The course also covers animation techniques and principles of animation and performance, suitable if you are looking to enter the field of animation practice as well as develop and improve your existing animation skills. You are given the space to experiment with a range of techniques and styles before embarking on the creation of your final animated film. In the first semester you write and pitch your film ideas, alongside developing and designing the production materials. You take a closer look at the anatomy of animation, peeling back the layers of a production in order to gain greater insight to form. In the second semester you refine your animation skills as well as working in a small group to produce a short piece of animation allowing you to experiment with the animated form and techniques as well as get you up to speed on the production presses required to create your final film in the third semester.