Category Archives: animation

A Clay Modeling workshop was organized by the Animation Department for all the 1st and 2nd year Animation Students on 10.02.2020 & 11.02.2020. It was a 2 day workshop conducted in the drawing hall. Guest lecturers Mr.Sakthivel.,M.F.A., and Mr.Radhakrishnan.,M.F.A., (Sculptors) demonstrated clay modelling to the students. The complete structure took 2 days to complete. Ms.R.Subhiksha, II Year Animation delivered the welcome address. Dr.R.Sujatha, Vice Principal delivered the presidential address. Dr.S.Priya, Dean – Academics, delivered the felicitation address. Mr.P.Thirunavukkarasu, HoD, introduced the Chief Guests and detailed the information of the workshop. Ms.B.Swetha, I Year Animation delivered the welcome address in the Inauguration. All students of animation participated and prepared their clay models with lots of creative ideas. Department Faculty Members Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator, Mr.M.Purusothaman, Mr.P.Kishore Kumar, Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim Instructors made all the arrangements. Overall, it was a fun filled and aesthetic workshop

The Department of Animation inaugurated the Art & Media Club on 03.02.2020 (Monday) at Seminar Hall. The program started with a prayer song. Mr.Gokulram of II year Animation welcomed the gathering. The special address was given by Mr.Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator, Department of Animation who gave a wonderful lecture about the Art and its history. Mr. P.Thirunavukkarasu, Head of the Animation Department delivered a fabulous talk on the Importance of Communication and also spoke about the various incidents of foreign countries wherein their eminent artists and sculptures made their country proud. Ms. Hema of II year Food Science and Processing Management proposed the vote of thanks. The program ended with the National Anthem.

The Department of Animation commemorated the Memorial Day of Mahatma Gandhi on 30.01.2020 (Thursday) at the Seminar Hall. The program started with a prayer song. Ms.Subhiksha of II year Animation welcomed the gathering. The special address was given by Dr. S.Priya, Dean-Academics who quoted a few incidents of  Mahatma Gandhi that made him the Father of our Nation. Ms I. Swetha from I Year Animation delivered a wonderful speech on the life of our National Leader and Independence movement.  Mr. P.Thirunavukkarasu, Head of the Animation Department delivered a fabulous talk on World Wars and also of Ahimsha’s power, which made our country free from the British. Finally Ms. B. Swetha of I year Animation proposed the vote of thanks.  The program ended with the National Anthem.

The Department of Animation organised a three day workshop on 2D Animation, Storyboarding, Digital Matte Painting and 3D Animation for I and II year Animation Students on 25.12.2019 (Wednesday), 26.12.2019 (Thursday) and 28.12.2019 (Saturday). Industrial Experts Mr.C.Alagappa, 2D Animator, CHU CHU TV, Chennai, Artist Mr.Ravi Pallete, Madurai, Mr.Gopi, Digital Matte Paint Artist and Mr.Jeyabalan, 3D Animator, Knack Studio, Chennai were the Chief Guests. Ms.J.Nivetha, II B.Sc. Animation, Student Executive, DP Roy Choudhry Students’ Association  delivered the Welcome Address. Mr.P.Thirunavukkarasu, Head of the Department, Introduced the Chief Guest & spoke about the importance of Workshop. The Principal Dr.B.Ramamoorthy, delivered the Presidential Address. IQAC Advisor Dr.R.L.Ramnath delivered the Felicitation Address. Dr.S.Priya, Dean – Academics, delivered the keynote address. Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator of the Department, spoke about the Salient Features of the Workshop. Guest Lecturers shared their industrial experiences and taught the students about Basic Perspective concepts, Background designing, Character Turn around & Animation, Story Boarding, Matte Painting Techniques and also clarified the students’ doubts. Ms.B.Swetha, I – B.Sc. Animation, delivered the Vote of thanks. Department Faculty Members Mr.M.Purushothaman, Mr.P.Kishore Kumar and Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim played a key role in conducting the workshop.

Our alumni Mr.S.Kalaiappan (2015-18 Batch), VFX Artist, IGENE, Chennai conducted a workshop on “Career Guidance – Scope for Rotoscopy Artist” for our II & III Animation students on 08^th November 2019. Mr.P.Kishore Kumar Instructor, Dept. of Animation introduced the guest to the students. Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, Mr. M. Purushothamanand  Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim has done the arrangements. He spoke about the current situation & opportunities in the industry and shared his working experiences with the students.

Total No. of Beneficiaries – 102 Students

Department of Animation, Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science & 2ADPro, A Multinational Company from Chennai organised Campus Recruitment Drive for the students of III year B.Sc Animation. Around 30 Students were selected. Mr.Nirmal, HR Manager & Mr.Ramesh Dhanasekaran, Head-Training Division from the company conducted the Interview. A Training programme was organised for the shortlisted candidates for the period of Two Months (August& September) by the company at the College. The Trainers from the Concerned Company Mr. Murali, Ms. Chitra & Ms. Malathy trained the students about their Company`s Structure, Values, Workflow and Procedures. They also arranged student recreation programmes and artistic activities like celebrating Halloween Day, Outbound Training, and Fireless Cooking etc. The students Training program was an experiential learning and very useful to them.

Department of Animation conducted 13^th Board of Studies Meeting on 18^th October 2019 (Friday) at the Animation Academic Lab-1 at 10.30AM. Mr.P.Thirunavukkarasu, Head of the Department welcomed the gathering and gave a presentation about the importance of the syllabus. Mr. P. Kishore Kumar explained about the skeleton of the entire syllabus. Mr.Shanmuga Velayudham, Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Communication, Jamal Mohammed College, Trichy and Mr. Arun Subash, Asst. Professor, Department of Visual Communication, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankovil were invited as the Subject Experts. Mr. Balashyameshwaran, was invited as the Industry Expert and Mr. Keerthi Vasan as the Alumni member. All the members gave their valuable suggestions and recommendations about the syllabus. Dr.B.Ramamoorthy, Principal, Dr.S.Priya, Dean-Academics and Mrs.Suganthi Hepzibha, IQAC Coordinator also attended the meeting. Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, coordinator, Mr.M.Purushothaman, and Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim were the members of the meeting and they made all the arrangements.

Department of Animation, Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science & 2ADPro organised the Valedictory Function of the Training Programme: Extravaganza 2K19 on 26^th September 2019 at the College Premises. Dr. B. Ramamoorthy, Principal, SLCS, Dr. R.L. Ramnath, IQAC-Advisor were the guests of honour. Mr. Ramesh, Head of Training Divisions and Trainers Mr. Murali, Ms. Chitra and Ms. Malathy were present. Mr. P.Thirunavukkarasu, Head, Department of Animation gave an inspiring speech for the students about the Industry. The students exhibited their talents like Silambam, Dance, Mime, Music, Song and conducted games like Tuck of war, Biscuit Game etc. The Students & Trainers shared their experience about the Training Period and the Demo reels of the I, II and III year students were shown. All the faculty members and Students of I & II Animation were also present. The Vote of Thanks was proposed by Mr. Gurubaran of III year B.Sc Animation.

Department of Animation organized a Field Trip to Kodaikanal for 3 days (from 18^th – 20^th Sep 2019). Around 47 students from the I year Animation were accompanied by our college Faculty members Mr. P. Thirunavukkarasu, H.O.D – Animation, Mr. V. Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator – Animation, Mr. M. Abdul Aziz Hakkim, Instructor – Animation and Ms. Sumathi – Warden.

The Department organized this field trip to develop the student’s Creativity and learn about the Natural Landscapes. On these three days of the trip, the students visited places like Silver falls, Shenbaganur Museum, Coaker’s Walk, Kurinji Andavar Temple, Pillar Rock, Pine forest and the Lake. This trip has been very effective for the students to develop their knowledge and Mr. P. Thirunavukkarasu also did a Landscape painting of a tourist spot. Mr. Chenthil Kumar taught about the importance of lighting and Composition in Photography, which shed light on students to gain knowledge in their respective areas. Students have enjoyed the trip as an experiential learning and gave a positive feedback.

The Department of Animation conducted Peer Teaching for the I year students of B.Sc Animation. The peer teaching was held on 10.09.2019. In this session, Ms. P. Uma from III Year B.Sc Animation explained about Standard Operations Procedures (SOP) in the Graphic Design Industry and also highlighted the SOP terms related to Graphic Design in the Advertisement field. She also shared her experience about the training of 2ADPro, A MNC Company from Chennai. The Peer teaching session came to an end as an experiential learning and I year students gained positive impact.