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Sanjiv Waeerkar wants to create an army of animators that will include school children
I took time off and travelled across the world to understand the animation industry,not to outsource but to create original properties, says Waeerkar who has been on projects like the recent animation feature Arjun and Ali Baba and 40 Thieves that is due for release. My interest lies in education and content. Animation is a walk of life today,it is in everything mobiles,iPads,television,computer and so on. But there is no proper academy or course to create professionals,and with the industry opening up,we need more force, says Waeerkar.
Keeping the content in mind and the need of a rapidly growing media entertainment industry in the country,Waeerkar has put together MAAC Creative Studio (MCS) to enhance the skills of students. This studio boasts of producing three movies in the last three years,which were broadcast on Disney. Made by students,Super Heroes will be the first theatrical movie release. It is the story of four kids with supernatural powers and how they save the world, says Waeerkar. He refers to the animation industry in Europe and America and is seeking government support. The consumption of content by the youth is phenomenal and technology is making animation a very interesting and charged industry. Now is the time to make schools and academies as incubation centres,to give the skill set to students in the form of add-on courses because animation education is the next level,says Waeerkar.
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