University degrees: Courses
Course length: 2 years
Course city: Torino Piemonte
The Animation Cinema course was established in 2001 in agreement with the Piedmont Region at the Piedmontese headquarters of the Experimental Center of Cinematography, with a specialized training and research mission for the art and animation industry. The aim of the school is to cultivate talent to train artists and technicians with an in-depth understanding of the whole process of creation and realization of the animated film, also providing them with technical-artistic skills and specific techniques for the main professional areas, with particular regard towards Character design, Animation scenography, Visual storytelling, Previewing and Storyboard, 2d and 3d animation; Animation Compositing, Direction and Art Direction.
The training program is developed in relation to the continuous evolution of the sector for the various media and in collaboration with institutions, companies, professionals, associations and events of Italian and European animation (Cartoon Italia, Animation Italia, Asifa Italia, Cartoons on the Bay, ToonBoom inc.). The school enjoys the support and collaboration, among others, of Fondazione CRT, Compagnia di San Paolo, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, RAI Ragazzi, Turin Chamber of Commerce, TBS Italia Cartoon Network.
The teaching aims at the orientation and development of the creative talent of each student and his / her acquisition of technical and artistic professional skills and team work skills. The method is based on the project and practice. A strong emphasis is placed on animation as a means of communication, experimentation and artistic expression.
After a year dedicated to the acquisition of technical-artistic bases and to the knowledge of the production process, during the second year the students develop skills more oriented to specific professional roles in pre-production and animation, with the possibility of choosing between partially differentiated. During the two-year period, students carry out short projects both individually and in groups, both personal and in simulation of clients. The third year is entirely dedicated to diploma projects – the creation of short films in small teams – through which students face all the creative and technical phases of production, from conception to edition. In the quarter following the conclusion of the educational path, the school offers graduates internships in studies and production companies in Italy (cinema, TV, games, post-production, communication, etc.) and at Cartoon Network Europe in London.
Courses, seminars and workshops are taught by professionals and artists from the Italian and international sector.
