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Karl Staven \ kstaven@uarts.edu \ 215.717.6552
Program Director

Description

The Animation program supports traditional hand-drawn, 3D computer, stop motion and any animation techniques that can be imagined or explored. If you create something or just picture it in your head, it can be animated.  If you look around, you will see animation everywhere. Animation is showing at theaters, on television, moving on your phone, all over the web, even once static billboards are now animated. Animation entertains, informs, illustrates, and is always in front of our eyes.

Students will explore the variety of techniques available to the current animator, hone traditional skills, learn how to tell engaging stories, create memorable characters, and bring things to life that have never existed before. Our alums work on blockbuster special effects films, animated television series, commercials, and video games in a variety of roles - from director to storyboard artist. As an undergraduate you’ll get to make both a junior animated film and a senior animated thesis. The skills learned as an Animation major will allow you to adapt and create quality content as ideas become even more valuable than the techniques needed to present them.

Program Objectives

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation will:

• Develop the ability to articulate and realize a strong personal artistic vision - combining informed meaningful content creation with unique visual approaches to produce engaging sound/image work.
• Master both traditional and digital animation skills and concepts; utilizing motion and time understanding with drawn, stop motion, and computer generated creative practices.
• Demonstrate critical and analytical thought couched within a historical context; and be able to communicate this using written, visual, oral, web or hybrid means.
• Learn to collaborate with artists, peers, and professionals; effectively managing time, planning, and work relationships.

Program Requirements (126 credits)