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Artistic Preparatory Class
3D Animation
3D CG & Visual Effects
Video Game
Technical Director
2D Animation & Stop-motion
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school programs
2D Animation & Stop-motion
5-year Program | Classes available in French or English
Accredited by the RNCP at Level 7 (Master level) as of April 21, 2017
*The RNCP is the central reference framework for all diplomas, qualifications, and titles recognized by the French government
Year 1
Fundamentals
› Solid bases: observational & perspective drawing, sculpting
› Cultural development & pictorial grammar
› Miming
› Workshops :
Storytelling, script writing, storyboarding, directing
year 2
Refinement
› Artistic Development
› Creative Development: Concept art, Character design
› Workshops :
Motion design, Traditional Animation, 2D digital Animation, Stop-motion, Puppet rigging
year 3
Specialization & Production
› Project :
Graduation Requirement – Creation of a short 2D or Stop Motion animated film
› A professional internship
› Presentation in front of a jury of professional artists
YEAR 4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
› Project: Creation of a professional demo reel
› Management of projects & teams
› › Masterclasses with studio partners
› 6 week internship in a professional studio
› Workshops: Animation, Acting, Rigging of Characters, Organic Modeling
YEAR 5
GRADUATION PROJECTS
› Graduation Project: Developing & directing a short animation film
› Business English Coaching
› Presentation in front of a professional panel of jury members
› Meetings with professional artists
› Rapid Interview sessions with professional recruiters
Master’s in 3D Animation
5-year Program | Classes available in French or English
Accredited by the RNCP at Level 7 (Master level) as of April 21, 2017
*The RNCP is the central reference framework for all diplomas, qualifications, and titles recognized by the French government
year 1
Fundamentals
› Fundamentals: Drawing, anatomy, perspectives, sculpting
› Cultural Development & Visual Grammar
› Digital tools
› Basics of Coding
› Business English
› Workshops :
Storytelling, script writing, storyboarding, directing, photography, digital image editing
year 2
Refinement
› Project :
Creating a short film
› Creative Development: Concept Art, Character Design
› Editing and Sound Design
› Programming in Python
› Workshops :
Film directing, CGI, 3D & 2D Animation, green screen filming, VFX
year 3
Specialization
› Project :
Creating a short animation film with a team
› Concept art, Character design
› Storyboarding & Layout creation
› Miming, acting & posing
› Workshops :
3D Sculpting, 3D Modeling, Rigging, Animation of characters, VFX
year 4
Professional Development
› Project :
Creation of a professional demo reel
› Management of projects & teams
› Masterclasses with studio partners
› 6 week internship in a professional studio
› Workshops :
Animation, Acting, Rigging of Characters, Organic Modeling
year 5
Graduation Projects
› Graduation Project :
Developing & directing a short animation film
› Business English Coaching
› Presentation in front of a professional panel of jury members
› Meetings with professional artists
› Rapid Interview sessions with professional recruiters
Master's in CGI & VISUAL EFFECTS
5-year Program | Classes available in French or English
Accredited by the RNCP at Level 7 (Master level) as of April 21, 2017
*The RNCP is the central reference framework for all diplomas, qualifications, and titles recognized by the French government
year 1
Fundamentals
› Fundamentals: Drawing, anatomy, perspectives, sculpting
› Cultural Development & Visual Grammar
› Digital tools
› Basics of Coding
› Business English
› Workshops :
Storytelling, script writing, storyboarding, directing, photography, digital image editing
year 2
Refinement
› Project :
Creating a short film
› Creative Development: Concept Art, Character Design
› Editing and Sound Design
› Programming in Python
› Workshops :
Film directing, CGI, 3D & 2D Animation, green screen filming, VFX
year 3
Spécialization
› Project :
Creating a short VFX film with a team
› Green screen filming, tracking & compositing
› Storyboarding & Layout creation
› Concept art, Character design
› Workshops :
Rigging, Hard Surface & Organic Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, FX, Environmen
year 4
Professional Developmen
› Project :
Creation of a professional demo reel
› Management of projects & teams
› Masterclasses with studio partners
› 6 week internship in a professional studio
› Workshops :
Lighting, Compositing, Tracking, FX, Environment, Color Grading
year 5
Graduation Projects
› Graduation Project:
Developing & directing a short VFX film
› Business English Coaching
› Presentation in front of a professional panel of jury members
› Meetings with professional artists
› Rapid Interview sessions with professional recruiters
Master's in GAME ART OR GAME DESIGN
5-year Program | Classes available in French or English
year 1
Fundamentals
› Fundamentals: Drawing, anatomy, perspective, sculpture
› Creative Development
› Cultural Development & Game Grammar
› Culture of movement (acting, dancing, etc.)
› Personal Projects
> Coding Initiation
› Workshops
YEAR 2
Refinement
› Project :
Game Jam
› Production Management
› Concept Methodology: traditional games and learning about game engines
› Interactive Narration
› Programming Gameplay
› Workshops :
Game design, Level design, Character design, Environment design
year 3
Specialization
› Projects :
Video Game Prototyping, Sound design, user interface, personal development
› Game design workshops :
Psychology, System design, Content design, Players theory, Level design, QA
› Game art workshops :
2D Art, 3D Modeling, Texturing, 2D & 3D Animation, Technical Art, Modélisation 3D, Texturing, Animation 2D & 3D, Technical art…
› Game Programming workshops:
Programming Advanced Gameplay, Artificial Intelligence Pattern Design, Programming tools
year 4
Professional Development
› Project :
Concept Preparation for graduation project
› Creation of an experimental game (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality)
› Internship in a professional company
› Personal Projects
Masterclasses with studio partners
year 5
Graduation Projects
› Graduation Project :
Development of an original video game
› Marketing and Communication Strategy
› Professional reviews of graduation projects
> Presentations before a jury panel of professionals
› Meetings with professional artists
› Rapid Job Interviews
Professional Certification in PROGRAMMING FOR VIDEO GAMES & VFX
5-year Program or 2-year Program for the Master Degree | Classes available in French or English
This Master’s degree is accessible after high school diploma or after 3 years in the ArtFX 3D & Special Effects and Video Games curriculum or from Bachelor’s degree (computer science)
Year 1
Fundamentals
› Game design and tools for cinema and video game
› Projects: 2D games
› Fundamentals: animation, VFX, art, culture
› English, Japanese option
› Workshops: C++ and python programming, game related mathematics, Unity game engine
Year 2
Refinement
› Advanced game development, 3D rendering technologies, tools for cinema
› Projects: Unreal Engine, 3D games
› VFX fundamentals, shooting, modeling, animation
› English, Japanese option
› Workshops: Advanced C++, OpenGL, Raytracing, 3D mathematics, game design, level design
Year 3
Specialization
› Software engineering, software architecture, advanced rendering, AI
› Team projects with artists and designers
› Film making with real time rendering, VR / AR
› English, Japanese option
› Workshops: Artificial Intelligence, web tools, introduction to datascience, network, profiling
Year 4
Professional development
› Cinema pipeline programming, game engine programming, advanced realtime programming
› Cinema or videogame internship
› Workshops: project management, machine learning, physics programming, game engine architecture, PBR
Year 5
Graduation Projects
› Specialization project: tool, engine or rendering
› Collaboration on graduation projects
› Workshops: GPU programming, parallelism, deep learning, advanced physics programming
› Various studio presentations
› Jury presentation
› Job dating
FINE ARTS FOUNDATION YEAR
One year program | Classes available in French or English
ADMISSION : BAC (All types), Niveau BAC (niveau IV RNCP)
Interview + Portfolio
Semester 1
Intensive Training Sessions
> Fine arts & creativity
> Personalized supervision
> Business English
› Creative Workshops :
life drawing, sculpture, sketching and illustration, spacial & perspective drawing, painting & color, photography & video, writing & grammar of images
Semester 2
Creative Workshops
› Cultural Development :
contemporary art exhibits, conferences, meetings with professional artists
› Analysis of texts and images, psychology, semiology
› Supervision – production of personal portfolio
› Public speaking
› Business English
› Workshops :
animation, comics, character design, script writing, layout, fiction, video games, graphic design
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