The repid advancement of technology has made computer animation available to the masses and animation industry is one of the fastest growing industries. The demand for animated entertanment has expanded with the increase in broadcasting hours by Cable and satellite TV along withgrowing popularity of the Internet. In the past, animation series were animd at children aged nine and below. In recent years however, TV station have been producing animation series for teenager, adults and the whole family.

 

Another key trend is the outsourcing of animation content to Asia. This market is increasingly being tapped by North American film and televising programe producers. The major factor behind this shift of computer animation production to Asia/Pacific region including India continous to be the availability of low cost, powerful computer animation platforms and much lower labour rates. The India animation market, estimate at $494 million in 2008, is seen growing at a compounded Annual growth rate of 22% and is expected to hit $1 Billion by 2012.

 

The naimation industry with its eye set on to strike the billion dollar global market, looking for planned increase in the availability of skilled manpower in order to growth. This has created the need for skill training for large number of tectnical hands within next few years. This repid market growth offers enormous job prospect.