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+ Creating an account
+ - Create your account on the FOSSEE Animations website.
+ - Upon successful registration, an email is sent to your registered email ID. Activate your account by clicking on the activation link provided.
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+ Submitting a proposal
Before you start creating the animation videos, you need to send a proposal. The proposal submission is divided into two stages, Stage 1 and Stage 2. The details for both the stages are given below.
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+ - The Outline field should ideally include:
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+ - a general description of the chosen topic,
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+ If you haven’t zeroed-down on all the above specifics, try to mention a fair estimate. 150-300 words would be sufficient.
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- Once you have submitted the stage 1 of proposal, you will receive an email on your registered email within 3 working days. It will contain an attached Writer document (.odt), where specific details of the animation(s) proposed have to be filled in.
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- Further correspondence between the contributor and the moderator usually happens in the same email thread.
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- After the document has been submitted and has passed the moderator’s review, the proposal shall be cleared for submission on the FOSSEE Animations website. The contributor shall be notified of the same via email.
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- Please note that the second form is completed and sent after the contributor has worked out the more precise details of their proposed animation.
- It is sent so that the moderators get a fair idea of what your animation video will consist of, such as the approach to visualising a concept,
- the tools used, the books used for reference and so on.
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+ The Tags field should be filled with keywords relating to your topic of animation (i.e., your Title).
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Some of the possible tags for “Angular Momentum” are “Newtonian Physics”, “Classical Mechanics” and “Rotational Motion”.
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+ Click on Save to Submit your proposal.
+ You will now be able to view and edit your proposals on the proposals page. You can access this page by selecting “View Proposals” in the drop-down list next to your username in the top-right corner of the website.
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- Creating your animation / visualisation:
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- Any tool can be used for animations. More than one tool may also be used, as per the discretion of the contributor.
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- However, you are expected to use only open source tools, like manim, mayavi, blender, etc. You can also use an open source game engine. The only criteria is that the video should convey the essence of what is being animated.
- For more details contact: animations@fossee.in
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- Any queries can be clarified by email or through the comments on the proposal submission page.
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- - The final video has to be submitted in a .mp4 format.
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- In case you feel that the animation video requires narration, a complementary script can be provided in a .txt file over email. A voiceover would be provided for the animations from FOSSEE. You may refer to the videos already published on the website for instances of animations with and without an additional script.
- You may refer to this blog for getting started with manim. Here’s the link for getting started with mayavi.
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- Uploading the final video
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+ Once you have submitted Stage 1 of the proposal, you will receive an email on your registered email within 3 working days. It will contain an attached Writer document (.odt), where specific details of the animation(s) proposed have to be filled in.
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+ Further correspondence between the contributor and the moderator usually happens in the same email thread.
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+ After the document has been submitted and has passed the moderator’s review, the proposal is cleared for submission on the FOSSEE Animations website. The contributor is notified of the same via email.
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+ Please note that the second form is completed and sent after the contributor has worked out the more precise details of their proposed animation.
+ The moderators should get a fair idea of what the video you animate will consist of such as the approach to visualising a concept, the tools used and the books used for reference, among other things.
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Creating your animation / visualisation:
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+ You may use any tool for creating your animation. More than one tool may also be used, as per the discretion of the contributor. However, you are expected to use only open source tools such as manim, mayavi and blender. You may also use an open-source game engine.
+ For more details contact: animations@fossee.in
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+ - Submit the final video in a .mp4 format.
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+ Any queries can be clarified by email or through the comments on the proposal submission page.
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+ In case you feel that the animation video requires narration, you may provide a complementary script in a .txt file over email. A voiceover would be provided for the animations from FOSSEE. You may refer to the videos already published on the website for instances of animations with and without an additional script.
+ Email animations@fossee.in if you want to add a script.
+ You may refer to this blog for getting started with manim. Here’s the link for getting started with mayavi.
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Uploading the final video
+ After submitting the Proposal - Form 2, and after the moderator has approved, you will receive a link on your proposals page for uploading the required video. FOSSEE notifies you of the same via email.
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Obtaining certificates
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+ The criterion for obtaining a certificate from FOSSEE, IITB is that you should have successfully submitted and uploaded your animation on the FOSSEE animations website.
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FOSSEE sends the certificate to your registered email within 15 working days.
+ If you submit a bunch of closely related videos in a series, you receive a certificate for that set. Otherwise, for every standalone contribution, you receive a certificate. The certificate is issued by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay.
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+ Click on the above link to learn about the procedure for receiving the honorarium.
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