Why study on an Animation Foundation course?
In order to be best prepared for the entrance exams for the major animation schools, it is often necessary to first study on an Animation Foundation course, such as that offered at Atelier de Sèvres.
Places at the top schools are in very high demand. With an often discouraging success rate, winning a place is a challenge. This is why the Animation Foundation year is highly recommended. Catherine Totems, head of the animation foundation and animation degree course at Atelier de Sèvres, reflects on the reasons a foundation year is so useful.
What are the advantages of joining an Animation Foundation course?
If you are aiming for a career in animation, and therefore to study at one of the best animation schools, it is usually recommended that you undertake a foundation year, such as the one offered at Atelier de Sèvres, in order to acquire the theoretical and practical skills of the discipline, and optimise your chances of successfully passing the entrance exams for the major schools.
Through an educational programme combining artistic teaching, intensive practice, and in some cases mock exams and the creation of a portfolio, the Animation Foundation represents a considerable asset for those who wish to stand out during the competitive entrance exams.
Why join the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres?
At Atelier de Sèvres in Paris, students study on the Animation Foundation over the course of one year. Through a comprehensive panel of classes, rigorous teaching and intensive preparation for the entrance exams of the most prestigious schools, the Animation Foundation guarantees an attractive success rate and a solid cultural and artistic background for the continuation of your studies.
The Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres allows you to "confirm the professional direction you which to take and to learn more about the know-how and skills necessary for the different professions of animation" (Catherine Totems), as well as to prepare for the competitive entrance exams to the best animation schools in France and abroad.
At Atelier de Sèvres, you can also "develop and affirm your artistic personality and your style in the field of visual development of imaginary universes (designing characters and sets, staging, narrative visuals)." –Catherine Totems
The advantages of the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres
The Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres supports you in preparating for the entrance exams to the top animation schools (Gobelins, Rubika, EMCA (Angoulême), Georges Méliès, etc.).
With an impressive success rate, Atelier de Sèvres provides you with support throughout the year, right up to the entrance exams for the school of your choice, many of which are in great demand. Such is the case for Gobelins, where 46% of successful candidates had taken the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres in 2018.
The aim of the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres is also to best prepare students for the competitive exams through mock exams (written and oral) in exam conditions, as well as the construction of a portfolio that is serious and attractive from the perspective of the most prestigious schools.
Studying on the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres is also an opportunity to benefit from a large community of professionals, teachers and Animation Foundation alumni: a real advantage when you want to join a major school and evolve in the world of Animation.
If you want to enrol on the Animation Foundation at the Atelier de Sèvres and take advantage of its pass rate for the entrance exams to the best animation schools, note that registrations are open from October and remain so for as long as places are still available.
