Overview

Design and develop high-quality production-ready 3D assets optimized for animation, games, and real-time applications. Participants will demonstrate their ability to create efficient, visually appealing assets by following professional production workflows from concept to final presentation.

Key Skills

• 3D Modeling
• Topology & Optimization
• UV Mapping & Texturing
• Material Development
• Production Workflow

Expected Deliverables

• Production-ready 3D Asset
• Textured Model
• Turntable Animation (20–30 sec)
• Beauty Renders (2–4 Images)
• Wireframe & Texture Sheet
• Final Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Create a complete advertising campaign using Generative AI tools to develop high-quality visual and multimedia content for a product, service, or brand of your choice. Participants should demonstrate creative direction, prompt engineering, visual consistency, and campaign storytelling.

Key Skills

• AI-Assisted Content Creation
• Advertising & Campaign Design
• Prompt Engineering
• Creative Storytelling
• Brand Communication

Expected Deliverables

• Campaign Concept & Creative Brief
• Prompt Strategy & Moodboard
• AI Advertising Campaign (2–4 Images)
• AI Commercial add Video (20–30 sec)
• Campaign Key Visual / Poster (1 Image)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Bring a digital character to life through expressive performance, believable body language, facial expressions, and emotional storytelling. This challenge focuses on applying the principles of acting and animation to create engaging performances that communicate personality, emotion, and intent.

Key Skills

• Character Performance
• Acting & Emotional Expression
• Body Mechanics
• Facial Animation
• Animation Principles

Expected Deliverables

• Selected Animation Brief
• Final Character Animation (20 - 30 sec)
• Playblast (Optional Review Version)
• Final Rendered Animation
• Showreel Breakdown (10–15 sec)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Create high-quality gameplay animations that bring characters, creatures, or interactive objects to life for real-time game environments. Participants will focus on producing responsive, polished, and technically optimized animations that enhance player experience while following professional game production workflows.

Key Skills

• Character Animation
• Gameplay Mechanics
• Animation State Design
• Timing & Responsiveness
• Game Production Pipeline

Expected Deliverables

• Animation Plan / State Flow
• Game-ready Animation Pack (8–10 Animations | 2- 4 sec each)
• Gameplay Preview Video (45–60 sec)
• Animation Showcase Turntable
• Presentation – Explaining the animation Pack

Overview

Produce a captivating game trailer that showcases the gameplay, story, characters, and unique features of an original or existing game. Participants will combine cinematic editing, gameplay capture, motion graphics, sound design, and storytelling techniques to create an engaging promotional experience.

Key Skills

• Trailer Editing & Storytelling
• Gameplay Presentation
• Cinematic Camera Techniques
• Motion Graphics & Typography
• Sound Design & Pacing

Expected Deliverables

• Game Concept & Moodboard
• Storyboard / Shot Plan
• Cinematic Game Trailer (45–60 sec)
• Environment & Character Showcase (2–4 Images)
• Game Key Art / Promotional Poster (1 Image)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Develop a complete music video from a given theme. Participants will create original lyrics, generate the song, develop supporting effects and Foley, and produce visual content that complements the music to create a complete AI-powered music video.

Key Skills

• AI Music & Concept Development
• AI Image & Video Generation
• Character & Visual Consistency
• AI Cinematography & Storytelling
• Music Synchronization & Video Editing

Expected Deliverables

• Theme Interpretation
• Original Lyrics
• AI-Generated Song
• Music / Effects / Foley
• Visual Concept & Shot Plan
• Final AI Music Video
• AI Workflow / Process Breakdown
• Final Presentation – Process Breakdown (PPT)

Overview

Create an original short film by combining storytelling with Generative AI technologies across scripting, concept development, visual creation, animation, voice, music, and post-production. Participants are encouraged to use AI as a creative collaborator while demonstrating artistic vision, technical execution, and responsible AI practices.

Key Skills

• AI-Assisted Filmmaking
• Storytelling & Screenwriting
• Prompt Engineering
• Visual & Audio Generation
• Cinematic Editing & Direction

Expected Deliverables

• Story Concept & Script
• Storyboard / Shot Plan
• AI Short Film (120 – 180 sec)
• Film Poster (1 Image)
• Behind-the-Scenes (30–60 sec)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Create a complete brand identity by developing a cohesive visual language through logo design, packaging, and brand communication. The challenge emphasizes research, creativity, and strategic design thinking to build memorable brand experiences.

Key Skills

• Brand Identity Design
• Logo Design
• Packaging Design / Visual Merchandising
• Typography
• Visual Communication

Expected Deliverables

• Original Product & Brand Concept
• Brand Identity System (Logo, Typography and Colour)
• Packaging Design
• Website / Mobile UI (5–8 Screens)
• Marketing Creatives (2–4 Images)
• Promotional Brand Reel (30–45 sec)
• Final Brand Presentation (PPT)

Overview

Create a high-quality cinematic commercial that showcases a product, brand, or concept through compelling storytelling, professional animation, lighting, rendering, and post-production. The challenge emphasizes visual appeal, creativity, and production quality while simulating real-world commercial production workflows.

Key Skills

• Product Visualization
• Cinematic Storytelling
• Lighting & Rendering
• Animation & Camera Movement
• Compositing & Post-Production

Expected Deliverables

• Concept & Moodboard
• Storyboard / Shot Plan
• CGI Commercial (20–25 sec)
• Beauty Renders (2–4 Images)
• Promotional Key Visual / Brochure (2 Pager)
• Presentation Product Identity (PPT)

Overview

Develop a 30–50 sec digital illusion using a combination of 3D and VFX workflows. Participants will ideate and brainstorm an original concept, shoot or source the required live-action footage, create the required 3D assets, integrate the elements and produce the final visual illusion.

Key Skills

• Animation Principles
• Transformation & Morphing
• Character & Object Animation
• Visual Storytelling
• Timing & Motion

Expected Deliverables

• Concept & Brainstorming
• Live-action Footage – Shoot /Source
• 3D Asset Creation
• Final Digital Illusion (30 – 50 sec)
• VFX / Production Breakdown
• Final Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Create an original vertical Insta - Viral reel that captures attention, communicates a compelling idea, and delivers maximum engagement through creative editing, storytelling, motion design, and visual effects. Participants may choose any genre or theme while producing content optimized for modern social media platforms.

Key Skills

• Creative Storytelling
• Social Media Content Creation
• Motion Graphics & Typography
• Video Editing
• Audience Engagement & Visual Communication

Expected Deliverables

• Concept & Creative Brief
• Storyboard / Shot Plan
• Vertical Social Media Reel (15–50 sec)
• Promotional Thumbnail
• Cover Image (1 Image)
• Behind-the-Scenes
• Editing Breakdown (20–30 sec)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Develop an original micro-drama IP and produce a complete vertical episode of approximately 4–8 minutes. Participants will develop the concept and script, execute the production and shoot, capture the required shots, and complete the post-production to deliver a finished vertical drama episode.

Key Skills

• AI-Assisted Filmmaking
• Storytelling & Screenwriting
• Prompt Engineering
• Visual & Audio Generation
• Cinematic Editing & Direction

Expected Deliverables

• Micro-Drama IP Concept
• Script / Screenplay
• Pre-production & Shot Plan
• Production / Live Shoot
• Final Vertical Episode (4–8 min)
• Post-production
• Behind-the-Scenes / Production Breakdown
• Final Presentation – Process Breakdown (PPT)

Overview

Develop an original visual narrative by creating a comic and transforming it into a motion comic, demonstrating storytelling through characters, environments, and sequential art.

Key Skills

• Visual Narrative Development
• Character & Environment Illustration
• Sequential Storytelling
• Composition & Layout Design
• Creative Expression

Expected Deliverables

• Original Story Concept & Script
• Character & Environment Design
• Comic (8–12 Pages)
• Motion Comic (60–90 sec)
• Promotional Poster (1 Image)
• Final Presentation (PPT)

Overview

Transform a provided production-ready character into a new visual form by applying animation, rigging, simulations, deformation, and visual effects. Participants will demonstrate the art of character transformation through a transformation sequence

Key Skills

• Animation Principles
• Transformation & Morphing
• Character & Object Animation
• Visual Storytelling
• Timing & Motion

Expected Deliverables

• Transformation Concept & Moodboard
• Final Animated Film (25–30 sec)
• Turntable of Final Character
• Breakdown Reel (40-45 sec)
• Final Presentation (Process Breakdown)

Overview

Create a seamless visual effects shot by integrating computer-generated elements into live-action footage. Participants will combine tracking, lighting, compositing, and rendering techniques to produce a realistic final shot that blends digital content naturally with the real world.

Key Skills

• Match moving & Camera Tracking
• CG Integration
• Lighting & Shadow Matching
• Compositing
• Rendering & Visual Realism

Expected Deliverables

• Concept & Shot Breakdown
• Original 3D Assets & Scene Development
• Live-action Footage
• Integrated CG Sequence (30–60 sec)
• VFX Breakdown Reel (15–20 sec)
• Presentation (Process Breakdown)