The 'All About Animation' Blog » jobs http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog Understanding the Indian Animation Scenario Wed, 26 May 2010 19:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 More on industry employment trends… http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/careers/more-on-industry-employment-trends/ http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/careers/more-on-industry-employment-trends/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:36:49 +0000 akshata http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/?p=415 In my previous post I had mentioned how despite the bleak outlook of the market in general, VCL is about to embark upon a hiring spree. Information trickling out of other studios suggest that VCL is not alone. Many Indian studios and production houses are currently packed with work - be it outsourced or in-house. Most of them are even working on multiple co-productions simultaneously. What seems to have worked in their favour is that most of these projects began before the financial slowdown emerged. And the duration of these projects extends to another year or so. Therefore, the effects of the recession will not be visible in this industry at least for some time to come. A lot of animated features are being currently produced and though I’m not confident of the quality of the animation, it at least bodes well for the animators whose jobs are guaranteed.

What happens after a year remains to be seen. By then, if the situation is improving outside of the industry as well, then one couldn’t be asking for more.

The subject of recession particularly pertaining to the Indian Animation industry has been addressed before in this blog. Read here.

]]> http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/careers/more-on-industry-employment-trends/feed/ VCL bucks the trend. Plans to increase workforce 5 times over! http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/announcements/vcl-plans-to-increase-workforce/ http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/announcements/vcl-plans-to-increase-workforce/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:46:16 +0000 akshata http://www.allaboutanimation.com/blog/?p=413 While there’s talk of recession, layoffs and pink slips all around, Visual Computing Labs (VCL), India on the other hand is looking to increase its team strength 5 times over!

Sources from the company revealed that VCL, which is a division of Tata Elxsi, plans to increase its headcount from the present 300 to 1500 animators and special effects artists over the next three years. Having completed ‘Roadside Romeo’ they are now working on three more animation films, TV shows for Germany and bidding for large Hollywood projects.
VCL has already established itself as a force to reckon with having created the special effects for several Hollywood and Bollywood films like ‘Ironman’, ‘Ghostrider’, ‘Spiderman 3′, ‘One Night with the King’ and ‘Drona’, ‘Kidnap’, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Rang De Basanti’ & ‘Dhoom 2′. ‘Roadside Romeo’ marked their foray into animated feature films.

I’ll keep you posted as more details are revealed.

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