After Effects
After Effects
Specialisation
Motion graphics and layer-based compositing.
Duration · ~1 month
Tools
Adobe After Effects
Where this takes you!
- Motion graphics artist
Visual Effects
VFX
Make the impossible look like it was always there.
- Level
- Beginner → Professional
- Format
- Career-focused programme
The programme
The full visual-effects pipeline — green-screen keying, rotoscoping, match-moving, FX simulation and photoreal final-shot compositing — taught on the exact tools film and OTT studios deliver on.
Courses
4 ways to study VFX
Houdini
Houdini
Specialisation
Procedural FX — particle simulations, fluid dynamics and destruction effects.
Duration · ~2 months
Tools
SideFX Houdini
SideFX HoudiniWhere this takes you!
- FX artist
VFX Plus
VFX Plus
Career programme
Comprehensive VFX programme taught in a simulated studio environment with real-world deadlines, spanning compositing, motion tracking, rotoscopy, dynamic simulations, CGI and virtual cinematography.
Duration · ~16 months
Course content
Tools
NukeAdobe After EffectsAutodesk MayaMochaAdobe Photoshop
Nuke
Autodesk MayaWhere this takes you!
- VFX artist
- Compositor
- Tracking artist
- FX artist
ADVFX PlusFlagship
Advanced Program in Visual Effects
Career programme (flagship)
MAAC's advanced VFX career programme, covering the complete pipeline from script to screen. Students work on simulated studio projects and graduate with a professional showreel.
Pathway options
Career X
~27 monthsCareer XCreator X
~29 monthsCourse content
Tools
NukeHoudiniAutodesk MayaAdobe After EffectsPhotoshopPremiere ProAuditionMochaSilhouetteFX3D EqualizerSubstance 3D PainterKatanaArnoldMarvelous DesignerDaVinci Resolve
Katana
DaVinci ResolveWhere this takes you!
- VFX compositor
- FX artist
- Match-move artist
- Lighting artist
- Roto/paint artist
Fees and batch details vary by programme — speak to a MAAC Kolhapur counsellor for current fees, durations and payment plans.
Talk to a counsellorDurations are approximate and subject to change. Creator X is an optional pathway added on top of the core course.
Tools you'll ship with
The industry's real toolkit
Nuke
Houdini
Autodesk Maya
Adobe After Effects
Mocha
SilhouetteFX
3D Equalizer
Substance 3D Painter
Katana
Arnold
DaVinci Resolve
Career outcomes
Where this programme can take you
Roles you can target
01Compositor
02FX / Simulation Artist
03Roto / Paint Artist
04Match-Move Artist
05Matte Painter
06DI / Finishing Artist
Industries that hire
Film VFXOTT / streamingAdvertisingBroadcastVirtual production
Fees & admissions
Talk to our team about fees, batches and how to enrol at MAAC Kolhapur.
Get in TouchMAAC and Onlinevarsity are not universities; MAAC does not assure placements — jobs are at the sole discretion of recruiters. Roles and outcomes shown are indicative of the discipline.
Ready to start VFX?
Book a visit to MAAC Kolhapur, meet the mentors and see the pipeline for yourself.