I think it will depend a lot on how things work in India, and I can't speak to that being from the US. I will say on a personal note that I think it's in your best interest to do whatever will help you grow as an animator/artist/person the most. We get caught up in things like what it says on our diplomas, but life is about much more. Learn, experience, and grow, and try to put yourself in the places that those things will happen in the best way. If it's two more years of school, go for it. If it's getting out into the workplace, do it. Heck, if it's not going to school OR work and just apprenticing under a master then that's the way to go.

Concern yourself first and foremost on self improvement, especially in the early stages of your career. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice frns. Yup JKR sure uve made a point. But im still confused so as should I wait one more year, which would help me build up more animation skills. I just want to ask u guys if in your case where did you learn tthe most in school or at your first job???

I think animation is a field where you learn the most on the job! To me the advantage, apart from earning a degree, when you're a student is the freedom you get to do anything you want. There are no bosses. And sometimes that works wonders (look at all the brilliant student films). But I still think what you learn in your student days is just the tip of the iceberg. And as far as degrees/diplomas are concerned, I don't think they matter much when you have to appear for a job. But you're right, it does help in some cases when you wanna work in a foreign country.

So it's a two way road, and I can't really advise you what you should do. I can only say you should decide your priorities. If you're young, I guess you can spend 2 more years. But don't do it just for the degree. Make it worth the while! But if time is not on your side, you should try to get into a studio and earn production experience as fast as possible. Because more than the degree, it's the demo reel that counts!

When I was doing my one year animation specialization in Takshaa, I had the option of extending a semester and making a short film. It came with a foreign degree too. But since my age was catching up with me, I had to let it go and search for a job instead. I think it's pretty much worked for me! And of course I had meanwhile also done a distance learning 3 year degree program of the Bachelor of Fine Arts on the side.

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Bharat Nag wrote:

Thanks for the advice frns. Yup JKR sure uve made a point. But im still confused so as should I wait one more year, which would help me build up more animation skills. I just want to ask u guys if in your case where did you learn tthe most in school or at your first job???

I learned more at work in my 4 month internship than I ever did at the school for the other year. But when it comes to get into countries sometimes a serious degree count more than just a year or so of experience (unless you're really good..) It all comes down to if you want to study that long or make money while trying to get better.

im 20 at present. And Dapoon Sir thanks for the advice. @Eric thanks @rdchan I di=ecided the same

Glad I could help Bharat. And please don't call me 'sir'! You make me sound like an 80 year old!

fakepivot wrote:

If i remember correctly you did make a shortflim "fanatic",, so you did that after you left takshaa?

Yep that film was done in my 'Intro to CG' semester before I went into the animation specialization semesters! So it was made just for fun!