Manoj Katoor

Assistant Professor-Selection Scale

Manipal Institute of Communication

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

    • MIC Sports Advisor
    • MIC Quality Team member
    • Class teacher I st year BSc Animation

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Art for Animation I
Experimental Animation I
Traditional Animation II
Pre-Production II
Anatomy &Character Design II
Graphics and Sketching MIT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
BFA Painting KSOU 2014

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Ram Mohan Biographics -Bombay Key Animator (Traditional Animation) Key Animation And Digital Ink & Painting 1990 to 1996 (6 Years)
Millennium Productions - Chennai Animation Head (Traditional Animation) Animation Supervision, Key Animation And Digital Ink & Painting 1996 to 2001 (5 Years)
Acropetal Animation India Pvt.ltd - Bangalore Department Head (Traditional Animation) Animation Supervision, Pre Production, Key Animation And Digital Ink & Painting 2001 to 2003 (2 Years)
Jadoo Works - Bangalore Animation Supervisor (3D Animation) Animation Supervision, Pre Production, Recruiting. 2003 to 2005 (2 Years)
Kilnidea Animation - Bangalore Creative Director, Production Manager. (3D Animation) Animation Direction, Creative Direction, Clint Relation, Production Control, Training. 2005 to 2010 ( 5 Years)
TINKLE Comic Book - Bombay Comic Book Illustrator (Freelancer) Comic Page Lay outing, Penciling, Inking and Digital Coloring. 1993 to 2018
Indian Artist - Chennai Animator ,Pre visualizer (Freelancer) Storyboarding, Animation and Pre Viz. 2001 to 2004
7 Mantle Studios – Chennai Chennai. Animation Consultant. (Freelancer) Animation Consultation and Production. 2011 to 2014

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Animation, Pre production, Comic Book Illustration, Caricature, Drawing and Painting.

Area of Expertise

Animation (Traditional and 3D Animation) and Comic Book Illustration.

Area of Research

Nil

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

More than 20 years of service in the Animation Industry .Part of many National and Inter-National projects all over.

9 Years of Teaching experience in Academy.

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Manipal Global Education - Bangalore Faculty Consultant 2010 to 2014 (4 years)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education- Manipal. Assistant Professor - Selection Grade 2014 to Present (5 years)

MANY STUDENTS PROJECTS BEEN MADE UNDER MY LEADER SHIP AND GUIDENCE IN THE PAST 4 YEARS( MANIPAL UNIVERSITY BSC PROGRAM)