Animation studios struggle with WFH

The covid-19 pandemic has opened up several opportunities for a section of the entertainment industry, including visual effects and animation studios, as employees worked remotely. However, despite this, such firms are set to witness a 51% decline in revenues in 2020, said a KPMG report.

The first few months of the lockdown impacted revenues of visual designers and creators as they were stuck at home without high-end infrastructure, software or equipment.

“Unlike, say, the IT sector, animation firms were not prepared to work from home and it took us some time to deploy adequate procedures,” said Rajiv Chilaka, founder, Green Gold Animation, which produced Chhota Bheem and Mighty Little Bheem.