This is a 12-week full-time intensive and practical course based at the Aardman studios in Bristol.  The majority of the course is practical with students working on animation exercises to improve their skills, knowledge and experience.

Initially the course will focus on the core animation skills to ensure that students understand the key animation principles such as timing, weight and lines of action. These technical aspects of animation underpin character performance and are essential to enable students to achieve convincing performance. Further character-based performance exercises increase the understanding of Character Posing, Blocking and Plotting the action within the shot or sequence.  

The course culminates in a short character animation sequence.  This sequence will be created within the parameters of a realistic production schedule and will reflect the pressures of a live production. To complement the intensive animation training, students will have life drawing sessions, acting workshops as well as industry masterclasses.