Academics
 
AcademicsSeagull Animation & Gaming Academy is a pioneer in 3D Animation Education .
It holds specialization in the complete film making process in 3D.Saga is originally formed to bring fun, creativity and a higher level of sophistication to Indian entertainment industry through training, advertising, broadcasting, television production, movies etc. The organization aims at endowing qualitative education on Classical Animation and Visual Effects.


Courses Offered
Career Oriented Courses
Future Xtreme

Duration- 22 Months

Specialization- A Comprehensive and Industry Approved Career Course. This course has been designed keeping all the aspects of  industry based Animation, compositing, SFX, CFX, Editing and designing in mind which is required in the industry. You become a VFX Professional as well as a Master in Animation.

This course provides you the best opportunity to learn the most up-to-date technology used nowadays in the film industry, of course now in your own city. Along with 3D Animation and VFX,  you also master the techniques of Life drawing, Pose to pose drawing, Claymation, Sculpting, Storyboarding & Art Direction.

Phase I -  Pre-Production

In this phase the students are trained in Basic Art, Developing Drawing
Skills, Perspective Drawing,  Creating Illustrations, Concepts  of 2D Animation, Anatomy Study, Posing Characters, Character Design, Facial Expression & Body postures, Live Drawing, Outdoor Sketching, Framing & Composition, Background Designing, Camera Angles, Concepts of Storyboarding. 

Phase II - Digital Graphics
Softwares Covered : Adobe Photoshop & Corel Painter

Phase III - Understanding the Digital Dimensions 
Softwares Covered : Autodesk Max, Deep Paint 3D

Phase IV - Mastering Digital Animation
Software Covered : Autodesk Maya

Sculpting Phase
Software Covered : Pixologic Z Brush   

Phase V - Post Production and Visual Effects

Non Linear Editing   
Softwares Covered : Adobe Premiere,  Sony Vegas   

Compositing & Special Effects
Softwares Covered :    Adobe After Effects &  Particle illusion

Compositing and VFX 
Softwares Covered : Nuke, PF- Track,  Eyeon Fusion

Sound Editing  
Software Covered :  Adobe Audition


Future Plus

Duration- 19 Months

Specialization- An Industry Approved Career Course focusing on the specialisation in Advanced 3D Animation, compositing, SFX and Visual Effects. Students learn the techniques of classical animation and become a  Master in Animation. This course also offers you the best opportunity to learn the most up-to-date technology used nowadays in various animation based industry. We maintain the industry standards in education  of course now in your own city. Along with  3D Animation and VFX,  you also master the techniques of Preproduction and Graphic Designing.

Phase I -  Pre-Production

In this phase the students are trained in Basic Art, Developing Drawing
Skills, Perspective Drawing,  Creating Illustrations, Concepts  of 2D Animation, Anatomy Study, Posing Characters, Character Design, Facial Expression & Body postures, Live Drawing, Outdoor Sketching, Framing & Composition, Background Designing, Camera Angles, Concepts of Storyboarding. 

Phase II - Digital Graphics
Softwares Covered : Adobe Photoshop & Corel Painter

Phase III - Understanding the Digital Dimensions 
Softwares Covered : Autodesk Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3D

Phase IV - Mastering Digital Animation
Software Covered : Autodesk Maya

Sculpting Phase
Software Covered : Pixologic Z Brush   

Phase V - Post Production and Visual Effects

Non Linear Editing   
Softwares Covered : Sony Vegas   

Compositing & Special Effects
Softwares Covered :    Adobe After Effects
Compositing and VFX 
Softwares Covered : Eyeon Fusion

Sound Editing  
Software Covered :  Adobe Audition


SPAP- Specialization in Professional 3D Animation Program

Duration- 17 Months

A complete package for learning Professional Film making program and techniques of 3D animation. The course is designed in such a way that the students can master the art of preproduction, production and postproduction.


Specialization- Students are provided specialization in Conceptual Art, Creating Illustration & story boards, Concepts of Graphic design & Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop, Advanced 3D modeling, Advanced Dynamics, Advanced 3D Character Animation, 3D Games content Development using the software 3DS Max , Autodesk Maya & Z Brush, Audio & Video Editing, VFX & Compositing in Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects & Autodesk Combustion respectively.

APA- Advance Program in 3D Animation

Duration- 12 Months

One year certificate program for specialization in 3D Animation and special effects. Also the students get an expertise in preproduction and compositing techniques.



Specialization- Creating Illustration, Anatomy Study, Concept Development, Live Sketching, Story Boarding, ,Graphic Design& Digital Painting, Advanced 3D Modeling & Animation in 3DS Max, Non- Linear Editing in Adobe Premiere, Audio Editing and composition in Adobe Audition, Special effects in Adobe After Effects, Compositing & VFX in Autodesk Combustion.





Short Term Courses

DM- DIGITAL MAYA

Duration-10 Months

A complete package for those who want to make an animated film of their own and learn the wonders of Autodesk Maya along with Editing and Special Effects in a short span of time.



Specialization- Concepts of Graphic Design & Digital Painting, Advanced 3D Modeling (High Poly & Low Poly),Lighting, Rendering, Dynamics, Rigging and Character Animation in Autodesk Maya, Non Linear Editing in Adobe Premiere, Compositing & SFX in Adobe After Effects.

S. Arch

Duration- 6 Months

A program designed for developing realistic 3D Architecture. One can be a master in advanced techniques of developing a 3D Architectural Walkthrough with the use of perfect lighting, rendering & camera animation. A knowledge of Adobe Premiere adds an extra advantage of editing and implementing some amazing transitions and effects along with audio in the walkthrough to add life in it.


Specialization- Concepts of Graphic Design & Digital Painting, learning Texturing Skills in Adobe Photoshop. Advanced Inorganic 3D Modeling (High Poly & Low Poly),Shading, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Dynamics, Camera Animation and much more to explore in Autodesk 3DS Max, Editing and creating walkthroughs in Adobe Premiere.

AMUP - Advanced MAYA UNLIMITED Program

Duration- 6 Months

A Short term program designed for mastering the 3D world with the help of  Autodesk MAYA. Candidates also master the art of Graphic Designing and texturing skills.



Specialization- Concepts of Graphic Design & Digital Painting, texturing, Advanced 3D Modeling (High Poly & Low Poly),Lighting, Rendering, Dynamics, Rigging and Character Animation in Autodesk Maya.

Print Magic

Duration- 6 Months

This Course offers you all about the grammar of graphic designing, visualizing concepts and creative problem solution. Along with this you are trained to be a master professional for the print media industry.


Specialization- Raster Graphics : Concepts of Graphic Design & Digital Painting, Masking Techniques and image manipulation in Adobe Photoshop. Vector Graphics : Creating Illustrations, logo designing and knowledge about the different print media and the designing techniques used for print media in Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw. All about Texts, Images and their alignment and arrangement and the final steps for publishing with the help of Adobe PageMaker.


ACEP - Advanced Compositing and Editing Program

Duration- 6 Months

A complete and advance program providing specialization in the postproduction part i.e. Audio & Video Editing, Sfx, Compositing etc. so that one can be focused and be a master in all the postproduction techniques used in the industry.

Specialization- Non Linear Editing, About cameras, Broadcasting methods, Creating Edited Compositions, Audio & video transitions, in Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas. Video Enhancement, Sky Replacement, 2D motion tracking, color correction camera movements, 3D Compositing, color keying, particle effects in Adobe After Effects & Particle Illusion. Rotoscopy, Node based compositing camera movements and much more in Autodesk Combustion and Eyeon Fusion.

Pencil to Pixels

Duration- 3 Months

An ideal course for artists. Basically it’s a program emphasizing on the preproduction part i.e. planning of a story, starting from basic art and understanding the role of commercial art in the industry.


Specialization- Basic art, developing drawing skills, perspectives, concepts of 2D Animation, anatomy study, postures, live drawing, framing and composition, understanding camera angles, story boarding along with concepts of graphic designing, digital BG painting, image manipulation and much more in Adobe Photoshop.