Animation Major

If you can imagine it, we can teach you to bring it to life.

New frontiers in visual effects, virtual realities, and animated storytelling are waiting to be discovered. With Champlain's BFA in Animation, you'll start exploring on day one.

Our signature Upside-Down Curriculum offers immediate experience—like learning the principles of animation in your first semester—so you can begin identifying your creative interests and strengths right away. From there, our expert faculty provide individualized space and support to help you focus your talents, refine your skills, and ultimately stand out in a competitive industry.

Why Study Animation at Champlain College?

Our faculty understand that those "How'd they do that?" reactions don't happen by working in a bubble. That's why collaboration is the cornerstone of this highly interdisciplinary program. You'll learn in immersive, studio-like environments, producing projects alongside your cohort, as well as Filmmaking, Game Art, Graphic Design & Visual Communication, and Interaction Design majors.

Unlike other Animation programs, Champlain's BFA is designed with the next era of digital arts, media, and storytelling in mind, challenging you to transform your imagination into animation using advanced tools and technology, fine arts training, theory, and more:

• 3-D animation, 2-D animation, and motion capture animation
• Green screen staging
• Character development, storyboarding, and screenwriting for television, web, and film
• Post-production editing and compositing
• 3-D modeling, drawing, illustration, and stop-motion
• Industry standard animation and visual effects software, virtual production using game engines, and sound mixing