BA (Hons) Digital Animation Bachelor's degree at Birmingham City University

The purpose of this module is to give you the opportunity to learn and then apply fundamental art techniques and methodologies. Students will work individually to produce a sketch book based upon a defined theme. The work students will be given mirrors animation industry advice about art practice and will require an element of research and skill application.

You will learn how visual languages are applied and how to compose shots which are adaptable to other mediums such as animation. Students You will learn to storyboard professionally and to succinctly convey your ideas and visions to produce a short film.

You will be introduced to key animation principles, processes, and techniques in the creation of 2D digital animated sequences. You will explore the historical context and understanding of contemporary practices in animation, then apply this knowledge in developing ideas for their animated sequences.

The purpose of this module is to give you the opportunity to learn and then apply fundamental 3D modelling techniques and texturing methodologies. Students will work individually to produce a production ready asset.

You will be given an up-to-the-moment introduction to the working methodologies of 3D Animation production. This will allow you to experience the challenges of completing the research, development, and production of a 3D Animated short film.

This module introduces the principles of Action Mechanics, where students will develop an understanding of weight, balance and force in progressive motion, and apply these principles into animated sequences, demonstrating anticipation, exaggeration, drag, follow through and secondary action principles. Working in either a 2D or 3D pipeline, students will create a range of animated sequences demonstrating action in dance, sports, acrobatics or combat.

This module focuses on the development of a character, from initial concept design to its final production ready form. During the Concept Design process, you will learn how various modes of narrative storytelling, histories, locations, events, and cultures would influence your design decisions to create compelling concepts and believable characters. You are required to experiment and engage with different approaches to concept design from sketches to 3-dimensional forms. You will explore design

This module introduces the principles of Acting for Animation, where students will learn how to project a performance into an otherwise, inanimate object. Character Animators at their core are Actors and students will be introduced to the practical methods of developing a performance from script through to final character animation, whether in a 2D or 3D pathway.

The module is an opportunity to learn and critically reflect on the skills of collaboration by enabling you to create an interdisciplinary project with students from complementary disciplines, or with academic staff. Collaboration is a vital employability skill within the Creative Industries and this module allows you to develop these skills, making use of University facilities and with the support of academic staff. Within this module framework, several kinds of collaborative opportunities are

The purpose of this module is to enable you to develop professional attributes and subject skills through experience in the work place, and to critically reflect upon your learning in that context. You will normally be expected to arrange your own placement, with support from academic staff and the Careers team.

This module provides an opportunity for you to apply your knowledge and skills to an external, professional brief. The brief will be set by or in discussion with an external client/agency/community and could be a 'real life' problem to be solved, or a simulation. It is an opportunity for you to engage in a responsive, imaginative and professional manner with an aspect of your subject area, which contributes to the development of employability skills within the supportive infrastructure of the Un

The purpose of this module is to give students the opportunity to learn and then apply fundamental animation techniques, methodologies and pipeline design for an animation production or development.

The module is an opportunity to learn and critically reflect on the skills of collaboration &/or your own professional practice. The module enables you to create either an interdisciplinary project with students from complementary disciplines or your own self-defined project.

The purpose of the module is to enable you to undertake a sustained, in-depth and theoretically informed research project exploring an area that is of personal interest to you. It is important that we can support you appropriately, so you will be guided towards choosing a research topic which is relevant to your discipline and in which your lecturers have expertise. The outcome may take the form of a written dissertation or a practice-based portfolio.