

During the final year of the BFA program, students have the opportunity to customize their curriculum according to their own areas of specific interest. The BFA in Character Animation is an “intensive” four-year program, that “provides comprehensive artistic and technical training to help each student develop as a fully-fledged animation artist within both the traditional and computer graphic (CG) animation environments,” says the school.Ĭourses for the program are taught by “a faculty of experienced professionals who work at the forefront of traditional, CG and independent animation.”Ĭourse highlights include 2D Character Animation, CG Foundation, Digital Methods, and Film Workshop. Programs options include a BFA in Character Animation, and BFA and MFA degrees in Experimental Animation. The animation program is housed in the School of Film/Video-the largest school at CalArts. Programs are administered within six schools including the School of Critical Studies, The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, the School of Art, the School of Film/Video, The Herb Alpert School of Music, and the School of Theater. Serving just over 1,500 students, CalArts provides more than 70 degree programs, including the unique Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA).
Formed by Walt and Roy Disney as a multidisciplinary community of artists, the school, which offers programs in art, design, film, music, theater, and dance, became the nation's first postsecondary institution to offer graduate and undergraduate degrees in both the visual and performing arts. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) opened its doors in 1970.
