A four-day long training programme on ‘Animation Video Making’ is being organised at the CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory. This national training programme has been launched under the banner of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Integrated Skill Initiative Programme.
The objective of the training programme is to provide training and exposure to Animaker software to school students and other interested individuals. The basic purpose of this training is to impart basic knowledge of animation and multimedia presentation to the participants, who will use this knowledge to create high-quality animation on the desired topic.
The highlights of this special four-day training are: Introduction to Animaker, Character Making, Scene Making, and White Board Animation.
Mita Tarafder, Head, KRIT Division of CSIR-NML, discussed the importance of understanding the subject of animated video making and having knowledge of this for school students to include creative content while presenting a new idea or concept. She briefly introduced the guest speaker and wished all participants would have an engaging training experience.
The guest speaker for the evening programme was Rahul Raman. He has done his graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Jharkhand. He has worked as a reporter and graphic designer for several media houses in Jharkhand. He is currently working as a digital business promoter for a furniture business outlet.
As expressed by Raman, video making with animation is a subject by itself that is in high demand in entertainment and other industries. He gave an overview of Animaker software and showed several demonstrations using templates available with the paid and free versions of the software.
His session was very interesting as the participants took a lot of interest and interacted with the speaker.
The programme came to an end with a vote of thanks extended by Pragati Jha, a team member of the KRIT Division. The virtual programme was attended by around 40 students and individuals with various professional backgrounds.
