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YouTube 101 – Special Session in Mumbai

YouTube 101 with TASI

The Animation Society of India invited YouTube to conduct a special series of workshops for audio-visual content creators. These workshops called the ‘YouTube 101’ have been specially designed for enthusiastic animators and film-makers who want to create their own original content, publish the content and build a career in doing the same. The objective of the program is to help creators understand the new media/YouTube and how they can start their own media venture on YouTube.

The session covered the following topics:

  1. Understanding the current media world (Old/New media & YouTube)
  2. How to monetize and market your content on YouTube
  3. How to program your content, develop your channel and build audience for your channel on YouTube
  4. How to start on YouTube + Creating Content for YouTube

The first YouTube 101 session was held in Mumbai on 23rd Feb, 2013, at Google India, Maker Max City, 3rd North Avenue, 1st Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

SPEAKERS:
Gaurav Dobhal

Partner Acquisitions Manager, India and SE Asia

Gaurav started his professional journey as an entrepreneur launching India’s first independent music platform Tempostand.com. After his start up journey he has worked across a range of media organizations from WPP to Times of India, leading digital marketing campaigns for clients like Ford, Intel, Panasonic and Dolby to name a few. He’s a believer in the power of the digital medium and is excited by the huge entrepreneurial opportunities it presents.

Aanchal Bahadur

Aanchal is a Bachelor of Commerce from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. She started her career at Google with AdWords and moved to YouTube last year. Aanchal is a new media enthusiast and is currently excited about working to develop more content genres for more choice on what to watch on YouTube in India. In her free time, she likes to read and write (anything and everything), listen to music, paint and thankfully, watch YouTube videos

TASI’s *Superhit* Session in the Orange City!

Model Animation Workshop with Vaibhav Studios
On 16th February 2013, Nagpur was host to a hands-on workshop in Model Animation with the Vaibhav Studios team, where the process of stop motion/puppet/clay animation was demonstrated live. This included techniques like displacement as well as replacement animation. Stop motion professional artists guided the participants to create their own wire frame armatures for stop motion. All the material for the workshop was provided by TASI.

The workshop demonstrated the following:

1. Stop motion film screenings: puppets, clay, different materials, pixillation
2. Replacement/ displacement animation techniques
3. Translating a 2d character design into an armature diagram
4. Live demonstration of the process of making armatures
5. Tips and suggestions on materials
6. Action analysis
7. Shoot set up
8. Live demonstration of the stop motion animation shoot
9. Playback of the action and review
10. Exhibition of participants’ armatures
11. Q&A

The response was fantastic and now artists and aspiring animators from Nagpur and nearby towns are eager for more such workshops.

TASI presents YouTube 101 in Mumbai

“Do you love creating animation and sharing it with the world?
Are you looking to reach out to a wider audience? …directly?
Do you want to learn how to make your content earn recognition?”

The Animation Society of India is delighted to invite YouTube to conduct a special series of workshops for audio-visual content creators. These workshops called the ‘YouTube 101’ are specially designed for enthusiastic animators and film-makers who want to create their own original content, publish the content and build a career in doing the same. The objective of the program is to help creators understand the new media/YouTube and how they can start their own media venture on YouTube.

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  1. Understanding the current media world (Old/New media & YouTube)
  2. How to monetize and market your content on YouTube
  3. How to program your content, develop your channel and build audience for your channel on YouTube
  4. How to start on YouTube + Creating Content for YouTube
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The sessions will be held in various cities across the country at the respective YouTube offices. All student participants will get a certificate from YouTube and will be eligible for a reward program based on their small project/practical work. The number of seats are limited so registrations will be on a first come first served basis.

Terms & Conditions:

  1. Participant must be a current TASI member (Student or Professional, Half-yearly/Annual/Life)*
  2. Participant must have his/her own YouTube channel (If you don’t have one already, you can visit youtube.com and create one now)
  3. Participant must be willing to complete the assignment given during the course of the session and submit it as per the guidelines.

*Non-members can take a membership at any one of our member registration centres. Details here: http://www.tasionline.org/join-tasi/

The first YouTube 101 session is being organised in Mumbai on 23rd Feb, 2013, 11 am to 3 pm.
at Google India, Maker Max City, 3rd North Avenue, 1st Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
The session is FREE but there are only 25 seats.

REGISTRATION COMPULSORY

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SPEAKER PROFILES:

Bharat Zende
Head of Online Partnerships, YouTube India & SE Asia

Bharat Zende is the head of India’s online partner operations for YouTube. He manages online partnerships and acquisitions’ for original creators for YouTube in India and SouthEast Asia. Prior to joining YouTube, Bharat spent 3+ years at Star India (P) Ltd, where he was Regional Manager and was involved in Star India’s digital ad sales strategy and operations. He has worked in the Internet media space for a number of years, with some of India’s leading media companies, including The Times of India and NDTV. He has a strong background in digital advertising and monetizing entertainment content on internet and mobile space.

Bharat is a graduate from SIES College Mumbai and has a Master of Management studies specializing in Marketing from University of Mumbai. Bharat lives in Mumbai and operates out of Google’s Mumbai office.

Gaurav Dobhal
Partner Acquisitions Manager, India and SE Asia

Gaurav started his professional journey as an entrepreneur launching India’s first independent music platform Tempostand.com. After his start up journey he has worked across a range of media organizations from WPP to Times of India, leading digital marketing campaigns for clients like Ford, Intel, Panasonic and Dolby to name a few. He’s a believer in the power of the digital medium and is excited by the huge entrepreneurial opportunities it presents.

Aanchal Bahadur

Aanchal is a Bachelor of Commerce from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. She started her career at Google with AdWords and moved to YouTube last year. Aanchal is a new media enthusiast and is currently excited about working to develop more content genres for more choice on what to watch on YouTube in India. In her free time, she likes to read and write (anything and everything), listen to music, paint and thankfully, watch YouTube videos

TASI is bringing Stop Motion Animation to Nagpur

Model Animation Workshop with Vaibhav Studios

A hands-on workshop in Model Animation with the Vaibhav Studios team, where the process of stop motion/puppet/clay animation will be demonstrated live. This will include techniques like displacement as well as replacement animation. Stop motion professional artists will guide the participants to create their own wire frame armatures for stop motion.

The workshop will demonstrate the following:

1. Stop motion film screenings: puppets, clay, different materials, pixillation
2. Replacement/ displacement animation techniques
3. Translating a 2d character design into an armature diagram
4. Live demonstration of the process of making armatures
5. Tips and suggestions on materials
6. Action analysis
7. Shoot set up
8. Live demonstration of the stop motion animation shoot
9. Playback of the action and review
10. Exhibition of participants’ armatures
11. Q&A

TASI will provide ALL the materials for the workshop – the cost is covered in the registration amount. However, it DOES NOT cover food and beverages for the day.

Date: 16th February 2013
Time: 10 am to 6 pm
Venue: Ravindranath Tagore Gallery, Opposite To N.I.T. Swimming Pool, North Ambazari Road, Nagpur

Registration:

– For Members  – Entry on valid Membership Card only. Entry is free but you will be charged a subsidised fee for the materials as follows
For Student Members – Rs.50/- and For Professional Members – Rs.100/-
Members please REGISTER at centres mentioned below.

– Non-members can register and collect a Day Pass (temporary membership) – this includes the material cost for the workshop.
Day Pass:
 For Students – Rs.200/- and For Professionals – Rs.400/-
 

REGISTRATION CENTERS: (Opening on 1st Feb, 2013 and Closing on 12th Feb, 2013):

MAAC Dharampeth
Contact: Asmita Pokale and Abhishek Acharya
Telephone: 9545511144 / 9326976946
Address: 5/16,”Sharad Vilas”, Gorepeth, Opposite G.S.College, Nagpur.
Landmark: Law College Square
Timings: 10 am to 7 pm (Monday to Saturday)

Reliance AIMS (Animation Infotainment & Media School)
Contact: Rohan Zade and Raj Rawale
Telephone: 8805227489 / 8007928786 / 9096042311
Landline: 0712-2245610
Address: 78, Ankit Apartment, Kotwal Nagar, Atrey Layout, Near Datta Meghe College, Nagpur 440015
Timings: 10 am to 6 pm (Monday to Friday)

Terms & Conditions:
1. Limited Seats, All Entry on First Come Basis.
2. Gates Close 30 mins before session starts. No entry for late arrivals.
3. Rights of Admission Reserved.
4. Student ID / TASI Membership Card (if issued) is mandatory.
5. In case you have not collected your TASI member card, please carry proof of payment (receipt / bank deposit slip).
6. TASI reserves the right to re-schedule, cancel or modify the program without prior notice.

Model Animation Workshop with Vaibhav Studios

An Encounter with Concept Artist Manoj Menon

Manoj Menon - Concept Artist

Speaker: Manoj Menon
Date: 12th January
Time: 9 am to 2 pm
Venue: JAIN ANIMATION SCHOOL, JGI Knowledge Campus, 44/44 District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazaar, Jayanagar,
9th Block, Bangalore

Program

Talented concept artist Manoj Menon took us through the process of Character Design, Visual Development and Story Creation. The ‘show and tell ‘ session covered:

  • The fundamentals of design and Manoj’s approach to it.
  • Form explorations and silhouette plans.
  • Designing characters for 3D animation.
  • Extracts and samples of good character design.
  • Samples from Manoj’s portfolio.
  • Question & Answer session.