Research and Markets: Asian Animation Industry: Strategies Trends & Opportunities 2012

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/svs5mk/asian_animation_in) has announced the addition of the "Asian Animation Industry: Strategies Trends & Opportunities 2012" report to their offering.

The usual procedure is for pre-production (preparing the script, storyboard, and exposure sheets) to be done in the United States or other headquarter countries, after which, the package is sent to Asia for production (drawing cels, colouring by hand, inking, painting, and camera work). The work is sent back to the U.S. or other headquarter country for post-production (film editing, colour timing, and sound). Offshore animation has led to the creating and nurturing of a local industry, as an infrastructure is built up, equipment is put into place, and skills are transferred.

An emerging trend in the Asian animation industry is the increasing focus towards production of local animation content for television as well as production of animated movies. An increasing number of Asian animation studios are giving importance to owning and protecting animation content by investing in intellectual property protection mechanisms.

Pages: 539, Tables: 36, Figures: 154

CURRENT STATE OF THE INDIAN ANIMATION INDUSTRY

There is a considerable increase in the 2D and 3D animation outsourcing to India. Due to the extremely competitive climate as well as the global slow-down, some of the large studios in the US have implemented large amounts of layoffs of animators and artists. India is slowly emerging as an alternative to Korea, Philippine and Taipei for animation outsourcing. India is also emerging as a post-production hub for animation. Post production involves a lot of ink, paint and compositing and scanning work, which is the labor intensive part of the entire process of animation and requires less skill. Thus we can see that the animation industry in India is following a similar evolutionary part as the software industry. In the early part of the evolution of the India software industry, it was the low value jobs which were shifted to India. Over time it is projected that more and more high value jobs would be outsourced to India. For low value post-production works, it is easier for a studio in the US to outsource its post production work as probably nothing is going to go wrong. India has one of the lowest labor rates, which makes it an attractive destination for animation outsourcing.

Key Topics Covered:

LOCAL CONTENT PRODUCTIONS

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODELS

POPULARITY OF FOREIGN ANIMATION

Trends in Animation Outsourcing to Asia

Animation Co-Productions in Asia

Collaboration among Asian and Foreign Animation Studios

Controversies Surrounding Foreign Animation

Animation Studios in Asia

India

Current State of the Industry Business Models of Animation Studios in India Size of the Indian Animation Industry Chhota Bheem: India's successful local animation production Statistics on Animation Studios in India The Risks Future Outlook Strategies for Animation Studios in India Animation Schools in India Key Animation Studios in India

China

Current State of the Industry Business Models of Animation Studios in China Size of the Chinese Animation Industry Statistics on Animation Studios in China The Risks Future Outlook Strategies for Animation Studios in China Animation Studios in China

South Korea

Emergence of the Industry Functioning of Korean Animation Studios Changing Business Models Current State of the Industry Challenges Strategies for Korean Animation Studios Market Opportunity Statistics on Animation Studios in Korea Future Outlook Animation Schools in Korea Animation Studios in Korea

Philippines

Current State of the Industry Animation Outsourcing in Philippines Animated Feature films in Philippines Industry Recovery Industry Advantages Challenges Animation Education and Training in Philippines Size of the Philippine Animation Industry Statistics on Animation Studios in Philippines Strategies for Philippine Animation Studios Future Outlook Animation Studios in Philippines

Taiwan

Past the Turbulent Times Current State of the Industry Challenges Threats to Taiwan Animation Studios Animation Schools in Taiwan Statistics on Animation Studios in Taiwan Strategies for Animation Studios in Taiwan Future Outlook Animation Studios in Taiwan

Vietnam

Early Foreign Entrants into Vietnam Key Trends Vietnam's 3D Animated Feature Film Local animation productions in Vietnam Challenges Future Trends Animation Studios in Vietnam Statistics on Animation Studios in Vietnam Strategies for Animation Studios in Vietnam Future Outlook

Japan

Key Trends Successful Business Models Japanese Anime Production Models Challenges Future Trends Statistics on Animation Studios in Japan Strategies for Japanese Animation Studios Animation Studios in Japan

Thailand

Key Trends Thailand's first 3D Animated Feature Film Local animation productions in Thailand Government Support Industry Drivers Challenges Industry Opportunities Strategies for Animation Studios in Thailand Animation Studios in Thailand Statistics on Animation Studios in Thailand

Singapore

Industry Demand Triggers Local animation productions in Singapore Singapore Government Initiatives Industry Drivers Challenges Strategies for Animation Studios in Singapore Statistics on Animation Studios in Singapore Animation Studios in Singapore Animation Schools in Singapore

Malaysia

Government Support Industry Drivers Challenges Industry Opportunities Strategies for Animation Studios in Malaysia Malaysia's first 3D Animated Feature film Statistics on Animation Studios in Malaysia Animation Studios in Malaysia

Indonesia

Government Support Indonesia's first 3D animated feature film Challenges Statistics on Animation Studios in Indonesia Animation Studios in Indonesia

Russia

Animation Film market in Russia Globally successful Russian animations Industry Drivers Challenges Industry Opportunities Strategies for Animation Studios in Russia Government support and Animation Funding in Russia Animation Studios in Russia Value of Animation Industry in Russia Size of Animation Industry in Russia Statistics on Animation Studios in Russia

Israel

Drivers Israel's first animated feature film Challenges Statistics on Animation Studios in Israel Animation Studios in Israel

Pakistan

Current State of the Industry Industry Drivers Challenges The Risks Industry Opportunities Strategies for Animation Industry in Pakistan Future Trends Animation Studios in Pakistan Statistics on Animation Studios in Pakistan

Bangladesh

Current State of the Industry Bangladesh's globally successful animated short film Industry Drivers Challenges The Risks Industry Opportunities Strategies for Animation Industry in Bangladesh Future Trends Animation Studios in Bangladesh Statistics on Animation Studios in Bangladesh

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