Bachelor in 2-D/3-D animation

Program Overview

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This 2D and 3D animation program trains professionals to direct animated films, series, and motion design. Students develop skills in drawing, color, and production software, creating storyboards, characters, and animations. The program provides access to high-end equipment and industry partnerships, preparing graduates for careers as animators, directors, and other roles in the animation industry.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• This course in 2-D and 3-D animation trains professionals to direct animation films, animated series, music videos, and motion design.
• Students will reinforce their practice of drawing, color, and production software; they will tackle the creation of storyboards, layout, sets, characters, and the production of animation.
• They will benefit from high-end equipment, at the cutting edge of digital techniques, and from a teaching staff of professionals.

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Outline:

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First Year

• Fundamentals
• Life Drawing
• Sculpture
• History of Art
• Film Analysis
• Preproduction
• Scriptwriting
• Storyboard
• Observational Drawing/Props
• Background Design
• Character Design

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Second Year

• Development
• Directing
• Visual Design
• Production
• 2D/3D Animation
• 3D Techniques
• 2D Techniques

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Third Year

• Post-production
• 2D/3D Compositing

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Modules:

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First Year

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Film Analysis:

54hrs/year, 4 ECTS credits

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History of Art:

27hrs/year, 4 ECTS credits

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Storyboard:

81hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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Visual Design:

81hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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Second Year

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Directing:

87hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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Visual Design:

87hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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2D/3D Animation:

87hrs/year, 10 ECTS credits

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3D Techniques:

87hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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2D Techniques:

87hrs/year, 8 ECTS credits

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Third Year

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Teaching:

• LISAA provides students with a professional setting, facilities, and equipment, including a photo studio, motion capture area, color grading suite, and sound studio, as well as a large range of computers equipped with the software used in the studios.
• The school has partnerships with many leading organizations in the industry, including Toon Boom Centre of Excellence, progiss/3DVF, Wacom, Adobe, Les Tontons Truqueurs, The Rookies, CST, FICAM, and RECA.
• LISAA also has an exclusive subscription with Bellefaye (professional film and audiovisual network), which brings together more than 50,000 contacts across more than 650 professions and provides access to job offers for all of the school's students.

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Careers:

• Animator
• Director
• Motion Graphics Artist
• Visual Effects Artist
• 3D Modeler
• Character Designer
• Background Designer
• Storyboard Artist