Skills Bootcamp in 3D Animation

Overview

Bring animated stories to life with a professional studio workflow

This 10-week Skills Bootcamp gives you the opportunity to develop studio-ready 3D animation skills through real-world projects, studio-informed workflows, and professional feedback — all designed to help you build confidence and get ready for a career in the animation industry.

You’ll work alongside your peers to learn the animation production pipeline, all while being guided by experienced tutors and supported by input from A Productions, an award-winning animation studio based in Bristol, known for JoJo and Gran Gran, Love Monster, and their work with Sesame Workshop.

You will:

🎬 Animate using real production assets and episode structures from an A Productions and Terrific Television series

🧰 Gain experience of working to a professional animation pipeline

📁 Build a showreel-ready animation portfolio

💼 Get career coaching and employability support

🧑‍💼 Elevate your work with feedback from professional  animators

Spaces are limited! Applications close at midnight on Sunday 23rd November.

Studio Project with A Productions and Terrific Television! 

You’ll spend part of the Skills Bootcamp working on a simulated studio project, using assets and episode structures provided by A Productions. These are real assets that have been created for a new animated TV series for Terrific Television.

This project will give you a behind-the-scenes understanding of how a professional animation studio operates, from workflow and turnarounds, to the level of quality expected in production.

The studio project will run for approximately four weeks of the Skills Bootcamp and use the NextGen RISE platform to simulate a remote studio environment. The rest of the course focuses on preparation, developing personal work, and polishing portfolio pieces to showcase your skills.

What you'll learn

This bootcamp is designed to prepare you for real studio work, with a strong focus on animation fundamentals, professional pipelines, and employability skills.

Core Focus Areas:

• 3D animation – pose, weight, timing, acting, and facial performance
• Shot planning – working to a brief and timing sheet
• Animation workflow – blocking, splining, and polish
• Feedback cycles – how to take and apply studio notes
• Teamwork and pipelines – working in a simulated studio environment
• Showreel development – shots that demonstrate your strengths

You’ll complete a final animation project, develop portfolio-ready assets, and gain clarity on the types of roles that suit your skills and interests within the animation industry.

Who it's for

This bootcamp is for aspiring 3D animators looking to break into the animation industry. If you want to further develop your technical skills, employability and studio-readiness, this is for you.

You must:

• Be aged 19+
• Live in (or intend to work in) the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority region (Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire), and North Somerset
• Have the right to work in the UK

To get the most out of this course you should have a basic understanding of 3D software such as Blender or Maya, and of animation workflows. You will need to submit links to an online portfolio as part of your application. 

You don’t need to be advanced as you’ll grow your skills throughout the bootcamp!

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