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The Valediction Ceremony of the International Animation Day Celebration 2020 was held on 31.10.2020. It started with a Prayer song and Mr.Gokul Ram of III year Animation gave the Welcome Address. Prof.Chenthil Kumar, Head of Animation Department the Chief Guests, Dr.R.Prabhakar Vedamanickam, Associate Professor, Department of Tamil & Artist Thirunavukarasu. They delivered excellent speeches on the Topic “A Day with the Masters”. Dr.R.Prabhakar Vedamanickam is an experienced person in the Art & Media Field with an exposure of 30+ years. He delivered a Talk on” How to watch Paintings & Movies in a different Perspective?” He told the students that only watching movies doesn’t create any impact but listening to them makes a great impact in their lives. Mr.Thirunavukarasu advised the students to think out of the box so that they can shine in the Industry. The speech was followed by a Discussion forum. Posters of Short films made by the second and third year students were released.  Ms.I.Swetha of II Animation proposed the Vote of Thanks. Totally 100 students from the department of the college participated in the event. Professors M. Purushothaman, P. Kishore Kumar and M. Abdul Aziz Hakkim made the arrangements for the Celebrations. The students gave a Positive Feedback about the entire celebrations.

The second day (29.10.2020) started with the introduction of the Chief Guest, Mr.Santhosh Narayanan who is great Artist, Designer & Writer from Chennai by Prof.Chenthil Kumar, Head of Animation Department. He gave an amazing speech on the Topic “A Day with a Minimalist”. He spoke of the concept & history of Minimalism in a lucid manner so as the students could easily understand. He also advised the students to read a variety of books to enhance and develop their knowledge which is an essential skill of an artist. He led the session to a Discussion forum which forced the students to interact and resulting in sharing of knowledge. Totally 100 students from the department of the college participated in the event.

On the Inauguration Day (28.10.2020), Artist Mr.Trotsky Marudu, Kalaimamani Awardee, a great Artist, VFX & Art Director was invited as a Special Guest.  He delivered a inspiring speech on the Topic “A Day with an Artist”. He narrated his childhood life and the magnificent vision of films in olden days. He also mentioned lot of World Movies and the names of various films which have created a strong impact on society as well as in the film industry. He advised the students to learn about the Traditional Methods which, according to him, will be useful for their strong foundation. After his speech, students clarified their doubts with the Guest. Ms.I.Swetha of II Animation proposed the vote of thanks.

Totally 100 students from the department of the college participated in the event.

The “DP Roy Choudhury Association” and “Art & Media Club” of the Department of Animation organized an Intra College webinar series associated with “Internal Quality Assurance Cell” of our college, titled “Kadhaipoma”. The first session “Kadhaipoma – Live Technical Session on Concept Art” was conducted on 06.07.2020, Monday during 10:30 A.M to 11:30 A.M using Google Meet. Mr. Sathish Kumar, Freelance Concept Artist, Bangalore, our Alumni (2011-14 Batch) with experience in film and game companies such as Technicolor, Ubisoft. Mr.P.Kishore Kumar, Instructor, delivered the Welcome Address. Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator, Introduced the Chief Guest and delivered the keynote address about the webinar. Our chief guest Mr. Sathish Kumar shared his industry experiences and showed a demo on Concept Art and answered all the questions of our students technically. Ms.Swetha, I Animation proposed the Vote of Thanks. Totally 100 Animation students of I & II year attended the session and gave positive feedback about the session.

The “DP Roy Choudhury Association” and “Art & Media Club” of the Department of Animation organized an Intra College webinar series associated with “Internal Quality Assurance Cell” of our college, titled “Kadhaipoma”. The first session “Kadhaipoma – Non-Linear Editing and DI in Feature Film”was conducted on 02.07.2020, Thursday during 10:30 A.M to 11:30 A.M using Google Meet.Mr. Boopathi Selvaraj, Cinematographer, Editor & Colorist who worked in successful movies such as “comali”, “Oh My kadavule” and “Velvet Nagaram” was the Guest Speaker. Mr.P.Kishore Kumar, Instructor, delivered the Welcome Address. Dr.R.Sujatha, Principal, delivered the Presidential Address. Mr.V.Chenthil Kumar, Coordinator, Introduced the Chief Guest and delivered the keynote address about the webinar. Our chief guest Mr.Boopathi Selvaraj, shared his industry experiences and answered all the questions of our students technically.Mr.M.Abdul Aziz Hakkim, Instructor proposed the Vote of Thanks. Totally 150 students from various departments of our college attended the session and gave positive feedback about the session.

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.