Animation (with Foundation Year),* BA (Hons)

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You choose to specialise in one of two areas:

• real-time games animation and motion capture
• character animation for film and television.

You cover fundamental skills common to all animation roles including 2D and 3D animation, cinematography and pre-visualisation, 3D modelling and sculpting, rigging and simulation, and look development.

Depending on your specialism, you study character animation, creature animation, motion capture, lip sync, performance capture and acting. You develop skills in both real-time and rendered animation which are widely used in games, film, and television production. In group modules, you work with games students to produce fully-functional games, or with visual effects students to create an action packed feature film sequence or a short film. In your final year you create your own project, allowing you bring together everything you have learnt and prepare for industry.

This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.

Top reasons to study animation at Teesside

• International acclaim: ranked 15th in the world in the Animation Career Review International Animation School Rankings 2021 (178 colleges considered) . (tees.ac.uk/source).
• Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.
• Graduate Success: our graduates have worked on many movies and AAA games including Spiderman Far From Home, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Red Dead Redemption II.

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Our graduates are working in major studios around the world including Rockstar Games, The Imaginarium Studios and Industrial Light & Magic. They have worked on feature films including Spiderman Far From Home, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jurassic World 3, and on AAA games including Red Dead Redemption II, Spiderman: Hidden Agenda and Horizon Zero Dawn.

You are encouraged to think about your future career from the outset. We have a number of events that develop your employability: our ExpoSeries is integral to your course and is an opportunity for you to interact with employers through ExpoTential at the end of the first year, ExpoTalent at the end of the second year and ExpoTees at the end of the third year. Each event is open to the public and has invited industry guests, ensuring that you have the opportunity to showcase your work to peers, the public and potential future placements or employers at regular intervals throughout each level of your studies.

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