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Department of Illustration Animation

Reasons to choose — - You will be given creative agency to develop an individual and critical approach to advanced animation practice. - An interdisciplinary approach is valued and promoted through shared modules and collaborative projects that ask you to look beyond disciplinary limits. - The curriculum is designed to support you gain 'Future Skills' and attributes such as creative problem solving, reasoning, and emotional intelligence. About this course The MA Animation programme at — School of Art takes a creative and director-led approach to interdisciplinary moving image production. This course will equip you with the skills and attributes to thrive in a professional environment shaped by rapid cultural and technological change. It will introduce you to a wide range of interlinked and adaptable technologies and methods including 2D and 3D animation, virtual reality and augmented reality. You will use animation methods to interpret knowledge, stories, ideas and data into visual or experiential outputs that communicate complexity with empathy. MA Animation supports the development of an individual practice informed by a culture that values research and collaboration. Research is seen as integral to the act of critical making through experimentation with physical, digital and virtual tools and technologies embracing a diverse range of multidisciplinary approaches. Through tutorials, lectures, seminars, workshops and research projects, you will gain the critical tools, knowledge and confidence needed to contribute to the development of the subject and its practice. Every student will have the opportunity to complete an extended research project, typically a film. Example modules - Studio: Critical Making for Animation - Reading: Critical Positions - Studio: Situating Practice for Animation Presentation Future Directions - Studio: Extended Research Project for Animation For a full list of modules please visit the — University course webpage. Career opportunities Graduates from the Illustration Animation Department permeate the animation industry all over the world.

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