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The course facilitator is Claire Louis, owner of the Katanimate 3D Animation Studio based in Musgrave.
Speaking about her involvement with the course, Louis said: “After running an Animation workshop during DigiFest 2021, I enquired from Prof Kruger on initiating Animation in Durban because I was finding it difficult to find qualified animators, unlike in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Not long after that I got a phone call from Dr Moodley and things moved really quickly. We came up with the course, something that would work and we ended up with these five graduates who stuck through everything.”
She added that her main goal is to grow Animation in Durban and she believes that this course is an incredible first step as full Animation programmes are extremely expensive. She feels they need to give everybody a chance because there is so much talent in Durban that just needs to be harnessed. Louis also spoke about affording one of the five students, Asiyah Ghumran, an opportunity to complete an 18 months internship with them after showing a great attitude for 3D and learned very quickly.
Ghumran completed her Bachelor of Technology Degree in Information and Communication Technology at DUT in 2021 and she found out about the course while she was doing her final year. She expressed her gratitude to Louis for selecting her to be the first student to complete her internship at Katanimate and is looking forward to acquiring more Animation skills.
DUT Short Course Unit Director, Professor Thakur said that he is elated to administer such a course through DUT. “Our ENVISON2030 espouses an engaged university, through innovative curricula and nurturing creativity.This Animation project is a nexus of an industry expert, an amenable Faculty and a champion.We hope that this course should inspire our colleagues at the University to leverage networks and industry to help us open doors or improve employability for our graduates.”
For more information on how to partner with DUT for short courses, please contact:
Ms Philiswa Dlamini on philiswad@dut.ac.za
Ms Selisha Ramduth on selishar@dut.ac.za.
For more details on the DUT Animation Short Course please see the video below: DUT – Introduction To Animation Short Course 20...
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