Master
Animated Film
In the Animated Film program, cartoonists, computer animators and puppet filmmakers are formed.
The first year introduces you to the various animation techniques, the basic principles of animation, and gives you a general graphic basic education. During the second and third year you determine your own direction and specialization, depending on your interests and future plans.
The entire production process of an animated film is covered in the program, from idea and scenario to image finishing and sound. During the master year you will create your own short animation film. This is of course a test of competence, but even more a personal investigation of the animation film medium that can also captivate an audience. The program has close ties with leading animation companies and artists. The teachers are predominantly professionals who are in daily practice, and know the industry inside out.
All classes are in Dutch.
Bachelor
During your bachelor years, you will unfold your creative potential. From model sketching, graphic techniques and observational drawing to creating your own universe.You will learn the basic skills of production design, motion theory, 3D computer animation, stop-motion animation (puppet film) and cartooning. How do you build a digital puppet in Maya? How do you give life to a drawn character, a digital character or a puppet? How do you light a stop-motion puppet film set? How do you create a soundtrack to your cartoon? How do you use digital tools and techniques such as Adobe Creative Suite, TV Paint, Maya, Dragon Stop-Motion, Cintiq character screens, etc.? You will get answers to these questions during your animation film training.
The training goes beyond technical expertise. Discover the art of dramaturgy and screenwriting as you put together simple production files for auteur films, commissioned films and series. Learn how to reach and emotionally touch your target audience. How to create a storyboard following the rules of editing and cinematic language. How to collaborate smoothly within the framework of an animated film and how to take the lead as director of your own film.
Develop your artistic and technical skills in a specially equipped animation film studio. Here you will work side by side with passionate teachers who are themselves active at a high level in the world of animation film. Their guidance ensures that you build a comprehensive portfolio, ready to enter professional practice and further develop as an animation filmmaker.
ECTS sheets
If you want detailed info about the courses (assessment, forms of examination ...), you can visit our study guide where you can find all the ECTS sheets of our program.
Admission test
If you want to start this program, you must first pass an artistic admission test. The admission test consists of three parts: a dossier, an intake or selection interview and a work week.
Read more about the admission tests here.
Quality education
Erasmushogeschool Brussel pursues quality education and continuously develops its programs to meet (inter)national quality characteristics. EhB puts maximum effort into developing a culture of quality and uses its own quality direction as a foundation for quality education.
Various instruments guarantee the strengthening and safeguarding of the educational quality of this program:
- In 2016, a program accreditation took place for the Bachelor of Arts in audiovisual arts. Read the rapport.
- The Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) decided to accredit this program for the period 2016 to 2024 in the accreditation decision.
The Training in Figures website of the Flemish government provides information about the profile of this program such as who follows this program, how long students take to obtain their degree, etc.
Read more about quality assurance within EhB.