Animate Your World!

 Overview:

Jamaica’s strategic location within the global marketplace has made it an ideal hub spot for outsourced Animation from the North and South Americas. Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), the premiere institution in the region for training in the arts, with its rich heritage and expertise, is the institution most equipped to educate students in all the facets of the Animation pipeline.

This 6-month course in 2D Computer Animation is designed for designers, illustrators, artists, Teachers, or Individuals in digital media production, graphic design or communication arts who have an interest in the animation industry. The programme will develop students’ appreciation of the techniques and craft involved in the animation production pipeline and promote the understanding and successful application of the fundamental principles involved in traditional animation and 2D digital animation.

Through lectures, practical workshops, research and studio practice, students will have the opportunity to gain some practical knowledge of animation. Internships and interaction with industry professionals will build on the knowledge base and skills developed at this level, offering students the opportunity to apply their creativity in an industry context.

Students will learn how to physically design, control and manipulate a subject’s volume, weight, proportion, movement and actions, thus gaining a more thorough understanding of the animation process. Upon completion of the 30-week programme, they will be better able to transition into the real world environment of an animation studio understand the importance of collaboration, teamwork and group dynamics, all essential for working within the animation industry.


 

Programme Description:

This 2D Computer Animation Programme is designed to develop students’ appreciation of the techniques and craft involved in the animation production pipeline. Another fundamental aspect of this programme is to promote the understanding and successful application of the fundamental principles of traditional animation and 2D digital animation. Students will learn how to physically design, control and manipulate a subject’s volume, weight, proportion, movement and actions, thus gaining a more thorough understanding of the animation process. Students will be better able to transition into the real world environment of an animation studio. Upon completion of this structured thirty(30) weeks programme, students will understand the importance of collaboration, teamwork and group dynamics which is essential for working within the Animation industry.

START DATE: September 2, 2015

DAY & TIME:

Option I

Wednesdays 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Option II:

Wednesdays, Thursdays & Friday 5:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

COST: $130,000

 


 

You will learn:

  • how to use the industry standard animation software – Toon Boom.
  • technical and language skills necessary to work to deliver animation projects.
  • process of planning and production in the digital animation pipeline.
  • the skills necessary to kickstart your animation career.

 

Application Process:

  1. Log-on to EMCVPA website at www.emc.edu.jm
  2. Download, print and complete the printable Application Form
  3. Drop off signed copy of application form at the Registry Department, EMCVPA, 1 Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston 5

 

Requirements:

There are no prerequisites for the course in Animation, however, applicants will be subjected to a portfolio review before the start of the programme. Portfolio should consist of a minimum of fifteen (15) pieces of artwork, represent the candidate’s development as an artist and provide the interview panel with an indication of interests and strengths. The candidate’s ability to draw should be represented throughout the portfolio. The work presented may include still-life, landscape, portraits and figure drawings and should demonstrate use of colour and sense of composition. Three-dimensional work, sculpture and crafts may also be presented.


 

Careers in Animation:

The lucrative field of animation offers high-paying careers in the following areas that any graduate of EMCVPA’s 6-month Animation programme will be qualified for:

  • 3D Modeler
  • Animator
  • Art Director
  • Film and Video Editor
  • Flash Animator
  • Graphic Designer
  • Stop Motion Animator
  • Video Game Designer
  • Animation Director
  • Background Painter
  • Cartoonist
  • Character Animator
  • Character Rigger
  • Color Key Artist
  • Compositing Artist
  • Concept Artist
  • Digital Painter
  • Director
  • Effects Animator
  • Forensic Animator
  • In-betweener
  • Independent Filmmaker
  • Key Animator
  • Lighting Technician
  • Mathematical Modeler
  • Render Wrangler
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Texture Artist
  • Visual Development Artist

 

Animation for Teens

This programme is student centered and will provide an opportunity for the engagement of young minds in developing an understanding of the creation of animated characters and objects. While exposing them to the associated career pathways, the programme will employ an interdisciplinary approach through engagement with specific methods and processes. Students will learn to manipulate their ideas through the traditional 2D animation processes and gain an understanding of their relationship to 3D animation.

 

DAY& TIME:            Saturdays 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

DURATION:             15 Weeks

START DATE:          September 12, 2016

COST:                         $29,000

APPLICATION PROCESS:

  1. Log-on to EMCVPA website at www.emc.edu.jm
  2. Download, print and complete the printable Application Form
  3. Drop off signed copy of application form at the Registry Department, EMCVPA, 1 Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston 5

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts has been through several stages in its evolution. The four Schools—Drama, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts—started out at different locations in Kingston. Two of the Schools, namely the School of Art and the School of Music, are historic because of their establishment in 1951 and 1961 respectively, before the island gained its independence from Britain in 1962.