3d animation stands out for the creative and professional opportunities it offers to those who are trained in it
La 3D animation it goes far beyond what is popularly known about it. Of course, fiction films, but also video games, applications or audiovisual content for advertising or marketing adopt this technique that is changing audiovisual creation. Studying 3D animation is today entering a path full of possibilities and with innumerable possibilities for professional growth.
What is 3D animation?
In 1995, a film that is already a cinema classic, Toy Story, took 3D animation to a new dimension. Although many people consider it the starting point of this discipline, the truth is that more than twenty years earlier, two young students from the University of Utah, Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke, had created its seed: a small black and white film , shot in Super 8 and without sound.
But... What is 3D animation? If traditional animation manages to give life and movement to objects that do not have it, 3D also makes it easier for these objects move in three-dimensional space and can be rotated. Allows designs to be given a background, lighting, or depth.
Where to study 3D animation?
The possibilities of this technique are extraordinary, since it adapts to the most unexpected fields, beyond the most well-known creative side. Studying 3D animation will allow you to create images that would otherwise be impossible. Images that tell a story for movies or series, of course, but also for virtual and augmented reality, VFX, medical simulation, technological applications or videomappings, among many others.
3D is a trend and the University School TAI is aware of it. For this reason, in the 2022/23 academic year the school offers the Diploma in 3D Animation. In this training, students will learn to create three-dimensional images from scratch, will be prepared to work in animation and post-production studios with a profile that is in high demand, and will learn how the animation industry and the audiovisual market work.
In addition, those who study the diploma have the possibility, also in TAI, to complement their training with the master in Post Production and VFX, focused on obtaining maximum specialization in the main professional software and achieving an international professional profile, trained to work with the largest animation studios in the world, such as Disney, Pixar or ILM.
The School TAI thus offers training in the sector with greater exponential growth of the audiovisual. through the classrooms TAI Some of the most important names in 3D creation around the world have also attended, such as the award-winning French director Michel Ocelot.
Influence of 3D animation in games and interactive environments
3D animation helps to tell stories in another way. And one of the spaces in which the stories acquire more depth today is in video games. The evolution of its techniques and its programs generate a immersive experience in the user. In a way, whoever plays a video game made with this technique is participating in a movie in which the user is the protagonist and interacts with it.
The great professional opportunities that 3D animation has in all fields of entertainment and culture, including video games, means that training in it is booming. The students learn the use of three-dimensional geometry for the creation of the video game.
Video games that use 3D animation usually render the scene with perspective, which causes the different elements of the game to look closer when they are brought closer to the screen. With this technique, works have been made that are already among the best in the history of video games, such as Resident Evil 7, Super Mario 3D World or Sonic Generations.
Main 3D animation software
Studying this specialty puts you in contact with the most used technology. training in TAI allows you to master the main 3D programs. Some of the most used software in the courses are the following:
- Autodesk Maya: It is a program that is focused on the development of 3D graphics, animation, drawings and special effects.
- Render: It is one of the most used rendering software for viewing 3D movies.
- Premiere: This program, developed by Adobe, and oriented towards the production of professional videos, is one of the most complete and widespread that exists in the audiovisual market.
- Nuke: This software is used for post-production in film and television.
Today 3D animation is the sector with the most exponential growth within the audiovisual market. Training in it is taking a giant step to enter the industry. The future lies in mastering all its techniques and software and, above all, in giving free rein to the creativity and talents of young artists.
