DA703 Starts on Monday 3 April 2023

Quadruped animation by BNU graduate Amedeo Beretta

Module DA703 - Animals and Creatures - starts on Monday 3rd April 2023, and is the third module tackled by our students on our Online MA in Animation.

DA703 focuses on animal and creature animation, with an emphasis on the kind of photo-realistic animation in which London VFX houses such as Framestore, MPC and DNeg specialise.  DA703 PR1 is due on Friday 2nd June 2023 at 2pm.

DA703 Starts on Monday 4 April 2022

Gorilla rig and animation by Michael Davies

Module DA703 - Animals and Creatures - starts on Monday 4th April 2022, and is the third module tackled by our students on our Online MA in Animation.

DA703 focuses on animal and creature animation, with an emphasis on the kind of photo-realistic animation in which London VFX houses such as Framestore, MPC and DNeg specialise.  

DA703 PR1 is due on Friday 3rd June at 2pm.

DA703 Animals & Creatures Starts 19 April

Hermit crab animation by Joe Gamble

Module DA703 - Animals and Creatures - starts on 19 April 2021, and is the third module tackled by our students on our online MA in Animation.

DA703 focuses on animal and creature animation, with an emphasis on the kind of photo-realistic animation in which London VFX houses such as Framestore, MPC and DNeg specialise.  

DA703 PR1 is due on Friday 4th June at 2pm.

Module DA703 PR1- Animals and Creatures

Hermit crab animation by Joe Gamble

This week our students begin DA703 - Animals and Creatures - the third module tackled by our students studying our online MA in 3D Animation.

DA703 focuses on animal and creature animation, with an emphasis on the kind of photo-realistic animation in which London studios like Framestore, MPC and DNeg specialise.

How to Plan Out a Creature Animation Shot

Kiwi by Oliver Canovas

Our master's degree animators are embarking on their third animation assignment, DA703 PR1, which involves the creation of a piece of animal or creature animation, combined with a performance.

Animal and  creature animation is among the most challenging work an animator can tackle, because it involves creating believable animation - usually based on live-action reference - and also an element of anthropormisation - making the animal or creature act in a believable way, perhaps including dialogue and lipsync.

So, how should our students plan out a piece of animal or creature animation? Start by watching the 10 minute video below.