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Year 1
- Fundamentals
Tuition9 500 €
Animation 2D • 3D
Animated Image Artisan
2D/3D Animation Program
Create magical images! This programme prepares students for careers in Animation Cinema and Digital Visual Effects. Students learn every stage of a film's production chain, in traditional animation (stop-motion, 2D) or digital animation (3D-VFX). In the 4th year, they make a short film presented to a jury of professionals (MacGuff, Ubisoft, Ellipsanime…).
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Who is it for?
- For school leavers holding the Baccalauréat, with a good level of general and artistic culture
- With skills in applied arts
- With curiosity and openness of mind
Program overview
Students learn every stage of a film's production chain, in traditional animation (stop-motion, 2D) or digital animation (3D-VFX).
2
Year 2
- Consolidation
Tuition9 500 €
3
Year 3
- Advanced practice
Tuition9 500 €
4
Year 4
- Graduation film
Tuition9 500 €
M2
Master 2
- Master 2 specialisation on a work-study basis, leading to a university degree awarded in partnership with UPEC
Tuition—
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Course breakdown
A detailed year-by-year description of the curriculum.
On the syllabus
- Morphology drawing
- Drawing from a model in motion
- Traditional stop-motion animation (project)
- Visual storytelling
- 2D/3D animation
- Digital image fundamentals
- Illustration
- Film analysis
- Colour
- Modelling
On the syllabus
- Concept art
- Art direction
- Character design
- Storyboard
- Traditional 2D animation, on paper and digital
- 2D animation project mixed with live action
- 3D animation
- VFX
- Modelling
On the syllabus
- Modeling
- Rigging
- 3D animation
- Texturing
- CFX – visual effects
- Lighting
- Compositing
- Rendering
- Sound environment
- Editing
- Production management
- Real time
On the syllabus
- Art direction
- 2D/3D previsualisation
- Image rendering
- Production management
- Storyboard
- Animation
- Special effects and trick photography
Admission requirements
For the 2026 – 2027 academic year
Entry is possible in Year 1, 2 or 3 depending on your level.
Animated Image Artisan
Entrance exam
- Illustration test
- Perspective drawing
- Motivation interview with portfolio
- General knowledge MCQ
Admission
- Entry possible in Year 1, 2 or 3 depending on your level
- 50 places
- Open with any Baccalauréat, outside Parcoursup
Application fee: 90 €
Career paths
Non-exhaustive list.
- 2D/3D Animator
- Compositing Artist
- Previz Artist
- Layout Artist
- Texture Artist
- Storyboarder
- Character Designer
- Motion Designer
- Rigging Artist
- 3D Modeler
- Production Coordinator
- Gameplay Animator
École Méliès provides an ideal environment where passion is palpable. The school gives us a lot, whether in terms of equipment, talks, film analyses and so on. The guest lecturers are diverse and always highly committed to supporting our projects. It really is a pleasure for me to study at this school!
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