Tuesday 17 June 2014

Arena Animation to provide training services for Pixar's RenderMan

Mumbai, June 12th, 2014: Arena Animation, a leading animation institution in India announced today that it is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios’ RenderMan team to provide access to the latest state-of-the-art RenderMan software in its training programs. Arena Animation is the first Animation Training Institute in India to work with the world renowned Pixar’s RenderMan team who are delivering software, curriculum, and associated technical support so that Arena can deliver RenderMan Software training to students enrolled in Arena Animation training centres across India.
Pixar's RenderMan has been specifically engineered to meet the demanding challenges of rendering 3D animation and visual effects. It is fast, efficient, and able to handle an astonishing amount of geometric complexity along with offering cutting-edge effects. Critically, Pixar's RenderMan has been developed to deliver outstanding imagery during the stresses of real-world productions. The software has been used in a majority of visual effects movies going back to the origin of modern computer animation, introduced in movies such as Jurassic Park, Terminator II and Toy Story amongst others.
Mr. Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD of Aptech Ltd (parent brand for Arena Animation) said, “We at Arena Animation are certain that this collaboration will be of huge benefit to our students. The main goal behind this is the inclusion of industry input into the training curriculum so that the graduating students are up to date on the technology being used worldwide. The adoption of latest tools will give Arena students a definite edge that will make them suitable for jobs in India as well as at a global level.”
“We are delighted to collaborate with Arena Animation through Aptech Ltd in providing RenderMan access and training service support,” said Chris Ford, RenderMan Business Director at Pixar Animation Studios. “Our shared endeavor puts the tools used by the world’s leading studios in the hands of one of the world’s most extensive training networks, and happily coincides with a major sea-change in RenderMan’s latest upcoming release that makes the software more accessible and easier to use than ever.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
About Pixar’s RenderMan
Since the beginning of computer generated movie animation and visual effects, Pixar's RenderMan® has made some of the most fundamental contributions to the state of the art. Today Pixar's RenderMan is the gold standard in feature film production, used everywhere by studios large and small to create the outstanding visuals used in todays feature films. Pixar's RenderMan has been used in most of the Visual Effects Academy Award Winners over the past 15 years, and 49 out of the last 53 nominees for Visual Effects have chosen Pixar's RenderMan to produce the highest quality special effects possible.
About Arena Animation:
Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 4,00,000 students globally since its inception in 1996. Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools. Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.
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