3D & VFX Animation 3D Animation / Video Games Game Art course (Years 2 to 4)

3D Animation / Game Art video games training (Years 2 to 4)

The challenge of our 3D animation training is to train students in professions related to the field of 3D for animated films, advertising, multimedia, architecture and video games. This training allows, in addition to general lessons and 3D techniques, to acquire specific skills in 3D Animation & Rigging, in VFX & Compositing or in 3D modeling and texture.

This 3D & VFX Animation course allows you to master technical, creative and cultural fundamentals. It is punctuated by individual and team work, masterclasses as well as educational experiences promoting international openness: studio visits, trips to festivals.

This 3D Animation VFX & Video Games / Game Art training has strong technical added value with the teaching of software specific to the world of 3D: 3DS-Max, Maya, Unity, Unreal, Substance Painter and Designer, Z-brush, V-Ray, Real Flow, Nuke, marvelous Designer, Houdini, Marmoset, RenderMan, Photoshop…

To complete the technical aspect, it also insists on the design and organization of a fun project by contributing the implementation of the concepts of Game Design, Level Design without forgetting project management and teamwork.

Dedicated mainly to video games and animated cinema, this specific training offers students, passionate about virtual universes, the opportunity to join a course which will give them all the keys to successfully enter the world professional.

Academic
Objectives

Design and produce still and animated 3D images based on specifications.

• Analyze the project to identify needs
• Define and design 3D models in accordance with the artistic direction
• Create models and simulate decoration and animation levels
• Design images and ensure production stages
• Ensure post production

Prerequisites

Be holder of a level IV title or diploma, of a solid general knowledge, demonstrate a regular practice in the artistic disciplines. In addition, entry tests based in particular on the production of a certain number of works are required.

Dates

Back to school in September 2024

Terms of access and duration of studies

• Application to be submitted 2 months before each academic year (September).
• Total duration 3 years, (+/- 1,980 hours).

Teaching methods used

• Learning the fundamentals and putting it into practice.
• Experimentation.
• Professional situation.
• Professional project management.

Operational objectives/skills targeted by certification

• Design and prototype models in 3D images
• Structuring and managing the 3D image production process
• Produce all or part of a work in 3D images
• Compose and finalize the production of a work in 3D images

Assessment method

Individual oral and written, continuous assessment, and evaluation during the project phases.

Certification procedure

The issue of the  » Concepteur 3D animation VFX jeux vidéo «  Niveau 6 (equiv. Bac+3/4) is conditional on validation of all skill blocks.

RNCP title  »[a [3D animation VFX video game designer[/a] » Level 6 (equivalent to Bac+3/4) awarded by Brassart - professional qualification registered with the RNCP by decision of France Compétences on 01/06/2022 (RNCP 36533).

A validated block of skills is acquired over a period of 5 years.

No continuation of the route / No footbridge

Results indicator(s)

12-month pass rate for certification tests: 100%
12-month pass rate for certification (class of 2023): 99%
12-month overall integration rate (all jobs): 80%
12-month integration rate in the profession covered by the certification: 72%.

You may be wondering about the possibility of following our training courses. Contact us, so that we can inform you and guide you as best as possible: accessibilite@brassart.fr.

The advantages of the 3D Animation / Game Art Video Games course (Years 2 to 4)

• Projects in a professional production situation in a studio spirit with spaces dedicated to design and production
• Inter-campus exchanges to bring students together
• A personalized demo tape produced individually
• International exchanges with schools like NAD Montreal and Digital Arts; Entertainment in Kortrijk (Belgium), as well as the possiblity to pursue the further studies in Perth / Curtin University of Technology (Australia)
• Study travel in France and abroad for festivals or studio visits

Teachings

PROGRAM

The second year of the 3D Animation / Game Art Video Games course (Years 2 to 4) allows you to discover all the artistic, technical areas and production management of a project dedicated to fixed or animated images. The year is punctuated by the completion of 3 professional groups or individual projects which prepare the student for the third year.

The third year allows you to consolidate and deepen the general cultural and technical bases studied in the second year. It allows you to mainly approach the creation, texture, rig and animation of characters.
It is punctuated by the realization of 3 more complex projects (animated films and video games) individually or in groups which allow the student to identify precisely the specialization towards which they will move in fourth year.

During the fourth year of their program in 3D Animation / Game Art video games, students follow two specializations among the three offered:

• Animation & Rigg
• Modeling & Look Development
• FX / Compositing VFX for game

This year is also marked by the completion of a complete pre-production and a trailer for an animated film or a video game.

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