Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan including Sony Pictures Imageworks, DreamWorks Animation, and Disney ABC Television Group, to name a few.Ģ. Graduates have been hired at major studios across the U.S. Graduates of the CCS Animation Program work throughout the industry as animators, designers, fabricators, storyboard artists and visual development artists. Students will also complete a Writing Workshop, Senior Production Studio, and an optional internship. Students will hone their skills in “traditional and computer-generated (CG) animation and design and gain experience in stop-motion, motion graphics, and experimental media.” Course highlights for the program 3D Techniques, Drawing: Visualization, Gesture Drawing, Computer Character Animation, Lighting and Rendering, Visual Narration, Experimental Animation, Sound Design, Digital filmmaking, and Advanced Story Concepts.Īll Entertainment Art students will have the opportunity to customize their curriculum by taking coursework in other concentrations such as Digital Film or Game Design. Per the school, the Animation Concentration prepares students to “develop character performance within a variety of 2D and 3D applications.” Serving 285 students, Entertainment Arts is the school’s largest department, and it offers a BFA in Entertainment Art with a Concentration in Animation. College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michiganįounded in 1906, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is home to more than 1,400 students enrolled in over a dozen degree programs across 14 academic departments. For an explanation of the ranking criteria, click here.ġ. Our 2019 rankings of the top animation school programs in Michigan.