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CG Animation & FX course

Develop your artistic and technical skills with a complete 5-year state course. Combining theoretical and practical learning, by the end of the course you'll be an expert in the design and production of 3D animated films.

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  • Location

    Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse

  • Total cycle time

    5 years' training, including an integrated Entertainment preparatory year

  • Certification

    The course is validated by the RNCP37415 title "Expert in Design and Production - 3D Animation and Special Effects", level 7 (equivalent to Bac 5), registered on 27/03/2023.

  • Internship

    1 Internship

  • modalité

    100% face-to-face

  • Language

    Available in French at all ESMA campuses
    Available in English at the Lyon, Montpellier and Bordeaux campuses

Course presentation

RNCP level 7 qualification
Bac+5 equivalent

Create and animate characters, sets or graphic elements by learning key skills and professional techniques. Storyboarding, layout, rigging and lighting will hold no secrets for you.

This is the daily life of students on our 3D Animation & Special Effects course, who spend 5 years perfecting their skills, until they are ready to join the most renowned animation studios, video game studios or 3D communications agencies in the sector.

At ESMA we take
success seriously.

  • 1st School in the world in the category ‘Excellence in 3D animation production’
    (*The Rookies 2024 competition)

  • 100% Success rate (2023)

  • 92% Overall employment integration rate at 6 months (2021)

  • 97% Overall training satisfaction rate (2022)

The curriculum

3D Animation and Special Effects

A preparatory year for the RNCP Level 7 qualification (equivalent to Bac+5)

The 3D Animation & Special Effects course in video

Validation of the Professional Certification in 3D Animation & Special Effects

Our professional certification is the result of a rigorous process that will enable you to validate 3 blocks of skills throughout the course.

  • BLOCK 1 – Design the artistic development of a 3D animation and/or special effects film (pre-production)
  • BLOCK 2 – Organise the production of a 3D animation and/or special effects film
  • BLOCK 3 – Manage the production of a 3D animation and/or special effects film

The training is validated by the RNCP37415 title “Expert in Design and Production – 3D Animation and Special Effects”, level 7 (equivalent to Bac 5), registered on 27/03/2023.

The teaching and assessment methods may be adapted to compensate for any disability, in accordance with the RNCP reference framework.

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Because art is a serious discipline, ESMA requires its students to be fully committed from the moment they are recruited and throughout their course. Entrance assessments and a rigorous study of applications are required to enter the school.

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