3D Animation (Evening - 20 weeks)

• Evening studies - study in the evening for more flexibility to get your study/work/life balance right.
• You'll get hands on experience with 3D Animation techniques, such as creating simple geometry, basic texturing, dynamics, reaction shots, dialogue shots, lipsync, trot walks and runs.
• Learn from award-winning tutors - our tutors have not only been behind some of the best new talent in their field, but have an impressive array of achievements from their time practicing what they preach.

• Week 1: General introduction to Maya - animation basics
  • Bouncing ball
  • Lamp hop
• Week 2: Animation locomotion - walks and character walks
  • Basic walk cycle with basic biped
  • Basic human walk
• Week 3: Advanced locomotion - runs, hops, jumps and skips
  • Basic run cycle
  • Human biped run cycle
• Week 4: Advanced locomotion - jumps
  • Basic jumps
  • Human biped jump
• Week 5: Flexibility and overlapping action
  • Foxy bouncing ball with tail
  • Helicopter overlapWeek 6: Weight and balance
  • Weight shiftWeight lift
• Week 7: Animation mechanics - physical actions
  • Person throwing a ball - use of live action reference
  • Person throwing a ball - develop and recap
• Week 8: Animation mechanics - physical actions
  • Lifting a heavy object - develop
  • Lifting a heavy object - refine
• Week 9: Character poses
  • Creating thumbnail sketches
  • Creating character poses
• Week 10: Pantomime animation
  • Thumbnail sketches for pantomime animation
  • Pantomime animation
• Week 11: Introduction to character animation
  • “Phone Booth Man” - key poses for character on stepped curves
  • Add breakdowns to “Phone Booth Man” using Tween Machine
• Week 12: Introduction to Character Animation
  • Reaction shots - animate a “take” with Monty
  • Reactions - animate a “take” with a human biped
• Week 13: More on character animation - building and blocking a shot; parenting and constraints
  • Very short dialogue shot with Monty
  • Very short dialogue shot with human biped – Norman, Morpheus or Eleven
• Week 14: Character animation - dialogue
  • Block medium dialogue shot
  • Refine medium dialogue shot
• Week 15: Character animation - dialogue and lipsync
  • Block advanced dialogue shot
  • Refine advanced dialogue shot
• Week 16: Animal locomotion, trots walks and runs
  • Quadruped walk
  • Quadruped trot
• Week 17: Animal locomotion continued
  • Quadruped run
• Birds Week 18: Animals and creatures - using live action
  • Animal locomotion using live action reference
  • Animal locomotion using live action reference 
• Week 19: Animals and creatures
  • Spiders and scorpions
  • Vehicles and machinery
• Week 20: Demo reel, website/blog, jobs and careers
  • Assemble the first draft of demo reel. 
  • Create a blog to host it
  • Demo reel review, recap

All students will graduate with an Escape Studios Certificate of Achievement, a well-respected qualification within the industry, demonstrating you've studied an industry-based course and have the practical, hands-on skills studios are looking for.

Our animation students go on to work in many areas of the industry including 3D animation for films, TV, games, and visual effects. See some of their success stories.

Junior animation roles include:

• Runner
• Junior Animator
• 3D Animator