Multimedia
Arts
Keeping in mind
the necessity to meet the latest developments in IT field, NCA has
initiated the Post-Graduate Centre in Multimedia Arts (PGCMA). The
PGCMA will help Pakistani students come at par with prevailing international
standards of Visual Arts education in the wake of phenomenal developments
in information technology world over.
Students will be able to complement their previous studies and work
experience with knowledge and skills in the design and development
of multimedia products. The programme is designed to prepare graduates
for multi-faceted careers in multimedia industry. There will be opportunities
to develop and apply their teamwork, project management and business
planning expertise through industry based multimedia projects.
It will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to
understand the rapidly developing field of Multimedia. It will also
enable them to create and critically evaluate interactive Multimedia
applications. The introduction of post-graduate courses in Multimedia
Arts at the NCA will also bridge the prevailing gap between evolutionary
values and tradition.
The PGCMA will raise the level of multimedia application in all professional
areas like video production, multimedia authoring, interactive design,
special effects, animation etc. The courses will prepare students
for multi-faceted careers in the multimedia industry.
NCA has set up a state-of-the-Art Multimedia Center (MC) with financial
assistance from the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB).
Programme has been developed with the technical assistance from French
Government and Ecol-D-Art, Aix-en-Provence, France.
NCA offers the following courses under the programme:
1. Masters in Multimedia Arts
2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Multimedia Arts
Foreign
Linkage
The
College has developed the Multimedia Arts Programme with the technical
assistance of Ecole Superieure D’ Art Di Aix-en-Provence France,
NCA and French Art School entered in to memorandum to initiate the
programme in 2000 for faculty and student exchange. This agreement
originally was for the period of three years, during which four workshops
were conducted by French teachers for Multimedia students and during
this time three teachers went to France for specialized training in
different disciplines of Multimedia Arts.
Recently this exchange programme was further extended, through mutual
discussions it was agreed that the scope of and scope of this cooperation
to be further enhanced, new suggestions have been put forward for
implementation, which include exchange of exhibitions and joint student
projects in Pakistan as well as in France.
The cultural wing of French Embassy in Pakistan and Alliance Francaise
Lahore has played a vital role in development and improvement of this
cooperation, and from the NCA side Principal Prof. Sajida Haider Vandal
has put her utmost efforts to further consolidate and enhance the
programme.
Multimedia Faculty Members
NCA maintains a highly qualified and diverse faculty with a strong
emphasis on multimedia production experience. Experienced instructors,
industry professionals with varied and extensive backgrounds in multimedia
and guest artists from local broadcast, games and visual effects studios
form the core of the instructional staff.
Faculty has been identified and trained over a period of one year
while two of the faculty member has proceeded to France (Aix-en-Provence)
for further training of one academic year.
Program
Director
Mr. Syed Maqsood Pasha
N.D. Arch. (NCA)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
A-IAP, M-PCATP
Academic Coordinator
Mr. Muhammad Ali Tirmizi
PGD Arch. (UET)
B. Arch. (NCA)
A-IAP, M-PCATP, M-RIBA, M-AA
Mr. Zaffer Iqbal
B. Des. (NCA)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Faculty
Ms. Wardah Alam
BFA (NCA)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Ms. Izza Randle
B.A. (Pb.)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Basit Zain
BCS (Pb.)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Majid Saeed Khan
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Bilal Khalid
B.A. (Peshawar University)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
System
Manager
Mr. Syed Faheem Zawwar
BCS Honors (Pb.)
Adjunct Faculty
Mr. S.M. Anwer
Communication Science
M.A. English
M.A. Mass Communication, USA.
Mr. Asghar Nadeem Syed
M.A. Urdu
Script Writer PTV Lahore
Ms. Faryal Ali Gauher
Film Maker
Mr. Talha Ali Khan
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Khurram Durrani
BFA (Hunar Kada, Islamabad)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Arshad Saeed
BFA (NCA)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
Mr. Imran Channa
BFA (NCA)
Mr. Abdur Rahman
M.A. Fine Arts (UoP)
M.A. Multimedia Arts (NCA)
