About
Definition
“But theatre because of its nature, both texts, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That’s why I call it the most social of the various art forms.” ~ Wole Soyinka Multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media including text, graphics, audio, video, etc. Multimedia is heavily used in the entertainment industry, especially to develop special effects in movies and animations (VFX, 3D animation, etc.). Multimedia games are a popular pastime and the games are software programs available either as CD-ROMs or online.Career Path
B.A (Multimedia)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
10+2/any equivalent examination
Entrance Exam
Arena Animation Academy Entrance Exam, Picasso Animation College Entrance Exam, Other colleges/insti...
Specialization
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Average Fee
₹40,000 to ₹2,75,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Video Game Designer, Animator or Motion Graphics Designer, Video, Li...
B.Sc.(Multimedia)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
10+2/any equivalent examination
Entrance Exam
Other colleges/institutes also conduct entrance exams
Specialization
Web Production, Advertisement Production, Animation Production, Video Production, Radio Production
Average Fee
₹40,000 to ₹4,50,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Story Board and Concept Artist, Character Designer, Layout and Back Ground Artist, Animator, Composi...
M.Sc.(Multimedia)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
2 years
Eligibility
Graduation in relevant stream
Entrance Exam
Some of the colleges/universities conduct their entrance exams
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹30,000 to ₹3,50,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Visual Photographer, Instructional Designer, Production Assistant, Desktop Publisher, Multimedia and...
Colleges
- Arena Animation, Bangalore, Bangalore
- Birla Institute of Technology Extension Centre, Noida, Noida
- Brainware University, Kolkata, Kolkata
- Brainz Institute of Design Studies, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad
- Frameboxx Animation, Mumbai, Mumbai
- Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Arts and Science (JNIAS), Kerala, Kerala
- M.C. Varghese College of Arts & Science, Kerala, Kerala
- Maya Academy of Advance Cinematics (MAAC), Delhi, Delhi
- Maya Academy of Advance Cinematics (MAAC), Pune, Pune
- P.A Inamdar College of Visual Effect, Design and Art, Maharashtra, Maharashtra
- Picasso Animation College, Bangalore, Bangalore
- Picasso Animation College, Hyderabad, Heyderabad
- St. Joseph College of Communication, Bangalore, Bangalore
- Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Vellore
- West Ford Institute of Film Technology, Kochi, Kochi
- Wiztoonz College of Media and Design, Bangalore, Bangalore
- Zee Institute of Creative Art, Ranchi, Ranchi
Top Colleges
Key Skills
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Career Prospect
- Flash Developers
- Network Engineers
- Publishers
- Graphic Artists
- Sound Experts
- Animators
- Authors/Content Providers
- Project Managers
- Picture Researchers
- Multimedia Designer
- Web Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Video Game Designer
- Animator or Motion Graphics Designer
- Video, Line or Audio Producer
- Computer Software Designer
- Story Board and Concept Artist
- Character Designer
- Layout and Back Ground Artist
- Compositor
- Digital Effect Animator
- Digital Effect Painter
- Modeler
- Pre-Visualization Artist
- Digital Artist
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Visual Photographer
- Multimedia Framework
- Instructional Designer
- Production Assistant
- Desktop Publisher
- Multimedia and Framework Expert
- Web Production
- Advertisement Production
- Animation Production
- Video Production
- Radio Production
Scope
- Schools
- Publishing Houses
- Films and Video Conferencing
- Web Designing
- Computer Games Designing
- Film Studios
- Advertising Companies
- IT Companies
- Television Studios
- Digital Educational Content Companies
- Advertising Graphics
- Animation and New Media
- Film Industry
- News and Media
- Radio Stations
- Game Websites
Pay Package
- Like in any other field the remuneration in this field depends on qualification, experience and area in which one works. One could get an initial pay of ₹15,000 to ₹60,000 per month.
Role Models
David Jones
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David Jones - A career spanning the best part of two and a half decades led to David Jones, a British game developer, taking the number four spot on Develop Magazine’s list of heroes. He co-founded DMA Designs in 1988, for whom he developed the addictive and iconic Lemmings game series. Then in 1997, DMA Designs brought out his creation, Grand Theft Auto, the world-renowned game franchise where the player is a criminal who must navigate the seedy underworld of various cities.
Masaya Matsuura
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Masaya Matsuura - Originally a musician, Masaya Matsuura became interested in the technological developments of the 1990s, eventually transitioning to the production of music-based video games such as PaRappa the Rapper and Vib-Ribbon, through his company, NanaOn-Sha. Matsuura is not short of praise and recognition. in 2009, Develop Magazine surveyed 9,000 video game developers, asking which member of the industry was their personal hero. Masaya Matsuura came in at number eight.