Creative Mayor's Academy: Skills Bootcamp: Animation producer

Animators take the objects created by 2D and 3D artists and breathe life into them by making them move. Working from the designer’s storyboard, they create the movements for characters and vehicles. They add personality, emotion and realism to the games and films. (ScreenSkills 2022).

In this course you will gain a strong introduction intothe skills requiored by animators in film and the games industries. In these practical sessions, you will start with the disciplines anmove on to creating your own animated sequences by exploring a range of tools and procesesses.

You will cover:

- 12 principles of animation

- idea development

- storyboarding

- frame rates

- key frames

- basic storytelling

- character development

- sound and effects

- direction and constraints

This course will include informartion about job search, applications and freelance opportunities in this field of work.

We will support you with preparing to find work in the industry.

You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations.

You should be a confident and competent computer users on a Mac or Windows PC and be proficient with a mouse and keyboard in either a creative software, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or equivalent and should be able to download, upload, save, open and retrieve files. Some awareness of design for print or any other art/design practice would be useful.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents such as a passport, EU citizen ID card, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card. If you have been in the UK for less than 3 years or have entered the UK with a visa you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK - your visa, your biometric card that covers the duration of your course or any relevant home office documents to support your residency should all be uploaded. If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen we will need to see evidence of 'Pre-Settled' or 'Settled-status' documents. Also for funding purposes we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits (e.g JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC), Housing benefits etc. please bring evidence of this).

Move on to further study or receive support into work in entry level roles through our emoployability team.