OCAD University
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OCAD University is Canada's oldest and largest art & design university. OCAD's animation specialization, Digital Painting & Expanded Animation, is relaunching as a standalone program, the Major in Experimental Animation, in Fall 2022. OCAD U is based in downtown Toronto, a hub for culture and creative industries.
Learn the skills to bring your imagination to life in OCAD University’s new Experimental Animation program. OCAD U has a long history of graduating successful animators in art and film including George Dunning who directed The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and Richard Williams who was animation director for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. More recently, alumni include computer animator Trudy Elmore and emerging VR artist Jawa El Khash. Shary Boyle, who represented Canada at the Venice Biennale, has achieved great success with her mesmerizing performances using hand-animated imagery.
In this program, you’ll develop a personal artistic vision and push the boundaries of animation as a contemporary art form. You’ll mix traditional and digital media using 2D, 3D, stop-motion, digital compositing and augmented/virtual reality.