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The Department of Animation conducted its Board of Studies Meeting for the newly introduced programme PG Diplomain Animation Techniques on 09^th Dec 2021 (Thursday) at 04.00 P.M. through the Google Meet at Animation Academic Lab. Mr.P.KishoreKumar, Head i/c cum Asst. Prof. and Chairman of the BoS welcomed the gathering and explained the skeleton of the entire programme and introduced new courses for the upcoming academic year (2021-2022, Odd Semester). Dr.Thangaraj, Professor, Department of Computer Science, School of Information Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University, was the University Nominee. Dr.Elango, Professor & Head, Department of Electronic Media (PG), St Thomas College of Arts and Science, Koyambedu, Chennai took part in the BoS meeting as the Subject Expert. Ms.Saranya, Graphic Designer, Royal sign and awnings Studio United states, was invited as theIndustry Expert. Mr.Mahesh, PG Diploma student attended as the student representative.

All the members gave their valuable suggestions and recommendations about the syllabi. Faculty members Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim, Mr.S.Saravanan, Mr.S.Praveen Kumar, Mr.N.Naveendra Kumar, Mr.M.Shanmuga sundaram and Mr.A.R.R.Arul Prince attended the meeting.

The D. P. Roy Choudhury Association of Animation Department organized a Webinar on “Personal Interview and Resume Building” on 08.12.2021 between 11.30 A.M. and 12.30 P.M. for the I, II & III Year Animation Students. Mr. P. Kishore Kumar, Head i/c cum Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering.

The Resource person for this webinar was Mrs. Udhaya Shri, HR – Business Partner, BYJUS Chennai. This webinar was organized with an intention to empower students to perform better in their job interviews.

She covered various important aspects to be known by a fresher attending a job interview. She emphasized on the need to identify one’s own personal strength and weakness. She advised the students on how to present oneself during an interview and gave an insight into how to face challenging tasks during the process. She also stressed on the importance of every day preparations that is required by the students towards both conceptual knowledge and technical knowledge. On the whole the Programme ended fruitfully. The Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. S. Saravanan, Assistant Professor. Totally 88 students were benefitted through this programme.

The Department of Animation conducted the Parents Teacher Meeting for the II & III Year Animation students on 10.11.2021 (Wednesday) between 03.00pm and 04.00pm.  Mr. P. Kishore Kumar, Head i/c cum Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering with welcome address. The main objective of the meeting was to create a common platform, where teachers and parents come together to discuss student’s performance and devise ways to enrich their learning experience. The Parents were informed about the Academic Performance of the Students (Course wise) in the Continuous Internal Assessment – II (2021-22 odd semester). They also informed regarding the Attendance and the Status of the Assignment submissions of individual student.  Parents were encouraged to appreciate student’s participation in all academic activities. The PTM came to an end with the conclusion that the progress and development of the students depend on the joint efforts of parents and teachers. The Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. S. Praveen Kumar, Instructor of the Department. The Feedback was collected through Google Form.

The D. P. Roy Choudhury Association of Animation Department organized a one-day Session on “Thol Pavai koothu” for the I, II & III Year Students of Animation Department on 28.10.2021, Thursday at the Auditorium. The Program commenced with a welcome address by Mr.P.Kishore Kumar, HOD i/c cum Asst. Prof., Department of Animation.

Kalaimamani Mr.A.Muthulakshmana Rao & his team performed a program on shadow puppet and shared their experiences. The Guest, Principal, Dean and HoD awarded the shield & certificate for the best students under different categories. The students actively participated; all the students gave positive feedback. Totally 100 students participated in the program.

The D. P. Roy Choudhury Association of Animation Department organized a One day “Animation Workshop” on 23.10.2021, Saturday at Auditorium for the I & II Year students of Animation and Visual communication Department. The Workshop commenced with a welcome address by Mr.S.Praveen Kumar,  Asst. Prof., Department of Animation.

The programme started with lighting the kuthuvilakku. The Resource persons of the workshop were Mr.Saravana Kumar Pazhani–VFX Head, “Kreatuz Grafix”, Chennai, Mr.Rajesh – Chief Sub Editor, “The Hindu”, Madurai and Mr.BalaSeyameshwaran, proprietor of Seyamesh Solution (our alumni).Mr.Rajesh – Chief Sub Editor, “The Hindu”, Madurai addressed the students on the work flow of Digital painting and gave a demo session. Mr.Saravana Kumar Pazhani–VFX Head, “KreatuzGrafix”, Chennai gave a technical session on VFX production. Mr.BalaSeyameshwaran, proprietor of Seyamesh Solution addressed the students on recent trends and industry workflow.

Dr.R.Sujatha, Principal gave the Presidential address of the programme. Dr.S.Priya, Dean Academics and Dr.K.Archunan, Vice principal gave the felicitation address. Mr.P.Kishorekumar, Head i/c cum Asst. Prof., Department of Animation briefed about the programme. Mr.BabuShajan Kevin, Head i/c cum Asst. prof. Department of Visual communication introduced the guests and Mr.R.R.Arul Prince Raj, Asst. Prof., Department of Visual communication delivered the Welcome address. The Workshop was compered by C.Hemalatha III Year student and S.Madhubala II Year student from Department of Animation. The students took part very actively in the workshop and all the students gave a positive feedback. Totally 120 students participated in the workshop.

The D. P. Roy Choudhury Association of Animation Department organized a one day workshop on “Visual Effects” for the II & III Year Students of Animation & Viscom on 22.10.2021, Friday in the Auditorium. The Workshop commenced with a welcome address by Mr.S.Praveen Kumar, Asst. Prof., Department of Animation. The trainer of the workshop was Mr.Saravana Kumar Pazhani–VFX Head, Kreatuz Grafix, Chennai coordinated the students, He showed the students on how to utilize the Chroma key studio and took a technical class by doing cloning and crowd creation using Roto for the students in the Auditorium. The Workshop was compered by C.Hemalatha III Year and S.Madhubala II Year student from Department of Animation. The workshop provided the students with the Basics of Visual Effects techniques, industry workflow and opportunities during the session. The Students took part very actively in the workshop. They felt workshops like this will give them the right foundation and insight into future ventures and all the students gave a positive feedback. Totally 150 students participated in the workshop.

The II & III Year students and faculty team of Animation department attended a workshop on “Masking Techniques in UNITY” on 17.10.2021, Sunday between 02:00 PM and 04:00 PM through Google meet. The workshop was organized by IMSK, Chennai. The workshop provided the students with the Basics of Masking Techniques, the industry workflow and opportunities in the gaming industry. The trainer of the workshop was Mr.Prabhakar -from IMSK. The Students took part very actively in the workshop; and all the students gave positive feedback. Totally 75 students and 5 faculties participated in the workshop.

The II & III year students and faculty team of Animation Department attended a workshop on “Game Publishing Tips and Tricks” on 18.09.2021, Saturday between 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM through the Google meet. The workshop was organized by IMSK, Chennai. The workshop provided the students with the “Tips and Tricks of Game publishing” in the industry. The trainer of the workshop was Mr.Deepak Gurijala, Street lamp games. The Students took part very actively in the programme and all the students gave positive feedback. Totally 75 students and 5 faculties participated in the workshop.

The II & III year students of Animation Department participated in a workshop on “Texture Photography” Organized by IMSK Industry on 28.08.2021 (Saturday) through the Zoom platform.

The trainer of the workshop was Mr.R.Prasana Venkatesh, Photographer (Award-Winning Photo Mentor Brand Ambassador @ godox India official and also Brand Influencer @ sonyalphain) coordinated the session. The workshop provided the students with the fundamentals of Photography techniques, and opportunities in the field. The students took part very actively in the workshop. They felt workshops like this will give them the right foundation and insight into future ventures and all the students gave positive fe­­­edback. Totally 75 students participated in the workshop.

The D. P. Roy Choudhury Association of Department of Animation & Research Cell of SLCS jointly organized a webinar on “Research Methodology” in association with IQAC on 27.08.2021 (Friday) between 02.30PM and 03.30PM through the Google Meet. The programme started with a prayer song and the welcome address was delivered by Ms.I.Swethaof III year Animation. Mr.P.Kishore Kumar, Head i/c cum Assistant Professorwelcomed the gatherings and delivered the felicitation address. Dr.K.Rajesh Kumar,Head of the Department, BBA-SLCS was the resource person. The webinar covered the techniques from identifying research problems till writing a research Paper. The students were given an in-depth knowledge about the pipeline of the research, objectives of research, formats etc. He explained the concepts with the real life example which make the students understand very easily. The students interacted with the resource person and got cleared their doubts. Totally 60 students were benefitted through this programme. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mr.Saravanan, Assistant Professor, Department of Animation.