This is a labor and time intensive medium, so students should be prepared to work long hours. How far students take this opportunity depends on the strength of their animation ideas and their willingness to put in the necessary hours to fully realize their goals.
Our previous Animation Workshops have been among our most successful programs. The quality of student work has consistently been praised, and students themselves applaud the level of intensity and enjoyment involved in learning.
Students have gone on to win prizes at festivals for animated films created at the New York Film Academy.
In the Film Academy 3-D Computer Animation Workshops, classes are held every day during the week. Students will also learn concepts of story writing, directing, cinematography, and editing as they apply to animation. The bulk of students’ time outside of class is spent in supervised labs, where they put into practice what they have learned during lectures. Lab time will be used to complete and to expand upon assignments, as well as to work on their final animated films. The students final films will be output digitally and projected at celebratory screening.
This course will teach students the principles of animation (movement, timing, weight, character development, etc.) using Maya—the industry standard high-end 3-D computer program. Students will progress through basic modeling, motion and rendering exercises en route to the completion of a short 3-D computer animated film (with sound) of their own design by the end of the course.
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