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Duration: 10 months
Semesters: 2
Whistling Woods International, a first-of-its-kind film television, animation and media arts institute, offers well designed Animation programs and courses. The programs are varied; many are intensive long term courses while others are short term, suited for fresh graduates as well as professionals with work experience in the field of animation. The programs educate students in all forms of traditional and digital animation, while offering what no other institute in Asia currently provides, an animation education with filmmaking and story-telling inputs. This unique combination will enable every student to go beyond being just another animation software operator and become an animation content creator.
The curriculum includes training of the highest level on latest techniques of traditional and digital animation in long term and short term dynamic programs, sequenced in a focused, interdisciplinary manner. The programs and courses develop every individual student into a capable team member with a respective specialised skill required for a global studio environment. Through classroom teaching, projects and private mentoring sessions, experienced professionals instruct students in advanced digital environments and develop cinematic story-telling skills. In the duration of the course students also develop a professional-calibre portfolio.
Course Curriculum
In sync with the trend of animation films and shows these days, this is a CG Animation & basics of Visual Effects Course with a modern approach.
Semester 1 takes the students through all aspects of 3D CG animation, using a range of advanced 3D software including :
 MAYA or XSI,
Photoshop,
Zbrush & SHAKE
Semester 2 is the preparation of the Demo reel wherein students will be trained to develop a portfolio by end of the term.
Timings: This course will be structured as a 12-15 hours per week program. Classes on any working day will not exceed 3 hours and on a holiday 6 hours
Course Fees & Security Deposit :
Course |
Duration |
Course Fees |
Service Tax (10.3%) |
Security Deposit |
Total |
Certificate Course in CG Animation (Part Time) |
10 months |
3,00,000 |
30,900 |
50,000 |
3,80,900 |
Payment Installment Pattern:
Course
| Acceptance |
Term 1* |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Total |
Certificate Course in CG Animation |
1,10,300 |
1,60,300 |
1,10,300 |
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3,80,900 |
(*inclusive of 50,000 security deposit)
| Notes / Benefits / Penalties / Refunds: |
| The Term 1 instalment includes security deposit, wherever applicable. This is non-interest bearing and refundable on course completion or withdrawal, subject to deductions. |
| All amounts are listed in Indian Rupees. The same amounts are payable by both Indian and International students. Non-Indian nationals who cannot make payment in Indian Rupees may make alternate arrangements with the Whistling Woods accounts department. |
| All payments made by Indian nationals must be accompanied by the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the payee, without which fees will not be accepted. |
| The ‘Acceptance’ payment is payable within two weeks of being accepted into a Whistling Woods International course. If a student is accepted within two weeks prior to course commencement, this is payable on registration day. |
| The ‘Acceptance’ payment is non-refundable, although it can be carried forward to the next intake for a maximum of 2 intakes, subject to management approval. |
| Term 1 fees are payable on Registration day, which may be a few days prior to the day of course commencement. |
| All other instalments are payable on or before the first day of each Term, except for the final term. |
| All payments listed under the final term of each course have to be paid 1 month before commencement of the final semester OR before completion of the term preceeding the last, whichever is earlier. |
| Transfer of fees across / between courses is subject to management approval, on a case-by-case basis, and per conditions as under: - | If a student changes specialisation mid-course from a course with a lower fee to a course with a higher fee, the fee difference, on a retrospective basis (for the semesters already completed), is to be paid by the student before commencement of the next term. | - | If a student changes specialisation mid-course from a course with a higher fee to a course with a lower fee, no refunds will be made retrospectively for fee differences, if any in the Terms already completed, and, irrespective of such differences, fees payable for future terms have to be paid as per the fee policy. |
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| Once a term has commenced, all fees paid / payable before that term are non-refundable. Any fees paid in advance for future terms will be refunded, along with the security deposit paid, subject to deductions, should a student leave his/her course mid-term. |
| For 2-year & 2&1/2-year courses, students electing to pay the total tuition fees before Term 1, will receive a waiver of Rs. 25,000/-. |
| Any scholarship extended to a student will be used to reduce the fees payable for the final Term of his/her course. |
| Following payment lapses will attract a penalty of Rs. 5,000/-:
| - | Delay in Fee Payment - a delay of even 1 day will attract this penalty per month. | - | In case of each act of cheque bouncing / dishonour of cheque. | - | All delays due to non-acceptance of fees on account of PAN unavailability. |
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| Adjustment of students’ dues / outstandings against advances / deposits may be considered by management at its discretion on a case-to-case basis. |
| Excessively delayed fee payments may be cause for cancellation of admission. |
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