I wanted to be an animation director since I was in 9th standard. I was looking for an academic institution that could provide me with appropriate knowledge and help me hone skills needed to build my own studio and direct animation movies. I was looking for a place where I had the infrastructure and platform to start my career and get visibility in the industry through contacts. The curriculum at Whistling Woods International gave me the appropriate skills to build my own team with which I was able to design a coherent and well-oiled studio that I have today. By the time I passed out of the college, I had made friends within the college who would help me get work, because of them I never had to go to find work in the industry. The skills that the college provided helped me to sustain my clients and build new ones. Whistling Woods International also gave me infrastructure to learn and experiment with my work, which helped me work on varied styles, platforms and mediums without being constrained to a specialisation.

I’ve learnt so much more here than what they teach at other animation institutes. We get to dabble in the filmmaking side of things- we think about lighting in our cinematography classes, learn the finer nuances of creating a character in acting classes. We are introduced to the business aspect of the industry in the producing classes… all these forays further into specializations. This learning methodology has really enhanced my learning experience.