Teaching and assessment for Animation BDes (Hons)

Learn both traditional and digital animation tools for 2D and 3D animation production. This will develop your understanding of industry-based animation techniques.

You will learn about the principles of animation.

This will allow you to develop and enhance your creative and technical skills.

​Communication Design Context 2 is a 20-credit module at SCQF level 8 that builds on your knowledge of design history and theory by focusing on visual narrative structures and sequential media forms.

Through lectures, workshop s and tutorials you will deepen your critical skills and develop your ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing.​

Empower yourself as a designer through building and enhancing your academic research skills.

Hone your ability to understand and communicate key ideas and theories that are relevant to designers working today.

Find your own voice as a researcher by investigating a topic that is right for you.

You will build on the core animation techniques and skills developed in Level 2. You will also learn to design for audiences with a strong narrative purpose.

You will explore storytelling, pitching, filmmaking, and performance animation. This will enhance your ability to convey compelling narratives.

Your main focus on the module will be based in the studio. You will produce a portrait work or series of works.

You will also attend lectures, group crits and seminars. These will explore aspects of the history, practice and importance of portraiture in a broadly based visual practice.

In this module, you will explore contemporary and historical printmaking techniques through printmaking within tutorials specific to your print workshop explorations.

The historical evolution of print will be studied, as well as contemporary printmaking practices through lectures and the writing of a print themed essay.

​​This module gives you hands-on experience of how the visual effects industry works.

You learn the fundamentals of the VFX production pipeline through green screen studio and lab-based teaching, then apply your skills in two collaborative project briefs.

The projects include the development of fundamental skills in camera tracking, keying, compositing and colour correction.

Assessment is by video submission for each brief, alongside peer and staff review of your project portfolio.​ 

You will explore comic creation practices and theory using interdisciplinary approaches, and to learn about different options for working professionally in the comics field, while developing your own short-form comic. You will get the chance to practise the skills using both traditional and digital methods.

You will work in interdisciplinary teams to solve real world problems. You will develop your skills as makers and creatives. This will allow you to challenge and consider opportunities within the brief they are set.

You will explore different aspects of photography as an element of art and design practise. You will enhance your skills and options in using the camera as one of the many creative tools at your disposal.

You will be introduced to the principles and practices of moving images, integrating story-telling, narrative development, scripting, sound design, production, and post-production.

These practice-based skills will be underpinned and enhanced by film theory and history, film language, and techniques to give students a holistic understanding of moving images.

You will systematically reflect on your creative processes.

You will also explore innovative AI applications that enhance human creativity.

You will develop your creative skills within a professional environment.

You may spend time at a host organisation, working on real projects, creating work for a commission or learning new skills.

You will document your experience through a blog or journal and submit a reflective critique at the end.​

This module is the second part of the Communication Futures series. You will explore past, present, or future aspects of communication technology

Building on the research plan developed in part 1, you will refine your research skills through targeted workshops. You will then further develop the theme you identified earlier.