3D Digital Animation – (M.A.)

3D Digital Animation is an award inside the Postgraduate Media Programme.

A key element of film, television and computer games, 3D Digital Animation has become the most popular form of animated entertainment over the past ten years. At the same time it has also been increasingly used by more experimental practitioners who question the appearance, form and uses that animation has in present day media culture.

The MA in 3D Digital Animation asks that students challenge their preconceptions of what 3D animation can do, and assists them in becoming skilled practitioners capable of innovation in the field. End products are not limited to character based narratives, they may explore abstract forms of animation, the inter-relation of sound and image, programmatic and algorithmic approaches, and may also mix 3D with film, 2D animation, or any other viable media.

Student's are asked to show an ability to break new ground in terms of imaginative and distinctive uses of 3D Animation, the type and depth of research they undertake, and to consider new audiences and formats for animation.

3D Digital Animation mixes technical knowledge of the subject with the creative freedom that an understanding of theory and context of new media practices brings. It encourages the exploration of the possibilities of digital animation to delight, entertain and inform audiences of many kind.

Particular emphasis is given to providing you with the skills necessary to further your career as an animator. The course is designed to help you understand and work within the contemporary media environment. Particular attention is given to helping you acquire enquiry and information handling skills, enterprise skills in the development and presentation of ideas, in communicating in the spoken and written word, and addressing particular audiences.