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Year 1
- Applied Arts
- Stop motion animation
Tuition9 500 €
Animation 2D • 3D
Animated Image Artisan
2D/3D Animation Program
Become a creator of worlds in motion: storyboards, rigging, textures, FX & visual storytelling.
Program Objectives
- Master the fundamentals of 2D and 3D animation
- Develop visual and narrative creativity
- Learn professional techniques in design and acting
- Complete a full animated team project
Program overview
Each year, our curriculum is reworked in order to adapt its content to the professional sector's requirements.
Each lecture is delivered by seasoned professionals from the visual media industry, including MacGuff, Ubisoft, and Ellipsanime. This course stands out as a high-quality training program due to its emphasis on professional experience and the practicality of its teaching methods. This enables them to impart the intricacies of the profession to each student. Beyond the technical knowledge acquired, this dynamic teaching approach fosters the students' development and contributes to the School's distinctive character.
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Year 2
- Traditional 2D animation
- Intro to 3D
Tuition9 500 €
3
Year 3
- 3D animation & modeling
Tuition9 500 €
4
Year 4
- Graduation project
Tuition9 500 €
5
Year 5
- Master 2 specialization (work-study)
- University degree awarded in partnership with Université Paris-Est Créteil and INA.
Tuition—
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Course breakdown
A detailed year-by-year description of the curriculum.
On the syllabus
- Morphology drawing
- Live-action filming
- Modeling
- Art history
- Drawing from a live model in motion
- Traditional Stop Motion animation
- Intro to digital tools
- Statue drawing
On the syllabus
- Traditional and digital 2D animation
- Character design
- Intro to 3D modeling & animation
- Story-board
- 2D compositing
- Art direction
On the syllabus
- Modeling
- Setup/Rigging
- 3D animation
- Previz
- Lighting/Rendering
- Compositing
- ICFX
- Motion Capture
On the syllabus
- Art direction
- Previsualization
- Rendering
- Production management
- Story-board
- Animation
- Special effects & VFX
Admission requirements
For the 2026 – 2027 academic year
Entrance exam composed of 1 remote test and 3 on-site tests.
Animated Image Artisan
Tests
- Illustration test (remote)
- Observation / perspective test (on-site)
- Film culture MCQ (on-site)
- Motivation interview with portfolio (on-site)
Entrance exam session dates
- April 10, 2026
Prerequisites
- Hold a high school diploma (Baccalauréat)
- Pass the entrance exam
- Have solid general and artistic culture and be comfortable with digital tools
Application fee: 90 €
École Méliès provides an ideal environment where passion is palpable. The school gives us a lot, whether in terms of equipment, talks, or film analyses. The guest lecturers are diverse and always highly committed to supporting our projects. It is a real pleasure for me to study at this school.
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