Why Choose
UEL
With a campus based university in London, the University of East London's Animation programme focuses on providing every student with the attention and care that they need to understand how to progress into the professional world of Animation. Our location in East London and proximity to studios in Soho and Central London has allowed us to build strong links with animation employers. We introduce students to a range of animation skills, supported by one-to-one to academic and technical tutorial support, ensuring that our graduates are confident professionals entering the industry of animation, in any capacity that they choose. By maintaining small cohorts of students we are able to ensure that every student has enough studio space, and plenty of access to our highly qualified staff. Email us on animation@uel.ac.uk to find out more about the programme. You can also email us to arrange a visit to the campus meet with staff and students. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our Facilities
We encourage students to work collaboratively not just within the programme, but also with students from other parts of the university, and as part of this we arrange workshops, where students may work with students from sound design, graphic design, journalism, illustration, game design and the film courses. Learning at UEL is informed by the student needs and we aim to ensure that every student is able to fulfil their potential. We have several lecture and studio spaces, as well as wood, print and ceramics workshops where you will be able build sets for stop-motion animation. You can book equipment such as Wacom tablets, Cintiqs, HD cameras, Tascam recorders, Boom microphones and all the equipment you may need during your Animation degree at UEL. You will be trained to use Adobe Creative suite and TVPaint to create your work and will be supported by a dedicated animation technician, and a wider team of Art, Design and Film technicians. The University's IT Department ensure that software and the studios are function at the highest levels. Take a look around our studio spaces below, and the area around the university!
What You Learn
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
TERM 1
TERM 2
Character and Sound
People We Know | All Sound on the Animation Front
Animation History
What is Animation
Animation Principles 1
Animated Documentary
Pre-production
Animated Fillers
Pre-production
Professional Practice 2
Final Major Project (FMP)
Pre-production
Animation Principles 2
Professional Practice 1
Professional Practice 3
Professional Practice 3
Professional Practice 2
Animated Documentary
Production
Animated Fillers
Production
Final Major Project (FMP)
Production
Final Major Project (FMP)
Production
Final Major Project (FMP)
Post-production
Writing and Editing
Tall Tales and Short Stories | Cut to The Chase
In year one you will be taken through a step-by-step process of animation production from story and idea development to animation to character design and sound design through a series of exciting projects. Find out more about each project by clicking on each of the project posters below
PROJECTS IN YEAR 1
In the second year, students are able to apply all of the skills that they learn in the first year through the production of two animated short films. They are taken through the process of crafting and animating an animated documentary, and an animated fiction or experimental film. In the second year students are given time to experiment and try out different animation techniques, and understand exactly where their interests lie within the field of animation. They also make their websites through the Professional Practice module, and learn how to pitch and present their ideas to clients and employers through live briefs and studio visits.
PROJECTS IN YEAR 2
The the final year, student have the opportunity to present all of the skills that they have gained through the first and second year through a animated short film that is about 3 minutes long. This film maybe fiction, non-fiction or experimental. Alongside the production of the final major project, students are sports and prepared for their professional life after university through the professional practice module and contextual studies.
PROJECTS IN YEAR 3