Design - Animation & Motion Design
This exciting course offers students the chance to study in the dynamic and expressive world of animation and motion design. The course develops creative individuals with artistic design skills and vision to produce a wide variety of animation and design in motion.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University of the Shannon |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Technological University of the Shannon | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
3 year specialisation following US800 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry).
Class Contact Hours
Initially 24 hours per week in Year 1, however, as the course progresses, the course of study becomes increasingly self-directed.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Entry into Animation and Motion Design is by competition and selection during US800 First Year Art and Design (Common Entry).
Careers / Further progression
What can I do after this course?
Equipped with the language and creative skills to meet the challenge of a cross- disciplinary audio-visual environment, our graduates have gained employment in Ireland’s top animation and motion design studios.They work with film and television title design, both traditional and digital animation, motion graphic design, compositing and visual fx, concept art and storyboarding, model making and stop-motion animation
Further information
Our course aims to give students a platform to shape their ideas, stories and skills through a series of challenging creative briefs. The design briefs are both structured yet malleable. Physical art making is at the core of our approach. Our mantra is ‘to make’ rather than ‘to find’. The philosophy of the course is based on the development of the creative animator and motion designer, focusing on the development of key skills in creativity, drawing, design, exploration, problem solving and collaboration.
Students are exposed to the principles, the tools and the processes of animation and motion design, through demonstrations, lectures and workshops. The course focuses on key graduate attributes in design as well as specific software skills. Emphasis is placed on vocational learning alongside research, analysis and reflective practice. This is underpinned by the use of sketchbooks, journals and visual notebooks.
Modules at a glance:
Main Study, Critical & Contextual Studies, Placement Practice or Exchange.
Main Study includes: Animation: Principles, Skills, Techniques, Classical, Frame by Frame, Digital 2D/3D.
Motion Design: Principles, Design for Motion, Design Thinking, Moving Typography, Filmmaking, Branding.
Figure Drawing: Fundamentals, Acting for Animation, Costume & Props, Silhouettes, Observational, Perspective.
Digital: Drawing for Animation, Illustration for Motion, Design 2D/3D, Experimental, Concept Design.
Stop-Motion: Cut-Out, Multiplane, 2D/2.5D/3D, Model-Making, Digital Fabrication. Final Project & Exhibition.
Other Information
• Work Placement/Study Abroad in Year 3.
• Location: George’s Quay / Clare Street Campus, Limerick.
Mr. David Phelan, Course Leader
Tel: 061 293870
Email: David.Phelan@tus.ie