A VFX Editor handles the visual aspect of a film, advertisement, video or tv show. VFX Editors work as the link between the film or TV production team, which shoots the live-action footage, and the VFX studio that does the visual effects.
Personal Competencies
You have a creative bent of mind
You are good with computers
You are comfortable working in a team
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelors degree (B.Sc.) in Animation and VFX
OR Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Sc.) in the same discipline
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
The course is offered by the Department of Animation or Film Studies. This list of Institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 2. Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Kurukshetra 3. R and R Education Foundation, Delhi
Private Institutes (Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1. Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida 2. Birla Institute of Technology, Jaipur 3. HEC Group of Institutions, Haridwar 4. ICAT Design and Media College, Hyderabad 5. Institute of Technology and Management, Dehradun 6. Roorkee College of Engineering, Uttarakhand 7. Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal 8. APEX Institute of Multimedia, Coimbatore
*NPTEL - National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
Fees
The approx. course fee ranges between 1,00,000 - 6,79,000*
These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute.
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI* • Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit*
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) • Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc. • All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: You can be employed by a VFX studio or directly by the film or TV production company.
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Shoban Narayanan is a Visual Effects Supervi-sor/Compositing Supervisor working for Hollywood feature films and television shows in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has completed his graduation in Animation and Multimedia from Tamil Nadu Advanced Technical Training Institute.*
VFX editor
NCS Code: NCS code: 2166.0211 | Code: MC0381. Complete 10+2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelors degree (B.Sc.) in Animation and VFX
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Sc.) in the same discipline
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
The course is offered by the Department of Animation or Film Studies.
This list of Institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
2. Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Kurukshetra
3. R and R Education Foundation, Delhi
Private Institutes
(Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida
2. Birla Institute of Technology, Jaipur
3. HEC Group of Institutions, Haridwar
4. ICAT Design and Media College, Hyderabad
5. Institute of Technology and Management, Dehradun
6. Roorkee College of Engineering, Uttarakhand
7. Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal
8. APEX Institute of Multimedia, Coimbatore
Information on the institute rankings can be found at https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Distance learning Institute
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Online courses
• NPTEL * Swayam - onlinecourses.swayam2. ac.in/cec20_cs08/preview
• Udemy - udemy.com/topic/vfx-visual-effects/
*NPTEL - National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
The approx. course fee ranges between 1,00,000 - 6,79,000*
These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute.
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
• Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit*
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: You can be employed by a VFX studio or directly by the film or TV production company.
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
VFX Assistant Editor → VFX Editor → VFX Supervisor
The approx. salary of a VFX Editor ranges between INR 7,000 - 50,000* per month.
Source: https://bit.ly/3IVbUrH
Experts from the field
Shoban Narayanan is a Visual Effects Supervi-sor/Compositing Supervisor working for Hollywood feature films and television shows in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has completed his graduation in Animation and Multimedia from Tamil Nadu Advanced Technical Training Institute.*
Source - davincimediacollege.com/alum-ni-davinci-media-college-chennai/- success-stories/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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