BA (Hons) Animation (UEA)

Our exciting BA (Hons) Animation three year degree course will give you a solid understanding, and a range of practical experience, for you to build your career as an animation expert. You will focus on a mixture of traditional and digital animation techniques, while learning transferable skills and gaining specialist professional insights to give you the edge in your career in this growing, thriving industry.

Site

Lewes

Level

Level 6

Course Type

HE (Degree Level)

Qualification

Higher Education (HE)

Options	Course Code	Starts	Ends	Days	Annual Fee	Overseas Fee
enquire apply	61335y2	23/09/24	08/06/27	Various Throughout Year	£8250	£10000

What will I study?

You will learn the essential animation principles through practical workshops and lectures, and from there, you will build your knowledge of animation techniques and mediums, embracing traditional and new media technology.

All aspects of animation will be explored. You will learn about hand drawn and digital 2D, stop motion and 3D animation with a particular focus on modelling and rigging, as well as learning techniques for blending live action an animation footage. Through the workshop activities, talks and assignments, there will be an emphasis on planning and pre-production, production and post-production skills, and how they relate to the industry. There are opportunities to learn film and sound editing and compositing techniques.

In the final year you will undertake a dissertation and final self-initiated project leading up to an end of year screening of your work, and the team are on hand to support you to submit your work for animation festivals and competitions.

During the course you will study a range of topics including:

Principles of Animation
Pre-production, narrative planning, storyboard, character and set design.
Traditional hand drawn and 2D animation techniques and skills.
Stop Motion Animation
Introduction to CGI 3D animation, modelling and rigging.
Experimental Animation Techniques
Live Action-animation compositing workshop, including introduction to motion capture techniques, AR and VR.
Introduction to contextual and critical studies
Working for industry through competitions, festivals and work experience
History of Animation and Contextual Studies, including a dissertation

The course culminates in a final celebratory student showcase, including industry networking opportunities to get you set for your next steps.

Software covered includes the Adobe Suite, Toon Boom Harmony and Storyboard Pro, Moho, Dragonframe and Blender.

What can I do after completing this course?

Once you have graduated, you will have a diverse range of transferable skills to start you career, entering the creative industry in a number of areas including animation, game design, film, advertising or illustration. You may decide to begin freelance work, or progress onto MA Animation programmes.

Additional Info

This degree is validated by the University of East Anglia.

Please contact us if you have any queries or would like a tour of our facilities. Email: helloHE@escg.ac.uk

To apply via UCAS please click here