The Master’s in 3D Character Animation enables students to specialise in the art of Acting, learning to transform animations into authentic interactions by characters. The programme also provides students with all of the artistic and technical knowledge to join a team working in any animation studio.
With teaching staff made up of professionals with experience on internationally renowned feature films,
the Master’s in 3D Character Animation focuses on training animators to work as part of a team at the leading animation studios.
Its objective is to prepare students to contribute to the world’s most successful 3D animation projects, whether feature-length films, advertising or TV series.
Our teaching faculty is made up of teachers with experience in working on character animation in world-class international productions
You will study alongside one of the world’s most important animation studios at the U-tad Campus.
The course includes professional internships at Ilion Animation Studios.
You will complete the master’s degree with a professional portfolio, which you will present to some of the leading animation companies
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Thanks to U-tad, I have been able to enter the industry and work at Ilion Animation Studios, one of the best companies in Spain. I studied the Master’s in 3D character animation and was delighted. It’s a very complete master’s and the most important thing is that it focuses completely on animation.
Principles of Animation and 2D Animation Practice
The importance of Poses and their Application to 3D Characters
Animation Principles Applied to 3D Animation
Basic physics: Cycles and Body Mechanics
Advanced Physics
Animating Hands and Body Gestures
Facial Animation and Lip-sync
Interpretation
Advanced Acting
Creature Animation
Natural Drawing
Life Drawing
Character Development
Technical aspects to consider before animating a scene
Graph Editor and Animation Curves
Rigging for animators
Introduction to ZBrush and Modelling
Narrative and Audiovisual Language
Script
Story Board
Process for tackling an animated scene
Animation Workflow at BlueSky Studios
Animation Workflow at Dreamworks Animation
Animation Workflow at Disney Animation Studios
Creation of Demo Reels
Principles of Lighting for Animators
Production and Sale of Animation Projects
Organisation and Production Pipeline
From day one and throughout the course, students will start to build their demo reels through the tasks and exercises set in class, which will follow the same professional review dynamic of dailies as animation productions.
Students will complete their demo reel in the final two months of the course, applying everything they have learned so far.
The course ends with the review of students’ demo reels by the directors and a professional from an international animation studio, and the presentation of demo reels to leading companies in the sector.
U-tad has a dedicated High Performance Centre for animation to help you get the most out of your studies. You will specialise in professional processes and dynamics with Master Classes given by renowned professionals, project mentoring, attend leading national events and international festivals, etc.
Our classrooms are equipped with the same hardware and software used by the world’s major studios. This high-tech educational environment will allow you to work with the same tools and techniques used at all levels of digital production and to share the same work processes.
Maintaining a direct connection with the industry from the first day is a key and fundamental part of our philosophy. We prepare our students so that they can immediately and spontaneously find work.
We have created the Career Development Service as part of our practical study methodology. This strategic unit acts as a link between students and companies, allowing them to work on real projects during their studies.
Our Career Development Service provides constant relations with leading companies in each sector throughout the students’ academic career, through internships, job vacancies, classroom projects and support for entrepreneurs.
We will guide you about your future and clarify all your questions
We will inform you about what documents you have to submit
Once we have informed you that your application has been accepted, you need to complete the admissions process
After complying with all of the requirements, you can complete your enrolment
Calle Playa de Liencres, 2
(+34) 900 373 379 
info@u-tad.com
