-ready, skilled professionals and complete filmmakers, following India’s national education policy.

MIT ID animation program offers a well-balanced curriculum that encompasses major and minor courses such as visual development for narrative and non-narrative animation, character designing and storyboarding, animation fundamentals and advanced animation techniques with both 2D and 3D mediums, motion graphics, stop motion animation, along with related skills such as graphic novel development, experimental animation, narrative illustration, user-centric animation, sound design, VFX for film and game. We at MIT ID take research seriously, hence our selective classroom projects are supported by deep research and academic papers.

In addition, the department is incorporating the latest technologies, such as AI, VR, and other innovations, to provide students with a highly personalized and immersive learning experience, with storytelling being at the heart of it all. The department has several MoUs with international universities, providing students with the opportunity to study in a foreign university for a semester.

MIT ID animation programs stand out due to the strength of our holistic approach of blending narrative mastery and technical proficiency, which are aimed at developing complete designer with strong skills of storytelling, animation and with professional & social commitment who are passionate, versatile and cross-industry applicable, ready to play a significant role in animation or gaming studios, online, social and interactive media houses or their own start-ups.

COURSE DETAILS

B.Des

Eligibility:

10 + 2 (in any discipline)

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Northumbria University, UK

Duration:

4 years

Course Structure

Course Code Course Name Credits
GFNFD101 Design Overview  0
GFNFD102 Design Drawing 1  4
GFNFD103 Fundamentals of Design 1 (Colour) 3
GFNFD104 Fundamentals of Design 2 (Geometry) 1
GFNFD105 Fundamentals of Design 3 (Materials) 4
GFNDS106 Fundamentals of Design 4 (Form Space and Structure) 4
GFNDG107 Digital Methods 1 2
GFNDC108 Inter Design Studies 1 (Environ Exposure) 1
Course Code Course Name Credits
GFNFD201 Design Drawing 2 : Freehand , Analytical & Perspective 3
GFNFD202 Fundamentals of Design 5 : Colour II 2
GFNFD203 Fundamentals of Design 6 : Solid Geometry 2
GFNFD204 Fundamentals of Design 7 : Three Dimensionalaties of Form , Space & Structure 3
GFNFD205 Fundamentals of Design 8 : Materials 3
GFNDS206 Digital Methods 2 : Advanced Image Processing and Vector Graphics Applications 1
GFNPR207 Design Process : Problem Solving 5
GFNDC208 Interdesign Studies 2 : Urban Environment Exposure  1
Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
23AND2001 Animation Studies 2
23AND2002 Materials & Mediums 2
23AND2003 Animation Storywriting 2
23AND2004 Drawing for Animation 4
23AND2005 Animation Fundatmentals 4
23AND2006 Animation Project-1 6
23SHD1049 French-1 2
23SHD1051 German-1
23SHD1053 Japanese-1
23SHD1055 Spanish-1
Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
23AND2007 Digital Methods 2
23AND2008 Sound Design 2
23AND2009 Introduction to 3D 2
23AND2010 Anatomy Drawing 4
23AND2011 Animation Pre-Production 4
23AND2012 Animation Project-2 ( 2D/3D ) 6
23SHD2050 French-2 2
23SHD2052 German-2
23SHD2054 Japanese-2
23SHD2056 Spanish-2
Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
23AND3001 Motion Design 4
23AND3002 Animation Research & Paper Writing 4
23AND3003 User Centric Animation 4
23AND3004 Animation Project: 03 6
  University Elective  2
Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
  Major Electives /Minor 4
  Major Electives /Minor 4
  Major  Electives /Minor 4
23AND3011 Stop Motion Animation 6
23IOD3— School Elective 2

Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
23AND3005 Non-Narrative Animation  4
23AND3006 Board Game Prototyping
23AND3007 Acting for Animation 4
23AND30008 Book Illustration
23AND3009
Caricature Design 4
23AND3010
Inbetween and Cleanup
Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
  Major Electives /Minor 4
  Major Electives /Minor 4
23AND4005 Animation Project- 4 6
23AND4006 Major Project-AD 6

Course Code Course Name (Major) Credits
23AND4001 Motion Comic 4
23AND4002 Animal Locomotion
23AND4003 Grease Pencil 4
23AND4004 Scene Planning
Course Code Course Name Credits
23AND4007 Summer Internship -1 ( Exposure) * 2
23AND4008 Summer Internship-2 ( Industrial Training) ** 4
23AND4009 Graduation Project-AD 16

M.Des

Eligibility:

Animation Design Bachelor’s Degree in Fine / Applied Arts, Visual Communication, Animation ,Media, any other Communication Design discipline

Age Limit : 30 years

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University,

UK

Northumbria University, UK

Duration:

2 years

Course Structure

Course Code Course Name Credits
23AND5001R Design Overview 0
23AND5002R Art ,Culture & Design 2
23AND5003R Cinema and Animation Studies 3
23AND5004R Drawing for Animation  4
23AND5005R Animation Fundamentals 6
23AND5006R Computer Animation-3D Basics 5
Course Code Course Name Credits
23AND5011 Character Animation  ( 2D/3D) 150
23AND5012 Animation Pre-Production  150
23AND5013 Editing & Sound Design 120
23AND5010 Department Elective 01 ( Below any one needs to be opted) 120
23AND5010D Graphic Novel Visualization
23AND5010E Animation Content Curation
23AND5010C Organic 3DModelling
23AND5010F AI Generated Content Creation
Course Code Course Name Credits
23AND6001R Animation final Project 270
23AND6007 Design Management  60
23AND6008 User-Centric Animation 90
23AND6004 Department Elective 02 ( Below any one needs to be opted) 120
23AND6004A Motion Design
23AND6004B Stopmotion Animation
23AND6004C Content Writing for Animation
23AND6004D 3D Game Assets Creation
Course CodeCourse NameCredits
23AND6005RIndustrial Internship(Extended in vacation, credits to be earned in Sem 4)180-240
23AND6006RGraduation Project -M.Des-AD460

B.Des

Eligibility:

10 + 2 (in any discipline)

Fee Structure:

24L for entire course Know more

Course Structure

Duration:

2 + 2 years

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Northumbria University, UK

M.Des

Eligibility:

Animation Design Bachelor’s Degree in Fine / Applied Arts, Visual Communication, Animation ,Media, any other Communication Design discipline

Age Limit : 30 years

Fee Structure:

24L for entire course Know more

Course Structure

Duration:

2 years

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University,

UK

Northumbria University, UK

STUDENT WORK

Project: 3D modeling
by Archit Shah
Project: Jumble Joy
by Soham Deshmukh
Project: Game Design
by Rohan Deb

 

Project: Taahanlelee Haak

by Apurv Gautam

Project: Toys of Chennapatna

by Group project
Project: Why not maths
by Richa Chaudhary

CAREERS

MIT ID Animation design provides robust opportunities to its students with leading studios and major recruiters. The dedicated training and placement cell ensures the best possible placement possibilities for various key roles in the booming animation, gaming and VFX sectors, such as VFX artists, Character designer, 2D and 3D animator, motion graphic specialist, storyboard artist, CG technicians with opportunities in gaming, advertisement and film industry. We emphasise design thinking and hands-on projects, industry-sponsored internships and a vibrant and highly successful alumni community. This curriculum equips students for global opportunities in a rapidly evolving industry driven by AI, VR, and immersive content.

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FACULTY

Associate Prof. Binoj John

H.O.D. Animation Design

Prof. Chandan Bhattacharya

Animation design

Asst. Prof. Aroop Dwivedi

Animation Design

Asst. Prof. Tanuj Singh

Animation Design

Asst. Prof. Ashish Sheje

Animation Design

FACULTY

Prof. Methew Kurein

Head of dept

Prof. Harshit Desai

Head of dept

Asst. Prof. Rajendra Thakre

Head of dept