Master of Arts in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
This two-year course taught in English is designed to enable students to reach a professional level notably in directing and storytelling in a multicultural environment. In addition to exercises in writing, storyboarding and complex animation (mixed techniques, interacting characters), students participate in an open-themed end of studies film in conditions similar to a professional environment.
Duration
Pace of study
Location
Entrance exams results 2023
- Bachelor in Animation or Animated Filmmaking and/or 3 years of professional experience in the field
- No age limit
- 2D and 3D animation
- Modeling and 3D rendering
- Design and background, color, storyboard or character design
- Proficiency in compositing with After effects
- Animation with TV Paint, Animate, Toon Boom, Maya
- Ability to work in teams
- Solid command of English
Double validation:
- Master of Arts
- "Concepteur et réalisateur de films d’animation" professional diploma (5-years post high school degree, level 7) certified by the French National Ministry of Education in September, 1st 2021 (published by the Official Journal on the 08/04/2021)
- Character designer
- Director 2D or 3D
- Animator
- Compositing operator
- Background artist
- Storyboard artist
- Layout artist
Tuition fees
- €10.000 per year for European citizens
- €15.000 per year for non European citizens.
Scholarships opportunities (through GOBELINS, Odon Vallet and/or CROUS).
Eligible for scholarship
Admission process
Pre-selection based on demo reel, motivational video and selection based on an oral interview in English
Opening of admission process: 17 November 2022
Closing of admission process : 2 March 2023
Admission interview :
Between 11 and 14 April 2023
- Advanced courses in 2D and 3D Character Animation
- Scriptwriting and directing, character definition and characterisation, graphic design, sound design, storyboarding
- Filmmaking: 2D and/or 3D layout, character and background modeling, setup, skinning, rigging, acting, character and special effects animation, rendering, compositing
- Complying with specifications, choice of production pipeline according to technical and artistic choices, assessing and monitoring production planning
- Teaching is centered on teamwork During the course, teams will mix with students from the French Programme in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
- Production of a making of, demo reel, graphic portofolio...
- Students benefit from tailored follow-up
- Equipements: HD and 3D equipped movie theatre, professional sound studio, multi-layer animation stands.
- Each student has a dedicated workstation. Led animation tables, Cintiqs
- GOBELINS is a member of RECA (the French Animation School Network) and of IPAX (the US network of schools recognized by Sony Pictures)
- High-level faculty members, professionals coming from well-established studios
- International mindset required to work on multicultural projects and in multicultural contexts (courses and conferences in French and in English)
- Participation in a speed-recruiting event organized during the Annecy festival in June for last year of the course (more than 50 companies usually attend)
- Production, in multicultural groups, of an end-of studies short film
- Written report on a reflective work related to an experimental project
