Animation Arts
SCHOOL OF
Animation Arts
Bachelor of Film Arts
NQF Level 7 | SAQA ID: 94670
ABOUT
The School of ANIMATION ARTS forms part of our fully accredited Bachelor of Film Arts degree with major subjects such as 3D Animation, Game Design and Motion Design. The School of Animation Arts delivers a hands-on education with an accomplished faculty that focuses on helping students discover their talents, celebrate creativity and unlock the potential of technology. In this School, the narrative remains at the core of its disciplines, whether it is delivered by the moving image or handing over control of an interactive experience. We push the boundaries of our imagination to breathe life into new creations. Students learn the fundamental principles that fuel the medium and develop their own distinct artistic voice.
REQUIREMENTS
- Subject to OW’s Admissions Vetting Process
- An English mark of 55%
- International applications please contact crm@openwindow.co.za
1st YEAR
COMPULSORY
- Academic Practice
- Drawing & Narrative
- Media Perspectives
CHOICE SUBJECTS
Leading to majors. Choose 4:
For more information on the 2nd and 3rd year subjects click on one of the major subjects.
*Double major only allowed within qualifications.
Visual Communication Design Graduates
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN GRADUATES
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design | Class of 2019
Film Arts Degree
SCHOOL OF
Film Arts
Bachelor of Film Arts
NQF Level 7 | SAQA ID: 94670
ABOUT
The FILM ARTS programme offers an exciting immersion in audio-visual communication, with a wide range of skills that enable students to work in tomorrow’s demanding time-based media environment. Emphasis is placed on narrative and storytelling across all audio-visual moving image “platforms”. The programme is designed to offer the graduate a sustainable career by focusing on an area of specialisation while encouraging an interdisciplinary audiovisual awareness. This qualification is intended for scriptwriters, broad base producer/director filmmakers, sound designers, production designers and screen actors.
REQUIREMENTS
- Subject to OW’s Admissions Vetting Process
- An English mark of 55%
- International applications please contact crm@openwindow.co.za
1st YEAR
COMPULSORY
- Academic Practice
- Drawing & Narrative
- Media Perspectives
CHOICE SUBJECTS
Leading to majors. Choose 4:
For more information on the 2nd and 3rd year subjects click on one of the major subjects.
*Double major only allowed within qualifications.
Motion Design
Motion Design
Bachelor of Film Arts
If you are captivated by the poetry of movement, 2D animation and visuals that spin, split and explode… this subject is definitely for you.
The simplicity and beauty of creating an animation out of basic objects is one of the oldest of the moving image arts. Today motion design covers everything from traditional hand-drawn animation to stop-frame animation, motion graphics, information visualisation and even visual effects.
The course explores traditional animation, compositing, as well as motion graphics. These skills are used to produce TV channel inserts, movie title sequences, music videos, animated info-graphics and visual effects. You will be immersed in a hands-on experience, whether studying traditional or digital animation.
Careers
- 2D Animator
- Motion Graphics Artist
- Motion Designer
- Stop Motion Animator
- Projection-Mapping Artist
- Not limited to the above!
If you are captivated by the poetry of movement, 2D animation and visuals that spin, split and explode… this subject is definitely for you.
The simplicity and beauty of creating an animation out of basic objects is one of the oldest of the moving image arts. Today motion design covers everything from traditional hand-drawn animation, to stop-frame animation, motion graphics, information visualisation and even visual effects.
The course explores traditional animation, compositing, as well as motion graphics. These skills are used to produce TV channel inserts, movie title sequences, music videos and animated infographics. You will be immersed in a hands-on experience, whether studying traditional or digital animation.
Careers
- 2D Animator
- Motion Graphics Artist
- Motion Designer
- Stop Motion Animator
- Projection-Mapping Artist
- Not limited to the above!
Game Design
Game Design
Bachelor of Film Arts
If you can challenge the laws of reason and imagine worlds and experiences where anything and everything is possible, then you could be a game designer.
The purpose of the game designer is to create a series of visual elements that guide the player through a world of intricate decisions, laws, obstacles and perils, and then to combine that into a thrilling immersive experience.
This course uses the latest tools and technologies to explore creative possibilities in this rapidly expanding digital entertainment phenomenon. Students dissect popular games, identify core mechanics and design intricate logic systems for various development platforms such as mobile, desktop, console and Virtual Reality.
Careers
- Game Designer
- Game Animator
- Game Artist
- Game Developer
- XR Developer
- Concept Artist
- Technical Artist
- Not limited to the above!
If you can challenge the laws of reason and imagine worlds and experiences where anything and everything is possible, then you could be a game designer.
The purpose of the game designer is to create a series of visual elements that guide the player through a world of intricate decisions, laws, obstacles and perils, and then to combine that into a thrilling immersive experience.
This course uses the latest tools and technologies to explore creative possibilities in this rapidly expanding digital entertainment phenomenon. Students dissect popular games, identify core mechanics and design intricate logic systems for various development platforms such as mobile, desktop, console and Virtual Reality.
Careers
- Game Designer
- Game Animator
- Game Artist
- Game Developer
- XR Developer
- Concept Artist
- Technical Artist
- Not limited to the above!
