Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is the academic wing of Maya Entertainment Ltd.(MEL), a premier 3D Animation and Visual Effects house based in Mumbai. MEL's board consists of highly reputable names such as Intel, Enam Financial, Bhukanvala Holdings and Concept Communications etc.
MAAC took shape in 2001 with an in-house facility at MEL and a parallel setup in North India with the intent to provide high quality education in 3D Animation and Visual Effects. In a short span of six years, we've grown up to a network of more than 70 academic centers spread across India and Middle East. We also have the largest number of Autodesk certified training centers (ATCs) as well as certified instructors in India.
More recently, our courses have earned the quality validation from the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). The training programmes at MAAC are accompanied by live projects and regular workshops and seminars conducted by experts from across the animation industry.
We take great pride in our intuitive teaching philosophy which is centered around concepts and techniques so as to lay a strong foundation for a practical techno-artist who is well versed in both technology and concepts.
Today, ‘animation’ is no more restricted to Cartoon Characters only. Remember that mind-blowing scene from Godzilla, where the beast's tail swings, savagely reducing New York skyscrapers to little mounds of rubble? Or the one from The Mask where Jim Carrey's eyeballs pop out and his tongue comes lashing out of his mouth as he watches Cameron Diaz crooning in a nightclub? Hollywood blockbusters like JurassicPark , Independence Day, Tomb Raider or Harry Potter could not have been successful without the involvement of quality computer graphics.
MAAC has been always in the forefront of innovation in its offerings to students due to its background of being one of the largest production studios in the country. Given the fact that the talent required by animation studios and other career options for our students is primarily categorised in specialised skills that are expected from the job aspirants, we have designed our new diploma offering from this year to guide and focus our students to the specialisations as required. It is now widely realised by all recruiters that the incoming talent needs to be creatively oriented to deliver the best output and needs to be specialised in specific areas of expertise that are required on the production floor. Our Academic Advisory Board has endorsed both this view and also the revised diploma offering which caters to this need and we are proud to be, again, the fore runners of pro-active educationists.
The curriculum is designed in such a manner that over the course period, the student will get thorough grounding, expert training and certification in his/herdesired specialisation. The programme contains three Semesters of general skill / software training and a choice of one of the five specialised subjects specifically designed to make our students experts in the chosen field. Our faculty will guide our students on the choice of specialisation based on the student's aptitude shown over the first two semesters of the course. This ensures a good match of aptitude and specialisation resulting in a correct focus.
This programme is validated by University of Cambridge International Examinations ( CIE ) and the students will be conferred a dual authenticated certificate by MAAC and CIE, upon successful completion of the programme.
As our motto says "Real skills for the real world", we believe in developing creatively oriented professional talent rather than just software operators. Hence our programme starts with a complete orientation in the visual filmmaking process because of which our students induct themselves as creative thinkers before they learn the software. The subjects include Cinematography, Concept of Film Making, Performance Art, Digital Design, Compositing, Sound Editing, Non-Linear Editing, etc. Students are also given orientation on Photoshop™, After Effects™, Adobe Soundbooth™, Adobe Premiere™, etc..
Semester I - Digital Film Making
144*
In this semester we train students in various skill sets that they must master in order to be the front runners in the real world of 3D animation. They use Autodesk Maya™ and Mudbox™ software, to get introduced to skills like modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, hair, fur, cloth, etc. The subjects include Introduction to 3D World, 3D Design and Modeling, Look Development, Lighting, Particles & Dynamics, Hair, Fur and Cloth, Character Set up and Skinning, etc.
Semester II - 3D Fundamentals
144*
In this semester our students are trained on performance based character animation, aspects of visual effects, camera tracking, etc. Software like 3D Studio MaxTM, Boujou™, Fusion™, FCP™, etc. will be covered in this semester. Subjects include Character Animation, Node Based Compositing, 3D Compositing, Match Moving, Camera Tracking, Editing, Title Graphics, Audio- Video Synchronisation, etc.
Semester III - CG Complete
144*
Elective Specialisation Options one of which to be chosen by the students based on their aptitude and performance in the earlier Semesters.
Specialisation
Content
Contact hours
Modeling Xpert
Anatomy Study, Clay Modeling, Set Modeling, Landscape Modeling, Cartoon Modeling, Realistic Modeling, Four legged Modeling, etc.
96*
Lighting Xpert
Fundamentals of Lighting Design, CG Lighting, Lighting Environment and Architecture, Lighting Creatures, Characters and Animation, Look and Feel Development, Rendering Process, Approach to Render Layer and Passes, Compositing Techniques and Technologies, etc..
Animation Foundation, Body Dynamics, Basic Performance, Advanced Performance, Theatricals, etc.
96*
Visual
Effects Xpert
Advanced Particle Effects, Fluid Simulations with Realflow ™ , Advanced Camera Tracking with PFTrack ™ , Advanced Match Moving with PFTrack ™, Node Based Compositing, etc.
96*
* Refer program brochure available at our centre for the delivery schedule of these contact hours.
Communication Skills Corporate Etiquette Confidence Building Time Management, Mannerism Specialized Portfolio Development Interview Skills.
Please Note: MAAC does not undertake/guarantee any placement but only give them all required training and development to be the front runner for any recruitment by the prospective recruiters.
Grooming the students to turn them into great personalities is a continuous process at MAAC. With respect to the same, every quarter MAAC organizes Career Development Trainings across India to educate students on various aspects of personality development like:
MAAC holds an edge over any institute in the same field because of its USP, which revolves around CREATIVITY and PEDAGOGY. The three-fold MAAC advantage revolves around the following benefits: Creative Team :
MAAC is promoted and run by a team of creative professionals who thrive on their imagination and inspiration. Moreover the instructors are industry experienced.
End Users :
MAYA Entertainment, the parent group is the real life end user of all that is being offered by MAAC - both in terms of the inputs (the software) and the outputs (the trained students - since the really talented ones are absorbed in the organization itself). Also MAAC is one of the very few institutes that offer Character Animation.
Real Life Environment:
Because of the business constituents of MEL, the students are trained in an On-the-job environment. Hence, the training also incorporates additional intricate elements like camera angles, storyboards, editing. MAAC's competitors, due to infrastructural constraints cannot recreate this On-the-job environment.
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