Animation and Illustration Level 3 Diploma [Y1]

This two-year course will teach you a high degree of skill in animation and illustration. You will focus on the narrative and develop characters and stories before bringing them to life through traditional 2D animation, graphic novels, and more advanced techniques such as stop motion animation. You can find out more at our college [webpage](https://www.lewescollege.co.uk/course/animation-illustration/)

During this full-time course, you will learn a high degree of skill in the fields of animation and illustration. The focus of the course will be narrative, the development of characters, and stories that can be told through traditional 2D animation and printed genres, such as Graphic Novels and Manga. You will understand different types of illustration and professional illustration practice and be able to plan how to satisfy and respond to professional illustration briefs. You will be able to develop a range of ideas in response to those briefs, present them for client feedback, and then be able to produce a final illustrated outcome. You will study how to create characters for use in animation, graphic novels and comics. You will then create a new character and develop it through drawings into a final professional outcome. You will study how different types of animation are produced before generating a story, placing your character in an environment to produce a short animated film. You'll then channel your skills and creativity to develop an advertising campaign and create company branding materials. Please take the time to have a look at our previous students work: [2023](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRmmjIsBkyCrzbjw13iSa8PS2dek40ffTYYLZ7x-Y7yp02MN2ryQZzt2mWJoR6LQBks0ilXM08Jn3PX/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000) [2022](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQMNwGyu-zi_vCLSDGCvdA5zY2AFQhIXLW6NJGkdGM4v_i_KE_Uaftje4Ooxu7X-5-KWiX4v_e7yCQb/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=5000) [2021](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTnjmbYY8Zo8wztD0xXju9vGXJWo2IQgBBLPArBeDKugrFJ32ZL74J1D_7tUjrKxL_XCIz4FmoxLOcG/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=5000) [2020](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRXlA6KumUMW6WNeH8D3gqGAWK6ms4fR2-RNCiYlpqbKJYwHEAs2nvaduARh-8xGtjotYCYD0MMaMHs/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=5000)

The course is 100% project/assignment-based, and there are no exams. You will be continually assessed throughout the course, and the second year will culminate in a final project which will be graded as a pass, merit or distinction. Please have a look at our first and second year assignments: **YEAR 1** - [Assignment 1](href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1quHgNrwUG6TAxNwMXdvhLRqjDbgaOCn-/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 2](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1quHgNrwUG6TAxNwMXdvhLRqjDbgaOCn-/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 3](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1quHgNrwUG6TAxNwMXdvhLRqjDbgaOCn-/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 4 (Part 1)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ziB5AEL9UjvgvUtEAfBYpDhBS50lqkMs/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 4 (Part 2)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZK0nNzCkLrUISzG9EpLmp6Mf-ocmWeTS/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 6](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hGpaBpoaM044gr9OS-8qn2xnMC7qfEFq/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 6](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jciXj7sQKkNpf-PkoaNSdyVi2GHB6W1a/view?usp=drive_link) **YEAR 2** - [Assignment 1](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q96mVeLLlRGDKDaRLNe8zTd0QEkm9KLo/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 2](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJIEKhFjjlQixU3EfpkEuTM_tmpc0T31/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 3](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UxuEjrGO4usqkMYLTODt3t1ukciwiEF8/view?usp=drive_link) - [Assignment 4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGjbf9eriHGzgMxv3JTQRd66_4WvDyM9/view?usp=drive_link)

Minimum five grade 4-9 at GCSE or successful completion of the Level 2 course, and English or maths at grade 4.

Once you have finished this course, you will be ready to progress on to our **[Level 6 Animation Degree](https://www.escg.ac.uk/courses/media-film-digital-media/digital-media/ba-hons-animation-visual-effects-77865/)** course or study a creative degree at university. Afterwards, you'll be ready to start your career with your fully developed skill set in line with industry expectations and standards.