Animation, BA (Hons)

Course summary

The UK's animation industry is global success, so there's never been a better time to start your career as an animator.As an ambitious designer and creative thinker, you explore all aspects of 2D and 3D animation on this cutting-edge degree course. We'll equip you with the critical and technical skills required to produce animated works, alongside learning about scriptwriting, character development, storyboarding and cinematography.This course will give you the professional, creative, intellectual and technical skills you’ll need to work successfully within the international animation industry. Learn about animation in a way that reflects current art and industry practice.You’ll explore the different areas of animation through studio practice, academic research, and independent study. By the end of the course you’ll have developed project work and films that build into a professional show reel tailored to your own career aspirations, ready to launch your career .Key features

• Study the broadest range of disciplines from course staff with expertise in drawing for animation, storyboarding, 2D and 3D character animation, experimental animation, visual development, previs, lookdev, story development, production and direction.

• Have access to industry-standard equipment and software such as Maya, TVPaint, CelAction2D, ZBrush and Adobe CC.

• Develop your professional skills through self-initiated work experience placements, industry competitions, collaborations with organisations and guest lectures.

• Apply to study part of your degree abroad through our European or international exchange programmes.

• Be selected to showcase your work at international film festivals, such as the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

• We're ranked 12th best University for Art and Design in the UK. (The Complete University Guide 2021)

• 95% of BA (Hons) Animation students are satisfied with their course. (National Student Survey 2020).

AssessmentAssessment is 100% through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade.Career ProspectsThis course will prepare you to work in the digital media field, in areas such as feature film animation, VFX, children’s television, heritage interpretation, advertising, and games production. You’ll also develop transferable skills for alternative careers in media, freelance design, illustration, motion graphics, teaching and academia.FacilitiesWe’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.We are also proud to be launching the new Design & Digital Arts building to prepare our graduates for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries.This landmark building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.Facilities include:Collaborative studio spaces for each disciplineDigital Innovation Lab and VR/Mixed Reality StudioExhibition spacesTV and Film StudioBlack Box studioFilm Production editing suitesScreen printing roomSound studiosStop Motion StudioCaféOur students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’ Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at wearecreativesntu.art

Modules

Year One

• Animation Principles (100 credit points)

• Animation Studies I (20 credit points)

Year Two

• Animation Studio (60 credit points)

• Animation Studies II (20 credit points)

• Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)

• Optional module: You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from:

3D Materials and ExplorationStoryboarding: Visualising the story, enhancing the narrativeCharacter IdeationExperimental AnimationTelling StoriesModel Making: Object and NarrativeMotion GraphicsFinal year

• Animation Specialist Project (100 credit points)

- Animation Studies III (20 credit points)

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Year One

• Animation Principles (100 credit points)

• Animation Studies I (20 credit points)

Year Two

• Animation Studio (60 credit points)

• Animation Studies II (20 credit points)

• Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)

• Optional module: You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from:

3D Materials and Exploration Storyboarding: Visualising the story, enhancing the narrative Character Ideation Experimental Animation Telling Stories Model Making: Object and Narrative Motion Graphics Final year

• Animation Specialist Project (100 credit points)

- Animation Studies III (20 credit points)