BA (Hons) Animation in Preston United Kingdom | University of Lancashire

Our acclaimed Animation program explores stop motion, 2D, and 3D digital animation, equipping you with hands-on experience and technical mastery to produce your own film by graduation. Grounded in creative exploration and personal expression while incorporating modern industry standards, you'll gain expertise in scriptwriting, character development, storyboarding, animation techniques, visual effects, compositing, editing, and sound production. Industry-active professionals lead the course, supported by exceptional animation facilities and specialized studios for CGI, stop-frame, 2D, illustration, set construction, model creation, and audio production - all utilizing cutting-edge software like Toon Boom and Dragonframe. With growing government backing for the animation sector and our prime location near MediaCityUK, this is the ideal environment to master animation. Alumni have pursued successful careers as animators, model creators, editors, directors, screenwriters, production designers, and sound specialists at prominent organizations including Nintendo, The Factory, McKinnon and Saunders, Sony Pictures, TT Games, Soccer Manager, and the BBC. Notable graduate Charlotte Blacker received the RTS award for top undergraduate film nationally; after working with Loose Moose, she now teaches at Hebei University in China. Her thesis project The Little Red Plane has screened at international festivals like The Children's Festival in New York, and she remains highly sought-after in the U.S. for series production and animated shorts.