Bring pen strokes and colours to life to tell a story and create emotions!   

In recent years, 2D animation has experienced a significant revival, as studios including Blue Zoo, Aardman Animation and Brown Bag Films are creating wonderful films and experiences using the latest tools. The industry demand for more 2D Animators has recently gone through the roof.  

This Bachelor of Science in The Art of Computer Animation (2D), developed with experts from the likes of DNEG and Framestore, and taught by tutors who have worked on films including The Lion King, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, is designed to give you the technical, creative and soft skills that the industry is looking for.  

You’ll start building your professional network and will graduate with a killer showreel to help open the doors to your dream studio.  

Why choose this course:

• We're ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd globally for Production Excellence in Immersive Media, 4th in the UK for Production Excellence in 2D Animation, and placed among the top 10 Creative Schools in the UK by The Rookies
• 5th in the UK in the Animation Career Review’s school ranking
• We're a Toon Boom Authorised Training Centre, solidifying our position as a leading institution for 2D animation training
• Based in London - home to some of the best animation studios in the world
• Industry briefs - work on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like in a professional studio
• Successful alumni - you'll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 16 Stanger Things
• Industry-standard facilities - study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using professional software such as Maya, ToonBoom Harmony and Blender
• Professional input - our advisory board of experts, from the likes of DNEG (Avengers: Endgame and Oscar-winning Dune) and Cinesite (Iwájú and Thor: Love and Thunder), help develop and keep this degree up to date. You will also receive feedback on some of your work from industry professionals
• All-round creative skills - study common modules in your first year to gain an understanding of animation, visual effects and game art and how the pipelines cross over
• Soft skills - learn soft skills such as teamwork, organisation and giving and receiving feedback to prepare you to the real world of work
• 2D specialism - follow 2D specialist modules, focusing more on traditional drawing skills and how to leverage them with new digital tools. With modules including sketch-visualisation, backgrounds, lighting and shading, concept Art
• Our student short films have been nominated and won several international awards over the years, including Jerich0 being shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards.

Career opportunities:

You’ll graduate with a degree and a killer portfolio put together with advice from tutors and industry professionals. Ready to apply to your first job in the industry! 

Some of the opportunities you can consider once you’ve finished your studies include: 

• Junior 2D Animator 
• Concept Artist 
• Storyboard Artist 
• Editorial Assistant for Animation  
• Production Assistant  

Our students have gone to work as both specialist and generalist artists in the animation industry, including 2D animation for films, TV shows, games and commercials.