Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation and Character Design
Fanshawe College
Key Information
Campus location
London, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 7,441 *
Application deadline
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* total fee for Canadian students. $16,478.64 for international students
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Introduction
Characters are at the heart of every film, video, animation, or game. Your ability to create characters while nurturing your love of design will set you apart as a designer with a valued and sought-after skill set. With every step of the 3D Animation and Character Design program, you’ll see your ideas and dreams come to life as you develop your creative concepts with like-minded creative classmates.
Your Learning Experience
Fanshawe College's 3D Animation and Character Design program is an 8-month graduate certificate designed for students to hone previous multimedia skills into a valued and sought-after skill in the job market.
Animate your ideas for game engines/development by life drawing and storyboarding, 3D design modeling, texture mapping and lighting, character design, video editing, and audio effects creation. You will also develop your creative concepts while learning to plan and manage projects.
Graduates are prepared to work as 3D animators, character designers, effects artists, storyboard artists, and level designers for the film, video, computer animation, and game industries. Graduates are also employed with companies creating television commercials, industrial and commercial videos, and educational material, in addition to architecture and real estate design and promotion.
Study in the heart of London's digital media sector, at Fanshawe's London Downtown Campus. Your ability to create characters while nurturing your love of arts and design is the first step. Taking these passions into the dynamic media technology sector will be your destiny.
This Graduate Certificate Animation program (two consecutive terms in length) will build upon the students' prior technical knowledge. Successful graduates of the program will learn every skill used in the creation of 3D animated characters for use in game engines/development including life drawing and storyboarding, 3D modeling and animation, shaders, texture mapping and lighting, character design, video editing, and audio effects. Concept development, teamwork, strategic planning, and project management will be integral components of the program.
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Admissions
Curriculum
Courses
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-6010 ---- Life Drawing & Character Studies
- MMED-6011 ---- Modeling Foundation
- MMED-6012 ---- Animation for Characters-Intro
- MMED-6020 ---- Pre-Production
- MMED-6014 ---- Texture, Lighting & Rendering 1
Level 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-6015 ---- Anatomy & Character Study
- MMED-6016 ---- Modeling-Adv
- MMED-6017 ---- Animation for Characters 2
- MMED-6018 ---- Project Development Thesis
- MMED-6019 ---- Digital Character Project/Thesis
Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 8 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Execute creative concepts and ideas through a variety and combination of techniques including hand-drawn, computer-generated, 2D and 3D storyboards and animatics.
- Create sophisticated models for the entertainment, medical, and architectural industries.
- Create 3D characters and creatures ranging from life-like and anatomically correct to cartoon and anime styles.
- Combine texture mapping, shaders, lighting environments, animating cameras and ‘rigs' for 3D models and characters in animation sequences.
- Synthesize a wide variety of digital effects in the creation of environment and creature materials and textures.
- Apply 3D techniques that demonstrate characters with realistic motion and a full range of emotion in animated characters.
- Incorporate 3D animated characters with composited backgrounds utilizing special effects.
- Utilize a variety of digital applications including video and audio editing software and technologies.
- Integrate sophisticated technologies into 3D animated films, videos, and games.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Fanshawe’s 3D Animation and Character Design program are qualified for a wide-variety of artistic roles within the film, video and game industries, including character designers, effects artists, 3D animators, storyboard artists and level designers. Graduates could also find themselves helping to create television commercials, industrial and commercial videos or educational material.
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario? Check out our graduate employment rates and other key performance indicators.
Here’s a selection of employment opportunities Career Services has received for students and graduates of Fanshawe’s 3D Animation and Character Design program:
Unity 3D Developer
Incorporate your passion for gaming with knowledge of gameplay mechanics and the artificial reality/virtual reality space.
Game Web Developer
Create your own features and ideas that promote the best user experience for our growing stable of video games, working with a team of like-minded artists to bring awesome ideas to life.
Game Designer
A highly creative role where you will have the opportunity to influence core parts of the games we create.
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