This cutting edge course is taught by award-winning staff with a reputation for high standards within the industry. You will have the chance to excel in different areas of animation, from drawn pieces to puppet or digital moving images. You will use industry-standard studio facilities, equipped with the latest digital applications, to put together professional creative portfolios. You will learn and experiment with different techniques, including squash and stretch, moving holds and timing. Your creative progression will be monitored through a blend of studio projects and workshops, as well as group and individual case studies and assignments.

Underpinned by sound animation principles, you will explore themes like scriptwriting and acting for animation, sounds and dialogue, and storyboarding. In Year 3 you will make your own film, which will be publicly screened at Southampton’s Harbour Lights Picturehouse.

• 200 points from 6-unit or 12-unit awards or Foundation course pass (A Levels, AVCE, BTEC Nationals, and so on).
• You will also be required to submit a portfolio and attend an interview to discuss your observational drawing.
• IELTS required for those students whose first language is not English

Course Content

Year 1

• Principles of Animation
• CGI 1
• CGI 2
• Drawing 1
• Drawing 2
• Animation
• Animation Narrative
• One option from Animation Theory or Game Theory

Year 2

• Critical Discourse 1
• Lock Down 1
• Lock Down 2
• Pre-Production
• Life Drawing 1
• Life Drawing 2
• One option from Production or Placement

Year 3

• Pre-production
• Project
• One option from Critical Discourse 2, Lock Down 3, Experimental Imagery or Curriculum Plus