Certificate in Animation Theory and Practice

Queen's University

The Department of Film and Media’s new Certificate in Animation Theory and Practice offers students a unique and innovative opportunity to study animation in an interdisciplinary context that embraces hybrid, experimental approaches to the art form and fosters the innovative analysis of animated media from Classical Hollywood and Studio Ghibli to experimental and VR/AR animation. Students can take a wide variety of courses in animation history, theory and production, including: Introduction to Animation Animation Festival Programming Animated Feature Films from Disney to Ghibli Animation Production Advanced Animation Production Video Games and Culture Animation Theory and Criticism Computational Cinema Virtual and Augmented Reality App Development Post-Production Special Effects and 3D Animation and Special Topics in Animation. These courses teach students skills that can incorporated into animated films, video games, installations and/or new media projects, and that they can carry into careers in film curation, criticism, academia, or in the animation industry.