B.F.A. in Animation

Students will be instructed in the processes and techniques of 2D work, developing specific skills for drawing for the creation of animated content, as well as the use of digital and traditional tools. You will work on concepts, character designs and development, and portraying the character personality through expressions, poses, and movements. You will learn to create environments and develop skills in the pre-production phase of animated content. Our students are already working on top international productions, such as El Pan de la Guerra, Love, Death & Robots, and Klaus, which featured to work of 29 U-tad and won at the Bafta Awards and Annie Awards and was nominated for an Oscar. Another film featuring the work of a U-tad alumna is Wolfwalkers, for which Maria Pareja was awarded the Annie Award for Best Production Design.

Special effects or VFX are used to integrate digitally animated characters into live-action films, animated productions, video games, commercials, television series and virtual reality projects.

Students minoring in Advanced 3D Techniques in Animation will be equipped with the technical and artistic knowledge necessary for animation projects. You will learn how to create 3D rigs to manipulate characters, clothes, fabrics, and the dynamic simulation of environments. You will also learn how to create specific VFX such as fire, smoke, water. With this minor, you will a master of fantastical character integration in large productions.

With a team of peers, you will produce your own reel, integrating effects and acquiring the skills needed to work in professional productions. This will be act as a letter of recommendation, opening the door to the most important companies in the sector.

Among many Oscar, Emmy, and Bafta nominated/winning international productions, our students have worked on major films and series such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers Endgame, Luck, The Jungle Book, Mission Impossible, Wonder Woman, Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Martian, Star Wars, Stranger Things and Game of Thrones.

You will graduate from the Minor in Art for Video Games trained in the processes, artistic techniques, and tools for the video game content creation. You will learn animation, character and environment design and modeling, lighting, controls and rigging, VFX integration, elements for immersive experiences, texture and interface design, techniques to generate environments, and effects simulation using complex real-time rendering engines, such as Unity and Unreal Engine. You will work with a team of fellow Video Game Design and Programming students to create tangible projects that will be submitted for the most prestigious awards, such as Game Lab bcn, Fun&Serious, and the Playstation Awards, among others. Our students have gone on to work on international productions such as The Division 2, Red Dead Redemption, GTA, FIFA 21, Fornite, Candy Crash, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Gears Tactics, Dead Island, Lego Star Wars, The Lego Movie 2 Videogame, Zombie Army 4: Dead War & Zombie Army Trilogy, Battlefield V, Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Fable, Watchdogs, EA Sports, NHL 21, and more.