Sheridan’s world-renowned Computer Animation Program has been stocking Hollywood with talent since the 1980s. We were the first animation school to begin teaching computer animation, and our program has launched many prominent careers while breaking new ground in the entertainment, advertising and gaming industries.
More Than an Animation School
Don’t think of us simply as a computer animation school. At Sheridan you’ll learn to communicate, using computer animation as your instrument. During eight months of intensive hands-on training, you’ll work with the same high-end 3D computer animation software, technology and techniques the professionals use — but you’ll also learn:
- Animation principles and practices
- Story structure
- Character development
- Character performance
- Directing
- Cinematography
- Art direction
- Production design
A Studio on Campus
Sheridan’s instructors are industry veterans who helped pioneer today’s computer animation methods and tools. And our students are often accomplished artists in their own right: Each year’s class includes people trained as classical animators, illustrators, filmmakers, graphic designers, architects and industrial designers.
You’ll work in a professional environment in the Sheridan Centre for Animation and Emerging Technologies (SCAET), surrounded by talented classmates and led by the best instructors. It’s no wonder that Sheridan stands alone among computer animation schools.
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Computer Animation courses take place at the Trafalgar Road Campus in Oakville, Ontario.
Sheridan opens doors for its graduates. Between our reputation for excellence in computer animation, and our tight connections to the industry, our computer animation graduates find good opportunities in film, television, advertising, video games and Web design. They have built successful careers as:
- Animators
- Modelers
- Lighters
- Designers
- Animation directors
- Video game artists
In addition, graduates will find a broad range of career opportunities in:
- Web design
- Marketing/product illustration
- Illustration
- Medical illustration
- Technical illustration
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
- A postsecondary diploma or degree in the visual or fine arts
and/or
- Four years of demonstrated competence through relevant work experience
Credentials earned at less than the equivalent of an Ontario College Diploma will not be considered as having met the academic entrance requirements. Weekend workshops and certificates of a one-year duration are not deemed equivalent.
Applicants must be competent in Adobe Photoshop and Windows or the Macintosh Operating Systems. Applicants will be expected to have these competencies prior to the start of the program.
After completing our Computer Animation Program students may wish to further their studies in one of our advanced programs of specialization: Digital Visual Effects or Digital Character Animation.
Applicants who are over qualified may be offered alternate post-graduate programs such as Digital Visual Effects or Digital Character Animation.
APPLICANT SELECTION
Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of:
- Demonstrated competence through related work and/or educational experience
and
- Response to a questionnaire
- Portfolio
A portfolio review fee is required with the submission.
Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca at the time of application.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.
| CODE |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| |
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| TERM 1 |
|
|
| ANIM 50025 |
Animation Systems Studio 1 |
9
|
| ANIM 52348 |
Animation Methodology 1 |
3 |
| SYST 51220 |
Computer Animation Technology 1 |
3 |
| ANIM 58475 |
Professional Practices (January Intake students)* |
3 |
| ANIM 56976 |
Animation Design |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Total: |
|
18*
|
| |
|
|
| TERM 2 |
|
|
| ANIM 54998 |
Animation Systems Studio 2 |
6
|
| ANIM 57001 |
Computer Animation Methodology 2 |
3 |
| SYST 52020 |
Computer Animation Technology 2 |
3 |
| ANIM 58475 |
Professional Practices
|
3 |
| ANIM 50488 |
Directed Projects |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Total: |
|
18
|
Note: Courses subject to change.