18 MONTHS · FILMMAKING
Take a film from pre-production to final cut
You do not want to be a modelling artist. You want the whole film to be yours.
Proof in 30 seconds
The storytelling route: pre-production at one end, the edit at the other, and 432 hours of Maya, Blender and the full Adobe post chain in between. A generalist builds a different portfolio from a specialist, and studios look at both.
3D Animator
Animation Filmmaker
Layout Artist
Illustrations of the kind of work this course builds towards, not student work. Photographs of real MAAC Whitefield student projects will replace them as batches graduate.
Is this you?
Tap whichever of these already sounds like you — there's no right answer.
What you'll make
Grounded in this course's real modules and software — not a placement promise.
Month 1
A storyboard and an animatic with your own timing on it — cut to sound, before any 3D exists.
Month 3
A blocked-out 3D layout of your sequence: cameras, staging and shot lengths, the decisions a film lives or dies on.
Month 6
Modelled and lit sets and characters for your own sequence, animated in a first pass.
Month 12
A finished, graded and sound-mixed animated sequence cut in Premiere Pro, with six months left to make a second, better one.
See it, don't just read about it
Squash, stretch and timing on one bouncing ball: change two sliders and feel why animators obsess over spacing.
Software toolkit
The industry-standard applications this course is built around.
- Autodesk Maya
- Blender
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
Adobe, Unity and all other product names listed are trademarks of their respective owners. MAAC Whitefield is an independent training provider and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any of these companies.
Career outcomes
The roles this course prepares you for in studios, agencies and production houses.
3D Animator
Animation Filmmaker
Layout Artist
Before you ask
The questions we hear most about this course, answered plainly.
MAAC Whitefield opens in October 2026 and does not yet have a placement record of its own — we won't pretend otherwise. What we offer is placement assistance once you graduate, not a guarantee, alongside a curriculum built around real, currently-hired roles.
Roles this course targets: 3D Animator, Animation Filmmaker, Layout Artist.
Brand-wide, MAAC India, brand-wide has trained 300,000+ students over 25 years — figures for the network, not a claim about this centre.
Most of this catalogue is a software and production craft, not a drawing exam — modelling, compositing, editing, level design and design tools are all taught from first principles. Where a course does lean on drawing (character design, storyboarding), it starts from basic shapes and construction, not raw talent.
This course runs 18 months at 432 hours of CareerX training, offered in weekday, weekend, evening and fast-track batches so it can sit alongside school, college or a job — pick whichever mode fits your week.
Fees & EMI
Fee shared at counselling
This course's fee is confirmed one-to-one so we can factor in any scheme discount you're eligible for. Nothing is hidden — ask and we'll share it immediately.
AI has changed these tools, not removed the need for people who understand story, composition, timing and craft — this curriculum teaches those fundamentals alongside the current AI-assisted tools of the trade, so graduates direct the tools instead of being replaced by them.
MAAC Whitefield operates under Aptech's accreditations and skill-council alignment, with a batch calendar, a published curriculum and a written fee quote a parent can review before enrolling — not a one-page sales pitch.
- Media & Entertainment Skills Council
- Skill India
- An Aptech brand since 1986
Class 12 passed.
- Open after Class 12
- Open to graduates
- Open to working professionals
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Frequently asked questions
D3D runs for 18 months on the CareerX track, covering 432 hours of instruction.
Class 12 passed.
D3D trains you on 5 industry-standard applications — see the full toolkit list on this page.
The fee for D3D is confirmed one-to-one at counselling so any scheme discount you qualify for is applied correctly. Use the enquiry form on this page to get it immediately — nothing is hidden.
Yes, no-cost and low-cost EMI plans are available. Your counsellor will confirm the exact schedule when your fee is finalised.
The next batch — Weekday Batch — November 2026 — is shown with live seat availability in the batches section above. Seats are allocated on a first-confirmed basis.
CreatorX is offered on select flagship programmes only. This course follows the CareerX studio-employment track.
Graduates of this course typically move into roles such as 3D Animator, Animation Filmmaker, Layout Artist, at studios, agencies and production houses that hire from MAAC's placement network.
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