Animation
Year 10

This is a one day Animation Taster Day for students in Year 10.

Event details

Warped 2D animated faces

Experience a creative university campus, use industry-standard software and work with a current UCA student while gaining insight into careers in animation in this one-day taster event. Led by UCA academics and alumni Nizam and Sunny, this taster day is perfect for curious creatives and anyone who wants to explore storytelling through motion. You will have the opportunity to develop your traditional and digital animation skills while exploring the tools professional animators use.

Workshop 1 – Anyone Can Animate
This fun, beginner-friendly workshop proves anyone can animate, no drawing skills required. You’ll learn how to turn simple sketches into moving stories using basic frame-by-frame animation techniques and also learn how to brainstorm, plan and animate your ideas effectively. By the end, you’ll have your own mini animation loop—created on paper and brought to life with an easy-to-use mobile application.

Workshop 2 – Adobe After Effects
You’ll be using Adobe After Effects, part of Adobe’s Creative Suite which professionals use to animate and combine complex visuals. If you’re into motion graphics, comics, or moving images, this workshop can teach you the basics of animating in After Effects and give you an introduction to easily animating your illustrations, drawings, and images. Your final product will be a short, animated video that will be shared digitally.

All successful applicants will be entered into a prize draw to win one of two artists’ packs!

This event is free to take part upon a successful application, and lunch will be provided. If you require support with transport, please get in touch at outreach@uca.ac.uk.

Applications close Wednesday 16 July at 11:59pm. 

Useful
information

This activity is suitable for students who are studying or have an interest in creative subjects and would like to develop their skills and portfolio. 

The aim of the course is to provide an opportunity for young people to access free art and design tuition from a higher education institution to support them in the development of their portfolio of work. It's also designed for students who may not otherwise have the chance to access such an opportunity. This work is funded through the UCA's Access and Participation Plan's commitment as approved by the Office for Students (OfS). The programme is aimed at supporting students who are under-represented in Higher education. For further information and a list of the under-represented groups, please refer to the OfS approach to access and participation.

We welcome applications from all, however priority will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • are the first generation in their family to study at higher education level (e.g. Degree, HND, HNC)
  • are currently eligible for Free School Meals
  • come from a neighbourhood with low overall progression rates to higher education (determined by postcode using POLAR 4 data)
  • are from a black or minority ethnic (BAME) background
  • are in, or have lived under local authority care
  • have caring responsibilities for a family member
  • have a disability
  • are studying without the support of family 
  • are an unaccompanied asylum seeker/refugee
  • are from a military family
  • are from a Gypsy, Roma or Traversal community
  • live in HEON target postcode area

This information will be gathered via the application form and will be assessed by the University’s Outreach Manager and Outreach Officer.

Once the application deadline has passed, we will consider all applications against the priority criteria listed above to determine who will be offered a place. A decision will be sent in writing to confirm whether a place on the programme has been secured, and successful applicants will be asked to confirm their place in writing. Where the programmes are oversubscribed, unplaced applicants who meet the criteria outlined above will be kept on a waiting list and allocated spaces should they become available.

If an applicant decides not to accept their offer, they must inform UCA staff via email as soon as possible so spaces can be reallocated where possible: outreach@uca.ac.uk. 

UCA processes data in accordance with the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR). The university's data protection policies and privacy notices can be viewed here.

Refer to the Outreach & Widening Participation Privacy Notice

You have the right to review information held about you. If you would like to do so or to notify us of a change of your details, please email outreach@uca.ac.uk. If, you believe there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing your data and wish us to delete it, please contact the Data Protection Officer dpo@uca.ac.uk