3D Animation

Three-dimensional animation is one of the defining creative technologies of our time. It is the discipline behind the animated films and series produced by the world's leading studios, the visual effects that populate blockbuster cinema, the characters that inhabit video games, and the digital content that increasingly fills screens of every kind. At its heart, 3D animation is about bringing digital objects to life: creating the illusion of weight, movement, personality and emotion through the manipulation of three-dimensional models and their environments.

At Ravensbourne University London, the three-year full-time BA develops your technical and creative skills across the full range of digital animation disciplines. You will learn to model characters and environments in three dimensions, to rig them for animation, to animate movement convincingly and to composite your work into finished productions. The programme works across film, television, games and online platforms, reflecting the range of contexts in which three-dimensional animation is now used commercially.

You will also develop the storytelling and design skills that underpin good animation, because technical proficiency without creative vision produces competent but uninteresting work.

Ravensbourne's London location, close to the television and film industries of the capital, enriches the professional context of the degree. The university has strong connections with the screen industries, and students benefit from regular exposure to professional practitioners and the kind of work they produce.

Graduates work in animation studios, visual effects houses, games companies, advertising agencies, architectural visualisation, product visualisation and the wider digital media industry. Many develop specialist skills in character animation, visual effects, motion graphics or games art and find roles within those niches. Postgraduate study in animation, visual effects or games design is a route for those who want to develop further expertise.