* International student Premium, U-Pass fee, Books and supplies cost
College Eligibility
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or Mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR
Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR
General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR
Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee of $50 (subject to change) will be charged.
Program Eligibility
English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent).
Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency.
Bring your drawing skills to life through acting and storytelling.
The three-year Animation Ontario College Advanced Diploma program provides you with the skills needed to meet the standards of the demanding international animation industry. As a student attending one of the best animation programs in Canada (as ranked by Animation Career Review, 2019), you learn industry-standard technologies, drawing and animation skills.
This program focuses on acting and body mechanics and where you learn traditional, 3D, tradigital (using Toon Boom`s Harmony) and video game animation techniques. Our faculty members are industry professionals who have worked for studios such as:
Disney
Sony Image Works
Mercury Filmworks
Jam Filled Entertainment
Big Jump Entertainment
Gain the ability to communicate your ideas through drawing, and to present them visually. Learn to see images in motion -a skill necessary for an animator, and ensure your animated creations are realistic and meet industry standards.
Focus is on layout, location and character design, gesture drawing and anatomy studies of the nude model, all culminating in performance-based character animation.
By the end of the program, you have a portfolio and demo reel that showcases your work. This highlights your creativity, skills and proficiency with relevant animation software and technologies, demonstrating that you are ready to enter the field.
There are many job opportunities for graduates of this program. You may find work as a(n):
animator at a professional animation or game studio
layout artist
location or character designer
3D animator, rigger or modeller
background artist
tradigital rigger or modeller
Other employment opportunities might include working on feature films, animated TV series or commercials.
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Level: 01
ANI1513
Life Drawing for Animation I
ANI1550
Animation Design I
ANI1557
Animation Practices and Principles I
ANI1559
Environmental and Visual Problem Solving I
ANI1592
Animation Drawing I
ENL1813M
Communications I
Level: 02
ANI1523
Life Drawing for Animation II
ANI1551
Animation Design II
ANI1558
Animation Practices and Principles II
ANI1593
Animation Drawing II
ANI1618
Character Design I
DSN2100M
Design Thinking
ENL1839
Scriptwriting for Animation
Level: 03
ANI1552
Life Drawing for Animation III
ANI1553
Animation Design III
ANI1567
Character Animation I
ANI1634
3D Animation I
Level: 04
ANI1555
Animation Design IV
ANI1590
Character Animation II
ANI1607
Life Drawing for Animation IV
ANI1635
3D Animation II
Choose one from equivalencies:
GED1288
General Education Elective
Level: 05
ANI1578
Life Drawing V
ANI1626
2D Digital Animation I
ANI1627
Independent Study I
ANI1628
Masterclass I
ANI1629
Gesture Drawing for Animation I
Level: 06
ANI1584
Life Drawing VI
ANI1586
Business Studies for Animation
ANI1630
2D Digital II
ANI1631
Independent Study II
ANI1632
Masterclass II
ANI1633
Gesture Drawing for Animation II
Graduates may be employed by animation studios as animators, clean up artists, layout artists, location and character designers, background artists, 3D animators, modelers and riggers. Employment opportunities may include feature films, animated TV series, commercials, multimedia, computer and video game animation.
Health insurance: 500 $ CAD per year
