MUMBAI: Eros-controlled EyeQube Studios is roping in 250 visual effects artists including animators, designers, matte painters and developers, for its upcoming projects.

The artists will go through a 'digital boot camp' where they will be trained thoroughly. The company will start its first batch in January 2008.

The post-production and VFX studio where Charles Darby has a small stake, has bagged Bollywood projects that include Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh, and Drona with Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra.

EyeQube creative director and senior visual effects supervisor Charles Darby said, "Almost all VFX facilities in India approach their work from an IT standpoint. Artists are not involved in the creative process and are moved around from project to project, from film to TV, sometimes even on the same day. EyeQube will depart from these practices and hone artists to put creativity first."