Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics is the academic wing of Maya Entertainment Ltd.(MEL), a premier 3D

3-D film

A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...

  and Visual Effects

Visual effects

Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...

 house based in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 now a business line of Aptech Ltd., India and promoted by Internationally renowned producer-director, Mr. Ketan Mehta

Ketan Mehta

Ketan Mehta is an Indian film director, who has also directed documentaries and television serials.-Early life and education:Born in Navsari in Gujarat, Ketan Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of...

 and acclaimed film actress Ms. Deepa Sahi

Deepa Sahi

-Early life:Deepa Sahi was born in India in Dehradun. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India.-Early career:An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the...

. Established in 2001, today MAAC has its presence in more than 80 centres across India.

MAAC provides education in 3D , Visual Effects and Post-Production techniques duly supported by live projects, seminars by Industry professionals and innovative workshops organized from time to time.

About

Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics franchise offers courses, in , visual effects,gaming and related areas , using software and systems such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effect, Autodesk 3ds max, Autodesk Combustion, Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Maya, Syntrillium CoolEdit Pro, Right Hemisphere's Deep Paint 3D and the Avid Film Composer.

Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics assures that the end product of such a philosophy is the creation of an artist who can think creatively, and apply his knowledge to almost any software tool. The Magic Shop, Maya Entertainment Ltd’s Visual Effects and division started an in-house educational facility within Maya Entertainment and one centre in the north Indian city of Chandigarh.

Rankings and honours

• Won the top honours at "ASIA IMAGE APOLLO AWARDS 2006" held in Singapore in the category of ‘Best TVC Under ‘
• 24FPS films credited by being nominated at “ASIA IMAGE APOLLO AWARDS 2005” and winning at “FICCI BAF Awards 2005” and “ASIFA Awards Of Excellence 2005
• Won “FICCI BAF Awards 2008” for best student film and being nominated “Siggraph 2008"

Placements

Students of MAAC have been placed in various companies including :

• BIG
• DQ Entertainment
• Prime Focus
• Corner Shop
• NDTV
• Studio 9
• Pranas
• Animax
• Red Chillies
• Tata Elxsi Limited
• Pixion
• Crest Studio
• Vaibhav Studios
• Rhythm & Hues
• EFX
• Paprikaas Interactive
• IBN 7
• Arena Multimedia
• Maya Entertainment Limited and many more

External links

• MAAC official website
• MAAC Pune website
• About Mumbai MAAC at Shiksha.com
• Maac Pune at Shiksha.com