appendix 4
animation courses that include or specialize in stop motion and related
organizations and websites
This list is not comprehensive, but the organizations and websites I have included in this front2endix will help any further searches. Courses marked with ETNA are members of the European Training Network for Animation – see page 199.
Australia
Victorian College of the Arts
234 St Kilda Road
Southbank
Victoria 3006
Australia
Contact: Michelle van Kampen
t: 61 3 9685 9000
f: 61 3 9685 9001
A one year Graduate Diploma course open to mature age students with previous experience or degree level education in animation, art and communication related disciplines. School of Film and Television
Belgium
La Cambre
Hogeschool, section Animation
21 Abbaye de La Cambre
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
t: 32 2 648 96 19
f: +32 2 640 96 93
Canada
Cégep du Vieux Montreal
Département d'Animation
255, rue Ontario Est
Montréal, Quebec H2X 1X6
t: 514 982 3437
f: 514 982 3448
http://cgi.cvm.qc.ca/cours/EnseignementOrdinaire/programmes/574_A0.htm
http://cgi.cvm.qc.ca/cours/EnseignementOrdinaire/programmes/574_B0.htm
Coordinator: Pierre Grenier
Traditional animation to back up computer animation training
Sheridan College
Centre for Animation and Emerging Technology
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville
Ontario
L6H 2L1
t: 905 845 9430
www.sheridanc.on.ca/learning/schools.html
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts)
837 Beatty St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2M6
t: 604-682-2787 or 1-800-396-2787
Admissions Manager/Animation Instructor: Ken Priebe
Part-time courses in stop motion
Denmark
The Animation Workshop (ETNA)
Will run stop motion classes when there is demand
L1 Skt Hans Gade
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Contacts: Morten Thorning and Soren Fleng
Storyboard and layout for series and feature films (twice 2 weeks)
Character animation (twice 14 weeks and once 2 weeks)
France
L'Ecole des Metiers du Cinema d'Animation (ETNA)
1, Rue de la Charente
1600 Angoulême
France
f: 33 (5) 45 93 60 80
Contacts: Loïc Le Guen and Christian Arnau
La Poudriére, Ecole du Film d'Animation (ETNA)
12, rue Jean Bertin
26000 Valence
France
t: 33 (4) 75 82 08 08
f: 33 (4) 75 82 08 07
Contact: Isabelle Elziere-Delalle
Directing animation film: creative and artistic aspects (2 year course)
Spain
Centro Integral de Cursos Especializados (CICE)
Maldonado 48
Madrid, 28006
Spain
t: 34 (91) 401 07 02
www.cicesa.com/diseno/formacion/c_cortometrajes.html
Contact: Marco Antonio Fernandez Doldan
Computer animation with traditional training in stop motion
Fak d'Art (ETNA)
Muntaner 401, entlo
8021 Barcelona
España
t: 34 (93) 201 08 55
Contacts: Fransisco Benavent and Jordi Martorell
New technologies front2lied to traditional animation: pre-production (4 months), post-production (4 months)
UK
Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Wallisdown
Poole
BH125HH
t: 44 (0) 1202 533011
f: 44 (0) 1202 537729
www.arts-inst-bournemouth.ac.uk
Programme Director: Peter Parr
BA (Hons) Film and Animation Production. Three-year course enabling students to develop specialization and skills necessary for their chosen career
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Visual Communication – Animation
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9DF
t: 44 (0)131 221 6000
Head of Animation: Donald Holwill
Glamorgan Centre for Art and Design Technology
Glyntaff Road
Glyntaff
Pontypridd
CF37 4AT
t: 44 (0) 1443 663309
Award Leader: Peter Hodges
HND and BA(Hons) Animation
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
t: 01494 731425
MA Animation Direction
Norwich School of Art and Design
St Georges Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1BB
t: 01603 610561
MA Animation and Sound Design
The Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
Head of Animation: Professor Joan Ashworth
MA Animation
The University of the West of England
Bower Ashton Campus
Kennel Lodge Road
Bristol
BS3 2JT
t: 0117 966 0222/4707
f: 0117 344 4820
The Bristol Animation Courses (ETNA) – 3-month courses for graduates BA (Hons) courses attached to graphic design, illustration and time-based media MA Animation
University of Wales College, Newport
School of Art, Media and Design
Caeleon Campus
PO Box 179
Newport
South Wales
t: 01633 432182
BA (Hons) Animation
USA
California Institute of the Arts
Program in Experimental Animation. BFA, MFA
School of Film/Video
24 700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355-2397
t: 661 255 1050
f: 661 253 7824
The Douglas Education Center
Douglas Education Center
130 Seventh Street
Monessen, PA 15062
t: 724.684.3684
Rick Catizone's Art of Animation Diploma Program
16-month program designed to provide students with the skills necessary for a career in animation.
420 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
t: 800 275 2470
f: 412 263 3715
Rhode Island School of Design
Film, animation, video
2 College St
Providence, RI 02903-2791
t: 401 454 6233
f: 401 454 6356
Rochester Institute of Technology
School of Film and Animation
Frank E. Gannett Building
70 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
t: 716 475 2754
f: 716 475 7575
30 week program of stop motion skills
training – key organizations
UK
Organizations offering training in film-making and related areas in the UK. Apart from courses in full time education, many organizations offer professional, vocational training for freelancers.
Skillset
Skillset is the national training organization for broadcast, film, video and multimedia. The site includes careers advice for those wishing to get in to the industry and those already working. The site gives information about individual training courses and their scheme to fund 60% of vocational training on certain other courses. The Film Council give training funds to organizations to run courses, including through Skillset but not to individuals needing funding.
BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union)
This is the national training organization for broadcast, film, video and multimedia. The skills base part of the site includes a subsidized careers advice for those wishing to get in to the industry and those already working. The site also gives information about individual training courses and their scheme to fund 60% of vocational training on certain other courses.
METIER
Metier are the national training organization for the arts and entertainment industries including performance art, visual art, literary art, arts development and teaching, technical support and production design, arts management administration and support roles.
Europe
ETNA
The European Training Network for Animation includes eight European professional animation training centres as well as around 40 European animation studios. The goals of this network are to perfect European animation training, to encourage and better the links between animation training and industry requirements and developments, and to facilitate the mobility of European professionals throughout Europe.
other useful organizations
CARTOON
European Association of Animation Film. Incorporates Cartoon Forum, Cartoon Masters, Cartoon d'Or, Cartoon Movie, Jobs and News
Timothy Leborgne
314, Boulevard Lambermont
1030 Brussels
Belgium
ASIFA
International Animated Film Association/Association Internationale du Film d'Animation ASIFA was formed in 1960 by an international group of animators to co-ordinate, further the interests and increase world-wide visibility of animation. The Association is founded in the firm belief that the art of animation can be enriched and greatly developed through close international co-operation and the free exchange of ideas, experience and information between all who are concerned with animation. ASIFA's membership includes over 1500 animation professionals and fans in more than 50 countries.
Animation World Network
A website resource with jobs, directories, articles.
Animator Anthony Scott's website for discussions on any subject to do with animation.