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3D Animation & VFX Programs BFA
In the New York Film Academy Los Angeles’s 3-year
(8 semesters) BFA program in 3D Animation and Visual Effects, the professional pipeline comes off the page for our students from the very rst day of class as they nd themselves diving head rst into an immersive, project- based curriculum while also completing a rigorous foundation in liberal arts and sciences. This intensive and well-rounded approach helps our BFA students acquire analytical and critical thinking skills, while also gaining the practical techniques and experiences of expert visual craftsmen and artists.
With the guidance of instructors, students develop professional-caliber demo reels and write, direct, and create an animated or visual effects-driven short lm as a thesis project. Graduates of the BFA program leave with the experience and skills of professionals, several polished reels, a professional portfolio website, an active alumni network and a original short lm.
1-Year Conservatory
Learn professional technical and artistic tools in the New York Film Academy’s 1-Year 3D Animation & Visual Effects program, where passionate students commit
full time to a hands-on, comprehensive training in the magic of animation. Our 1-year students experience the whole professional pipeline, from asset creation to nal movie, actively learning the professional techniques and software programs that are used in the industry today. As the year progresses, students begin developing
a nal project, using a mix of independent study
and guided professional development to push the boundaries of their chosen area of focus in a way
that is both new and meaningful. The amount of hard work and attention to detail required to master even
a small aspect of the animation pipeline necessitates an exacting and exhaustive amount of preparation, research, practice, and execution. Students who successfully complete our 1-year conservatory program will leave with the hard-won skills and experience of rising professionals.
Short-Term Workshops
The New York Film Academy offers two hands-on
3D Animation and Visual Effects workshops, open
to students of all backgrounds who are curious and invested in creating things that couldn’t exist in reality. Each workshop is an intensive and introduction to 3D animation and VFX education, where students work with state-of-the-art equipment under the guidance of our distinguished faculty to create their very own animated content with the 3D interface of Maya.
Following writing and storyboarding, students work on designing a character that enhances their short story. Students spend an additional 20 to 40 hours a week in independent lab work on their own project, meaning that students who successfully complete one of our hands-on animation & VFX workshops gain an incredible amount of experience in a compressed amount of time. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have created an original short.
_ 4-Week 3D Animation & VFX Workshop _ 3-Week 3D Animation & VFX Workshop
3D Animation & VFX Projects Showcase Reel
All students create a collection of original pieces that will be the synthesis of all the techniques they’ve learned throughout the program in a given expertise. By this point in the program, students will have determined which discipline(s) within 3D animation best suits their abilities and creative goals, and will highlight that discipline in this project.
Short Film
Long-term students make an original animated or VFX based short lm. They are expected to write, storyboard, pitch, direct, design and animate their lm. Where the reel tests the students ability in their given expertise the lm tests the student’s ability in the whole of the animation pipeline.
Artist Website
The days of sending out reels to companies are behind us, now artists must have professional websites
that showcase their expertise and talents. In the rst semester, students will build a website that features a living portfolio (updated every semester), an active blog, resume and LinkedIn integration, and a showcase reel representing the best of the students current work.