BFA Animation: What is It About?

Students should know about the course pretty well before opting it, so we described below about the course.

• Basically, animation is an art with works with technology to bring out the best possible image to the life/masses.
• It helps students to understand the nuances of animation and graphics which is helpful in filmmaking as well as in other broad aspects.

Why Study BFA Animation?

After completing the undergraduate degree in animation students will get the following skills which will be very useful for their career to grow more.

• Undergraduate degree in animation and knowledge of the subject can be very beneficial as it opens the gate for visual design, website graphics design firms and production houses and advertising firms and many more like that.
• This is the field where knowledge matters the most, students with a good number of skills can easily get paid much more than that of normal degree programs.
• An animation graduate can create stimulations to make them appear real for the enjoyment of masses.
• If we talk about the animation industry in India it is late than many countries but it is a blooming path for students to make a career in it.
• Students can also go for advanced learning in animation by doing master of fine arts in animation.

BFA Animation: Admission Process

• Students who wish to take admission into the bachelor’s program of BFA in animation can give the entrances of various institutions which are offering BFA in Animation.
• However, There are also institutes which offer admission into the bachelors of fine arts in animation on the basis of 10+2 marks.

How to Apply for BFA Animation?

Institutes will release the online application form for admission into the course, students need to fill the online application on the portal.

Step 1: Registration

• Students first need to open the link given by the institute to apply for the course.
• Students need to register themselves with the help of active mobile number or active email id.
• Students need to fill all the details asked in the form.
• Candidates need to upload various documents like transcripts and valid id proof along with passport picture and signature.

Step 2: Fees payment

• After filling all the details students need to pay the requisite amount to validate their application.
• After the payment their application status will show as submitted successfully.

Step 3: Admit Card

• After taking all the applications within the specified time, the institute will release the admit card for the exam.
• Admit cards can be downloaded on the official site of the institution.
• Students need to provide valid registration no to download their admit card/hall ticket.

Step 4: Examination

• Examination will take place after releasing the admit card.
• Students need to prepare for the exam according to the prescribed syllabus to pass the exam with a good percentage.

Step 5: Result

• The announcement of the result will be released on the university/college portal.
• Students can login to the admission portal to download their respective result.
• After conducting the exam, college will release a cut-off criterion to qualify the exam

Step 6: Counselling and final list of admission

• Candidates who have qualified the entrance exam can register themselves for further counselling.
• Students need to submit all the documents for the verification.
• After all the official works and verification of documents, college will release a final list of admission along with the date of commencement of semester/classes.

BFA Animation: Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates who want to opt for BFA in animation should have passed the 10+2 examination or equivalent from the recognized board in India.
• Candidates should have the basic knowledge of computer science in their school.
• Candidates need to pass the entrance exam for the individual college to get the eligibility to study the course.

BFA Animation: Course Syllabus

Bachelor of fine arts in animation is a 4year bachelor’s degree course. It consists of 8 semesters. During the bachelor’s program students will need to study several papers/subjects in the curriculum.

• Geometrical Drawing & Perspective - I
• Design - I
• Drawing - I
• History of animation
• Visual Graphics - I
• History of art

Semester 2

• Drawing - II
• Geometrical Drawing & Perspective - II
• Design - II
• Visual Graphics - II
• History of Art - II

Semester 3

• Drawing for 2 D Animation - I
• History of Animation - I

Semester 4

Drawing for 2D Animation - II

History of Animation - II

Semester 5

Computer Animation - I

Semester 6

Computer Animation - II

Semester 7

Post Production Tools

Semester 8
Project Work (Short Animated Movie)

BFA Animation: Practical Subjects

BFA in Animation requires students to give theory exams as well as practical examinations. Students need to perform various practical activities during the course period.

Subjects

• Principles Of Animation
• Story Development & Dimensional Drawing, Animation & Layout
• Introduction To Digital Tools
• Figure Analysis – Morphing, Character Design
• Acting For Animation
• 2D Applications
• 3D Modeling & Rigging, Animation & Leica Reel
• Stop Motion Set & Character
• Stop Motion Animation
• Visual Effects
• Project 3D Short Film Project Design

BFA Animation: Course Books 

• Production Design for Animation
• Layout & Composition for Animation
• How to write for animation
• Digital Modelling
• Modelling and Animation Controls
• Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels
• Character Costume Figure Drawing: Step-by-Step Drawing Methods for Theatre Costume Designers
• Mastering Autodesk Maya 2016: Autodesk Official Press
• Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max 2013
• Adobe After Effects CS6 Classroom in a Book
• Masters of FX: Behind the Scenes with Geniuses of Visual and Special Effects
• Professional Compositing and Visual Effects

BFA Animation: Job Profiles

Students graduating from bachelors of fine arts in animation can get many kinds of jobs. The digital world is increasing day by day so the need of the hour in the digital world is increasing many opportunities opening the career of the students in the field of cinematography and vfx animations.

Companies like TCS, Cognizant, Centrix studios, MPC, Technicolor, Makuta vfx, fireflies creative studio and DQ etc. are the few companies that hire the BFA in animation undergraduates. Students can also work as freelancers. Current situation is really for freelancing and many graphic developers are working as freelancers for many organizations and getting more money as compared to the permanent office job.

Job Profile

• Animators
• VFX Artists
• Creative directors
• AI developers