In recent years, the country has given strong support to cultural undertakings, and the domestic animation film and television industry has developed rapidly, and many animation works with Chinese elements are also being recognized by the international animation film and television market. At the same time, domestic animation has been fruitful, and phenomenal works have been launched frequently.
Today’s domestic animation, from the production link to the subsequent IP in-depth development, has shown a strong momentum. Whether it’s station B barrage or Douban comments, we often see "National "Diffuse Light" comment.
But on the other hand, domestic animation still has a problem that needs to be solved urgently, that is, lack of people. Because any excellent animation work, there is a huge demand for talents, and it also requires the collaboration of a super large-scale talent team.
So the vast domestic employment environment is ready, it’s just that everyone can cultivate an animator who meets the needs of the market. Therefore, the topic Kang Shishi wants to discuss with you today is: Which colleges and universities animation majors are good for employment?
01 American colleges
When it comes to animation, it’s hard to avoid having Hollywood, , Disney is the same country, butThe focus of teaching will be different between each institution. Therefore, Kang Shishi is divided into two categories. You can choose according to your career development plan .
institutions partial technology:
- New York School of Visual Arts SVA
SVA's Animation has Since its establishment for more than 40 years, the teachers are all artists who have been in the industry, so they will transfer a lot of work experience directly from the studio to the teaching process.
Exhibition of the works of Hanyi students H classmates (partial) MA offer in animation majors such as pratt and sva
strong new style of drawing technology and storytelling methods , SVA will also offer many industry-standard software learning courses, is an absolute employment-oriented course configuration.
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The school itself provides many part-time internships with Plymptoons, Augen, and other independent animation studios for students. Chance.
The official website of animation professional cooperation resources
currently serves many of the Disney studios, DreamWorks, and there are many graduates of Warner Bros. and so on. If you want to become a technical animation talent, SVA is very suitable for you.
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- Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD
trained many famous Disney animators The Savannah College of Art is not only the largest art college in the United States, but also one of the largest art universities in the world. It also holds many academic lectures every year. Many animation artists across the United States are invited to participate, such as "The Simpsons" (The Simpsons) Creator Matt Groening.
SCAD employment rate Figure source official website
1span and they have to mention the fact that they maintain a very high employment rate throughout the year.In recent years, it has been around 98% and 99%. This is not only related to the curriculum of Savannah itself, but also related to their own support for graduate employment.
SCAD animation students' works are shown on the US Film Festival official website
In addition to the independent _1 CAD students and alumni strong _. Cooperating with many companies can provide students with many internship and job opportunities.
SCAD animation professional employment direction and corporate animation professional bachelor's degree in Disney animation studio experience sharing image source official website
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- California Institute of the Arts CalArts
CalArts was rated as the most avant-garde and purest art academy in the United States Therefore, the animation major focuses on art and theory, focusing on students' activeness in creative thinking and expression of self-style.
In addition, Walt Disney, the originator of American animation, as the old owner of CalArts, will naturally give students many opportunities, and some even say that CalArts is equivalent to stepping into Disney. In fact, far more than ↓
CalArts industry partners to map the source's official website
So, many well-known animation Many of the projects are from CalArts graduates and even current school students , such as "Snow White", " Toy Story ", "Batman" and "Christmas Fright" and so on.
In addition, CalArts also has its own The Center for Life and Work, which will provide internships and job search support and guidance for school students.
CalArts In-campus Recruitment Fair Image Source Official Website
At present, CalArts only accepts applications for experimental animation and character animation. The application difficulty is also very high. Students who want to join Disney, Pixar , and the DreamWorks team to accumulate experience and works in the future should prepare early.
- Rhode Island School of Design RISD
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thus cultivated the famous American TV animation " spoof home " founder Seth Macfarlane _strong and nominated the 25 animator Lance Wildspan 1 Animated short film "Wild Child" animator and director Daniel Sousa.
RISD provides various employment services for students official website
, and D 's work will help in the career center of the school. , Resume network and professional portfolio review. In addition, every major has opportunities for cooperative enterprises, and students can get some internship or job opportunities.
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In summary,In fact, the animation major in American colleges and universities will cultivate a variety of abilities suitable for workplace work according to different career development directions. It is not purely artistic creation. plus the cooperation between American companies and colleges has always been very close, whether it is internship experience or job opportunities can be provided to everyone.
02 Japanese colleges and universities
, and 1span pays more attention to the artistic connotation of the character and the soul of other countries in animation design. With the support of the mature animation industry, we have been exploring new animation production techniques and expression forms. Therefore, students who like storytelling may be more suitable to study animation majors in Japan. Let’s take a look at the employment situation of animation majors in Japanese universities:
is a professor of animation under the Department of Imaging of Tokyo University of the Arts. He is an animation master Koji Yamamura nominated by Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
Animation of Tokyo University of the Arts student works Full film: https://youtu.be/03V1uyZwISQ
at the same time, ,The academy also has very professional professors in the field of 3D animation and animation planning, and has trained many new animators. The animation style of East Art University is biased towards the field of art and experiment, focusing on cultivating students' unique artistic sensibility.
Tokyo University of the Arts animation graduates go to Tuyuan official website
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- Musashino Art University
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Musashino Art University has a very detailed employment support system to help students plan a career direction that can give full play to their individuality and creativity. also has a separate employment service for international students, which can provide more suitable jobs and companies for international students.
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In terms of employment data, the employment rate of Musashino Art University’s 22 animation majors is also extremely high. Quite a handful of companies, such as Nintendo and the studio that produced "Ouran High School Host Club" and "Fullmetal Alchemist FA" and so on. In addition, many students have gone to related industries such as television stations and film companies.
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- Tama Art University
animation professionals under the Tama Art University in Graphic Design Department, is therefore more biased in style,Pay more attention to the visual effect of the picture.
In terms of employment, Tamame will have job hunting guidance meetings for students of different grades almost every month to help you analyze the current job hunting environment, and analyze students’ strengths and future plans to help you find more Suitable for your own company and position.
In terms of achievements, most of the students majoring in animation in Tamame are active in their majors. For example, Kyo Ani Co., Ltd. and Kyoto White Anni Co., Ltd., who are more familiar with the production of "Hyogo" Group, Toei anime shin and so on.
In addition to diversified courses, there are also many other reasons that are active in span. For example, take on UI design work in a game company, and so on.
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In short, although Japanese colleges and universities do not have countless cooperative institutions and companies like the United States, the tutors are often big men in the industry, and they can also help students with their own resources. Pave a very smooth road to employment.
03 Canadian colleges
There is a college in Canada called Harvard’s “span” in the animation industry is relatively small in the domestic animation industry Professional colleges. That is the cradle of animation designers- Sheridan College .
The school curriculum focuses on practical skills and is favored by students from all over the world who yearn for the field of animation. The faculty is strong and has been hiring industry masters to teach, helping students to master various professional related skills.
Sheridan College student animation works
Sheridan College currently has two animation majors, Computer Creature Animation and Digital Creature Animation.The employment direction is also very broad. In addition to traditional animation positions, also has students applying for positions such as video game designers.
Moreover, Sherdan Academy also has many years of good cooperative relations with large enterprises related to games and animation such as , Ubisoft and NELVANA. Students can get a lot of good internship opportunities and go deep into many landing projects to accumulate work and project experience.
Sherdan College Cooperative Enterprise (partial) Tuyuan official website
The above animations briefly introduce the employment situation of graduates from different colleges and universities. . In summary, the quality of employment actually has a lot to do with whether the curriculum of colleges and universities is employment-oriented, such as focusing on technology and innovation, as well as the type and size of school cooperative enterprises, or the industry status of the tutors themselves.
Due to the space, there are still many institutions that cannot be introduced one by one. For example, Gobelins in France, Higher School of Information Communication in France, St. Martin, Royal Art, and in Edinburgh and so on.
Hanyi student L,Won the LCC CSM GSA Kingston Animation MA offer
But overall, as Kang Shishi mentioned at the beginning, as far as the current state of the domestic animation market is concerned, it is the time when a hundred flowers bloom together. Therefore, all kinds of talents related to animation will be in great demand. Moreover, there are already many young people on the road ↓
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