2D Animation and Stop Motion with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
Teesside University
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**Course overview**: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you dont have sufficient grades to join Year 1. Learn how to tell a story and bring your characters to life with our 2D animation and stop motion degree.You learn essential animation skills including drawing and pre-visualisation, cinematography, hand drawn 2D animation and stop motion techniques. Gain experience of the animation pre-production and production pipelines by working with ...Read more


Course overview

: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. Learn how to tell a story and bring your characters to life with our 2D animation and stop motion degree.You learn essential animation skills including drawing and pre-visualisation, cinematography, hand drawn 2D animation and stop motion techniques. Gain experience of the animation pre-production and production pipelines by working with other animation students on team projects as specialist 2D animators, stop motion animators, stop motion compositors, prop makers, set builders or character designers. Our bespoke 2D animation studios featuring industry-standard software, dedicated workshops and stop motion studios equipped with lighting, cameras, and green screen offer you a real world technical experience.


Top reasons to study this course

1. Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.2. Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow you to showcase your skills to industry professionals who are seeking to recruit new and rising talent.


After the course

: Graduates can find roles as 2D/stop motion animators, assistant animators and production designers for animation. Our ExpoSeries of events are an opportunity for you to interact with employers. Each event is open to the public and industry guests, allowing you to showcase your work to peers and potential future placements or employers.

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60th
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100th
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Rhea
29 Jan 24

The campus is very open, with many places to meet people and go for food. The societies offer a large variety. However, it is easy to feel lost if you've just arrived and don't..Read more

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15 Dec 23

All university buildings are located on one campus, which makes it incredibly quick and easy to locate and walk to different buildings. The campus heart is the central hub of the..Read more

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Rhea
29 Jan 24
2D Animation and Stop Motion BA (Hons)
The campus is very open, with many places to meet people and go for food. The societies offer a large variety. However, it is easy to feel lost if you've just arrived and don't...
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Hollie
15 Dec 23
Animation BA (Hons)
All university buildings are located on one campus, which makes it incredibly quick and easy to locate and walk to different buildings. The campus heart is the central hub of the...
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Teesside University
Teesside University , Tees Valley

With its vibrant campus located in the heart of Middlesbrough in North East England, Teesside University is a friendly, modern...

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Teesside University
Borough Road Middlesbrough Stockton-On-Tees TS1 3BX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Middlesbrough  0.4 miles away

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